Medical assistant programs in Virginia

Compare the 8 schools with a medical assistant program in Virginia by accreditation, price and length.

schools: 8
accredited3 CAAHEP programs, 3 ABHES schools: 6

Medical assistant programs in Virginia
School	Certificate or degree, length	Accreditation	Price	Graduates2023-24	Request
ECPI University5555 Greenwich Rd, Virginia Beach	Certificate1 to 2 years1 graduateAssociate degreeabout 2 years263 graduates	ABHES-accredited school	$18,484 a yearfull-time; same for each award	264	Request information
Fortis College-Richmond2000 Westmoreland Street, Suite A, Richmond	Certificate1 to 2 years	ABHES-accredited school	$14,986 a yearfull-time	45	Request information
Fortis College-Norfolk6300 Center Dr Bldg 22, Norfolk	Certificate1 to 2 years	ABHES-accredited school	$14,083 a yearfull-time	28	Request information
American National University1813 East Main Street, SalemCMA exam results	Certificate1 to 2 years5 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years21 graduatesonline classes, clinical hours in person	CAAHEP accredited associate degree	$10,735 a yearfull-time; same for each award	26	Request information
Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia Beach301 Centre Pointe Dr, Virginia BeachCMA exam results	Associate degreeabout 2 years	CAAHEP accredited	$17,957 a yearfull-time	25	Request information
Eastern Shore Community College29316 Lankford Hwy, Melfa	Certificate1 to 2 years	Not accredited	$4,938 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area	13	Visit the school's site
Eastern Virginia Career College10304 Spotsylvania Ave, Suite 400, Fredericksburg	Certificateunder 1 year	Not accredited	Ask the school for the price	8	Visit the school's site
Bryant & Stratton College-RichmondNorth ChesterfieldCMA exam results	Associate degreeabout 2 years	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.

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Virginia at a glance

The graduate count covers every medical assistant certificate and degree that 7 schools in Virginia awarded in the 2023-24 school year. The largest is ECPI University in Virginia Beach, which had 264 graduates. You can complete one 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.

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