Las Vegas, Nevada

Las Vegas College Medical Assistant Diploma

DiplomaPrivate for-profit

What Medical Assistant Programs Does Las Vegas College Offer?

Las Vegas College in Las Vegas, Nevada offers one medical assisting program: Medical Assistant Diploma, taught on campus. It comes to $14,900 total. It runs 39 weeks.

Medical Assistant Diploma at Las Vegas College

Inside Las Vegas College's Diploma

Length
As few as 9 months
Hours or credits
800 clock hours
Externship
160-hour supervised externship at an approved Las Vegas-area medical facility
Also covers
phlebotomy; EKG; pharmacology; medical billing and coding basics
Certification
Eligible to sit for the National Certified Medical Assistant (NCMA, NCCT) exam Eligible to sit for the Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA, NHA) exam
Admission
High school diploma or recognized equivalent; age 18 (or 17 with parent or guardian approval); required entrance test score; criminal background and drug screening requirements for some programs
Tuition (school's wording)
$14,900 total: $14,299 tuition, $501 books, $50 uniforms, $50 registration feeSource: lvcollege.edu, reviewed October 12, 2026.
Published total
$14,900The school's own program total.

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

How Las Vegas College Compares

  • Medical Assistant Diploma costs $14,900, against a median of $17,215 across 304 priced diploma programs on this site.
  • Medical Assistant Diploma runs 39 weeks; the median for diploma programs is 40 weeks.

Medical assistants in Nevada earn a median of $45,200 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), against $45,690 nationally.

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Is Las Vegas College's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?

Las Vegas College'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 Las Vegas College

Award levelAwards, 2022-23
Certificates under one year51

Federal completions data (IPEDS, CIP 51.0801) count 51 medical assisting awards conferred by Las Vegas College in 2022-23, 248th 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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Las Vegas College Medical Assisting: Common Questions

Is Las Vegas College's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?

Las Vegas College'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 Las Vegas College's Medical Assistant Diploma Cost?

Medical Assistant Diploma: $14,900 total: $14,299 tuition, $501 books, $50 uniforms, $50 registration fee.

How Long Is Las Vegas College's Medical Assistant Diploma?

Medical Assistant Diploma: As few as 9 months (800 clock hours).

Does Las Vegas College Include an Externship?

Yes. Medical Assistant Diploma: 160-hour supervised externship at an approved Las Vegas-area medical facility.

Which Certification Exams Does Las Vegas College Prepare You For?

Medical Assistant Diploma names the CMA (AAMA), CCMA (NHA) and NCMA (NCCT). CMA (AAMA) eligibility through the standard route requires a CAAHEP- or ABHES-accredited program.

What Do You Need to Apply to Las Vegas College?

Medical Assistant Diploma: High school diploma or recognized equivalent; age 18 (or 17 with parent or guardian approval); required entrance test score; criminal background and drug screening requirements for some programs.

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Sources

  1. lvcollege.edu: Medical Assistant 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, Nevada

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