Dawn Career Institute LLC · Newark, Delaware

Medical Assisting Diploma at Dawn Career Institute LLC

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What Should You Know About Medical Assisting Diploma at Dawn Career Institute LLC?

Medical Assisting Diploma is a medical assisting diploma at Dawn Career Institute LLC in Newark, Delaware, offered on campus, hybrid and online. It takes 36 weeks. Externship: 160-hour externship. Cost: $15,795 total. The program names the RMA (AMT) and CCMA (NHA) exams.

Researched and edited by Taylor Rupe · Updated October 12, 2026

Cost: $15,795published total, 2025
Length: 36 wk36 weeks
Externship: 160 hours

Phlebotomy
EKG
Billing and coding

Prepares for

RMAAMT
CCMANHA

How Medical Assisting Diploma Works

Credential: Diploma
Format: On campus, hybrid and online
Schedule: Day and evening
Length: 36 weeks
Externship: 160-hour externship
Also covers: phlebotomy; EKG; billing and coding

Admission and Certification at Dawn Career Institute LLC

Certification: CCMA (NHA), CPT (NHA), CET (NHA) and RMA (AMT); first attempt included in tuition
Outcomes the school publishes: Retention 67% and graduate placement 74% for 2023-2024; three-year averages 69% retention and 73% placement (ACCSC method)Reported for 2023-2024.

What Dawn Career Institute LLC's Medical Assisting Diploma Costs

Tuition (school's wording): $15,795 total tuition plus $557.56 estimated textbooks; projected program cost $16,352.56 (2025 cost)2025. Source: dawncareerinstitute.edu, reviewed October 12, 2026.
Published total: $15,795The school's own program total. Books, uniforms and exam fees may be extra.

Work out what the Dawn Career Institute LLC diploma costs you after aid

From dawncareerinstitute.edu, reviewed October 12, 2026. Check start dates, deadlines and current tuition with the school before you apply.

How Medical Assisting Diploma Compares

Its published total of $15,795 is below the median of $17,215 across 304 priced diploma programs on this site (98th lowest).
At 36 weeks it is shorter than the 40-week median for diploma programs.
Its 160-hour externship compares with a median of 180 hours among diploma programs that state hours.

Is Medical Assisting Diploma at Dawn Career Institute LLC Accredited?

It 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.

Besides core clinical and front-office skills, the program's course list covers phlebotomy, EKG and billing and coding.

How the CMA, RMA, CCMA and NCMA exams differ

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