Medical assistant programs in Colorado
Compare the 22 schools with a medical assistant program in Colorado by accreditation, price and length.
- schools
- 22
- accredited2 CAAHEP programs, 4 ABHES schools
- 6
- typical career-school price, whole program
- $18,025
- typical public-college price, one year
- $4,563
| School | Certificate or degree, length | Accreditation | Price | Graduates2023-24 | Request |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificateabout 7 monthsonline classes, clinical hours in person | ABHES-accredited school | $6,970 whole programwith books | 180 | Request information | |
| Certificateabout 9 months | ABHES-accredited school | $18,025 whole programwith books | 178 | Request information | |
 Front Range Community College | Certificateunder 12 weeks19 graduatesCertificateunder 1 year129 graduatesCertificate1 to 2 years1 graduate | Not accredited | $4,740 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area; same for each award | 149 | Visit the school's site |
 Concorde Career College-Aurora | Certificateabout 8 months | Not accredited | $17,316 whole programwith books | 140 | Visit the school's site |
 Intellitec College-Grand Junction | Certificateabout 12 months72 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years37 graduates | Not accredited | $22,004 whole programfor its 12-month program, with books | 109 | Visit the school's site |
| Certificateabout 9 months | ABHES-accredited school | $18,025 whole programwith books | 93 | Request information | |
| Certificateabout 9 months | ABHES-accredited school | $18,034 whole programwith books | 75 | Request information | |
 IBMC College | Certificate1 to 2 years58 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years11 graduates | Not accredited | $15,320 a yearfull-time; same for each award | 69 | Visit the school's site |
 Intellitec College-Colorado Springs | Certificateabout 12 months50 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years11 graduates | Not accredited | $23,118 whole programfor its 12-month program, with books | 61 | Visit the school's site |
Pickens Technical College | Certificateunder 1 year | Not accredited | $4,930 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area | 53 | Visit the school's site |
 Aims Community College | Certificateunder 1 year39 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years10 graduates | Not accredited | $2,090 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area; same for each award | 49 | Visit the school's site |
 Pueblo Community College | Certificate1 to 2 years30 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years8 graduates | Not accredited | $4,883 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area; same for each award | 38 | Visit the school's site |
 Colorado Mesa University | Certificate1 to 2 years19 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years13 graduates | Not accredited | $9,712 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area; same for each award | 32 | Visit the school's site |
 Community College of Denver | Certificate1 to 2 years20 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years7 graduates | Not accredited | $4,902 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area; same for each award | 27 | Visit the school's site |
| Certificate1 to 2 years10 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years13 graduates | CAAHEP accredited certificate | $4,707 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area; same for each award | 23 | Request information | |
| Certificate1 to 2 years11 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years5 graduates | CAAHEP accredited certificate | $2,700 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area; same for each award | 16 | Request information | |
 Pikes Peak State College | Certificate1 to 2 years5 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years9 graduates | Not accredited | $4,302 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area; same for each award | 14 | Visit the school's site |
 Technical College of the Rockies | Certificateunder 1 year | Not accredited | $5,015 whole programwith books | 14 | Visit the school's site |
 Emily Griffith Technical College | Certificateunder 1 year | Not accredited | Ask the school for the price | 13 | Visit the school's site |
Arapahoe Community College | Certificateunder 1 year | Not accredited | $4,308 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area | 7 | Visit the school's site |
 Morgan Community College | Associate degreeabout 2 years | Not accredited | $4,127 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area | 2 | Visit the school's site |
Otero College | Associate degreeabout 2 years | Not accredited | $4,418 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area | 2 | 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.
Colorado at a glance
The graduate count covers every medical assistant certificate and degree that 22 schools in Colorado awarded in the 2023-24 school year. The largest is National Institute for Medical Assistant Advancement (NIMAA) in Denver, which had 180 graduates. You can complete one of them online, with the clinical hours done in person.
Employers often ask for a national certification. See how the CMA, RMA, CCMA and NCMA compare.
What medical assistants earn in Colorado · Accredited online programs