Spring Hill, Florida

ATA Career Education Medical Assistant Programs

DiplomaAssociate degreePrivate for-profit

What Medical Assistant Programs Does ATA Career Education Offer?

ATA Career Education in Spring Hill, Florida offers 3 medical assisting programs (diploma and associate degree), taught hybrid. The lowest-cost option, Medical Assistant (MAD) Diploma, comes to $18,033 total. Programs run 43 weeks, 74 weeks and 77 weeks.

3 Medical Assistant Programs at ATA Career Education

ATA Career Education's Programs Side by Side

ProgramCredentialFormatLengthExternshipCost
Medical Assistant (MAD) Diploma, ATA Career EducationDiplomaHybrid43 weeks$18,033published total, Effective Nov. 17, 2025 (rev. July 2026)
Medical Professional: Medical Assisting (MPMA), Associate Degree, ATA Career EducationAssociate degreeHybrid74 weeks$28,384published total, Effective Nov. 17, 2025 (rev. July 2026)
X-Ray Tech Limited Medical Radiography with Medical Assisting (LMR-MA), AOS Degree, ATA Career EducationAssociate degreeHybrid77 weeks$30,378published total, Effective Nov. 17, 2025 (rev. July 2026)

Blank cells: the school's pages don't give that figure.

Medical Assistant (MAD) Diploma: The Details

Length
10 months (4 quarters)
Hours or credits
57 credit hours
Schedule
Day and evening
Also covers
EKG; phlebotomy; laboratory procedures
Certification
Eligible for the Certified Medical Assistant certification offered through the National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT), per the school's wording
Tuition (school's wording)
$18,033 total: $14,250 tuition ($250 per credit), $850 estimated standard fees and $2,933 estimated book chargesEffective Nov. 17, 2025 (rev. July 2026). Source: ata.edu, reviewed October 12, 2026.
Published total
$18,033The school's own program total.
Outcomes the school publishes
Medical Assistant diploma: retention 71%, placement 33% (2024-25)Reported for 2024-25.

Medical Professional: Medical Assisting (MPMA), Associate Degree: The Details

Length
17 months (7 quarters)
Hours or credits
91 credit hours
Schedule
Day and evening
Also covers
EKG; phlebotomy; laboratory procedures
Certification
Eligible for the Certified Medical Assistant certification offered through NCCT, per the school's wording Eligible for NCCT Phlebotomy Technician certification
Tuition (school's wording)
$28,384 total: $22,750 tuition ($250 per credit), $1,450 estimated standard fees and $4,184 estimated book chargesEffective Nov. 17, 2025 (rev. July 2026). Source: ata.edu, reviewed October 12, 2026.
Published total
$28,384The school's own program total.
Outcomes the school publishes
Medical Professional: Medical Assisting: retention 86%, placement 100% (2024-25)Reported for 2024-25.

X-Ray Tech Limited Medical Radiography With Medical Assisting (LMR-MA), AOS Degree: The Details

Length
7 quarters
Hours or credits
99 credit hours
Also covers
limited X-ray (radiography)
Certification
Eligible for the Florida Limited Radiography certification exam administered by the ARRT Eligible for the Certified Medical Assistant certification offered through NCCT, per the school's wording
Tuition (school's wording)
$30,378 total: $24,750 tuition ($250 per credit), $1,450 estimated standard fees and $4,178 estimated book chargesEffective Nov. 17, 2025 (rev. July 2026). Source: ata.edu, reviewed October 12, 2026.
Published total
$30,378The school's own program total.
Outcomes the school publishes
Limited Medical Radiography with MA: retention 89%, placement 100% (2024-25)Reported for 2024-25.

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

How ATA Career Education Compares

  • Medical Assistant (MAD) Diploma costs $18,033, against a median of $17,215 across 304 priced diploma programs on this site.
  • Medical Assistant (MAD) Diploma runs 43 weeks; the median for diploma programs is 40 weeks.
  • Medical Professional: Medical Assisting (MPMA), Associate Degree costs $28,384, against a median of $12,661 across 137 priced associate degree programs on this site.
  • Medical Professional: Medical Assisting (MPMA), Associate Degree runs 74 weeks; the median for associate degree programs is 78 weeks.
  • X-Ray Tech Limited Medical Radiography with Medical Assisting (LMR-MA), AOS Degree costs $30,378, against a median of $12,661 across 137 priced associate degree programs on this site.
  • X-Ray Tech Limited Medical Radiography with Medical Assisting (LMR-MA), AOS Degree runs 77 weeks; the median for associate degree programs is 78 weeks.

Medical assistants in Florida earn a median of $43,680 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), against $45,690 nationally.

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Is ATA Career Education's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?

ATA Career Education's medical assisting programs aren'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 ATA Career Education

Award levelAwards, 2022-23
Certificates of one to two years11
Associate degrees3

Federal completions data (IPEDS, CIP 51.0801) count 14 medical assisting awards conferred by ATA Career Education in 2022-23, 642nd 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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ATA Career Education Medical Assisting: Common Questions

Is ATA Career Education's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?

ATA Career Education's medical assisting programs aren'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 ATA Career Education's Medical Assistant Program Cost?

Medical Assistant (MAD) Diploma: $18,033 total: $14,250 tuition ($250 per credit), $850 estimated standard fees and $2,933 estimated book charges (Effective Nov. 17, 2025 (rev. July 2026)). Medical Professional: Medical Assisting (MPMA), Associate Degree: $28,384 total: $22,750 tuition ($250 per credit), $1,450 estimated standard fees and $4,184 estimated book charges (Effective Nov. 17, 2025 (rev. July 2026)). X-Ray Tech Limited Medical Radiography with Medical Assisting (LMR-MA), AOS Degree: $30,378 total: $24,750 tuition ($250 per credit), $1,450 estimated standard fees and $4,178 estimated book charges (Effective Nov. 17, 2025 (rev. July 2026)).

How Long Is ATA Career Education's Medical Assistant Program?

Medical Assistant (MAD) Diploma: 10 months (4 quarters) (57 credit hours). Medical Professional: Medical Assisting (MPMA), Associate Degree: 17 months (7 quarters) (91 credit hours). X-Ray Tech Limited Medical Radiography with Medical Assisting (LMR-MA), AOS Degree: 7 quarters (99 credit hours).

Which Certification Exams Does ATA Career Education Prepare You For?

Medical Assistant (MAD) Diploma names the CMA (AAMA) and NCMA (NCCT). Medical Professional: Medical Assisting (MPMA), Associate Degree names the CMA (AAMA) and NCMA (NCCT). X-Ray Tech Limited Medical Radiography with Medical Assisting (LMR-MA), AOS Degree names the CMA (AAMA) and NCMA (NCCT). CMA (AAMA) eligibility through the standard route requires a CAAHEP- or ABHES-accredited program.

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Sources

  1. ata.edu: Medical Assistant (MAD) Diploma program page, reviewed October 12, 2026
  2. ata.edu: X-Ray Tech Limited Medical Radiography with Medical Assisting (LMR-MA), AOS Degree program page, reviewed October 12, 2026
  3. U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS completions 2022-23, CIP 51.0801 (medical/clinical assistant)
  4. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025: Medical Assistants, Florida

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