Cape Girardeau, Missouri

Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center Medical Assistant Certificate

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What Medical Assistant Programs Does Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center Offer?

Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri offers one medical assisting program: Medical Assistant (certificate of completion), taught on campus. It runs 39 weeks.

Medical Assistant (Certificate of Completion) at Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center

Inside Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center's Certificate

Length
Nine months, Monday-Friday (adult option: 1-year all-day or 2-year half-day)
Hours or credits
900 classroom hours plus 20-40 hours of work-based learning
Schedule
Day
Externship
20-40 hours of work-based learning
Also covers
phlebotomy; coding and billing
Certification
Opportunity to take the CCMA (NHA) exam
Admission
High school completion or GED; WorkKeys Applied Math 4, Workplace Documents 4, Graphic Literacy 4; application with $100 deposit; TB test, vaccinations and flu shot; criminal background check

From Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center's own program, admissions and tuition pages, reviewed October 12, 2026. Tuition changes each year; confirm fees with the school.

How Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center Compares

  • Medical Assistant (certificate of completion) runs 39 weeks; the median for certificate programs is 39 weeks.

Medical assistants in Missouri earn a median of $40,440 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), against $45,690 nationally.

Is Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?

Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center's medical assisting certificate 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.

What CAAHEP or ABHES accreditation means for the CMA (AAMA)

Medical Assisting Awards at Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center

Award levelAwards, 2022-23
Certificates of one to two years8

Federal completions data (IPEDS, CIP 51.0801) count 8 medical assisting awards conferred by Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center in 2022-23, 768th of 951 schools on this site. These are credentials awarded, not graduates or job outcomes.

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Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center Medical Assisting: Common Questions

Is Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?

Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center's medical assisting certificate 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 Long Is Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center's Medical Assistant Certificate?

Medical Assistant (certificate of completion): Nine months, Monday-Friday (adult option: 1-year all-day or 2-year half-day) (900 classroom hours plus 20-40 hours of work-based learning).

Does Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center Include an Externship?

Yes. Medical Assistant (certificate of completion): 20-40 hours of work-based learning.

Which Certification Exams Does Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center Prepare You For?

Medical Assistant (certificate of completion) names the CCMA (NHA). CMA (AAMA) eligibility through the standard route requires a CAAHEP- or ABHES-accredited program.

What Do You Need to Apply to Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center?

Medical Assistant (certificate of completion): High school completion or GED; WorkKeys Applied Math 4, Workplace Documents 4, Graphic Literacy 4; application with $100 deposit; TB test, vaccinations and flu shot; criminal background check.

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Sources

  1. capectc.org: Medical Assistant (certificate of completion) program page, reviewed October 12, 2026
  2. U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS completions 2022-23, CIP 51.0801 (medical/clinical assistant)
  3. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025: Medical Assistants, Missouri

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