Tempe, Arizona
Brookline College-Tempe Medical Assistant Diploma
What Medical Assistant Programs Does Brookline College-Tempe Offer?
Brookline College-Tempe in Tempe, Arizona offers one medical assisting program: Medical Assisting (Diploma), taught hybrid. It comes to $18,700 total. It runs 39 weeks.
Medical Assisting (Diploma) at Brookline College-Tempe
- Diploma
- Cost
- $18,700published total, 2026 (starts after 9/1/26)
- Length
- 39 wk
- Credits
- 29
- Externship
- 184 hours
- Phlebotomy
- EKG
- Pharmacology
Inside Brookline College-Tempe's Diploma
- Length
- 33 instructional weeks (as little as 9 months)
- Hours or credits
- 29.0 semester credits; 779 instructional clock hours
- Schedule
- Day and evening
- Externship
- MA117 Medical Assisting Externship, 184 clock hours (about 5 weeks)
- Also covers
- phlebotomy; EKG; pharmacology; medical office administration
- Certification
- Prepares students to sit for nationally recognized medical assisting certification exams
- Start dates
- New cohorts every five weeks
- Admission
- Government-issued ID and proof of high school diploma or GED; FAFSA and financial aid appointment; entrance assessments
- Tuition (school's wording)
- $18,700 total program cost for start dates after Sept. 1, 2026: $18,000 tuition plus $700 books and supplies (earlier 2026 starts: $15,339)2026 (starts after 9/1/26). Source: brooklinecollege.edu, reviewed October 12, 2026.
- Published total
- $18,700The school's own program total.
Medical Assisting (Diploma) at Brookline College-Tempe: full program profileBrookline College-Tempe diploma page on brooklinecollege.edu ↗
From Brookline College-Tempe's own program, admissions and tuition pages, reviewed October 12, 2026. Tuition changes each year; confirm fees with the school.
How Brookline College-Tempe Compares
- Medical Assisting (Diploma) costs $18,700, against a median of $17,215 across 304 priced diploma programs on this site.
- Medical Assisting (Diploma) runs 39 weeks; the median for diploma programs is 40 weeks.
Medical assistants in Arizona earn a median of $45,940 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), against $45,690 nationally.
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Is Brookline College-Tempe's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?
Brookline College-Tempe'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 Brookline College-Tempe
| Award level | Awards, 2022-23 |
|---|---|
| Certificates under one year | 14 |
Federal completions data (IPEDS, CIP 51.0801) count 14 medical assisting awards conferred by Brookline College-Tempe in 2022-23, 640th 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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Brookline College-Tempe Medical Assisting: Common Questions
Is Brookline College-Tempe's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?
Brookline College-Tempe'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 Brookline College-Tempe's Medical Assistant Diploma Cost?
Medical Assisting (Diploma): $18,700 total program cost for start dates after Sept. 1, 2026: $18,000 tuition plus $700 books and supplies (earlier 2026 starts: $15,339) (2026 (starts after 9/1/26)).
How Long Is Brookline College-Tempe's Medical Assistant Diploma?
Medical Assisting (Diploma): 33 instructional weeks (as little as 9 months) (29.0 semester credits; 779 instructional clock hours).
Does Brookline College-Tempe Include an Externship?
Yes. Medical Assisting (Diploma): MA117 Medical Assisting Externship, 184 clock hours (about 5 weeks).
What Do You Need to Apply to Brookline College-Tempe?
Medical Assisting (Diploma): Government-issued ID and proof of high school diploma or GED; FAFSA and financial aid appointment; entrance assessments.
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