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Medical assistant program at National Career Institute
East Orange, NJ · Private for-profit less-than-2-year · (973) 678-3901 · School website
The program in figures
- Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (1 to under 2 years)
- $15,100
- Books and suppliesIPEDS 2024-25
- $900
- Listed cost
- $16,000
- LengthIPEDS
- 37 credit hours, 9 months
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 49
- Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard, 72 graduates
- $21,968
- Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard
- $32,035
- Median federal debtCollege Scorecard, about $101 a month over 10 years
- $9,500
- National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
- $34,272
- Typical pay for medical assistantsBLS OEWS May 2025, New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
- $48,370
Every line comes from the federal file named under it. A blank means the source does not publish the figure for this program; we never estimate it.
About this program
National Career Institute awarded 49 medical assistant credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its largest career program of 3 we list. Its listed tuition of $15,100 compares with a New Jersey median wage of $47,210 for medical assistants (BLS, May 2025).
On New Jersey's WIOA eligible training provider list
People who meet WIOA's rules for training services can have their local workforce board pay for a program on the state's eligible training provider list. Limits vary by area. How WIOA training funds work.
| Listed program | Tuition and fees | Length | Completed | Employed, 2nd quarter | Median earnings, 2nd quarter | Students who exited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical Medical AssistantIn person · CIP 51.0801 | $4,500+ $100 books | Competency-based or withheld | 66.7% | 50% | $3,999 | 18 |
| Clinical Medical Assistant with ExternshClinical Medical Assistant with Externsh · In person · CIP 51.0801 | $3,645+ $150 books | Competency-based or withheld | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed |
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171): programs on state lists as of June 30, 2025; outcomes for all students who exited between July 2021 and June 2025, not only WIOA-funded ones. Median earnings are one quarter's pay in the second quarter after exit. Suppressed means DOL withheld the figure (a small group, nothing reported, or a data quality hold); for length it can also mean a competency-based program. Matched to this page by provider name, address and field of study (CIP code).
DOL marks this state's outcome reporting with a data quality note: read completion and employment figures with care.
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