Medical assistant programs in Rhode Island

A single school in Rhode Island offers training for medical assistants.

Do you want an accredited program? Look at the accredited programs you can take online to compare them.

Schools for medical assistants in Rhode Island

No school gets listed or ranked higher by paying. Data sources: IPEDS 2023-24 (costs and graduates) plus directories from CAAHEP and ABHES.

Understanding this list: accreditation, costs, and graduate counts

CAAHEP-accredited program: The medical assisting program itself was checked and approved by CAAHEP. You can take the CMA exam after finishing it to become a Certified Medical Assistant.
ABHES-accredited school: The entire school receives approval from ABHES. Ask the school if its medical assisting program is covered too before you count on the CMA exam.
Not CAAHEP or ABHES: Neither group lists this school for medical assisting, but that says nothing against the school itself. The college itself may still hold accreditation from a different agency. 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.
Price: As each school reports them, costs for 2023-24 cover tuition and fees, plus books and supplies if listed, for the whole program or one year of full-time classes (what local students pay at public colleges). Each award the school lists shares the same yearly price.
Graduates: These students completed their studies between July 2023 and June 2024. Graduate and price data on this page come from the U.S. Department of Education and its annual IPEDS survey.

Lowest whole-program price: $22,830 at Lincoln Technical Institute-Lincoln, Lincoln

Motoring Technical Training Institute, Seekonk, MA: 13 miles from Lincoln
Southeastern Technical Institute, South Easton, MA: 21 miles from Lincoln (accredited)
Bristol Community College, Fall River, MA: 24 miles from Lincoln (accredited)
Massasoit Community College, Brockton, MA: 27 miles from Lincoln
Massachusetts Bay Community College, Wellesley Hills, MA: 28 miles from Lincoln

Certification required: No; no state credential exists
Injections: No statute or rule names MA injections outside hospitals; in hospitals only licensed professionals may give drugs (216-RICR-40-10-4)
X-rays: Yes: a state radiologic technologist license is required (R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-68.1-4); MAs are not exempt
Supervision: Nurse delegation needs a stable, predictable patient and nurse supervision (216-RICR-40-05-3.8); physician supervision rules for MAs Not verified from the cited sources