Emily Griffith Technical College · Denver, Colorado

Medical Assisting at Emily Griffith Technical College

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What Should You Know About Medical Assisting at Emily Griffith Technical College?

Medical Assisting is a medical assisting certificate at Emily Griffith Technical College in Denver, Colorado, offered on campus. It takes 11 months full time or 18 months part time, plus internship. Externship: 180-hour clinical internship in a medical setting such as a doctor's office or ambulatory care center. Cost: $6,745 total.

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

Cost: $6,745published total
Length: 48 wk
Externship: 180 hours

Billing and coding

How Medical Assisting Works

Credential: Certificate
Format: On campus
Schedule: Day and evening
Length: 11 months full time or 18 months part time, plus internship
Externship: 180-hour clinical internship in a medical setting such as a doctor's office or ambulatory care center
Also covers: laboratory specimen collection; insurance coding
Start dates: January (full time)

Admission and Certification at Emily Griffith Technical College

Admission requirements: Age 18 or older; high school diploma or GED; criminal background check, drug test and required vaccinations

What Emily Griffith Technical College's Medical Assisting Certificate Costs

Tuition (school's wording): $6,745 program cost, not including suppliesSource: emilygriffith.edu, reviewed October 12, 2026.
Published total: $6,745The school's own program total. Books, uniforms and exam fees may be extra.

Work out what the Emily Griffith Technical College certificate costs you after aid

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

How Medical Assisting Compares

Its published total of $6,745 is below the median of $8,930 across 426 priced certificate programs on this site (166th lowest).
At 48 weeks it is longer than the 39-week median for certificate programs.
Its 180-hour externship compares with a median of 180 hours among certificate programs that state hours.

Is Medical Assisting at Emily Griffith Technical College 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 billing and coding.

How the CMA, RMA, CCMA and NCMA exams differ

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