Gulfport, Mississippi
Blue Cliff College-Gulfport Medical Assistant Diploma
What Medical Assistant Programs Does Blue Cliff College-Gulfport Offer?
Blue Cliff College-Gulfport in Gulfport, Mississippi offers one medical assisting program: Clinical Medical Assisting (CMA) Diploma - Hybrid, taught hybrid. It comes to $16,683 total. It runs 39 weeks.
Clinical Medical Assisting (CMA) Diploma - Hybrid at Blue Cliff College-Gulfport
- Diploma
- Cost
- $16,683published total, 2026-27 catalog
- Length
- 39 wk9 months (day) or 15 months (evening)
- Hours
- 780clock hours
- Externship
- 180 hours
- Phlebotomy
- Billing and coding
- Pharmacology
Inside Blue Cliff College-Gulfport's Diploma
- Length
- 9 months (day) or 15 months (evening)
- Hours or credits
- 53 quarter credit hours / 780 clock hours
- Schedule
- Day and evening
- Externship
- MED 299 Medical Assisting Externship, 180 clock hours
- Also covers
- phlebotomy; laboratory procedures; pharmacology; medical coding and insurance; CPR/First Aid
- Certification
- Graduates can sit for a medical assistant certification examination
- Admission
- Proof of current immunizations including the Hepatitis B series, or a signed declination acknowledgment
- Tuition (school's wording)
- $16,683 total: $14,742 tuition ($278.15 per quarter credit hour), $1,891 program fees and $50 graduation fee2026-27 catalog. Source: bluecliffcollege.edu, reviewed October 12, 2026.
- Published total
- $16,683The school's own program total.
Clinical Medical Assisting (CMA) Diploma - Hybrid at Blue Cliff College-Gulfport: full program profileBlue Cliff College-Gulfport diploma page on bluecliffcollege.edu ↗
From Blue Cliff College-Gulfport's own program, admissions and tuition pages, reviewed October 12, 2026. Tuition changes each year; confirm fees with the school.
How Blue Cliff College-Gulfport Compares
- Clinical Medical Assisting (CMA) Diploma - Hybrid costs $16,683, against a median of $17,215 across 304 priced diploma programs on this site.
- Clinical Medical Assisting (CMA) Diploma - Hybrid runs 39 weeks; the median for diploma programs is 40 weeks.
Medical assistants in Mississippi earn a median of $35,360 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), against $45,690 nationally.
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Is Blue Cliff College-Gulfport's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?
Blue Cliff College-Gulfport's medical assisting diploma 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.
Medical Assisting Awards at Blue Cliff College-Gulfport
| Award level | Awards, 2022-23 |
|---|---|
| Certificates of one to two years | 40 |
Federal completions data (IPEDS, CIP 51.0801) count 40 medical assisting awards conferred by Blue Cliff College-Gulfport in 2022-23, 313th 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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Blue Cliff College-Gulfport Medical Assisting: Common Questions
Is Blue Cliff College-Gulfport's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?
Blue Cliff College-Gulfport's medical assisting diploma 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 Blue Cliff College-Gulfport's Medical Assistant Diploma Cost?
Clinical Medical Assisting (CMA) Diploma - Hybrid: $16,683 total: $14,742 tuition ($278.15 per quarter credit hour), $1,891 program fees and $50 graduation fee (2026-27 catalog).
How Long Is Blue Cliff College-Gulfport's Medical Assistant Diploma?
Clinical Medical Assisting (CMA) Diploma - Hybrid: 9 months (day) or 15 months (evening) (53 quarter credit hours / 780 clock hours).
Does Blue Cliff College-Gulfport Include an Externship?
Yes. Clinical Medical Assisting (CMA) Diploma - Hybrid: MED 299 Medical Assisting Externship, 180 clock hours.
What Do You Need to Apply to Blue Cliff College-Gulfport?
Clinical Medical Assisting (CMA) Diploma - Hybrid: Proof of current immunizations including the Hepatitis B series, or a signed declination acknowledgment.
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