Littleton, Colorado

Arapahoe Community College Medical Assistant Certificate

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What Medical Assistant Programs Does Arapahoe Community College Offer?

Arapahoe Community College in Littleton, Colorado offers one medical assisting program: Medical Assistant Certificate. It comes to $2,700 total.

Medical Assistant Certificate at Arapahoe Community College

Inside Arapahoe Community College's Certificate

Hours or credits
30 credits
Externship
MAP 1083 Medical Assistant Internship (5 credits)
Also covers
laboratory skills; injections; pharmacology
Certification
Prepared to take the American Medical Technologists (AMT) or NCCT certification exams
Admission
Admission to ACC with Health as area of interest; personal interview with the MAP program coordinator; criminal background check
Tuition (school's wording)
Approximately $2,700 including books and suppliesSource: arapahoe.edu, reviewed October 12, 2026.
Published total
$2,700The school's own program total.

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

How Arapahoe Community College Compares

  • Medical Assistant Certificate costs $2,700, against a median of $8,930 across 426 priced certificate programs on this site.

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 Arapahoe Community College's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?

Arapahoe 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 Arapahoe Community College

Award levelAwards, 2022-23
Certificates under one year25

Federal completions data (IPEDS, CIP 51.0801) count 25 medical assisting awards conferred by Arapahoe Community College in 2022-23, 455th 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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Arapahoe Community College Medical Assisting: Common Questions

Is Arapahoe Community College's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?

Arapahoe 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 Arapahoe Community College's Medical Assistant Certificate Cost?

Medical Assistant Certificate: Approximately $2,700 including books and supplies.

Does Arapahoe Community College Include an Externship?

Yes. Medical Assistant Certificate: MAP 1083 Medical Assistant Internship (5 credits).

Which Certification Exams Does Arapahoe Community College Prepare You For?

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

What Do You Need to Apply to Arapahoe Community College?

Medical Assistant Certificate: Admission to ACC with Health as area of interest; personal interview with the MAP program coordinator; criminal background check.

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Sources

  1. arapahoe.edu: Medical 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

Every program on this site was checked on the school's own website in October 2026. Accreditation comes only from the CAAHEP and ABHES directories (captured October 12, 2026), never from a school's own wording, and school size from U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS) completions. Sponsored listings are labeled as ads and never change which programs we list or how we rank them. How we verify programs