Medical assistant programs in New Mexico
Compare the 10 schools with a medical assistant program in New Mexico by accreditation, price and length.
- schools
- 10
- accredited3 CAAHEP programs, 2 ABHES schools
- 5
- typical career-school price, whole program
- $18,573
- typical public-college price, one year
- $2,145
| School | Certificate or degree, length | Accreditation | Price | Graduates2023-24 | Request |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificateabout 9 months | ABHES-accredited school | $18,573 whole programwith books | 99 | Request information | |
 Carrington College-Albuquerque | Certificateabout 8 months | Not accredited | $19,146 whole program | 60 | Visit the school's site |
| Certificateunder 1 year1 graduateCertificate1 to 2 years28 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years7 graduates | CAAHEP accredited certificate | $2,145 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area; same for each award | 36 | Request information | |
| Certificate1 to 2 years | CAAHEP accredited | $1,934 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area | 23 | Request information | |
| Certificateabout 9 months | ABHES-accredited school | $14,960 whole program | 21 | Request information | |
| Certificate1 to 2 years9 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years6 graduates | CAAHEP accredited certificate | $2,256 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area; same for each award | 15 | Request information | |
 New Mexico State University-Dona Ana | Certificate1 to 2 years1 graduateAssociate degreeabout 2 years14 graduates | Not accredited | $2,322 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area; same for each award | 15 | Visit the school's site |
University of New Mexico-Valencia County Campus | Certificate1 to 2 years | Not accredited | $1,878 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area | 3 | Visit the school's site |
 New Mexico State University-Alamogordo | Associate degreeabout 2 years | Not accredited | $2,616 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area | 1 | Visit the school's site |
 Southeast New Mexico College | Certificate1 to 2 years | Not accredited | $1,176 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area | 1 | 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.
New Mexico at a glance
The graduate count covers every medical assistant certificate and degree that 10 schools in New Mexico awarded in the 2023-24 school year. The largest is Pima Medical Institute-Albuquerque in Albuquerque, which had 99 graduates.
Employers often ask for a national certification. See how the CMA, RMA, CCMA and NCMA compare.
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