Institute of Technology · Salem, Oregon

Diploma Professional Medical Assistant - IDL at Institute of Technology

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What Should You Know About Diploma Professional Medical Assistant - IDL at Institute of Technology?

Diploma Professional Medical Assistant - IDL is a medical assisting diploma at Institute of Technology in Salem, Oregon, offered hybrid. It takes 40 weeks (860 hours; 55 quarter credit hours). Externship: 160-hour externship at an affiliated medical office, clinic or hospital. Cost: $18,849 total.

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

Cost: $18,849published total
Length: 40 wk40 weeks
Hours: 860clock hours
Externship: 160 hours

Phlebotomy
EKG
Pharmacology

How Diploma Professional Medical Assistant - IDL Works

Credential: Diploma
Format: Hybrid
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

Admission and Certification at Institute of Technology

Certification: IOT pays for graduates to take the National Certification Exam
Outcomes the school publishes: ACCET completion rate 73.33%, placement rate 83.72% (Salem campus)

What Institute of Technology's Medical Assisting Diploma Costs

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. Books, uniforms and exam fees may be extra.

Work out what the Institute of Technology diploma costs you after aid

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

How Diploma Professional Medical Assistant - IDL Compares

Its published total of $18,849 is above the median of $17,215 across 304 priced diploma programs on this site (217th lowest).
At 40 weeks it is the same as the 40-week median for diploma programs.
Its 160-hour externship compares with a median of 180 hours among diploma programs that state hours.

Is Diploma Professional Medical Assistant - IDL at Institute of Technology 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 phlebotomy, EKG and pharmacology.

How the CMA, RMA, CCMA and NCMA exams differ

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