San Pablo, California

Contra Costa College Medical Assistant Programs

Associate degreeCertificatePublic

What Medical Assistant Programs Does Contra Costa College Offer?

Contra Costa College in San Pablo, California offers 2 medical assisting programs (associate degree and certificate).

2 Medical Assistant Programs at Contra Costa College

Contra Costa College's Programs Side by Side

ProgramCredentialFormatLengthExternshipCost
Medical Assisting - AS, Contra Costa CollegeAssociate degreeIncluded$46per credit
Medical Assisting - CA, Contra Costa CollegeCertificate$46per credit

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

Medical Assisting - AS: The Details

Externship
Externships with healthcare partners such as Sutter Health, Kaiser Permanente and Lifelong Medical Care
Tuition (school's wording)
$46 per unit enrollment fee for California residents; nonresidents pay $438 total per unitSource: contracosta.edu, reviewed October 12, 2026.

Medical Assisting - CA: The Details

Tuition (school's wording)
$46 per unit enrollment fee for California residents; nonresidents pay $438 total per unitSource: contracosta.edu, reviewed October 12, 2026.

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

Is Contra Costa College's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?

Contra Costa 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 Contra Costa College

Award levelAwards, 2022-23
Associate degrees18

Federal completions data (IPEDS, CIP 51.0801) count 18 medical assisting awards conferred by Contra Costa College in 2022-23, 555th 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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Contra Costa College Medical Assisting: Common Questions

Is Contra Costa College's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?

Contra Costa 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 Contra Costa College's Medical Assistant Program Cost?

Medical Assisting - AS: $46 per unit enrollment fee for California residents; nonresidents pay $438 total per unit. Medical Assisting - CA: $46 per unit enrollment fee for California residents; nonresidents pay $438 total per unit.

Does Contra Costa College Include an Externship?

Yes. Medical Assisting - AS: Externships with healthcare partners such as Sutter Health, Kaiser Permanente and Lifelong Medical Care.

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Sources

  1. contracosta.edu: Medical Assisting - AS 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