Iowa Falls, Iowa

Ellsworth Community College Medical Assistant Diploma

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What Medical Assistant Programs Does Ellsworth Community College Offer?

Ellsworth Community College in Iowa Falls, Iowa offers one medical assisting program: Medical Assistant Diploma, taught on campus. It runs 48 weeks.

Medical Assistant Diploma at Ellsworth Community College

Inside Ellsworth Community College's Diploma

Length
11 months
Start dates
Fall
Tuition (school's wording)
$217 per credit hour Iowa resident tuition; $243 per credit hour with the $26 institutional fee2026-27. Source: iavalley.edu, reviewed October 12, 2026.

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

How Ellsworth Community College Compares

  • Medical Assistant Diploma runs 48 weeks; the median for diploma programs is 40 weeks.

Medical assistants in Iowa earn a median of $45,480 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), against $45,690 nationally.

Is Ellsworth Community College's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?

Ellsworth Community College'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.

What CAAHEP or ABHES accreditation means for the CMA (AAMA)

Medical Assisting Awards at Ellsworth Community College

Award levelAwards, 2022-23
Certificates of one to two years4

Federal completions data (IPEDS, CIP 51.0801) count 4 medical assisting awards conferred by Ellsworth Community College in 2022-23, 884th 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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Ellsworth Community College Medical Assisting: Common Questions

Is Ellsworth Community College's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?

Ellsworth Community College'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 Ellsworth Community College's Medical Assistant Diploma Cost?

Medical Assistant Diploma: $217 per credit hour Iowa resident tuition; $243 per credit hour with the $26 institutional fee (2026-27).

How Long Is Ellsworth Community College's Medical Assistant Diploma?

Medical Assistant Diploma: 11 months.

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Sources

  1. iavalley.edu: Medical Assistant 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, Iowa

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