Medical assistant programs in New Jersey
Compare the 31 schools with a medical assistant program in New Jersey by accreditation, price and length.
- schools
- 31
- accredited7 CAAHEP programs, 8 ABHES schools
- 15
- typical career-school price, whole program
- $16,486
- typical public-college price, one year
- $5,415
| School | Certificate or degree, length | Accreditation | Price | Graduates2023-24 | Request |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Garden State Science and Technology Institute | Certificateabout 9 months | Not accredited | $16,096 whole programwith books | 183 | Visit the school's site |
| Certificateabout 11 months | ABHES-accredited school | $19,495 whole program | 182 | Request information | |
 ASI Career Institute | Certificateabout 2 months114 graduates | Not accredited | $5,000 whole programwith books | 114 | Visit the school's site |
 Lincoln Technical Institute-Iselin | Certificateabout 9 months | Not accredited | $22,820 whole programwith books | 101 | Visit the school's site |
Advantage Career Institute | Certificateabout 5 months | Not accredited | $12,998 whole programwith books | 97 | Visit the school's site |
| Certificateabout 11 months | ABHES-accredited school | $19,495 whole program | 87 | Request information | |
| Certificateabout 11 months | ABHES-accredited school | $19,495 whole program | 85 | Request information | |
| Certificateabout 9 months | ABHES-accredited school | $17,301 whole programwith books | 85 | Request information | |
| Certificateabout 9 months | ABHES-accredited school | $17,301 whole programwith books | 80 | Request information | |
 Lincoln Technical Institute-Paramus | Certificateabout 9 months | Not accredited | $22,820 whole programwith books | 78 | Visit the school's site |
 Lincoln Technical Institute-Moorestown | Certificateabout 9 months | Not accredited | $22,900 whole programwith books | 71 | Visit the school's site |
| Certificateabout 11 months | ABHES-accredited school | $19,495 whole program | 61 | Request information | |
National Career Institute | Certificateabout 9 months | Not accredited | $16,000 whole programwith books | 49 | Visit the school's site |
| Certificate1 to 2 years20 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years23 graduates | CAAHEP accredited certificate | $27,772 a yearfull-time; same for each award | 43 | Request information | |
 Eastwick College-Hackensack | Certificate1 to 2 years25 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years10 graduates | Not accredited | $16,913 a yearfull-time; same for each award | 35 | Visit the school's site |
 Healthcare Training Institute | Certificateabout 10 months | Not accredited | $16,876 whole programwith books | 29 | Visit the school's site |
 Eastwick College-Nutley | Certificate1 to 2 years16 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years12 graduates | Not accredited | $14,846 a yearfull-time; same for each award | 28 | Visit the school's site |
| Certificateunder 1 year | ABHES-accredited school | $12,675 whole programwith books | 21 | Request information | |
 Prism Career Institute-West Atlantic City | Certificateabout 6 months | Not accredited | $13,765 whole programwith books | 17 | Visit the school's site |
| Associate degreeabout 2 years | CAAHEP accredited | $5,020 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area | 15 | Request information | |
 Eastwick College-Ramsey | Certificate1 to 2 years12 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years3 graduates | Not accredited | $17,028 a yearfull-time; same for each award | 15 | Visit the school's site |
New Community Career & Technical Institute | Certificateabout 6 months | Not accredited | $8,991 whole programwith books | 15 | Visit the school's site |
 Prism Career Institute-Cherry Hill | Certificateabout 6 months | Not accredited | $13,765 whole programwith books | 14 | Visit the school's site |
 Ocean County Vocational-Technical School | Certificateabout 10 months | Not accredited | $8,257 whole programwith books | 12 | Visit the school's site |
 Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus | Certificateunder 1 year | Not accredited | $4,980 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area | 11 | Visit the school's site |
| Certificateabout 7 months | ABHES-accredited school | $11,160 whole programwith books | 8 | Request information | |
| Certificate1 to 2 years | CAAHEP accredited | $5,520 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area | 8 | Request information | |
| Certificate1 to 2 years | CAAHEP accredited | $5,544 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area | 8 | Request information | |
| Certificate1 to 2 years | CAAHEP accredited | $5,580 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area | 7 | Request information | |
| Associate degreeabout 2 years | CAAHEP accredited | $5,310 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area | 3 | Request information | |
| Associate degreeabout 2 years | CAAHEP accredited | Ask the school for the price | – | 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.
New Jersey at a glance
The graduate count covers every medical assistant certificate and degree that 30 schools in New Jersey awarded in the 2023-24 school year. The largest is Garden State Science and Technology Institute in Jersey City, which had 183 graduates.
Employers often ask for a national certification. See how the CMA, RMA, CCMA and NCMA compare.
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