Medical assistant programs in Minneapolis
Compare 5 Minneapolis area schools that offer medical assistant programs by price, length and accreditation.
- schools
- 5
- accredited
- 3
- public college, a year
- $6,225
- graduates in 2023-24
- 86
Accreditation means recognition by CAAHEP or ABHES. We took the middle of 4 prices published for 2023-24 by public colleges.
Schools for medical assistants in the Minneapolis area
Century College
On campus · White Bear Lake, Minnesota · 35 graduates in 2023-24
- Price
- $6,182 for one year of classes
- Program
- Certificate 1 to 2 years
- Accreditation
- CAAHEP approves this program
Dakota County Technical College
On campus · Rosemount, Minnesota · 19 graduates in 2023-24
- Price
- $6,419 for one year of classes
- Program
- Certificate or degree 1 to 2 years
- Accreditation
- CAAHEP approves the diploma only
Anoka Technical College
On campus · Anoka, Minnesota · 16 graduates in 2023-24
- Price
- $6,267 for one year of classes
- Program
- Certificate or degree 1 to 2 years
- Accreditation
- CAAHEP approves the diploma only
Hennepin Technical College
On campus · Brooklyn Park, Minnesota · 10 graduates in 2023-24
- Price
- $5,881 for one year of classes
- Program
- Certificate or degree 1 to 2 years
- Accreditation
- Not CAAHEP or ABHES
Northwestern Health Sciences University
On campus · Bloomington, Minnesota · 6 graduates in 2023-24
- Price
- $12,015 for one year of classes
- Program
- Certificate or degree 1 to 2 years
- Accreditation
- Not CAAHEP or ABHES
Schools accredited by CAAHEP or ABHES are the only ones that show "Request information," and your request goes to that school; we may be paid. Other rows direct you to a website the school runs. No school pays for placement on the list or a higher position. Sources: IPEDS 2023-24 data for prices and graduates, plus the CAAHEP and ABHES directories.
A guide to reading the list's accreditation, prices and graduate information
- CAAHEP-accredited program
- CAAHEP has reviewed and approved the medical assisting program itself. Once you finish it, you can take the CMA exam to qualify as a Certified Medical Assistant.
- ABHES-accredited school
- The whole school is approved by ABHES. Ask the school if its medical assisting program is covered too, before you count on the CMA exam.
- Not CAAHEP or ABHES
- Medical assisting programs at the school aren't listed by either group, which isn't a verdict on the school. Another agency may still accredit the college itself. The CMA exam requires a CAAHEP or ABHES program, while the RMA, CCMA and NCMA exams accept other routes, including work experience.
- Price
- Each school reports its 2023-24 tuition and fees, including books and supplies when it lists them. The figure covers either the whole program or a full-time year of classes, at the local-student rate for public colleges. Each award listed by the school has the same yearly price.
- Graduates
- The count covers students who finished from July 2023 to June 2024. Each year, the Department of Education in the U.S. runs a survey called IPEDS. It supplies the price and graduate figures.
A quick look at the Minneapolis area
The graduate count includes all medical assistant certificates and degrees awarded by 5 Minneapolis area schools during the 2023-24 school year. Century College in White Bear Lake had the most graduates, with 35. The Census Bureau draws the area as Minneapolis and nearby towns for Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI. Because it crosses a state line, some schools sit in a neighboring state.
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