Medical assistant programs in Pittsburgh
For the Pittsburgh area, compare 7 schools offering medical assistant programs by price, length and accreditation.
- schools
- 7
- accredited
- 3
- public college, a year
- $6,160
- graduates in 2023-24
- 46
A school is accredited if CAAHEP or ABHES accredits it. For 2023-24, the figures shown are the middle value among 3 published public-college prices.
Schools for medical assistants in the Pittsburgh area
Schools with accreditation come first, ordered from largest to smallest.
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Institute of Medical Careers
On campus · Pittsburgh · 20 graduates in 2023-24
- Price
- Ask the school for the price
- Program
- Certificate or degree 1 to 2 years
- Accreditation
- ABHES approves the whole school
Community College of Allegheny County
On campus · Pittsburgh · 9 graduates in 2023-24
- Price
- $4,842 for one year of classes
- Program
- Certificate or degree 1 to 2 years
- Accreditation
- CAAHEP approves the certificate only
Westmoreland County Community College
On campus · Youngwood · 5 graduates in 2023-24
- Price
- $6,160 for one year of classes
- Program
- Certificate 1 to 2 years
- Accreditation
- CAAHEP approves this program
Laurel Business Institute
On campus · Uniontown · 7 graduates in 2023-24
- Price
- $11,470 for one year of classes
- Program
- Certificate 1 to 2 years
- Accreditation
- Not CAAHEP or ABHES
Community College of Beaver County
On campus · Monaca · 2 graduates in 2023-24
- Price
- $7,470 for one year of classes
- Program
- Associate degree about 2 years
- Accreditation
- Not CAAHEP or ABHES
Fayette County Career & Technical Institute Practical Nursing Program
On campus · Uniontown · 2 graduates in 2023-24
- Price
- Ask the school for the price
- Program
- Certificate 1 to 2 years
- Accreditation
- Not CAAHEP or ABHES
Penn Commercial Business/Technical School
On campus · Washington · 1 graduates in 2023-24
- Price
- $13,654 for one year of classes
- Program
- Associate degree about 2 years
- Accreditation
- Not CAAHEP or ABHES
Compare all 7 schools in the Pittsburgh area in a single table, sorting using price, length or graduate count.
| School | Certificate or degree, length | Accreditation | Price | Graduates2023-24 | Request |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate12 to 24 monthsAssociate degreeabout 2 years | ABHES (school) | Ask the school for the price | 20 | Request information | |
| Certificate12 to 24 monthsAssociate degreeabout 2 years | CAAHEP (certificate) | $4,842 per year, local studentsone year of classes, same for each award | 9 | Request information | |
| Certificate12 to 24 months | Not CAAHEP or ABHES | $11,470 per yearone year of classes, not the whole program | 7 | Visit the school's site | |
| Certificate12 to 24 months | CAAHEP (program) | $6,160 per year, local studentsone year of classes, not the whole program | 5 | Request information | |
| Associate degreeabout 2 years | Not CAAHEP or ABHES | $7,470 per year, local studentsone year of classes, not the whole program | 2 | Visit the school's site | |
| Certificate12 to 24 months | Not CAAHEP or ABHES | Ask the school for the price | 2 | Visit the school's site | |
| Associate degreeabout 2 years | Not CAAHEP or ABHES | $13,654 per yearone year of classes, not the whole program | 1 | Visit the school's site |
We may be paid when "Request information" sends your request to a school that CAAHEP or ABHES accredits. It appears only on those schools. Every other row links to its school's website. No school pays to receive a listing or move higher. Data comes from the IPEDS 2023-24 figures for prices and graduates, plus the CAAHEP and ABHES directories.
How to understand accreditation, prices and graduates in this list
- CAAHEP-accredited program
- The medical assisting program itself has been checked and approved by CAAHEP. Finishing it lets people take the CMA exam, which they can use to become a Certified Medical Assistant.
- ABHES-accredited school
- ABHES gives approval to the school as a whole. Ask the school if its medical assisting program is covered as well before you rely on the CMA exam.
- Not CAAHEP or ABHES
- Neither group includes the school in its medical assisting listings, and that isn't a judgment on the school. Another agency may still accredit the college itself. You need either a CAAHEP or ABHES program for the CMA exam. Exams for RMA, CCMA and NCMA also accept other paths, including work experience.
- Price
- For 2023-24, schools report tuition and fees for either the whole program or one year of full-time classes. At public colleges, the yearly rate applies to local students. Books and supplies are included when the school lists them. Each award listed by the school has the same yearly price.
- Graduates
- This includes students who completed their programs between July 2023 and June 2024. The prices and graduate counts come from IPEDS, the yearly survey run by the U.S. Department of Education.
A quick look at the Pittsburgh area
During the 2023-24 school year, 7 schools in the Pittsburgh area awarded every medical assistant certificate and degree included in the graduate count. Institute of Medical Careers in Pittsburgh was the largest, with 20 graduates. According to the Census Bureau, the area includes the city and nearby towns as it draws them for Pittsburgh, PA.
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