Chattanooga, Tennessee

Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga Medical Assistant Programs

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What Medical Assistant Programs Does Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga Offer?

Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga in Chattanooga, Tennessee offers 2 medical assisting programs (diploma and associate degree), taught hybrid and online. The lowest-cost option, Medical Clinical Assistant, comes to $22,840 total. Programs run 56 weeks and 26 weeks.

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2 Medical Assistant Programs at Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga

Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga's Programs Side by Side

ProgramCredentialFormatLengthExternshipCost
Medical Clinical Assistant, Miller-Motte College-ChattanoogaDiplomaHybrid56 weeks180 hours$22,840published total, 2026
Medical Assisting (Associate of Applied Science, online degree completion), Miller-Motte College-ChattanoogaAssociate degreeOnline26 weeks

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Medical Clinical Assistant: The Details

Length
13 months
Hours or credits
60 quarter credits
Externship
180-hour externship (MAA1700 Extern and Medical Review)
Also covers
capillary sticks and clinical laboratory; pharmacology; medical coding and insurance billing; EHR
Start dates
Rolling; starts every 5 to 10 weeks
Admission
Minimum 70% on the SmarterMeasure Reading Recall section and completion of the Strategic Thinking for Student Success workforce readiness course
Tuition (school's wording)
$22,840 total program charges (tuition $19,200, program fees $3,600, registration $40), catalog effective October 9, 20262026. Source: catalog.ancoraed.com, reviewed October 12, 2026.
Published total
$22,840The school's own program total.

Medical Clinical Assistant at Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga: full program profileMiller-Motte College-Chattanooga diploma page on catalog.ancoraed.com ↗

Medical Assisting (Associate of Applied Science, Online Degree Completion): The Details

Length
As little as 4 to 6 months (for Medical Clinical Assistant graduates)
Hours or credits
92 quarter credits (60 or 72 transferred from the MCA diploma)
Also covers
general education
Admission
Enrolled in or completed the applicable Medical Clinical Assistant diploma/certificate at an Ancora Education campus
Tuition (school's wording)
$7,840 to complete with 72 transfer credits, or $12,520 with 60 transfer credits (tuition, program fee and $40 registration)2026. Source: miller-motte.edu, reviewed October 12, 2026.

Medical Assisting (Associate of Applied Science, online degree completion) at Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga: full program profileMiller-Motte College-Chattanooga associate degree page on miller-motte.edu ↗

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

How Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga Compares

  • Medical Clinical Assistant costs $22,840, against a median of $17,215 across 304 priced diploma programs on this site.
  • Medical Clinical Assistant runs 56 weeks; the median for diploma programs is 40 weeks.
  • Medical Assisting (Associate of Applied Science, online degree completion) runs 26 weeks; the median for associate degree programs is 78 weeks.

Medical assistants in Tennessee earn a median of $39,570 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), against $45,690 nationally.

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Is Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?

Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga'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 Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga

Award levelAwards, 2022-23
Certificates of one to two years25

Federal completions data (IPEDS, CIP 51.0801) count 25 medical assisting awards conferred by Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga in 2022-23, 464th 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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Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga Medical Assisting: Common Questions

Is Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?

Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga'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 Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga's Medical Assistant Program Cost?

Medical Clinical Assistant: $22,840 total program charges (tuition $19,200, program fees $3,600, registration $40), catalog effective October 9, 2026. Medical Assisting (Associate of Applied Science, online degree completion): $7,840 to complete with 72 transfer credits, or $12,520 with 60 transfer credits (tuition, program fee and $40 registration) (2026).

How Long Is Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga's Medical Assistant Program?

Medical Clinical Assistant: 13 months (60 quarter credits). Medical Assisting (Associate of Applied Science, online degree completion): As little as 4 to 6 months (for Medical Clinical Assistant graduates) (92 quarter credits (60 or 72 transferred from the MCA diploma)).

Does Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga Include an Externship?

Yes. Medical Clinical Assistant: 180-hour externship (MAA1700 Extern and Medical Review).

What Do You Need to Apply to Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga?

Medical Clinical Assistant: Minimum 70% on the SmarterMeasure Reading Recall section and completion of the Strategic Thinking for Student Success workforce readiness course. Medical Assisting (Associate of Applied Science, online degree completion): Enrolled in or completed the applicable Medical Clinical Assistant diploma/certificate at an Ancora Education campus.

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Sources

  1. catalog.ancoraed.com: Medical Clinical Assistant program page, reviewed October 12, 2026
  2. miller-motte.edu: Medical Assisting (Associate of Applied Science, online degree completion) program page, reviewed October 12, 2026
  3. U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS completions 2022-23, CIP 51.0801 (medical/clinical assistant)
  4. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025: Medical Assistants, Tennessee

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