Merced, California

Milan Institute-Merced Medical Assistant Certificate

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What Medical Assistant Programs Does Milan Institute-Merced Offer?

Milan Institute-Merced in Merced, California offers one medical assisting program: Medical Assisting, taught on campus. It comes to $16,810 total. It runs 36 weeks.

Medical Assisting at Milan Institute-Merced

Inside Milan Institute-Merced's Certificate

Length
36 weeks
Hours or credits
780 clock hours; 52 quarter credits
Externship
180-hour externship (MXT119) at an off-site medical facility
Also covers
EKG; hematology and invasive procedures; insurance billing and coding; pharmacology
Tuition (school's wording)
$16,810 total cost (tuition $16,170.49, books and materials $289.51, lab fee $350), effective 4/1/20262026. Source: milaninstitute.edu, reviewed October 12, 2026.
Published total
$16,810The school's own program total.

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

How Milan Institute-Merced Compares

  • Medical Assisting costs $16,810, against a median of $8,930 across 426 priced certificate programs on this site.
  • Medical Assisting runs 36 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 Milan Institute-Merced's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?

Milan Institute-Merced'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 Milan Institute-Merced

Award levelAwards, 2022-23
Certificates under one year32

Federal completions data (IPEDS, CIP 51.0801) count 32 medical assisting awards conferred by Milan Institute-Merced in 2022-23, 366th 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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Milan Institute-Merced Medical Assisting: Common Questions

Is Milan Institute-Merced's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?

Milan Institute-Merced'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 Milan Institute-Merced's Medical Assistant Certificate Cost?

Medical Assisting: $16,810 total cost (tuition $16,170.49, books and materials $289.51, lab fee $350), effective 4/1/2026.

How Long Is Milan Institute-Merced's Medical Assistant Certificate?

Medical Assisting: 36 weeks (780 clock hours; 52 quarter credits).

Does Milan Institute-Merced Include an Externship?

Yes. Medical Assisting: 180-hour externship (MXT119) at an off-site medical facility.

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Sources

  1. milaninstitute.edu: Medical Assisting 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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