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Medical Assistant Programs

Medical assistant programs in Seattle

You can compare accreditation, price and length for the 12 campuses of 11 schools in the Seattle area offering medical assisting.

campuses of 11 schools
12
accredited
9
career school, whole program
$18,716
public college, a year
$5,107
graduates in 2023-24
662

When we say accredited, we mean CAAHEP or ABHES. For 2023-24, published figures from 8 public colleges and 3 career schools were used to find the middle price. 662 graduates in 2023-24.

Seattle area schools for medical assistants

First come accredited schools, ordered so the largest is on top.

Sort by price, length, or graduates in this single table of all 12 Seattle area campuses.
Medical assistant programs in Seattle
SchoolCertificate or degree, lengthAccreditationPriceGraduates2023-24Request
UEI College-Tacoma1415 East 72nd Street, Tacoma
Certificateabout 9 monthsNot CAAHEP or ABHES$19,900 whole program158Visit the school's site
Pima Medical Institute-Renton555 South Renton Village Place Suite 110, Renton
Certificateabout 9 monthsABHES (school)$18,716 whole program147Request information
Highline College2400 S 240th St, Des Moines
Certificateunder 12 monthsCertificate12 to 24 monthsAssociate degreeabout 2 yearsCAAHEP (certificate)$4,623 per year, local studentsone year of classes, same for each award109Request information
Pima Medical Institute-Seattle9709 Third Ave NE Suite 400, Seattle
Certificateabout 9 monthsABHES (school)$18,716 whole program84Request information
Renton Technical College3000 NE Fourth St, RentonCMA exam results
Certificate12 to 24 monthsAssociate degreeabout 2 yearsCAAHEP (certificate)$6,723 per year, local studentsone year of classes, same for each award55Request information
Seattle Central College1701 Broadway Avenue, SeattleCMA exam results
Certificate12 to 24 monthsCAAHEP (program)$5,058 per year, local studentsone year of classes, not the whole program42Request information
Everett Community College2000 Tower Street, EverettCMA exam results
Certificate12 to 24 monthsAssociate degreeabout 2 yearsCAAHEP (certificate)$4,301 per year, local studentsone year of classes, same for each award37Request information
Lake Washington Institute of Technology11605 132nd Ave NE, Kirkland
Certificate12 to 24 monthsAssociate degreeabout 2 yearsCAAHEP (certificate)$5,156 per year, local studentsone year of classes, same for each award12Request information
Bellevue College3000 Landerholm Cir SE, Bellevue
Certificate12 to 24 monthsNot CAAHEP or ABHES$4,305 per year, local studentsone year of classes, not the whole program8Visit the school's site
Clover Park Technical College4500 Steilacoom Blvd SW, Lakewood
Associate degreeabout 2 yearsNot CAAHEP or ABHES$6,634 per year, local studentsone year of classes, not the whole program8Visit the school's site
Bates Technical College1101 S Yakima Ave, TacomaCMA exam results
Associate degreeabout 2 yearsCAAHEP (program)$5,569 per year, local studentsone year of classes, not the whole program2Request information
Edmonds CollegeLynnwood
CertificateCAAHEP (program)Ask the school for the price–Request information

Only schools CAAHEP or ABHES accredits show "Request information", which sends your details to them; we may get paid. You will find links to the official sites of schools in the other rows. No school pays to get listed or move higher. Sources: IPEDS 2023-24 (prices and graduates) plus directories from CAAHEP and ABHES.

How to read this list: look at accreditation, prices, and graduates.
CAAHEP-accredited program
The medical assisting program itself has been checked and approved by CAAHEP. Finishing the program lets you take the CMA exam and earn Certified Medical Assistant status.
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
Neither group lists this school for medical assisting, but that does not judge the school itself. Another agency may still accredit the college. You need a CAAHEP or ABHES program for the CMA exam; RMA, CCMA and NCMA exams also take other paths like work experience.
Price
For 2023-24, each school reports tuition and fees plus books and supplies when available, for the whole program or one year of full-time classes (local student rate at public colleges). Each award the school lists shares the same yearly price.
Graduates
This covers students completing their studies from July 2023 through June 2024. The U.S. Department of Education runs a yearly survey called IPEDS that supplies prices and graduates.

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A quick look at the Seattle region

Students in a medical assistant program skills lab

Every medical assistant degree and certificate awarded by 11 schools in the Seattle area during the 2023-24 school year is included in this graduate count. UEI College-Tacoma in Tacoma is the largest, with 158 graduates. The Census Bureau defines this area as the city and nearby towns for Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA.

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