Metairie, Louisiana

Blue Cliff College-Metairie Medical Assistant Programs

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What Medical Assistant Programs Does Blue Cliff College-Metairie Offer?

Blue Cliff College-Metairie in Metairie, Louisiana offers 2 medical assisting programs (diploma and associate degree), taught hybrid and online. The lowest-cost option, Clinical Medical Assisting (CMA) Diploma - Hybrid, comes to $16,683 total. Programs run 39 weeks and 78 weeks.

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2 Medical Assistant Programs at Blue Cliff College-Metairie

Blue Cliff College-Metairie's Programs Side by Side

ProgramCredentialFormatLengthExternshipCost
Clinical Medical Assisting (CMA) Diploma - Hybrid, Blue Cliff College-MetairieDiplomaHybrid39 weeks180 hours$16,683published total, 2026-27 catalog
Clinical and Administrative Medical Assisting (CAMA), Associate of Occupational Studies - Online, Blue Cliff College-MetairieAssociate degreeOnline78 weeksIncluded$35,899published total, 2026-27 catalog

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Clinical Medical Assisting (CMA) Diploma - Hybrid: The Details

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-Metairie: full program profileBlue Cliff College-Metairie diploma page on bluecliffcollege.edu ↗

Clinical and Administrative Medical Assisting (CAMA), Associate of Occupational Studies - Online: The Details

Length
18 months
Hours or credits
97 quarter credit hours / 1,240 clock hours
Externship
Externship in a workplace setting
Also covers
phlebotomy; EKG; laboratory procedures; coding and insurance; electronic health records
Certification
Graduates can sit for a medical assistant certification examination
Admission
Completion of the Clinical Medical Assisting, Medical Assisting or another approved diploma from Gulf Coast College or an affiliated school (or an accredited MA diploma elsewhere)
Tuition (school's wording)
$35,899 total: $34,113 tuition ($351.68 per quarter credit hour), $1,261 program fees and $525 laptop2026-27 catalog. Source: bluecliffcollege.edu, reviewed October 12, 2026.
Published total
$35,899The school's own program total.

Clinical and Administrative Medical Assisting (CAMA), Associate of Occupational Studies - Online at Blue Cliff College-Metairie: full program profileBlue Cliff College-Metairie associate degree page on bluecliffcollege.edu ↗

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

How Blue Cliff College-Metairie 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.
  • Clinical and Administrative Medical Assisting (CAMA), Associate of Occupational Studies - Online costs $35,899, against a median of $12,661 across 137 priced associate degree programs on this site.
  • Clinical and Administrative Medical Assisting (CAMA), Associate of Occupational Studies - Online runs 78 weeks; the median for associate degree programs is 78 weeks.

Medical assistants in Louisiana earn a median of $36,320 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), against $45,690 nationally.

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Is Blue Cliff College-Metairie's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?

Blue Cliff College-Metairie'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 Blue Cliff College-Metairie

Award levelAwards, 2022-23
Certificates of one to two years108

Federal completions data (IPEDS, CIP 51.0801) count 108 medical assisting awards conferred by Blue Cliff College-Metairie in 2022-23, 124th 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-Metairie Medical Assisting: Common Questions

Is Blue Cliff College-Metairie's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?

Blue Cliff College-Metairie'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 Blue Cliff College-Metairie's Medical Assistant Program 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). Clinical and Administrative Medical Assisting (CAMA), Associate of Occupational Studies - Online: $35,899 total: $34,113 tuition ($351.68 per quarter credit hour), $1,261 program fees and $525 laptop (2026-27 catalog).

How Long Is Blue Cliff College-Metairie's Medical Assistant Program?

Clinical Medical Assisting (CMA) Diploma - Hybrid: 9 months (day) or 15 months (evening) (53 quarter credit hours / 780 clock hours). Clinical and Administrative Medical Assisting (CAMA), Associate of Occupational Studies - Online: 18 months (97 quarter credit hours / 1,240 clock hours).

Does Blue Cliff College-Metairie Include an Externship?

Yes. Clinical Medical Assisting (CMA) Diploma - Hybrid: MED 299 Medical Assisting Externship, 180 clock hours. Clinical and Administrative Medical Assisting (CAMA), Associate of Occupational Studies - Online: Externship in a workplace setting.

What Do You Need to Apply to Blue Cliff College-Metairie?

Clinical Medical Assisting (CMA) Diploma - Hybrid: Proof of current immunizations including the Hepatitis B series, or a signed declination acknowledgment. Clinical and Administrative Medical Assisting (CAMA), Associate of Occupational Studies - Online: Completion of the Clinical Medical Assisting, Medical Assisting or another approved diploma from Gulf Coast College or an affiliated school (or an accredited MA diploma elsewhere).

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Sources

  1. bluecliffcollege.edu: Clinical Medical Assisting (CMA) Diploma - Hybrid program page, reviewed October 12, 2026
  2. bluecliffcollege.edu: Clinical and Administrative Medical Assisting (CAMA), Associate of Occupational Studies - Online 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, Louisiana

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