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Medical Assistant Programs
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Medical assistant programs in Tennessee

You can compare accreditation, price and length for the 24 campuses of 17 schools that have a medical assistant program in Tennessee.

campuses of 17 schools
24
accredited
8
career school, whole program
$16,297
public college, a year
$4,530
graduates in 2023-24
985

When we say Accredited, we mean CAAHEP or ABHES. The prices shown are the middle values of the 7 career-school and 3 public-college prices made public for 2023-24. 985 graduates in 2023-24.

Tennessee medical assistant schools

Accredited schools come first, and larger schools come before smaller ones.

See all 24 Tennessee campuses side by side in a single table you can sort by price, length or number of graduates.
Medical assistant programs in Tennessee
SchoolCertificate or degree, lengthAccreditationPriceGraduates2023-24Request
Concorde Career College-Memphis5100 Poplar Avenue, Suite 132, Memphis
Certificateabout 8 monthsAssociate degreeabout 2 yearsABHES (school)$18,305 whole programfor its 8-month program296Request information
Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga6397 Lee Highway, Suite 100, Chattanooga
Certificate12 to 24 monthsAssociate degreeabout 2 yearsNot CAAHEP or ABHESAsk the school for the price156Visit the school's site
Academy of Allied Health Careers5600 Brainerd Road c-3, Chattanooga
Certificateabout 5 monthsNot CAAHEP or ABHES$5,800 whole program79School profile
Fortis Institute-Nashville3354 Perimeter Hill Drive, Suite 105, Nashville
Certificate12 to 24 monthsABHES (school)$15,237 per yearone year of classes, not the whole program68Request information
South College3904 Lonas Road, KnoxvilleCMA exam results
Certificateunder 12 weeksCertificate12 to 24 monthsAssociate degreeabout 2 yearsCAAHEP (certificate)$17,935 per yearone year of classes, same for each award62Request information
Ross Medical Education Center-Johnson City3021 E. Oakland Ave., Johnson City
Certificateabout 8 monthsABHES (school)$16,297 whole program38Request information
Dyersburg State Community College1510 Lake Road, Dyersburg
Certificateunder 12 monthsNot CAAHEP or ABHES$4,540 per year, local studentsyearly rate; the certificate takes under a year35Visit the school's site
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jackson2468 Technology Center Drive, Jackson
Certificateabout 11 monthsNot CAAHEP or ABHES$5,678 whole program35Visit the school's site
Ross Medical Education Center-Knoxville206 North Seven Oaks Drive, Knoxville
Certificateabout 8 monthsABHES (school)$16,297 whole program32Request information
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Hartsville716 McMurry Blvd East, Hartsville
Certificateunder 12 weeksCertificate12 to 24 monthsNot CAAHEP or ABHESAsk the school for the price28Visit the school's site
Remington College-Nashville Campus441 Donelson Pk Ste 150, NashvilleCMA exam results
Certificateunder 12 monthsCAAHEP (program)$21,230 per yearyearly rate; the certificate takes under a year27Request information
Fortis Institute-Cookeville1025 Highway 111, Cookeville
Certificate12 to 24 monthsNot CAAHEP or ABHES$14,644 per yearone year of classes, not the whole program27Visit the school's site
Genesis Career College-Lebanon1505 Noah Court, Lebanon
Certificateabout 9 monthsNot CAAHEP or ABHES$16,440 whole program21Visit the school's site
Remington College-Memphis Campus2710 Nonconnah Blvd, Memphis
Certificateunder 12 monthsAssociate degreeabout 2 yearsNot CAAHEP or ABHES$20,047 per yearone year of classes, same for each award21Visit the school's site
Allied Health Careers Institute1233 Commerce Park, Murfreesboro
Certificateabout 6 monthsNot CAAHEP or ABHES$8,423 whole program13School profile
Jackson State Community College2046 North Pky, Jackson
Certificate12 to 24 monthsNot CAAHEP or ABHES$4,516 per year, local studentsone year of classes, not the whole program12Visit the school's site
Cleveland State Community College3535 Adkisson Drive, ClevelandCMA exam results
Associate degreeabout 2 yearsCAAHEP (program)$4,530 per year, local studentsone year of classes, not the whole program11Request information
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Pulaski1233 E College St, Pulaski
Certificate12 to 24 monthsNot CAAHEP or ABHESAsk the school for the price8Visit the school's site
Tennessee College of Applied Technology Northwest340 Washington St, Newbern
Certificateunder 12 monthsNot CAAHEP or ABHESAsk the school for the price6Visit the school's site
Genesis Career College-Cookeville880-A East 10th Street, Cookeville
Certificate12 to 24 monthsNot CAAHEP or ABHESAsk the school for the price3Visit the school's site
Herzing University-Nashville100 Centerview Drive, Suite 100, Nashville
Certificate12 to 24 monthsNot CAAHEP or ABHES$13,420 per yearone year of classes, not the whole program3Visit the school's site
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Harriman1745 Harriman Highway, Harriman
Certificate12 to 24 monthsNot CAAHEP or ABHESAsk the school for the price3Visit the school's site
Health-Tech Institute of Memphis3874 Viscount Avenue, Suite 1, Memphis
Certificate12 to 24 monthsNot CAAHEP or ABHESAsk the school for the price1Visit the school's site
Chattanooga State Community CollegeChattanoogaCMA exam results
DiplomaCAAHEP (program)Ask the school for the price–Request information

"Request information" shows up only for schools CAAHEP or ABHES accredits. That button sends your request to the school, and we may get paid. Links in other rows go to the school's website. No school pays us to appear here or to move higher in the list. We used IPEDS 2023-24 for prices and graduates, plus directories from CAAHEP and ABHES.

Use this guide to understand accreditation, costs and graduate numbers in the list.
CAAHEP-accredited program
CAAHEP has reviewed and approved the medical assisting program itself. Those who complete it can take the CMA exam and become a Certified Medical Assistant.
ABHES-accredited school
ABHES approves the entire school. Before you rely on the CMA exam, ask the school if its medical assisting program is covered as well.
Not CAAHEP or ABHES
Neither group lists this school for medical assisting, and that is no judgment of the school. Another agency may still accredit the college itself. You need a CAAHEP or ABHES program for the CMA exam; the RMA, CCMA and NCMA exams also allow other paths, like work experience.
Price
Each school reports its tuition and fees for 2023-24, plus books and supplies when it lists them. A figure covers 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 are students who completed their program between July 2023 and June 2024. Cost and graduate counts come from IPEDS, an annual survey that the U.S. Department of Education runs.
Medical assistant students practicing vital signs in a college skills lab

Medical assistant schools by city in Tennessee

ChattanoogaNashville
  • Accredited (CAAHEP or ABHES)
  • Other schools

Chattanooga 3 · Memphis 3 · Nashville 3 · Cookeville 2 · Jackson 2 · Knoxville 2 · Cleveland 1 · Dyersburg 1 · Harriman 1 · Hartsville 1 · 5 more cities

Lowest public-college price
$4,516 a year at Jackson State Community College, Jackson (lowest of 3)
Lowest whole-program price
$5,678 at Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jackson, Jackson (lowest of 7)

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In Tennessee, what can a medical assistant do?

Certification required
No for physician offices; national certification required for certified MAs in hospital outpatient clinics
Injections
Certified MAs in hospital outpatient clinics may give ordered intramuscular, intradermal and subcutaneous medications and vaccines without dose calculation; physician office rules Not verified from the cited sources
X-rays
Yes: Board of Medical Examiners full or limited x-ray certification required in physician offices (HB 1388, 2023; Rule 0880-05)
Supervision
Physician on site or immediately available by phone or video; physician, PA or licensed nurse delegates to certified MAs in hospital outpatient clinics

Based on Tenn. Code Ann. 63-6-204(b); Tenn. Code Ann. 68-11-244 (as amended by 2026 Pub. Ch. 755). See Getting certified in Tennessee.

Pay and jobs for medical assistants in Tennessee

Median pay
$39,570 a year ($19.02 an hour)
Middle 80% earn
$34,840 to $48,540
Medical assistant jobs
19,180
Growth 2024-2034
+16% (+3,070 jobs), about 2,760 openings a year

Data come from BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; Projections Central. Read about what medical assistants earn in Tennessee.

More about Tennessee

Separate pages exist for these metro areas: Memphis (5), Nashville (6).

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