MDT Institute · Duluth, Georgia

Medical Assisting Program (Diploma) at MDT Institute

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What Should You Know About Medical Assisting Program (Diploma) at MDT Institute?

Medical Assisting Program (Diploma) is a medical assisting diploma at MDT Institute in Duluth, Georgia, offered hybrid. It takes 34 weeks (as few as 9 months) (45.5 quarter credits (250 lecture, 310 lab, 160 externship hours)). Externship: MA200 Clinical Externship, 160 hours (25-30 hours a week at the site). Cost: $17,293 total.

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

Cost: $17,293published total, 2026-27 catalog (published Jan. 22, 2026)
Length: 34 wk34 weeks (as few as 9 months)
Credits: 45.5
Externship: 160 hours

Pharmacology

How Medical Assisting Program (Diploma) Works

Credential: Diploma
Format: Hybrid
Length: 34 weeks (as few as 9 months)
Hours or credits: 45.5 quarter credits (250 lecture, 310 lab, 160 externship hours)
Externship: MA200 Clinical Externship, 160 hours (25-30 hours a week at the site)
Also covers: CPR certification; laboratory procedures; pharmacology
Start dates: Classes start every month

Admission and Certification at MDT Institute

Admission requirements: High school diploma or equivalent (attestation form or official copy)

What MDT Institute's Medical Assisting Diploma Costs

Tuition (school's wording): $17,293 program tuition; laptop and lab kit included2026-27 catalog (published Jan. 22, 2026). Source: mdt.atsinstitute.edu, reviewed October 12, 2026.
Published total: $17,293The school's own program total. Books, uniforms and exam fees may be extra.

Work out what the MDT Institute diploma costs you after aid

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

How Medical Assisting Program (Diploma) Compares

Its published total of $17,293 is above the median of $17,215 across 304 priced diploma programs on this site (156th lowest).
At 34 weeks it is shorter than 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 Medical Assisting Program (Diploma) at MDT Institute 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 pharmacology.

How the CMA, RMA, CCMA and NCMA exams differ

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