Huntington, West Virginia

Amerion College Medical Assistant Associate Degree

Associate degree

What Medical Assistant Programs Does Amerion College Offer?

Amerion College in Huntington, West Virginia offers one medical assisting program: Associate of Applied Science in Medical Assisting, taught on campus. It comes to $16,750 total. It runs 65 weeks.

Associate of Applied Science in Medical Assisting at Amerion College

Inside Amerion College's Associate Degree

Length
15 months full-time maximum load (5 quarters); 21 months full-time minimum load (7 quarters); 30 months part-time (11 quarters)
Externship
Practicum in a supervised healthcare setting
Also covers
phlebotomy; EKG; pharmacology
Tuition (school's wording)
Total cost $16,750 (full-time, 5 classes per quarter over 5 quarters), $23,450 (full-time minimum, 7 quarters) or $36,850 (part-time, 11 quarters), plus online fees of $125 per class; textbooks included; same rate for in-state and out-of-state studentsSource: amerion.edu, reviewed October 12, 2026.
Published total
$16,750The school's own program total.
Outcomes the school publishes
Five-year average exam passage rate 83% (2020-2024)Reported for 2024.

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

How Amerion College Compares

  • Associate of Applied Science in Medical Assisting costs $16,750, against a median of $12,661 across 137 priced associate degree programs on this site.
  • Associate of Applied Science in Medical Assisting runs 65 weeks; the median for associate degree programs is 78 weeks.

Medical assistants in West Virginia earn a median of $37,180 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), against $45,690 nationally.

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Is Amerion College's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?

Amerion College's medical assisting associate degree 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.

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Amerion College Medical Assisting: Common Questions

Is Amerion College's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?

Amerion College's medical assisting associate degree 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 Amerion College's Medical Assistant Associate Degree Cost?

Associate of Applied Science in Medical Assisting: Total cost $16,750 (full-time, 5 classes per quarter over 5 quarters), $23,450 (full-time minimum, 7 quarters) or $36,850 (part-time, 11 quarters), plus online fees of $125 per class; textbooks included; same rate for in-state and out-of-state students.

How Long Is Amerion College's Medical Assistant Associate Degree?

Associate of Applied Science in Medical Assisting: 15 months full-time maximum load (5 quarters); 21 months full-time minimum load (7 quarters); 30 months part-time (11 quarters).

Does Amerion College Include an Externship?

Yes. Associate of Applied Science in Medical Assisting: Practicum in a supervised healthcare setting.

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Sources

  1. amerion.edu: Associate of Applied Science in Medical Assisting program page, reviewed October 12, 2026
  2. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025: Medical Assistants, West Virginia

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