California Career Institute · Anaheim, California
Diploma Medical Assisting (Medical Assistant Program - IDL) at California Career Institute
What Should You Know About Diploma Medical Assisting (Medical Assistant Program - IDL) at California Career Institute?
Diploma Medical Assisting (Medical Assistant Program - IDL) is a medical assisting diploma at California Career Institute in Anaheim, California, offered hybrid. It takes less than 10 months (as little as 40 weeks) (800 clock hours; 35 semester credits). Externship: 200-hour externship. Cost: $17,215 total.
- Cost
- $17,215published total, 2026
- Length
- 40 wk
- Hours
- 800clock hours
- Externship
- 200 hours
- Phlebotomy
- EKG
- Billing and coding
- Pharmacology
How Diploma Medical Assisting (Medical Assistant Program - IDL) Works
- Credential
- Diploma
- Format
- Hybrid
- Length
- Less than 10 months (as little as 40 weeks)
- Hours or credits
- 800 clock hours; 35 semester credits
- Externship
- 200-hour externship
- Also covers
- EKG; phlebotomy; pharmacology; medical billing
What California Career Institute's Medical Assisting Diploma Costs
- Tuition (school's wording)
- $17,215 total charges: tuition $15,995, books $400, lab fees and supplies $475, technology fee $225, registration $75, uniform and ID $45 (catalog updated 07/16/2026)2026. Source: calinstitute.edu, reviewed October 12, 2026.
- Published total
- $17,215The school's own program total. Books, uniforms and exam fees may be extra.
Work out what the California Career Institute diploma costs you after aid
From calinstitute.edu, reviewed October 12, 2026. Check start dates, deadlines and current tuition with the school before you apply.
How Diploma Medical Assisting (Medical Assistant Program - IDL) Compares
- Its published total of $17,215 is below the median of $17,215 across 304 priced diploma programs on this site (152nd lowest).
- At 40 weeks it is the same as the 40-week median for diploma programs.
- Its 200-hour externship compares with a median of 180 hours among diploma programs that state hours.
Is Diploma Medical Assisting (Medical Assistant Program - IDL) at California Career Institute Accredited?
It 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.
Besides core clinical and front-office skills, the program's course list covers phlebotomy, EKG, billing and coding and pharmacology.
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- Medical Assistant (Diploma) at Galaxy Medical CollegeNorth Hollywood, CA · 49 weeks · $16,960
- Medical Assistant Diploma at National Career CollegePanorama City, CA · 35 weeks · $16,900
- Medical Assistant Diploma Program (Administrative and Clinical) at Healthcare Career CollegeParamount, CA · 48 weeks · $16,872
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Diploma Medical Assisting (Medical Assistant Program - IDL) at California Career Institute: Common Questions
How Much Does Diploma Medical Assisting (Medical Assistant Program - IDL) at California Career Institute Cost?
$17,215 total charges: tuition $15,995, books $400, lab fees and supplies $475, technology fee $225, registration $75, uniform and ID $45 (catalog updated 07/16/2026).
How Long Is Diploma Medical Assisting (Medical Assistant Program - IDL) at California Career Institute?
Less than 10 months (as little as 40 weeks), 800 clock hours; 35 semester credits, according to the school's program page.
Is Diploma Medical Assisting (Medical Assistant Program - IDL) at California Career Institute Accredited?
It 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.
Can You Take Diploma Medical Assisting (Medical Assistant Program - IDL) at California Career Institute Online?
Partly. It is hybrid: coursework online, with labs and the externship in person.
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