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How long is medical assistant school?
Most medical assistant certificate programs take 8 months to 10 months; the middle of 423 programs reporting a length to IPEDS is 9 months. In clock hours, the middle program runs 900 hours (half run 789 to 964). On state WIOA training lists the middle medical assistant program lasts 33 weeks.
Middle length
9 months
IPEDS, 423 programs
Middle clock hours
900
148 clock-hour programs
How long medical assistant programs run
| Length | Programs |
|---|---|
| Under 3 months | 2 |
| 3 to 6 months | 17 |
| 7 to 12 months | 357 |
| Over 12 months | 47 |
Program length by state
| State | Programs reporting | Middle | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 103 | 9 months | 5 months to 15 months |
| Texas | 44 | 9 months | 5 months to 13 months |
| Florida | 29 | 10 months | 6 months to 24 months |
| Louisiana | 21 | 9 months | 6 months to 13 months |
| New Jersey | 20 | 9 months | 2 months to 12 months |
| Michigan | 19 | 8 months | 8 months to 18 months |
| Arizona | 16 | 9 months | 8 months to 10 months |
| Ohio | 16 | 8 months | 5 months to 12 months |
| Pennsylvania | 14 | 10 months | 7 months to 13 months |
| New York | 13 | 9 months | 8 months to 19 months |
| Tennessee | 11 | 9 months | 4 months to 11 months |
| Indiana | 9 | 8 months | 8 months to 18 months |
| Georgia | 9 | 12 months | 8 months to 19 months |
| Illinois | 8 | 10 months | 9 months to 13 months |
| Nevada | 8 | 9 months | 8 months to 11 months |
| Kentucky | 8 | 9 months | 8 months to 14 months |
| Colorado | 7 | 9 months | 7 months to 18 months |
| Missouri | 7 | 9 months | 8 months to 16 months |
| West Virginia | 7 | 9 months | 6 months to 10 months |
| Oklahoma | 6 | 10 months | 5 months to 13 months |
| Connecticut | 4 | 9 months | 9 months to 10 months |
| North Carolina | 4 | 15 months | 13 months to 15 months |
| Washington | 4 | 9 months | 8 months to 9 months |
| Alabama | 4 | 9 months | 8 months to 9 months |
| New Mexico | 3 | 9 months | 8 months to 9 months |
Source: IPEDS COST1 2024-25, the length and whole-program tuition that clock-hour schools report for their largest programs. States with at least 3 reporting programs. Community colleges charge by the year and are not in these figures.
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