Medical assistant programs in Sacramento
Compare the 8 schools with a medical assistant program in the Sacramento area by accreditation, price and length.
- schools
- 8
- accredited2 ABHES schools
- 2
- typical career-school price, whole program
- $19,900
| School | Certificate or degree, length | Accreditation | Price | Graduates2023-24 | Request |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Carrington College-Sacramento | Certificateabout 9 months | Not accredited | $21,799 whole program | 278 | Visit the school's site |
UEI College-Sacramento | Certificateabout 9 months | Not accredited | $19,900 whole program | 229 | Visit the school's site |
MTI College | Certificateabout 8 months | Not accredited | $16,569 whole programwith books | 143 | Visit the school's site |
Cosumnes River College | Certificate1 to 2 years16 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years18 graduates | Not accredited | Ask the school for the price | 34 | Visit the school's site |
| Certificate1 to 2 years | ABHES-accredited school | Ask the school for the price | 15 | Request information | |
Sierra College | Certificateunder 1 year | Not accredited | $1,156 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area | 12 | Visit the school's site |
Charles A Jones Career and Education Center | Certificate1 to 2 years | Not accredited | Ask the school for the price | 9 | School profile |
| Certificate1 to 2 years | ABHES-accredited school | $19,576 a yearfull-time | 4 | Request information |
- 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.
The Sacramento area at a glance
The graduate count covers every medical assistant certificate and degree that 8 schools in the Sacramento area awarded in the 2023-24 school year. The largest is Carrington College-Sacramento in Sacramento, which had 278 graduates. The area is the city and its nearby towns, as the Census Bureau draws it for Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA.
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