Medical assistant programs in Pennsylvania
Compare the 37 schools with a medical assistant program in Pennsylvania by accreditation, price and length.
- schools
- 37
- accredited6 CAAHEP programs, 1 ABHES school
- 7
- typical career-school price, whole program
- $17,981
- typical public-college price, one year
- $6,160
| School | Certificate or degree, length | Accreditation | Price | Graduates2023-24 | Request |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lincoln Technical Institute-Allentown | Certificateabout 9 months | Not accredited | $22,815 whole programwith books | 113 | Visit the school's site |
 Harrisburg Area Community College | Certificate1 to 2 years | Not accredited | $7,373 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area | 59 | Visit the school's site |
All-State Career School | Certificateabout 9 months | Not accredited | $17,301 whole programwith books | 57 | Visit the school's site |
York County School of Technology-Adult & Continuing Education | Certificateabout 9 months48 graduates | Not accredited | $14,055 whole programwith books | 48 | Visit the school's site |
 Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute | Certificateabout 13 months | Not accredited | $21,040 whole program | 41 | Visit the school's site |
Fortis Institute-Forty Fort | Certificate1 to 2 years | Not accredited | $13,955 a yearfull-time | 34 | Visit the school's site |
 Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Lewisburg | Certificateabout 13 months | Not accredited | $21,040 whole program | 30 | Visit the school's site |
 Montgomery County Community College | Certificate1 to 2 years | Not accredited | $6,270 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area | 27 | Visit the school's site |
Fortis Institute-Scranton | Certificate1 to 2 years | Not accredited | $14,444 a yearfull-time | 23 | Visit the school's site |
| Certificate1 to 2 years6 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years14 graduates | ABHES-accredited school | Ask the school for the price | 20 | Request information | |
| Certificate1 to 2 years4 graduatesCertificate2 to 4 years1 graduateAssociate degreeabout 2 years12 graduates | CAAHEP accredited certificate | $6,660 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area; same for each award | 17 | Request information | |
 Community College of Philadelphia | Certificateunder 1 year | Not accredited | $4,632 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area | 17 | Visit the school's site |
Lehigh Carbon Community College | Certificate1 to 2 years | Not accredited | $5,190 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area | 17 | Visit the school's site |
 Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Allentown | Certificateabout 13 months | Not accredited | $21,040 whole program | 16 | Visit the school's site |
 Northampton County Area Community College | Certificate1 to 2 years | Not accredited | $5,310 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area | 15 | Visit the school's site |
 YTI Career Institute-York | Associate degreeabout 2 years | Not accredited | $34,999 whole programwith books | 14 | Visit the school's site |
 Central Penn College | Certificate1 to 2 years6 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years7 graduates | CAAHEP accredited associate degree | $19,404 a yearfull-time; same for each award | 13 | Request information |
Bucks County Community College | Certificate1 to 2 years4 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years9 graduates | Not accredited | $4,984 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area; same for each award | 13 | Visit the school's site |
 Great Lakes Institute of Technology | Certificateabout 10 months | Not accredited | $18,480 whole program | 11 | Visit the school's site |
 Prism Career Institute-Philadelphia | Certificateabout 6 months | Not accredited | $13,765 whole programwith books | 10 | Visit the school's site |
| Certificate1 to 2 years6 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years3 graduates | CAAHEP accredited certificate | $4,842 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area; same for each award | 9 | Request information | |
 Laurel Business Institute | Certificate1 to 2 years | Not accredited | $11,470 a yearfull-time | 7 | Visit the school's site |
 Laurel Technical Institute | Certificate1 to 2 years | Not accredited | $11,470 a yearfull-time | 7 | Visit the school's site |
 Orleans Technical College | Certificate1 to 2 years | Not accredited | $13,950 whole programwith books | 7 | Visit the school's site |
| Certificate1 to 2 years | CAAHEP accredited | $6,160 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area | 5 | Request information | |
Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center | Certificateabout 11 months | Not accredited | $17,482 whole programwith books | 5 | Visit the school's site |
 Lancaster County Career and Technology Center | Certificate1 to 2 years | Not accredited | $17,353 whole programwith books | 4 | Visit the school's site |
 Lansdale School of Business | Associate degreeabout 2 years | Not accredited | $11,850 a yearfull-time | 3 | Visit the school's site |
 South Hills School of Business & Technology | Associate degreeabout 2 years | Not accredited | $19,208 a yearfull-time | 3 | Visit the school's site |
 Community College of Beaver County | Associate degreeabout 2 years | Not accredited | $7,470 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area | 2 | Visit the school's site |
Fayette County Career & Technical Institute Practical Nursing Program | Certificate1 to 2 years | Not accredited | Ask the school for the price | 2 | Visit the school's site |
| Certificate1 to 2 years | CAAHEP accredited | Ask the school for the price | 1 | Request information | |
 DeSales University | Postbaccalaureate certificate | Not accredited | $44,800 a yearfull-time | 1 | Visit the school's site |
 Penn Commercial Business/Technical School | Associate degreeabout 2 years | Not accredited | $13,654 a yearfull-time | 1 | Visit the school's site |
 Pennsylvania Highlands Community College | Associate degreeabout 2 years | Not accredited | $6,990 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area | 1 | Visit the school's site |
 Schuylkill Technology Center | Certificateunder 1 year | Not accredited | Ask the school for the price | 1 | Visit the school's site |
| 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.
Pennsylvania at a glance
The graduate count covers every medical assistant certificate and degree that 36 schools in Pennsylvania awarded in the 2023-24 school year. The largest is Lincoln Technical Institute-Allentown in Allentown, which had 113 graduates.
Larger cities with a page of their own: Philadelphia (15).
Employers often ask for a national certification. See how the CMA, RMA, CCMA and NCMA compare.
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