Salem, Oregon

Institute of Technology Medical Assistant Diploma

DiplomaPrivate for-profit

What Medical Assistant Programs Does Institute of Technology Offer?

Institute of Technology in Salem, Oregon offers one medical assisting program: Diploma Professional Medical Assistant - IDL, taught hybrid. It comes to $18,849 total. It runs 40 weeks.

Diploma Professional Medical Assistant - IDL at Institute of Technology

Inside Institute of Technology's Diploma

Length
40 weeks
Hours or credits
860 hours; 55 quarter credit hours
Externship
160-hour externship at an affiliated medical office, clinic or hospital
Also covers
venipuncture; EKG; injections; urinalysis; insurance claims processing
Certification
IOT pays for graduates to take the National Certification Exam
Tuition (school's wording)
$18,849 total program cost for the Salem IDL diploma (tuition $17,192, books and supplies $1,479, registration, background and technology fees)Source: iot.edu, reviewed October 12, 2026.
Published total
$18,849The school's own program total.
Outcomes the school publishes
ACCET completion rate 73.33%, placement rate 83.72% (Salem campus)

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

How Institute of Technology Compares

  • Diploma Professional Medical Assistant - IDL costs $18,849, against a median of $17,215 across 304 priced diploma programs on this site.
  • Diploma Professional Medical Assistant - IDL runs 40 weeks; the median for diploma programs is 40 weeks.

Medical assistants in Oregon earn a median of $50,410 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), against $45,690 nationally.

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Is Institute of Technology's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?

Institute of Technology'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.

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Medical Assisting Awards at Institute of Technology

Award levelAwards, 2022-23
Certificates of one to two years44

Federal completions data (IPEDS, CIP 51.0801) count 44 medical assisting awards conferred by Institute of Technology in 2022-23, 285th 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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Institute of Technology Medical Assisting: Common Questions

Is Institute of Technology's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?

Institute of Technology'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 Institute of Technology's Medical Assistant Diploma Cost?

Diploma Professional Medical Assistant - IDL: $18,849 total program cost for the Salem IDL diploma (tuition $17,192, books and supplies $1,479, registration, background and technology fees).

How Long Is Institute of Technology's Medical Assistant Diploma?

Diploma Professional Medical Assistant - IDL: 40 weeks (860 hours; 55 quarter credit hours).

Does Institute of Technology Include an Externship?

Yes. Diploma Professional Medical Assistant - IDL: 160-hour externship at an affiliated medical office, clinic or hospital.

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Sources

  1. iot.edu: Diploma Professional Medical Assistant - IDL 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, Oregon

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