Chattanooga, Tennessee

Chattanooga College Medical Dental and &Amp; Technical Careers Medical Assistant Certificate

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What Medical Assistant Programs Does Chattanooga College Medical Dental and &Amp; Technical Careers Offer?

Chattanooga College Medical Dental and & Technical Careers in Chattanooga, Tennessee offers one medical assisting program: Medical Assistant Certificate, taught hybrid. It comes to $12,750 total. It runs 39 weeks.

Medical Assistant Certificate at Chattanooga College Medical Dental and &Amp; Technical Careers

Inside Chattanooga College Medical Dental and &Amp; Technical Careers's Certificate

Length
9 months
Hours or credits
50 credit hours
Schedule
Evening
Externship
MA 230 Externship (6 credit hours)
Also covers
phlebotomy
Certification
NCCT certifications
Tuition (school's wording)
$12,750 total for the program, full-time ($4,000 tuition plus $250 books and supplies per quarter), excluding fees2026. Source: chattanoogacollege.edu, reviewed October 12, 2026.
Published total
$12,750The school's own program total.

From Chattanooga College Medical Dental and & Technical Careers's own program, admissions and tuition pages, reviewed October 12, 2026. Tuition changes each year; confirm fees with the school.

How Chattanooga College Medical Dental and &Amp; Technical Careers Compares

  • Medical Assistant Certificate costs $12,750, against a median of $8,930 across 426 priced certificate programs on this site.
  • Medical Assistant Certificate runs 39 weeks; the median for certificate programs is 39 weeks.

Medical assistants in Tennessee earn a median of $39,570 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), against $45,690 nationally.

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Is Chattanooga College Medical Dental and &Amp; Technical Careers's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?

Chattanooga College Medical Dental and & Technical Careers'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 Chattanooga College Medical Dental and &Amp; Technical Careers

Award levelAwards, 2022-23
Associate degrees7

Federal completions data (IPEDS, CIP 51.0801) count 7 medical assisting awards conferred by Chattanooga College Medical Dental and & Technical Careers in 2022-23, 814th of 951 schools on this site. These are credentials awarded, not graduates or job outcomes.

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Chattanooga College Medical Dental and &Amp; Technical Careers Medical Assisting: Common Questions

Is Chattanooga College Medical Dental and &Amp; Technical Careers's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?

Chattanooga College Medical Dental and & Technical Careers'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 Chattanooga College Medical Dental and &Amp; Technical Careers's Medical Assistant Certificate Cost?

Medical Assistant Certificate: $12,750 total for the program, full-time ($4,000 tuition plus $250 books and supplies per quarter), excluding fees (2026).

How Long Is Chattanooga College Medical Dental and &Amp; Technical Careers's Medical Assistant Certificate?

Medical Assistant Certificate: 9 months (50 credit hours).

Does Chattanooga College Medical Dental and &Amp; Technical Careers Include an Externship?

Yes. Medical Assistant Certificate: MA 230 Externship (6 credit hours).

Which Certification Exams Does Chattanooga College Medical Dental and &Amp; Technical Careers Prepare You For?

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

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Sources

  1. chattanoogacollege.edu: Medical Assistant Certificate 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, Tennessee

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