Redwood City, California

Canada College Medical Assistant Programs

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What Medical Assistant Programs Does Canada College Offer?

Canada College in Redwood City, California offers 2 medical assisting programs (certificate and associate degree). The lowest-cost option, Medical Assisting Certificate of Achievement, comes to about $1,610 (estimated).

2 Medical Assistant Programs at Canada College

Canada College's Programs Side by Side

ProgramCredentialFormatLengthExternshipCost
Medical Assisting Certificate of Achievement, Canada CollegeCertificate35 credits$1,610estimated: $46/credit × 35
Medical Assisting Associate in Science Degree, Canada CollegeAssociate degree60 credits$2,760estimated: $46/credit × 60

Blank cells: the school's pages don't give that figure.

Medical Assisting Certificate of Achievement: The Details

Hours or credits
35 units
Tuition (school's wording)
$46 per unit California resident enrollment feeSource: catalog.canadacollege.edu, reviewed October 12, 2026.
Estimated cost
$1,610Estimated: $46/credit × 35, before fees.

Medical Assisting Associate in Science Degree: The Details

Hours or credits
60 units (35 major units)
Tuition (school's wording)
$46 per unit California resident enrollment feeSource: catalog.canadacollege.edu, reviewed October 12, 2026.
Estimated cost
$2,760Estimated: $46/credit × 60, before fees.

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

How Canada College Compares

  • Medical Assisting Certificate of Achievement costs an estimated $1,610, against a median of $8,930 across 426 priced certificate programs on this site.
  • Medical Assisting Associate in Science Degree costs an estimated $2,760, against a median of $12,661 across 137 priced associate degree programs on this site.

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 Canada College's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?

Canada College'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 Canada College

Award levelAwards, 2022-23
Certificates of one to two years9
Associate degrees9
Certificates under one year3

Federal completions data (IPEDS, CIP 51.0801) count 21 medical assisting awards conferred by Canada College in 2022-23, 505th 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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Canada College Medical Assisting: Common Questions

Is Canada College's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?

Canada College'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 Canada College's Medical Assistant Program Cost?

Medical Assisting Certificate of Achievement: $46 per unit California resident enrollment fee, about $1,610 for the program (estimated). Medical Assisting Associate in Science Degree: $46 per unit California resident enrollment fee, about $2,760 for the program (estimated).

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Sources

  1. catalog.canadacollege.edu: Medical Assisting Certificate of Achievement program page, reviewed October 12, 2026
  2. catalog.canadacollege.edu: Medical Assisting Associate in Science Degree 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, 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