Norwalk, California

Cerritos College Medical Assistant Programs

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What Medical Assistant Programs Does Cerritos College Offer?

Cerritos College in Norwalk, California offers 2 medical assisting programs (certificate and associate degree).

2 Medical Assistant Programs at Cerritos College

Cerritos College's Programs Side by Side

ProgramCredentialFormatLengthExternshipCost
Medical Assisting Certificate of Achievement, Cerritos CollegeCertificateIncluded$46per credit, 2026-27
Associate in Arts in Medical Assisting, Cerritos CollegeAssociate degree$46per credit, 2026-27

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

Medical Assisting Certificate of Achievement: The Details

Externship
Practicums / clinical experiences
Tuition (school's wording)
$46 per unit enrollment fee for California residents; nonresidents also pay $405 per unit tuition (including $40 capital outlay fee); student health and activity fees extra2026-27. Source: cerritos.edu, reviewed October 12, 2026.

Associate in Arts in Medical Assisting: The Details

Tuition (school's wording)
$46 per unit enrollment fee for California residents; nonresidents also pay $405 per unit tuition (including $40 capital outlay fee); student health and activity fees extra2026-27. Source: cerritos.edu, reviewed October 12, 2026.

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

Is Cerritos College's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?

Cerritos 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 Cerritos College

Award levelAwards, 2022-23
Associate degrees18
Certificates under one year28

Federal completions data (IPEDS, CIP 51.0801) count 46 medical assisting awards conferred by Cerritos College in 2022-23, 269th 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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Cerritos College Medical Assisting: Common Questions

Is Cerritos College's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?

Cerritos 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 Cerritos College's Medical Assistant Program Cost?

Medical Assisting Certificate of Achievement: $46 per unit enrollment fee for California residents; nonresidents also pay $405 per unit tuition (including $40 capital outlay fee); student health and activity fees extra (2026-27). Associate in Arts in Medical Assisting: $46 per unit enrollment fee for California residents; nonresidents also pay $405 per unit tuition (including $40 capital outlay fee); student health and activity fees extra (2026-27).

Does Cerritos College Include an Externship?

Yes. Medical Assisting Certificate of Achievement: Practicums / clinical experiences.

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Sources

  1. cerritos.edu: Medical Assisting Certificate of Achievement 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, 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