Medical assistant programs in Portland
Compare the 7 schools with a medical assistant program in the Portland area by accreditation, price and length.
- schools
- 7
- accredited3 CAAHEP programs, 2 ABHES schools
- 5
- typical public-college price, one year
- $5,108
| School | Certificate or degree, length | Accreditation | Price | Graduates2023-24 | Request |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificateabout 8 months | ABHES-accredited school | $18,319 whole programwith books | 242 | Request information | |
Carrington College-Portland | Certificateabout 9 months | Not accredited | $19,146 whole program | 79 | Visit the school's site |
| Certificate1 to 2 years | CAAHEP accredited | $5,040 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area | 56 | Request information | |
| Certificate1 to 2 years13 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years8 graduates | CAAHEP accredited certificate | $4,632 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area; same for each award | 21 | Request information | |
| Certificate1 to 2 years | CAAHEP accredited | $6,210 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area | 16 | Request information | |
Mt Hood Community College | Certificateunder 1 year | Not accredited | $5,175 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area | 14 | Visit the school's site |
| Certificateunder 1 year | ABHES-accredited school | Ask the school for the price | 5 | 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.
The Portland area at a glance
The graduate count covers every medical assistant certificate and degree that 7 schools in the Portland area awarded in the 2023-24 school year. The largest is Concorde Career College-Portland in Portland, which had 242 graduates. The area is the city and its nearby towns, as the Census Bureau draws it for Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA, which crosses a state line, so some schools are in a neighboring state.
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