Greeley, Colorado

Aims Community College Medical Assistant Certificate

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What Medical Assistant Programs Does Aims Community College Offer?

Aims Community College in Greeley, Colorado offers one medical assisting program: Medical Clinical Assistant Certificate, taught on campus. It comes to $2,728 total. It runs 32 weeks.

Medical Clinical Assistant Certificate at Aims Community College

Inside Aims Community College's Certificate

Length
2 semesters plus prerequisites
Hours or credits
25.5 credits
Externship
One-semester internship
Also covers
venipuncture; EKG; injections; laboratory specimen collection
Certification
Prepares for medical assistant certification through American Medical Technologists (RMA) Prepares for medical assistant certification through the National Center for Competency Testing (NCMA)
Admission
Program-specific admission requirements apply (healthcare program entrance requirements checklist)
Tuition (school's wording)
Program tuition: in-district $2,728, in-state $4,104, WUE $5,966, out-of-state $13,514; lab and course fees extraSource: aims.edu, reviewed October 12, 2026.
Published total
$2,728The school's own program total.

From Aims Community College's own program, admissions and tuition pages, reviewed October 12, 2026. Tuition changes each year; confirm fees with the school.

How Aims Community College Compares

  • Medical Clinical Assistant Certificate costs $2,728, against a median of $8,930 across 426 priced certificate programs on this site.
  • Medical Clinical Assistant Certificate runs 32 weeks; the median for certificate programs is 39 weeks.

Medical assistants in Colorado earn a median of $48,400 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), against $45,690 nationally.

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Is Aims Community College's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?

Aims Community College's medical assisting certificate isn't on the CAAHEP or ABHES lists captured October 12, 2026. Graduates can still sit the RMA (AMT), CCMA (NHA) or NCMA (NCCT) exams, which accept other education routes. Accredited medical assistant programs.

What CAAHEP or ABHES accreditation means for the CMA (AAMA)

Medical Assisting Awards at Aims Community College

Award levelAwards, 2022-23
Associate degrees14
Certificates under one year45

Federal completions data (IPEDS, CIP 51.0801) count 59 medical assisting awards conferred by Aims Community College in 2022-23, 225th of 951 schools on this site. These are credentials awarded, not graduates or job outcomes.

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Aims Community College Medical Assisting: Common Questions

Is Aims Community College's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?

Aims Community College's medical assisting certificate isn't on the CAAHEP or ABHES lists captured October 12, 2026. Graduates can still sit the RMA (AMT), CCMA (NHA) or NCMA (NCCT) exams, which accept other education routes. Accredited medical assistant programs.

How Much Does Aims Community College's Medical Assistant Certificate Cost?

Medical Clinical Assistant Certificate: Program tuition: in-district $2,728, in-state $4,104, WUE $5,966, out-of-state $13,514; lab and course fees extra.

How Long Is Aims Community College's Medical Assistant Certificate?

Medical Clinical Assistant Certificate: 2 semesters plus prerequisites (25.5 credits).

Does Aims Community College Include an Externship?

Yes. Medical Clinical Assistant Certificate: One-semester internship.

Which Certification Exams Does Aims Community College Prepare You For?

Medical Clinical Assistant Certificate names the RMA (AMT) and NCMA (NCCT). CMA (AAMA) eligibility through the standard route requires a CAAHEP- or ABHES-accredited program.

What Do You Need to Apply to Aims Community College?

Medical Clinical Assistant Certificate: Program-specific admission requirements apply (healthcare program entrance requirements checklist).

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Sources

  1. aims.edu: Medical Clinical Assistant Certificate program page, reviewed October 12, 2026
  2. U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS completions 2022-23, CIP 51.0801 (medical/clinical assistant)
  3. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025: Medical Assistants, Colorado

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