San Francisco, California

Bay Area Medical Academy Medical Assistant Certificate

CertificatePrivate for-profit

What Medical Assistant Programs Does Bay Area Medical Academy Offer?

Bay Area Medical Academy in San Francisco, California offers one medical assisting program: Medical Assisting with Phlebotomy (3-in-1 program), taught hybrid. It comes to $16,850 total. It runs 39 weeks.

Medical Assisting With Phlebotomy (3-in-1 Program) at Bay Area Medical Academy

Inside Bay Area Medical Academy's Certificate

Length
9 months
Hours or credits
900 hours
Externship
200-hour externship
Also covers
phlebotomy; EKG
Certification
National Certified Medical Assistant Certified EKG Technician (CET) California Certified Phlebotomy Technician (CPT-1) / National Certified Phlebotomy Technician through NCCT
Admission
High school or higher degree (foreign diplomas evaluated for equivalency), an English test score of 70% or higher, and COVID-19 vaccination
Tuition (school's wording)
$16,850 program costSource: bamasf.edu, reviewed October 12, 2026.
Published total
$16,850The school's own program total.

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

How Bay Area Medical Academy Compares

  • Medical Assisting with Phlebotomy (3-in-1 program) costs $16,850, against a median of $8,930 across 426 priced certificate programs on this site.
  • Medical Assisting with Phlebotomy (3-in-1 program) runs 39 weeks; the median for certificate programs is 39 weeks.

Medical assistants in California earn a median of $49,660 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), against $45,690 nationally.

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Is Bay Area Medical Academy's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?

Bay Area Medical Academy'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 Bay Area Medical Academy

Award levelAwards, 2022-23
Certificates of one to two years145

Federal completions data (IPEDS, CIP 51.0801) count 145 medical assisting awards conferred by Bay Area Medical Academy in 2022-23, 78th of 951 schools on this site. These are credentials awarded, not graduates or job outcomes.

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Bay Area Medical Academy Medical Assisting: Common Questions

Is Bay Area Medical Academy's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?

Bay Area Medical Academy'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 Bay Area Medical Academy's Medical Assistant Certificate Cost?

Medical Assisting with Phlebotomy (3-in-1 program): $16,850 program cost.

How Long Is Bay Area Medical Academy's Medical Assistant Certificate?

Medical Assisting with Phlebotomy (3-in-1 program): 9 months (900 hours).

Does Bay Area Medical Academy Include an Externship?

Yes. Medical Assisting with Phlebotomy (3-in-1 program): 200-hour externship.

Which Certification Exams Does Bay Area Medical Academy Prepare You For?

Medical Assisting with Phlebotomy (3-in-1 program) names the CMA (AAMA) and NCMA (NCCT). CMA (AAMA) eligibility through the standard route requires a CAAHEP- or ABHES-accredited program.

What Do You Need to Apply to Bay Area Medical Academy?

Medical Assisting with Phlebotomy (3-in-1 program): High school or higher degree (foreign diplomas evaluated for equivalency), an English test score of 70% or higher, and COVID-19 vaccination.

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Sources

  1. bamasf.edu: Medical Assisting with Phlebotomy (3-in-1 program) 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, California

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