Medical assistant programs in Alabama
Compare the 20 schools with a medical assistant program in Alabama by accreditation, price and length.
- schools
- 20
- accredited6 CAAHEP programs, 6 ABHES schools
- 12
- typical career-school price, whole program
- $17,301
- typical public-college price, one year
- $4,980
| School | Certificate or degree, length | Accreditation | Price | Graduates2023-24 | Request |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Northeast Alabama Community College | Certificateunder 1 year86 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years11 graduates | Not accredited | $4,980 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area; same for each award | 97 | Visit the school's site |
Fortis College-Dothan | Certificateabout 9 months | ABHES-accredited school | $17,301 whole programwith books | 77 | Request information |
| Certificateabout 9 months | ABHES-accredited school | $17,301 whole programwith books | 73 | Request information | |
| Certificateabout 9 months | ABHES-accredited school | $17,301 whole programwith books | 69 | Request information | |
| Certificate1 to 2 years | ABHES-accredited school | $14,741 a yearfull-time | 55 | Request information | |
 Remington College-Mobile Campus | Certificateunder 1 year27 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years15 graduates | Not accredited | $20,476 a yearfull-time; same for each award | 42 | Visit the school's site |
| Certificateabout 8 months | ABHES-accredited school | $16,297 whole program | 39 | Request information | |
 Central Alabama Community College | Certificateunder 1 year26 graduatesCertificate1 to 2 years5 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years5 graduates | Not accredited | $5,040 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area; same for each award | 36 | Visit the school's site |
| Certificateunder 1 year15 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years10 graduates | CAAHEP accredited associate degree, ABHES school | $5,071 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area; same for each award | 25 | Request information | |
 George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville | Certificate1 to 2 years10 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years10 graduates | Not accredited | $4,980 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area; same for each award | 20 | Visit the school's site |
| Certificateunder 1 year10 graduatesCertificate1 to 2 years2 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years7 graduates | CAAHEP accredited certificate | $4,980 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area; same for each award | 19 | Request information | |
| Certificateunder 1 year6 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years12 graduates | CAAHEP accredited associate degree | $4,890 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area; same for each award | 18 | Request information | |
| Certificateunder 1 year14 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years3 graduates | ABHES-accredited school | $5,040 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area; same for each award | 17 | Request information | |
| Certificateunder 1 year6 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years8 graduates | CAAHEP accredited associate degree | $4,920 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area; same for each award | 14 | Request information | |
 J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College | Certificateunder 1 year12 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years1 graduate | Not accredited | $5,130 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area; same for each award | 13 | Visit the school's site |
 Herzing University-Birmingham | Certificate1 to 2 years8 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years4 graduates | Not accredited | $13,420 a yearfull-time; same for each award | 12 | Visit the school's site |
| Associate degreeabout 2 years | CAAHEP accredited | $5,040 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area | 6 | Request information | |
| Certificateunder 1 year2 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years2 graduates | CAAHEP accredited certificate | $4,980 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area; same for each award | 4 | Request information | |
 Bevill State Community College | Associate degreeabout 2 years | Not accredited | $4,678 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area | 2 | Visit the school's site |
 South University-Montgomery | Associate degreeabout 2 years | Not accredited | $16,452 a yearfull-time | 1 | Visit the school's site |
- CAAHEP accredited
- CAAHEP has checked and approved the medical assisting program itself. People who finish it can take the CMA exam to become a Certified Medical Assistant.
- ABHES-accredited school
- ABHES approves the whole school. Before you count on the CMA exam, ask the school whether its medical assisting program is covered too.
- Price
- Tuition and fees for 2023-24, as each school reports them: for the whole program, or for one year of full-time classes. Each row says which.
- Graduates
- Students who finished between July 2023 and June 2024. Prices and graduates come from a yearly survey by the U.S. Department of Education.
- Listing
- No school pays to be listed or moved up. "Request information" appears on schools accredited by CAAHEP or ABHES; other schools link to their own site.
Alabama at a glance
The graduate count covers every medical assistant certificate and degree that 20 schools in Alabama awarded in the 2023-24 school year. The largest is Northeast Alabama Community College in Rainsville, which had 97 graduates.
Employers often ask for a national certification. See how the CMA, RMA, CCMA and NCMA compare.
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