Sacramento, California

Charles a Jones Career and Education Center Medical Assistant Certificate

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What Medical Assistant Programs Does Charles a Jones Career and Education Center Offer?

Charles A Jones Career and Education Center in Sacramento, California offers one medical assisting program: Clinical Medical Assistant (CMA) Program including CPR Certification, taught on campus. It comes to $2,995 total. It runs 10 weeks.

Clinical Medical Assistant (CMA) Program Including CPR Certification at Charles a Jones Career and Education Center

Inside Charles a Jones Career and Education Center's Certificate

Length
8-10 weeks
Hours or credits
160 total hours (120 classroom theory, 40 practical)
Schedule
Day and evening
Externship
40-hour externship
Certification
CPR certification National exam included
Start dates
November 9, 2026; November 30, 2026
Admission
At least 18 years old with a GED, diploma or equivalent
Tuition (school's wording)
$2,995 including CPR, plus books, scrubs and fees2026-27. Source: caj.scusd.edu, reviewed October 12, 2026.
Published total
$2,995The school's own program total.

From Charles A Jones Career and Education Center's own program, admissions and tuition pages, reviewed October 12, 2026. Tuition changes each year; confirm fees with the school.

How Charles a Jones Career and Education Center Compares

  • Clinical Medical Assistant (CMA) Program including CPR Certification costs $2,995, against a median of $8,930 across 426 priced certificate programs on this site.
  • Clinical Medical Assistant (CMA) Program including CPR Certification runs 10 weeks; the median for certificate programs is 39 weeks.

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 Charles a Jones Career and Education Center's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?

Charles A Jones Career and Education 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 Charles a Jones Career and Education Center

Award levelAwards, 2022-23
Certificates of one to two years14

Federal completions data (IPEDS, CIP 51.0801) count 14 medical assisting awards conferred by Charles A Jones Career and Education Center in 2022-23, 641st of 951 schools on this site. These are credentials awarded, not graduates or job outcomes.

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Charles a Jones Career and Education Center Medical Assisting: Common Questions

Is Charles a Jones Career and Education Center's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?

Charles A Jones Career and Education 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 Much Does Charles a Jones Career and Education Center's Medical Assistant Certificate Cost?

Clinical Medical Assistant (CMA) Program including CPR Certification: $2,995 including CPR, plus books, scrubs and fees (2026-27).

How Long Is Charles a Jones Career and Education Center's Medical Assistant Certificate?

Clinical Medical Assistant (CMA) Program including CPR Certification: 8-10 weeks (160 total hours (120 classroom theory, 40 practical)).

Does Charles a Jones Career and Education Center Include an Externship?

Yes. Clinical Medical Assistant (CMA) Program including CPR Certification: 40-hour externship.

What Do You Need to Apply to Charles a Jones Career and Education Center?

Clinical Medical Assistant (CMA) Program including CPR Certification: At least 18 years old with a GED, diploma or equivalent.

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Sources

  1. caj.scusd.edu: Clinical Medical Assistant (CMA) Program including CPR Certification 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