CLIFTON, New Jersey

American Institute-Clifton Medical Assistant Certificate

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What Medical Assistant Programs Does American Institute-Clifton Offer?

American Institute-Clifton in CLIFTON, New Jersey offers one medical assisting program: Medical Assisting (Certificate), taught hybrid. It comes to $19,520 total. It runs 40 weeks.

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Medical Assisting (Certificate) at American Institute-Clifton

Inside American Institute-Clifton's Certificate

Length
40 weeks (day) or 64 weeks (evening)
Hours or credits
40 semester credits (990 contact hours: 300 theory, 450 lab, 240 clinical)
Schedule
Day and evening
Externship
Two clinical practicum courses of 120 hours each (240 clinical hours) at an outside healthcare facility in the final term
Also covers
phlebotomy; EKG; electronic health records; medical billing and coding
Certification
Eligible to take the Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) exam offered by the AAMA Eligible to take the Clinical Medical Assistant Certification (CMAC) offered by the AMCA Free certification boot camps and mock exams; the school pays the first exam attempt for graduates who meet its mock-exam requirements
Admission
High school diploma or equivalent (or signed attestation); English proficiency; admissions interview; readiness-for-distance-education declaration for the blended format
Tuition (school's wording)
$19,520 total: $18,995 tuition, $25 registration fee, $250 laptop fee and $250 technology fee; books, one set of scrubs, a blood pressure kit and a laptop are included2026-27. Source: americaninstitute.edu, reviewed October 12, 2026.
Published total
$19,520The school's own program total.
Outcomes the school publishes
Placement rate 71% for Medical Assisting at this campus (ABHES calculation, July 2024 to June 2025)Reported for 2024-25.

Medical Assisting (Certificate) at American Institute-Clifton: full program profileAmerican Institute-Clifton certificate page on americaninstitute.edu ↗

From American Institute-Clifton's own program, admissions and tuition pages, reviewed October 12, 2026. Tuition changes each year; confirm fees with the school.

How American Institute-Clifton Compares

  • Medical Assisting (Certificate) costs $19,520, against a median of $8,930 across 426 priced certificate programs on this site.
  • Medical Assisting (Certificate) runs 40 weeks; the median for certificate programs is 39 weeks.

Medical assistants in New Jersey earn a median of $47,210 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), against $45,690 nationally.

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Is American Institute-Clifton's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?

American Institute-Clifton'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 American Institute-Clifton

Award levelAwards, 2022-23
Certificates of one to two years196

Federal completions data (IPEDS, CIP 51.0801) count 196 medical assisting awards conferred by American Institute-Clifton in 2022-23, 45th of 951 schools on this site. These are credentials awarded, not graduates or job outcomes, and chains report each campus separately.

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American Institute-Clifton Medical Assisting: Common Questions

Is American Institute-Clifton's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?

American Institute-Clifton'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 American Institute-Clifton's Medical Assistant Certificate Cost?

Medical Assisting (Certificate): $19,520 total: $18,995 tuition, $25 registration fee, $250 laptop fee and $250 technology fee; books, one set of scrubs, a blood pressure kit and a laptop are included (2026-27).

How Long Is American Institute-Clifton's Medical Assistant Certificate?

Medical Assisting (Certificate): 40 weeks (day) or 64 weeks (evening) (40 semester credits (990 contact hours: 300 theory, 450 lab, 240 clinical)).

Does American Institute-Clifton Include an Externship?

Yes. Medical Assisting (Certificate): Two clinical practicum courses of 120 hours each (240 clinical hours) at an outside healthcare facility in the final term.

Which Certification Exams Does American Institute-Clifton Prepare You For?

Medical Assisting (Certificate) names the CMA (AAMA). CMA (AAMA) eligibility through the standard route requires a CAAHEP- or ABHES-accredited program.

What Do You Need to Apply to American Institute-Clifton?

Medical Assisting (Certificate): High school diploma or equivalent (or signed attestation); English proficiency; admissions interview; readiness-for-distance-education declaration for the blended format.

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Sources

  1. americaninstitute.edu: Medical Assisting (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, New Jersey

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