Medical assistant programs in New York
Compare the 33 schools with a medical assistant program in New York by accreditation, price and length.
- schools
- 33
- accredited8 CAAHEP programs, 4 ABHES schools
- 12
- typical career-school price, whole program
- $14,714
- typical public-college price, one year
- $6,100
| School | Certificate or degree, length | Accreditation | Price | Graduates2023-24 | Request |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mildred Elley-New York Campus | Certificate1 to 2 years222 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years168 graduates | Not accredited | $17,926 a yearfull-time; same for each award | 390 | Visit the school's site |
| Certificateabout 8 months | CAAHEP accredited | $15,932 whole programwith books | 284 | Request information | |
 Allen School-Brooklyn | Certificateabout 9 months | Not accredited | $17,634 whole programwith books | 235 | Visit the school's site |
 New Age Training | Certificateabout 9 months | Not accredited | $16,135 whole programwith books | 196 | Visit the school's site |
 Allen School-Jamaica | Certificateabout 9 months | Not accredited | $17,634 whole programwith books | 133 | Visit the school's site |
 Swedish Institute a College of Health Sciences | Certificate1 to 2 years | Not accredited | $27,450 a yearfull-time | 95 | Visit the school's site |
 New York School for Medical and Dental Assistants | Certificateabout 12 months15 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years56 graduates | Not accredited | $19,500 whole programfor its 12-month program | 71 | Visit the school's site |
| Certificateabout 9 months | ABHES-accredited school | $12,400 whole programwith books | 64 | Request information | |
| Associate degreeabout 2 years | ABHES-accredited school | $17,525 a yearfull-time | 60 | Request information | |
 Ace Institute of Technology | Certificateabout 13 months | Not accredited | $11,500 whole programwith books | 52 | Visit the school's site |
 Manhattan School of Computer Technology | Certificateabout 18 months | Not accredited | $26,760 whole programwith books | 52 | Visit the school's site |
| Associate degreeabout 2 years | ABHES-accredited school | $17,556 a yearfull-time | 47 | Request information | |
 Touro University | Associate degreeabout 2 years | Not accredited | $19,528 a yearfull-time | 46 | Visit the school's site |
| Associate degreeabout 2 years | CAAHEP accredited | $17,919 a yearfull-time | 43 | Request information | |
 Access Careers | Certificateabout 8 months | Not accredited | $13,495 whole program | 40 | Visit the school's site |
 The College of Westchester | Certificate1 to 2 years3 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years37 graduates | Not accredited | $24,705 a yearfull-time; same for each award | 40 | Visit the school's site |
 Monroe University | Associate degreeabout 2 years | CAAHEP accredited | $17,922 a yearfull-time | 39 | Request information |
 Mildred Elley School-Albany Campus | Certificate1 to 2 years27 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years10 graduates | Not accredited | $15,865 a yearfull-time; same for each award | 37 | Visit the school's site |
 Westchester School for Medical & Dental Assistants | Certificateabout 8 months | Not accredited | $12,400 whole programwith books | 34 | Visit the school's site |
CUNY Queensborough Community College | Associate degreeabout 2 years | Not accredited | $5,210 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area | 33 | Visit the school's site |
| Certificate1 to 2 years2 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years30 graduates | ABHES-accredited school | $20,080 a yearfull-time; same for each award | 32 | Request information | |
 Bryant & Stratton College-Albany | Certificate1 to 2 years15 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years11 graduates | Not accredited | $18,768 a yearfull-time; same for each award | 26 | Visit the school's site |
Career School of NY | Certificateabout 8 months | Not accredited | $13,280 whole programwith books | 22 | Visit the school's site |
CUNY Bronx Community College | Associate degreeabout 2 years | Not accredited | $5,206 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area | 15 | Visit the school's site |
| Associate degreeabout 2 years | CAAHEP accredited | $19,600 a yearfull-time | 14 | Request information | |
 Onondaga Cortland Madison BOCES | Certificateunder 1 year | Not accredited | Ask the school for the price | 14 | Visit the school's site |
 Nassau Community College | Certificate1 to 2 years7 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years5 graduates | Not accredited | $6,330 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area; same for each award | 12 | Visit the school's site |
| Associate degreeabout 2 years | CAAHEP accredited | $18,739 a yearfull-time | 10 | Request information | |
| Associate degreeabout 2 years | CAAHEP accredited | $6,100 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area | 7 | Request information | |
 Sullivan County Community College | Certificate1 to 2 years6 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years1 graduate | Not accredited | $6,289 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area; same for each award | 7 | Visit the school's site |
| Associate degreeabout 2 years | CAAHEP accredited | $5,904 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area | 3 | Request information | |
 Niagara County Community College | Associate degreeabout 2 years | CAAHEP accredited | $6,726 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area | 3 | Request information |
 Alliance Computing Solutions | Certificateabout 9 months | Not accredited | $11,900 whole programwith books | 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 York at a glance
The graduate count covers every medical assistant certificate and degree that 33 schools in New York awarded in the 2023-24 school year. The largest is Mildred Elley-New York Campus in New York, which had 390 graduates.
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