Medical assistant programs in San Jose
Compare the 6 schools with a medical assistant program in the San Jose area by accreditation, price and length.
- schools
- 6
- accredited1 ABHES school
- 1
- typical public-college price, one year
- $1,490
| School | Certificate or degree, length | Accreditation | Price | Graduates2023-24 | Request |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Carrington College-San Jose | Certificateabout 9 months | Not accredited | $21,799 whole program | 153 | Visit the school's site |
| Certificate1 to 2 years | ABHES-accredited school | Ask the school for the price | 92 | Request information | |
 San Jose City College | Certificate1 to 2 years40 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years29 graduates | Not accredited | $1,366 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area; same for each award | 69 | Visit the school's site |
De Anza College | Certificateunder 1 year7 graduatesCertificate1 to 2 years6 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years8 graduates | Not accredited | $1,562 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area; same for each award | 21 | Visit the school's site |
 CET-San Jose | Certificateabout 8 months | Not accredited | $15,249 whole program | 9 | Visit the school's site |
 West Valley College | Certificate1 to 2 years5 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years2 graduates | Not accredited | $1,490 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area; same for each award | 7 | 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 Jose area at a glance
The graduate count covers every medical assistant certificate and degree that 6 schools in the San Jose area awarded in the 2023-24 school year. The largest is Carrington College-San Jose in San Jose, which had 153 graduates. The area is the city and its nearby towns, as the Census Bureau draws it for San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA.
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