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Downey Adult School Medical Assistant Programs

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What Medical Assistant Programs Does Downey Adult School Offer?

Downey Adult School in Downey, California offers 2 medical assisting programs (certificate), taught on campus. The lowest-cost option, Clinical Medical Assistant, comes to $4,999 total.

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2 Medical Assistant Programs at Downey Adult School

Downey Adult School's Programs Side by Side

ProgramCredentialFormatLengthExternshipCost
Clinical Medical Assistant, Downey Adult SchoolCertificateOn campus660 hoursIncluded$4,999published total
Medical Assistant Specialist (Medical Assistant with Phlebotomy), Downey Adult SchoolCertificateOn campus700 hoursIncluded$5,999published total

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Clinical Medical Assistant: The Details

Hours or credits
660 total hours
Schedule
Day and evening
Externship
Externship included
Also covers
EKG; phlebotomy
Certification
National Certified Medical Assistant (NCCT) California Certified Medical Assistant (State Board of California)
Tuition (school's wording)
$4,999 program cost, including booksSource: das.edu, reviewed October 12, 2026.
Published total
$4,999The school's own program total.

Clinical Medical Assistant at Downey Adult School: full program profileDowney Adult School certificate page on das.edu ↗

Medical Assistant Specialist (Medical Assistant With Phlebotomy): The Details

Hours or credits
700 total hours
Schedule
Day
Externship
Externship included
Also covers
phlebotomy; EKG
Certification
National Certified Medical Assistant (NCCT) National Certified Phlebotomy Technician (NCCT) California Phlebotomy License CPT1 California Certified Medical Assistant (State Board of California)
Tuition (school's wording)
$5,999 program cost, including booksSource: das.edu, reviewed October 12, 2026.
Published total
$5,999The school's own program total.

Medical Assistant Specialist (Medical Assistant with Phlebotomy) at Downey Adult School: full program profileDowney Adult School certificate page on das.edu ↗

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

How Downey Adult School Compares

  • Clinical Medical Assistant costs $4,999, against a median of $8,930 across 426 priced certificate programs on this site.
  • Medical Assistant Specialist (Medical Assistant with Phlebotomy) costs $5,999, against a median of $8,930 across 426 priced certificate programs on this site.

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 Downey Adult School's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?

Downey Adult School'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 Downey Adult School

Award levelAwards, 2022-23
Certificates under one year142

Federal completions data (IPEDS, CIP 51.0801) count 142 medical assisting awards conferred by Downey Adult School in 2022-23, 82nd 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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Downey Adult School Medical Assisting: Common Questions

Is Downey Adult School's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?

Downey Adult School'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 Downey Adult School's Medical Assistant Program Cost?

Clinical Medical Assistant: $4,999 program cost, including books. Medical Assistant Specialist (Medical Assistant with Phlebotomy): $5,999 program cost, including books.

Does Downey Adult School Include an Externship?

Yes. Clinical Medical Assistant: Externship included. Medical Assistant Specialist (Medical Assistant with Phlebotomy): Externship included.

Which Certification Exams Does Downey Adult School Prepare You For?

Clinical Medical Assistant names the CMA (AAMA) and NCMA (NCCT). Medical Assistant Specialist (Medical Assistant with Phlebotomy) 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. das.edu: Clinical Medical Assistant program page, reviewed October 12, 2026
  2. das.edu: Medical Assistant Specialist (Medical Assistant with Phlebotomy) program page, reviewed October 12, 2026
  3. U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS completions 2022-23, CIP 51.0801 (medical/clinical assistant)
  4. 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