Horn Lake, Mississippi

Delta Technical College-Mississippi Medical Assistant Diploma

DiplomaPrivate for-profit

What Medical Assistant Programs Does Delta Technical College-Mississippi Offer?

Delta Technical College-Mississippi in Horn Lake, Mississippi offers one medical assisting program: Medical Assisting Program (Diploma), taught on campus. It comes to $18,297 total. It runs 35 weeks.

Medical Assisting Program (Diploma) at Delta Technical College-Mississippi

Inside Delta Technical College-Mississippi's Diploma

Length
9 months (35 weeks)
Hours or credits
765 clock hours plus 135 outside clock hours
Schedule
Day and evening
Externship
225-hour externship (included in the 765 clock hours)
Also covers
phlebotomy; EKG; x-ray procedures; medical coding; electronic health records
Certification
Prepares for the National Certified Medical Assistant (NCMA) exam through NCCT
Tuition (school's wording)
$18,297 total cost: $17,173 tuition plus registration, books, device, lab fee, kits and certificationSource: deltatechnicalcollege.com, reviewed October 12, 2026.
Published total
$18,297The school's own program total.
Outcomes the school publishes
Horn Lake campus, July 2024-June 2025: completion rate 71.9%, withdrawal rate 18.8%, in-field placement rate 22.7%Reported for 2024-25.

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

How Delta Technical College-Mississippi Compares

  • Medical Assisting Program (Diploma) costs $18,297, against a median of $17,215 across 304 priced diploma programs on this site.
  • Medical Assisting Program (Diploma) runs 35 weeks; the median for diploma programs is 40 weeks.

Medical assistants in Mississippi earn a median of $35,360 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), against $45,690 nationally.

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Is Delta Technical College-Mississippi's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?

Delta Technical College-Mississippi's medical assisting diploma 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.

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Medical Assisting Awards at Delta Technical College-Mississippi

Award levelAwards, 2022-23
Certificates of one to two years252

Federal completions data (IPEDS, CIP 51.0801) count 252 medical assisting awards conferred by Delta Technical College-Mississippi in 2022-23, 31st 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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Delta Technical College-Mississippi Medical Assisting: Common Questions

Is Delta Technical College-Mississippi's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?

Delta Technical College-Mississippi's medical assisting diploma 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 Delta Technical College-Mississippi's Medical Assistant Diploma Cost?

Medical Assisting Program (Diploma): $18,297 total cost: $17,173 tuition plus registration, books, device, lab fee, kits and certification.

How Long Is Delta Technical College-Mississippi's Medical Assistant Diploma?

Medical Assisting Program (Diploma): 9 months (35 weeks) (765 clock hours plus 135 outside clock hours).

Does Delta Technical College-Mississippi Include an Externship?

Yes. Medical Assisting Program (Diploma): 225-hour externship (included in the 765 clock hours).

Which Certification Exams Does Delta Technical College-Mississippi Prepare You For?

Medical Assisting Program (Diploma) names the CMA (AAMA) and NCMA (NCCT). CMA (AAMA) eligibility through the standard route requires a CAAHEP- or ABHES-accredited program.

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Sources

  1. deltatechnicalcollege.com: Medical Assisting Program (Diploma) 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, Mississippi

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