Grand Junction, Colorado

Intellitec College-Grand Junction Medical Assistant Programs

CertificateAssociate degreePrivate for-profit

What Medical Assistant Programs Does Intellitec College-Grand Junction Offer?

Intellitec College-Grand Junction in Grand Junction, Colorado offers 2 medical assisting programs (certificate and associate degree), taught on campus. The lowest-cost option, Medical Assistant Certificate, comes to $24,233 total. Programs run 52 weeks and 78 weeks.

2 Medical Assistant Programs at Intellitec College-Grand Junction

Intellitec College-Grand Junction's Programs Side by Side

ProgramCredentialFormatLengthExternshipCost
Medical Assistant Certificate, Intellitec College-Grand JunctionCertificateOn campus52 weeks160 hours$24,233published total, 2025-26
Healthcare Administration: Medical Assisting Associate Degree, Intellitec College-Grand JunctionAssociate degreeOn campus78 weeks160 hours$39,886published total, 2025-26

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Medical Assistant Certificate: The Details

Length
12 months
Hours or credits
59.5 credit hours
Schedule
Day and evening
Externship
160-hour supervised clinical externship at an approved healthcare facility
Also covers
phlebotomy; medical office administration; pharmacology
Certification
Registered Medical Assistant (AMT) Phlebotomy Certification (AMT) CPR/BLS
Tuition (school's wording)
$24,232.50 total program cost: tuition $23,145.50, tools $407, books $643, uniforms $37 (Grand Junction campus pricing addendum, effective for November 2025 term enrollments)2025-26. Source: intellitec.edu, reviewed October 12, 2026.
Published total
$24,233The school's own program total.

Healthcare Administration: Medical Assisting Associate Degree: The Details

Length
18 months
Hours or credits
90.5 credit hours
Schedule
Day and evening
Externship
160-hour supervised clinical externship at an approved healthcare facility
Also covers
phlebotomy; medical office administration; pharmacology
Certification
Registered Medical Assistant (AMT) Phlebotomy Certification (AMT) CPR/BLS
Tuition (school's wording)
$39,886 total program cost: tuition $38,395, tools $407, books $1,047, uniforms $37 (Grand Junction campus pricing addendum, effective for November 2025 term enrollments)2025-26. Source: intellitec.edu, reviewed October 12, 2026.
Published total
$39,886The school's own program total.

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

How Intellitec College-Grand Junction Compares

  • Medical Assistant Certificate costs $24,233, against a median of $8,930 across 426 priced certificate programs on this site.
  • Medical Assistant Certificate runs 52 weeks; the median for certificate programs is 39 weeks.
  • Healthcare Administration: Medical Assisting Associate Degree costs $39,886, against a median of $12,661 across 137 priced associate degree programs on this site.
  • Healthcare Administration: Medical Assisting Associate Degree runs 78 weeks; the median for associate degree programs is 78 weeks.

Medical assistants in Colorado earn a median of $48,400 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), against $45,690 nationally.

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Is Intellitec College-Grand Junction's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?

Intellitec College-Grand Junction's medical assisting programs aren'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 Intellitec College-Grand Junction

Award levelAwards, 2022-23
Certificates of one to two years58
Associate degrees18

Federal completions data (IPEDS, CIP 51.0801) count 76 medical assisting awards conferred by Intellitec College-Grand Junction in 2022-23, 174th 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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Intellitec College-Grand Junction Medical Assisting: Common Questions

Is Intellitec College-Grand Junction's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?

Intellitec College-Grand Junction's medical assisting programs aren'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 Intellitec College-Grand Junction's Medical Assistant Program Cost?

Medical Assistant Certificate: $24,232.50 total program cost: tuition $23,145.50, tools $407, books $643, uniforms $37 (Grand Junction campus pricing addendum, effective for November 2025 term enrollments) (2025-26). Healthcare Administration: Medical Assisting Associate Degree: $39,886 total program cost: tuition $38,395, tools $407, books $1,047, uniforms $37 (Grand Junction campus pricing addendum, effective for November 2025 term enrollments) (2025-26).

How Long Is Intellitec College-Grand Junction's Medical Assistant Program?

Medical Assistant Certificate: 12 months (59.5 credit hours). Healthcare Administration: Medical Assisting Associate Degree: 18 months (90.5 credit hours).

Does Intellitec College-Grand Junction Include an Externship?

Yes. Medical Assistant Certificate: 160-hour supervised clinical externship at an approved healthcare facility. Healthcare Administration: Medical Assisting Associate Degree: 160-hour supervised clinical externship at an approved healthcare facility.

Which Certification Exams Does Intellitec College-Grand Junction Prepare You For?

Medical Assistant Certificate names the RMA (AMT). Healthcare Administration: Medical Assisting Associate Degree names the RMA (AMT). CMA (AAMA) eligibility through the standard route requires a CAAHEP- or ABHES-accredited program.

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Sources

  1. intellitec.edu: Medical Assistant 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, Colorado

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