Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Central Oklahoma College Medical Assistant Diploma

DiplomaPrivate for-profit

What Medical Assistant Programs Does Central Oklahoma College Offer?

Central Oklahoma College in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma offers one medical assisting program: Medical Assistant, taught on campus. It runs 39 weeks.

Medical Assistant at Central Oklahoma College

Inside Central Oklahoma College's Diploma

Length
As little as 9 months
Hours or credits
50 quarter credit hours / 950 clock hours
Externship
Externship at local clinics
Also covers
phlebotomy
Certification
Graduates may sit for the AAMP National Registry exams: Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) and Phlebotomist (RPbt)

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

How Central Oklahoma College Compares

  • Medical Assistant runs 39 weeks; the median for diploma programs is 40 weeks.

Medical assistants in Oklahoma earn a median of $38,750 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), against $45,690 nationally.

Is Central Oklahoma College's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?

Central Oklahoma College'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.

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

Medical Assisting Awards at Central Oklahoma College

Award levelAwards, 2022-23
Certificates of one to two years7

Federal completions data (IPEDS, CIP 51.0801) count 7 medical assisting awards conferred by Central Oklahoma College in 2022-23, 808th 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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Central Oklahoma College Medical Assisting: Common Questions

Is Central Oklahoma College's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?

Central Oklahoma College'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 Long Is Central Oklahoma College's Medical Assistant Diploma?

Medical Assistant: As little as 9 months (50 quarter credit hours / 950 clock hours).

Does Central Oklahoma College Include an Externship?

Yes. Medical Assistant: Externship at local clinics.

Which Certification Exams Does Central Oklahoma College Prepare You For?

Medical Assistant names the RMA (AMT). CMA (AAMA) eligibility through the standard route requires a CAAHEP- or ABHES-accredited program.

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Sources

  1. centraloc.edu: Medical Assistant 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, Oklahoma

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