Union, New Jersey

Healthcare Training Institute Medical Assistant Certificate

CertificatePrivate for-profit

What Medical Assistant Programs Does Healthcare Training Institute Offer?

Healthcare Training Institute in Union, New Jersey offers one medical assisting program: Medical Assistant Technician, taught on campus. It comes to $18,951 total. It runs 48 weeks.

Medical Assistant Technician at Healthcare Training Institute

Inside Healthcare Training Institute's Certificate

Length
AM classes 10-11 months (Mon-Fri 8:15-2:45); PM classes 14-15 months (Mon-Thu 6:00-9:30)
Hours or credits
900 clock hours
Schedule
Day and evening
Externship
180-hour externship
Also covers
phlebotomy; EKG; medical billing; EHR
Certification
Prepares students for the Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) exam
Tuition (school's wording)
$18,951 total: tuition $18,000, books $411, miscellaneous fees (physical exam, uniform/ID, application, registration, testing) per 2026 disclosure2026. Source: htinj.edu, reviewed October 12, 2026.
Published total
$18,951The school's own program total.

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

How Healthcare Training Institute Compares

  • Medical Assistant Technician costs $18,951, against a median of $8,930 across 426 priced certificate programs on this site.
  • Medical Assistant Technician runs 48 weeks; the median for certificate programs is 39 weeks.

Medical assistants in New Jersey earn a median of $47,210 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), against $45,690 nationally.

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Is Healthcare Training Institute's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?

Healthcare Training Institute's medical assisting certificate 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 Healthcare Training Institute

Award levelAwards, 2022-23
Certificates of one to two years36

Federal completions data (IPEDS, CIP 51.0801) count 36 medical assisting awards conferred by Healthcare Training Institute in 2022-23, 335th of 951 schools on this site. These are credentials awarded, not graduates or job outcomes.

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Healthcare Training Institute Medical Assisting: Common Questions

Is Healthcare Training Institute's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?

Healthcare Training Institute's medical assisting certificate 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 Healthcare Training Institute's Medical Assistant Certificate Cost?

Medical Assistant Technician: $18,951 total: tuition $18,000, books $411, miscellaneous fees (physical exam, uniform/ID, application, registration, testing) per 2026 disclosure.

How Long Is Healthcare Training Institute's Medical Assistant Certificate?

Medical Assistant Technician: AM classes 10-11 months (Mon-Fri 8:15-2:45); PM classes 14-15 months (Mon-Thu 6:00-9:30) (900 clock hours).

Does Healthcare Training Institute Include an Externship?

Yes. Medical Assistant Technician: 180-hour externship.

Which Certification Exams Does Healthcare Training Institute Prepare You For?

Medical Assistant Technician names the RMA (AMT). CMA (AAMA) eligibility through the standard route requires a CAAHEP- or ABHES-accredited program.

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Sources

  1. htinj.edu: Medical Assistant Technician 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, New Jersey

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