Medical assistant programs in Washington
Compare the 29 schools with a medical assistant program in Washington by accreditation, price and length.
- schools
- 29
- accredited19 CAAHEP programs, 2 ABHES schools
- 21
- typical career-school price, whole program
- $19,308
- typical public-college price, one year
- $4,998
| School | Certificate or degree, length | Accreditation | Price | Graduates2023-24 | Request |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 UEI College-Tacoma | Certificateabout 9 months | Not accredited | $19,900 whole program | 158 | Visit the school's site |
| Certificateabout 9 months | ABHES-accredited school | $18,716 whole programwith books | 147 | Request information | |
 Highline College | Certificateunder 1 year54 graduatesCertificate1 to 2 years26 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years29 graduates | CAAHEP accredited certificate | $4,623 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area; same for each award | 109 | Request information |
| Certificateabout 9 months | ABHES-accredited school | $18,716 whole programwith books | 84 | Request information | |
 Carrington College-Spokane | Certificateabout 9 months | Not accredited | $21,744 whole program | 66 | Visit the school's site |
| Certificate1 to 2 years38 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years17 graduates | CAAHEP accredited certificate | $6,723 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area; same for each award | 55 | Request information | |
| Certificate1 to 2 years | CAAHEP accredited | $5,058 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area | 42 | Request information | |
| Certificate1 to 2 years19 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years18 graduates | CAAHEP accredited certificate | $4,301 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area; same for each award | 37 | Request information | |
 Perry Technical Institute | Certificate1 to 2 years | Not accredited | Ask the school for the price | 33 | Visit the school's site |
| Certificate1 to 2 years16 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years8 graduates | CAAHEP accredited certificate | $6,194 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area; same for each award | 24 | Request information | |
| Certificate1 to 2 years13 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years10 graduates | CAAHEP accredited certificate | $4,472 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area; same for each award | 23 | 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 years18 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years3 graduates | CAAHEP accredited certificate | $4,057 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area; same for each award | 21 | Request information | |
| Associate degreeabout 2 years | CAAHEP accredited | $4,938 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area | 20 | Request information | |
| Certificate1 to 2 years8 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years9 graduates | CAAHEP accredited certificate | $4,346 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area; same for each award | 17 | Request information | |
| Certificate1 to 2 years5 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years11 graduates | CAAHEP accredited certificate | $5,146 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area; same for each award | 16 | Request information | |
 Centralia College | Associate degreeabout 2 years | Not accredited | $5,109 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area | 16 | Visit the school's site |
| Certificate1 to 2 years7 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years8 graduates | CAAHEP accredited certificate | $5,620 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area; same for each award | 15 | Request information | |
| Certificate1 to 2 years | CAAHEP accredited | $5,118 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area | 13 | Request information | |
| Certificate1 to 2 years7 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years5 graduates | CAAHEP accredited certificate | $5,156 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area; same for each award | 12 | Request information | |
| Certificate1 to 2 years5 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years6 graduates | CAAHEP accredited certificate | $5,163 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area; same for each award | 11 | Request information | |
 Big Bend Community College | Certificate1 to 2 years2 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years8 graduates | Not accredited | $4,909 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area; same for each award | 10 | Visit the school's site |
 Bellevue College | Certificate1 to 2 years | Not accredited | $4,305 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area | 8 | Visit the school's site |
 Clover Park Technical College | Associate degreeabout 2 years | Not accredited | $6,634 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area | 8 | Visit the school's site |
| Certificate1 to 2 years3 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years3 graduates | CAAHEP accredited certificate | $4,586 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area; same for each award | 6 | Request information | |
 Grays Harbor College | Associate degreeabout 2 years | Not accredited | $4,751 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area | 5 | Visit the school's site |
| Associate degreeabout 2 years | CAAHEP accredited | $5,569 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area | 2 | Request information | |
 Edmonds College | 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.
Washington at a glance
The graduate count covers every medical assistant certificate and degree that 27 schools in Washington awarded in the 2023-24 school year. The largest is UEI College-Tacoma in Tacoma, which had 158 graduates.
Larger cities with a page of their own: Seattle (12).
Washington requires a Department of Health credential to work as a medical assistant. For Medical Assistant-Certified you need an approved program (a CAAHEP or ABHES program, a state apprenticeship, or 720 clock hours of training that include a 160-hour externship) and must pass a recognized national exam in the last 5 years. The Medical Assistant-Registered credential asks for no formal training, but it only covers work for one employer. How certification works in Washington · Washington beside five other states
What medical assistants earn in Washington · Accredited online programs