Cathedral City, California

Mayfield College Medical Assistant Certificate

CertificatePrivate for-profit

What Medical Assistant Programs Does Mayfield College Offer?

Mayfield College in Cathedral City, California offers one medical assisting program: Medical Assisting (certificate program), taught on campus. It comes to $17,850 total. It runs 40 weeks.

Medical Assisting (Certificate Program) at Mayfield College

Inside Mayfield College's Certificate

Length
40 weeks: 35 weeks of classes Monday through Thursday plus a 5-week externship
Hours or credits
720 in-class clock hours; 36 semester credit hours
Schedule
Day
Externship
5-week externship, Monday through Friday
Also covers
phlebotomy; EKG; pharmacology; medical billing
Certification
Core classes prepare students for industry certification tests that graduates must take and pass; one exam attempt per approved certification is included in tuition and fees
Tuition (school's wording)
$17,850 total charges: tuition $16,137.81, registration $100, textbooks and supplies $1,562.19, uniforms $50 (catalog effective 01/01/2026-12/31/2026)2026. Source: mayfieldcollege.edu, reviewed October 12, 2026.
Published total
$17,850The school's own program total.

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

How Mayfield College Compares

  • Medical Assisting (certificate program) costs $17,850, against a median of $8,930 across 426 priced certificate programs on this site.
  • Medical Assisting (certificate program) runs 40 weeks; the median for certificate programs is 39 weeks.

Medical assistants in California earn a median of $49,660 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), against $45,690 nationally.

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Is Mayfield College's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?

Mayfield College'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 Mayfield College

Award levelAwards, 2022-23
Certificates under one year150

Federal completions data (IPEDS, CIP 51.0801) count 150 medical assisting awards conferred by Mayfield College in 2022-23, 75th of 951 schools on this site. These are credentials awarded, not graduates or job outcomes.

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Mayfield College Medical Assisting: Common Questions

Is Mayfield College's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?

Mayfield College'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 Mayfield College's Medical Assistant Certificate Cost?

Medical Assisting (certificate program): $17,850 total charges: tuition $16,137.81, registration $100, textbooks and supplies $1,562.19, uniforms $50 (catalog effective 01/01/2026-12/31/2026).

How Long Is Mayfield College's Medical Assistant Certificate?

Medical Assisting (certificate program): 40 weeks: 35 weeks of classes Monday through Thursday plus a 5-week externship (720 in-class clock hours; 36 semester credit hours).

Does Mayfield College Include an Externship?

Yes. Medical Assisting (certificate program): 5-week externship, Monday through Friday.

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Sources

  1. mayfieldcollege.edu: Medical Assisting (certificate program) 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, California

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