Medical assistant programs in Tennessee
Compare the 24 schools with a medical assistant program in Tennessee by accreditation, price and length.
- schools
- 24
- accredited4 CAAHEP programs, 4 ABHES schools
- 8
- typical career-school price, whole program
- $16,297
- typical public-college price, one year
- $4,530
| School | Certificate or degree, length | Accreditation | Price | Graduates2023-24 | Request |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificateabout 8 months280 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years16 graduates | ABHES-accredited school | $18,305 whole programfor its 8-month program, with books | 296 | Request information | |
 Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga | Certificate1 to 2 years29 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years127 graduates | Not accredited | Ask the school for the price | 156 | Visit the school's site |
 Academy of Allied Health Careers | Certificateabout 5 months | Not accredited | $5,800 whole programwith books | 79 | School profile |
| Certificate1 to 2 years | ABHES-accredited school | $15,237 a yearfull-time | 68 | Request information | |
| Certificateunder 12 weeks4 graduatesCertificate1 to 2 years44 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years14 graduates | CAAHEP accredited certificate | $17,935 a yearfull-time; same for each award | 62 | Request information | |
| Certificateabout 8 months | ABHES-accredited school | $16,297 whole program | 38 | Request information | |
 Dyersburg State Community College | Certificateunder 1 year | Not accredited | $4,540 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area | 35 | Visit the school's site |
 Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jackson | Certificateabout 11 months35 graduates | Not accredited | $5,678 whole programwith books | 35 | Visit the school's site |
| Certificateabout 8 months | ABHES-accredited school | $16,297 whole program | 32 | Request information | |
 Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Hartsville | Certificateunder 12 weeks23 graduatesCertificate1 to 2 years5 graduates | Not accredited | Ask the school for the price | 28 | Visit the school's site |
| Certificateunder 1 year | CAAHEP accredited | $21,230 a yearfull-time | 27 | Request information | |
Fortis Institute-Cookeville | Certificate1 to 2 years | Not accredited | $14,644 a yearfull-time | 27 | Visit the school's site |
 Genesis Career College-Lebanon | Certificateabout 9 months | Not accredited | $16,440 whole programwith books | 21 | Visit the school's site |
 Remington College-Memphis Campus | Certificateunder 1 year17 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years4 graduates | Not accredited | $20,047 a yearfull-time; same for each award | 21 | Visit the school's site |
 Allied Health Careers Institute | Certificateabout 6 months | Not accredited | $8,423 whole programwith books | 13 | School profile |
 Jackson State Community College | Certificate1 to 2 years | Not accredited | $4,516 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area | 12 | Visit the school's site |
| Associate degreeabout 2 years | CAAHEP accredited | $4,530 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area | 11 | Request information | |
 Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Pulaski | Certificate1 to 2 years | Not accredited | Ask the school for the price | 8 | Visit the school's site |
 Tennessee College of Applied Technology Northwest | Certificateunder 1 year | Not accredited | Ask the school for the price | 6 | Visit the school's site |
 Genesis Career College-Cookeville | Certificate1 to 2 years | Not accredited | Ask the school for the price | 3 | Visit the school's site |
 Herzing University-Nashville | Certificate1 to 2 years | Not accredited | $13,420 a yearfull-time | 3 | Visit the school's site |
 Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Harriman | Certificate1 to 2 years | Not accredited | Ask the school for the price | 3 | Visit the school's site |
 Health-Tech Institute of Memphis | Certificate1 to 2 years | Not accredited | Ask the school for the price | 1 | Visit the school's site |
| Diploma | 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.
Tennessee at a glance
The graduate count covers every medical assistant certificate and degree that 23 schools in Tennessee awarded in the 2023-24 school year. The largest is Concorde Career College-Memphis in Memphis, which had 296 graduates.
Employers often ask for a national certification. See how the CMA, RMA, CCMA and NCMA compare.
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