Medical assistant programs in San Diego
Compare the 12 schools with a medical assistant program in the San Diego area by accreditation, price and length.
- schools
- 12
- accredited4 ABHES schools
- 4
- typical career-school price, whole program
- $18,473
- typical public-college price, one year
- $1,152
| School | Certificate or degree, length | Accreditation | Price | Graduates2023-24 | Request |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 UEI College-Chula Vista | Certificateabout 9 months | Not accredited | $19,900 whole program | 329 | Visit the school's site |
| Certificateabout 8 months | ABHES-accredited school | $18,733 whole programwith books | 291 | Request information | |
 UEI College-Oceanside | Certificateabout 9 months | Not accredited | $19,900 whole program | 138 | Visit the school's site |
| Certificateabout 9 months | ABHES-accredited school | $18,454 whole programwith books | 137 | Request information | |
| Certificateabout 9 months | ABHES-accredited school | $18,454 whole programwith books | 93 | Request information | |
 MiraCosta College | Certificateunder 1 year56 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years25 graduates | Not accredited | $1,152 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area; same for each award | 81 | Visit the school's site |
| Certificateabout 9 months | ABHES-accredited school | $18,491 whole programwith books | 46 | Request information | |
 ATA College | Certificateabout 9 months | Not accredited | $16,130 whole program | 38 | Visit the school's site |
 San Diego Mesa College | Certificateunder 1 year9 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years11 graduates | Not accredited | $1,150 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area; same for each award | 20 | Visit the school's site |
 Southwestern College | Certificate1 to 2 years5 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years11 graduates | Not accredited | $1,344 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area; same for each award | 16 | Visit the school's site |
Escondido Adult School | Certificateunder 12 weeks | Not accredited | Ask the school for the price | 11 | Visit the school's site |
 CET-San Diego | Certificateabout 8 months | Not accredited | $15,249 whole program | 3 | 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.
The San Diego area at a glance
The graduate count covers every medical assistant certificate and degree that 12 schools in the San Diego area awarded in the 2023-24 school year. The largest is UEI College-Chula Vista in Chula Vista, which had 329 graduates. The area is the city and its nearby towns, as the Census Bureau draws it for San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA.
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