Frederick, Maryland

Frederick Community College Medical Assistant Training

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What Medical Assistant Programs Does Frederick Community College Offer?

Frederick Community College in Frederick, Maryland offers one medical assisting program: Clinical Medical Assistant (CMA) Workforce Training Certificate, taught hybrid. It comes to $4,900 total. It runs 35 weeks.

Clinical Medical Assistant (CMA) Workforce Training Certificate at Frederick Community College

Inside Frederick Community College's Non-Credit Training

Length
About 8 months
Schedule
Day and evening
Externship
Clinical Medical Assistant Externship (CAH283) completes the sequence
Certification
CCMA (NHA)
Admission
Age 18 before clinicals; physical exam, TB test and vaccines; AHA BLS card; background check with fingerprinting and drug test
Tuition (school's wording)
Up to $4,900 approximate tuition and class fees, plus $15 registration fee and $5-$10 residency fee per courseSource: frederick.edu, reviewed October 12, 2026.
Published total
$4,900The school's own program total.

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

How Frederick Community College Compares

  • Clinical Medical Assistant (CMA) Workforce Training Certificate costs $4,900, against a median of $5,040 across 12 priced non-credit training programs on this site.
  • Clinical Medical Assistant (CMA) Workforce Training Certificate runs 35 weeks; the median for non-credit training programs is 26 weeks.

Medical assistants in Maryland earn a median of $46,410 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), against $45,690 nationally.

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Is Frederick Community College's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?

Frederick Community College's medical assisting training 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 Frederick Community College

Award levelAwards, 2022-23
Certificates of one to two years3
Associate degrees7

Federal completions data (IPEDS, CIP 51.0801) count 10 medical assisting awards conferred by Frederick Community College in 2022-23, 726th of 951 schools on this site. These are credentials awarded, not graduates or job outcomes.

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Frederick Community College Medical Assisting: Common Questions

Is Frederick Community College's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?

Frederick Community College's medical assisting training 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 Frederick Community College's Medical Assistant Training Cost?

Clinical Medical Assistant (CMA) Workforce Training Certificate: Up to $4,900 approximate tuition and class fees, plus $15 registration fee and $5-$10 residency fee per course.

How Long Is Frederick Community College's Medical Assistant Training?

Clinical Medical Assistant (CMA) Workforce Training Certificate: About 8 months.

Does Frederick Community College Include an Externship?

Yes. Clinical Medical Assistant (CMA) Workforce Training Certificate: Clinical Medical Assistant Externship (CAH283) completes the sequence.

Which Certification Exams Does Frederick Community College Prepare You For?

Clinical Medical Assistant (CMA) Workforce Training Certificate names the CCMA (NHA). CMA (AAMA) eligibility through the standard route requires a CAAHEP- or ABHES-accredited program.

What Do You Need to Apply to Frederick Community College?

Clinical Medical Assistant (CMA) Workforce Training Certificate: Age 18 before clinicals; physical exam, TB test and vaccines; AHA BLS card; background check with fingerprinting and drug test.

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Sources

  1. frederick.edu: Clinical Medical Assistant (CMA) Workforce Training Certificate 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, Maryland

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