Sandy Springs, Georgia

Gwinnett College-Sandy Springs Medical Assistant Diploma

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What Medical Assistant Programs Does Gwinnett College-Sandy Springs Offer?

Gwinnett College-Sandy Springs in Sandy Springs, Georgia offers one medical assisting program: Medical Assisting (Diploma), taught on campus. It runs 52 weeks.

Medical Assisting (Diploma) at Gwinnett College-Sandy Springs

Inside Gwinnett College-Sandy Springs's Diploma

Length
Day classes 12 months; evening classes 15-18 months
Schedule
Day and evening
Also covers
phlebotomy; medical billing and coding; electronic health records
Certification
Prepares graduates for NCCT certification exams to become a Certified Medical Assistant and Certified Phlebotomy Technician
Start dates
Eight start dates per year

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

How Gwinnett College-Sandy Springs Compares

  • Medical Assisting (Diploma) runs 52 weeks; the median for diploma programs is 40 weeks.

Medical assistants in Georgia earn a median of $41,600 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), against $45,690 nationally.

Is Gwinnett College-Sandy Springs's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?

Gwinnett College-Sandy Springs'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 Gwinnett College-Sandy Springs

Award levelAwards, 2022-23
Certificates of one to two years6

Federal completions data (IPEDS, CIP 51.0801) count 6 medical assisting awards conferred by Gwinnett College-Sandy Springs in 2022-23, 820th 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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Gwinnett College-Sandy Springs Medical Assisting: Common Questions

Is Gwinnett College-Sandy Springs's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?

Gwinnett College-Sandy Springs'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 Long Is Gwinnett College-Sandy Springs's Medical Assistant Diploma?

Medical Assisting (Diploma): Day classes 12 months; evening classes 15-18 months.

Which Certification Exams Does Gwinnett College-Sandy Springs Prepare You For?

Medical Assisting (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. gwinnettcollege.edu: Medical Assisting (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, Georgia

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