Medical assistant programs in North Carolina
Compare the 48 schools with a medical assistant program in North Carolina by accreditation, price and length.
- schools
- 48
- accredited38 CAAHEP programs, 1 ABHES school
- 39
- typical career-school price, whole program
- $25,240
- typical public-college price, one year
- $2,545
| School | Certificate or degree, length | Accreditation | Price | Graduates2023-24 | Request |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificateunder 1 year4 graduatesCertificate1 to 2 years31 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years19 graduates | CAAHEP accredited diploma | $3,186 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area; same for each award | 54 | Request information | |
| Certificateunder 1 year13 graduatesCertificate1 to 2 years24 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years11 graduates | CAAHEP accredited diploma | $2,792 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area; same for each award | 48 | Request information | |
| Certificateunder 1 year26 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years18 graduates | CAAHEP accredited associate degree | $2,556 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area; same for each award | 44 | Request information | |
| Certificate1 to 2 years37 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years7 graduates | CAAHEP accredited diploma | $2,336 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area; same for each award | 44 | Request information | |
| Certificateunder 1 year9 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years33 graduates | CAAHEP accredited associate degree | $2,498 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area; same for each award | 42 | Request information | |
 Miller-Motte College-Jacksonville | Certificateabout 15 months | Not accredited | $25,240 whole program | 39 | Visit the school's site |
| Certificateunder 1 year14 graduatesCertificate1 to 2 years15 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years9 graduates | CAAHEP accredited diploma | $2,672 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area; same for each award | 38 | Request information | |
| Certificateunder 1 year27 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years6 graduates | CAAHEP accredited associate degree | $2,640 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area; same for each award | 33 | Request information | |
| Certificateunder 1 year1 graduateCertificate1 to 2 years15 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years17 graduates | CAAHEP accredited diploma | $2,657 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area; same for each award | 33 | Request information | |
| Certificate1 to 2 years19 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years12 graduates | CAAHEP accredited diploma | $2,554 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area; same for each award | 31 | Request information | |
| Certificate1 to 2 years | ABHES-accredited school | $24,184 a yearfull-time | 28 | Request information | |
 Miller-Motte College-Wilmington | Certificateabout 15 months | Not accredited | $25,240 whole program | 28 | Visit the school's site |
 Miller-Motte College-Raleigh | Certificateabout 15 months | Not accredited | $25,240 whole program | 25 | Visit the school's site |
| Certificateunder 1 year20 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years3 graduatesonline classes, clinical hours in person | CAAHEP accredited associate degree | $2,538 a yearfull-time; same for each award | 23 | Request information | |
| Certificate1 to 2 years15 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years7 graduates | CAAHEP accredited diploma | $2,256 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area; same for each award | 22 | Request information | |
| Certificateunder 1 year19 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years2 graduates | CAAHEP accredited associate degree | $2,523 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area; same for each award | 21 | Request information | |
 Miller-Motte College-Fayetteville | Certificateabout 15 months | Not accredited | $25,240 whole program | 21 | Visit the school's site |
| Certificate1 to 2 years11 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years9 graduates | CAAHEP accredited diploma | $2,572 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area; same for each award | 20 | Request information | |
| Certificateunder 1 year11 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years8 graduates | CAAHEP accredited diploma | $2,568 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area; same for each award | 19 | Request information | |
| Certificateunder 1 year11 graduatesCertificate1 to 2 years4 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years3 graduates | CAAHEP accredited diploma | $2,310 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area; same for each award | 18 | Request information | |
| Certificateunder 1 year1 graduateCertificate1 to 2 years9 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years8 graduates | CAAHEP accredited diploma | $2,279 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area; same for each award | 18 | Request information | |
| Certificate1 to 2 years9 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years9 graduates | CAAHEP accredited diploma | $2,650 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area; same for each award | 18 | Request information | |
| Certificateunder 1 year2 graduatesCertificate1 to 2 years13 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years2 graduates | CAAHEP accredited diploma | $2,651 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area; same for each award | 17 | Request information | |
| Certificate1 to 2 years9 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years8 graduates | CAAHEP accredited diploma | $3,163 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area; same for each award | 17 | Request information | |
 Richmond Community College | Certificateunder 1 year4 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years11 graduates | Not accredited | $2,552 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area; same for each award | 15 | Visit the school's site |
| Certificate1 to 2 years11 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years3 graduatesonline classes, clinical hours in person | CAAHEP accredited diploma | $1,956 a yearfull-time; same for each award | 14 | Request information | |
| Certificateunder 1 year8 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years5 graduates | CAAHEP accredited associate degree | $5,806 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area; same for each award | 13 | Request information | |
| Certificateunder 1 year3 graduatesCertificate1 to 2 years8 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years1 graduate | CAAHEP accredited diploma | $2,022 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area; same for each award | 12 | Request information | |
| Associate degreeabout 2 years | CAAHEP accredited | $2,524 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area | 11 | Request information | |
| Associate degreeabout 2 years | CAAHEP accredited | $1,970 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area | 10 | Request information | |
| Certificate1 to 2 years8 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years2 graduates | CAAHEP accredited diploma | $2,022 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area; same for each award | 10 | Request information | |
Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute | Associate degreeabout 2 years | Not accredited | $2,537 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area | 10 | Visit the school's site |
| Certificate1 to 2 years7 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years2 graduates | CAAHEP accredited diploma | $2,883 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area; same for each award | 9 | Request information | |
 Brunswick Community College | Certificate1 to 2 years7 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years2 graduates | Not accredited | $2,532 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area; same for each award | 9 | Visit the school's site |
| Certificate1 to 2 years3 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years5 graduates | CAAHEP accredited diploma | $2,290 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area; same for each award | 8 | Request information | |
| Certificateunder 1 year5 graduatesCertificate1 to 2 years2 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years1 graduate | CAAHEP accredited diploma, ABHES school | $2,560 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area; same for each award | 8 | Request information | |
| Certificateunder 1 year6 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years1 graduate | CAAHEP accredited diploma | $16,070 a yearfull-time; same for each award | 7 | Request information | |
| Associate degreeabout 2 years | CAAHEP accredited | $2,416 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area | 7 | Request information | |
| Associate degreeabout 2 years | CAAHEP accredited | $2,319 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area | 6 | Request information | |
| Certificateunder 1 year4 graduatesCertificate1 to 2 years1 graduateAssociate degreeabout 2 years1 graduate | CAAHEP accredited diploma | $1,867 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area; same for each award | 6 | Request information | |
| Certificate1 to 2 years4 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years1 graduate | CAAHEP accredited diploma | $2,748 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area; same for each award | 5 | Request information | |
| Associate degreeabout 2 years | CAAHEP accredited | $2,602 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area | 5 | Request information | |
 Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College | Associate degreeabout 2 years | Not accredited | $2,882 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area | 5 | Visit the school's site |
| Certificate1 to 2 years | CAAHEP accredited | $2,249 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area | 4 | Request information | |
| Certificateunder 1 year1 graduateAssociate degreeabout 2 years2 graduates | CAAHEP accredited diploma | $2,612 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area; same for each award | 3 | Request information | |
 Tri-County Community College | Associate degreeabout 2 years | Not accredited | $2,363 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area | 2 | Visit the school's site |
| Certificate | CAAHEP accredited | Ask the school for the price | – | Request information | |
| Certificate | 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.
North Carolina at a glance
The graduate count covers every medical assistant certificate and degree that 46 schools in North Carolina awarded in the 2023-24 school year. The largest is Gaston College in Dallas, which had 54 graduates. You can complete 2 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 North Carolina · Accredited online programs