National Career Institute medical assistant program
East Orange, New Jersey is home to National Career Institute, a private, for-profit school. It offers a certificate for medical assisting, and 49 graduates in 2023-24 came out of the program. CAAHEP and ABHES don't list the school for medical assisting, but that isn't a verdict on the institution. Other routes to the RMA, CCMA and NCMA exams are also accepted.
- whole program
- $16,000
- graduates in 2023-24
- 49
- medical assisting accreditation
- Not CAAHEP or ABHES
- classes
- On campus
A quick look at National Career Institute
- Address
- 134 Evergreen Place, East Orange, NJ 07018
- Type of school
- Private for-profit
- Federal student aid
- Yes
- Program
- Certificate, about 9 months
- Accreditation
- Not CAAHEP or ABHES
- Price
- $16,000 for the whole program (books and supplies $900 included)
How it compares with the state median
| Measure | This program | New Jersey median | Rank in New Jersey |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price, whole-program prices | $16,000 | $16,486 | 9th lowest of 20 |
| Graduates in 2023-24 | 49 | 32 | 13th of 30 |
These medians come from New Jersey programs reporting the same figure to the IPEDS, 2023-24 survey. They were checked on 2026-10-22.
Nearby medical assistant programs
- New Community Career & Technical Institute, Newark: 2 miles
- Healthcare Training Institute, Union: 5 miles
- Eastwick College-Nutley, Nutley: 5 miles
- Hudson County Community College, Jersey City: 9 miles (accredited)
- Garden State Science and Technology Institute, Jersey City: 9 miles
- Fortis Institute-Wayne, Wayne: 9 miles (accredited)
Rules for medical assistants in the state
- State certification required
- Yes, for injections and venipuncture
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