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Medical Assistant Programs

Medical assistant programs in Phoenix

The 17 campuses of 11 schools in the Phoenix area offer a medical assistant program; compare them by price, length and accreditation.

campuses of 11 schools
17
accredited
9
career school, whole program
$17,257
graduates in 2023-24
1,759

If it says accredited, it means CAAHEP or ABHES. We took the middle price from the 10 career-school costs published for 2023-24.

Phoenix area medical assistant schools

Accredited schools appear first, ranked largest to smallest.

Sort by price, length or graduates. All 17 campuses in the Phoenix area are side by side in one table.
Medical assistant programs in Phoenix
SchoolCertificate or degree, lengthAccreditationPriceGraduates2023-24Request
Bryan University350 W Washington St, Tempeonline classes
Certificate12 to 24 monthsNot CAAHEP or ABHES$12,168 per yearone year of classes, not the whole program368Visit the school's site
UEI College-Phoenix9215 N. Black Canyon Highway, Phoenixon campus
Certificateabout 9 monthsNot CAAHEP or ABHES$19,900 whole program322Visit the school's site
Arizona College-Glendale4425 West Olive Avenue Suite 300, Glendaleon campus
Certificateunder 12 monthsABHES (school)$18,835 per yearyearly rate; the certificate takes under a year155Request information
Carrington College-Phoenix North2149 W Dunlap Avenue, Phoenixon campus
Certificateabout 8 monthsNot CAAHEP or ABHES$19,156 whole program138Visit the school's site
Phoenix College1202 W Thomas Rd, Phoenixon campus
Certificateunder 12 monthsCertificate12 to 24 monthsAssociate degreeabout 2 yearsNot CAAHEP or ABHES$2,358 per year, local studentsone year of classes, same for each award120Visit the school's site
Pima Medical Institute-Phoenix13610 N. Black Canyon Highway, Suite 102, Phoenixon campus
Certificateabout 9 monthsABHES (school)$17,257 whole program116Request information
Arizona College-Mesa163 N Dobson Rd, Mesaon campus
Certificateunder 12 monthsABHES (school)$18,835 per yearyearly rate; the certificate takes under a year100Request information
UEI College-Mesa1420 W. Southern Avenue, Suite D, Mesaon campus
Certificateabout 9 monthsNot CAAHEP or ABHES$19,900 whole program91Visit the school's site
Pima Medical Institute-Mesa957 S. Dobson Road, Mesaon campus
Certificateabout 9 monthsABHES (school)$17,257 whole program87Request information
Carrington College-Mesa1001 West Southern Avenue, Mesaon campus
Certificateabout 8 monthsNot CAAHEP or ABHES$19,156 whole program72Visit the school's site
Brookline College-Phoenix2445 W. Dunlap Ave., Ste. 100, Phoenixon campus
Certificateabout 9 monthsABHES (school)$13,900 whole program63Request information
Pima Medical Institute-East Valley2160 S Power Rd, Mesaon campus
Certificateabout 9 monthsABHES (school)$17,257 whole program60Request information
GateWay Community College-Central City1245 E Buckeye, Phoenixon campus
Certificateunder 12 monthsNot CAAHEP or ABHESAsk the school for the price28Visit the school's site
Brookline College-Tempe1140-1150 S. Priest Drive, Tempeon campus
Certificateabout 9 monthsABHES (school)$13,900 whole program20Request information
Allen School-Phoenix15650 North Black Canyon Highway, B210, Phoenixon campus
Certificateabout 9 monthsNot CAAHEP or ABHES$15,296 whole program11Visit the school's site
Central Arizona College8470 N Overfield Rd, Coolidgeon campus
Certificate12 to 24 monthsAssociate degreeabout 2 yearsCAAHEP (associate degree)$2,250 per year, local studentsone year of classes, same for each award8Request information
Maricopa Community Colleges-GateWay Community CollegePhoenixon campusCMA exam results
CertificateCAAHEP (program)Ask the school for the price–Request information

You will see "Request information" only on schools with CAAHEP or ABHES accreditation; we send your request to that school and may get paid. The other rows take you straight to the school website. No school pays us to appear here or to move up the list. Sources: IPEDS 2023-24 for prices and graduates, plus directories from CAAHEP and ABHES.

Accreditation, prices and graduates: how to read this list.
CAAHEP-accredited program
CAAHEP has reviewed and given approval to the medical assisting program itself. To become a Certified Medical Assistant, people who finish it may take the CMA exam.
ABHES-accredited school
ABHES gives approval to the entire school. Ask the school if its medical assisting program is covered too before you count on the CMA exam.
Not CAAHEP or ABHES
For medical assisting, neither group lists the school; this is not a verdict on the school. Another agency might still accredit the college. You need a CAAHEP or ABHES program for the CMA exam, while the RMA, CCMA and NCMA exams also allow other paths like work experience.
Classes held online
While coursework is online, you must complete clinical hours in person at the school or a clinic.
Price
These figures show tuition and fees for 2023-24, including books and supplies when listed, reported as either the whole program cost or one year of full-time classes for local public college students. For each award the school lists, the yearly price remains the same.
Graduates
These students finished between July 2023 and June 2024. IPEDS, a yearly survey from the U.S. Department of Education, provided the prices and graduate counts.

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A quick look at the Phoenix area

A medical assistant checks a patient in at a clinic front desk

The number of graduates covers all certificates and degrees in medical assisting awarded by 16 Phoenix-area schools in 2023-24. Bryan University in Tempe was the largest, with 368 graduates. You can finish one program online, but clinical hours require in-person work. This area includes the city and nearby towns as the Census Bureau defines Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ.

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