Monterey, California

Monterey Peninsula College Medical Assistant Programs

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What Medical Assistant Programs Does Monterey Peninsula College Offer?

Monterey Peninsula College in Monterey, California offers 2 medical assisting programs (certificate and associate degree), taught on campus and online. The lowest-cost option, Medical Assisting, Certificate of Achievement, comes to $5,000 total.

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2 Medical Assistant Programs at Monterey Peninsula College

Monterey Peninsula College's Programs Side by Side

ProgramCredentialFormatLengthExternshipCost
Medical Assisting, Certificate of Achievement, Monterey Peninsula CollegeCertificateOn campus and online$5,000published total
Medical Assisting, Associate in Science Degree, Monterey Peninsula CollegeAssociate degreeOn campus and online

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Medical Assisting, Certificate of Achievement: The Details

Certification
Program states graduates qualify as a Registered Medical Assistant (RMA)
Tuition (school's wording)
About $5,000 typical total cost for the Certificate of AchievementSource: mpc.edu, reviewed October 12, 2026.
Published total
$5,000The school's own program total.

Medical Assisting, Certificate of Achievement at Monterey Peninsula College: full program profileMonterey Peninsula College certificate page on mpc.edu ↗

Medical Assisting, Associate in Science Degree: The Details

Medical Assisting, Associate in Science Degree at Monterey Peninsula College: full program profileMonterey Peninsula College associate degree page on mpc.edu ↗

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

How Monterey Peninsula College Compares

  • Medical Assisting, Certificate of Achievement costs $5,000, against a median of $8,930 across 426 priced certificate programs on this site.

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 Monterey Peninsula College's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?

Monterey Peninsula College'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 Monterey Peninsula College

Award levelAwards, 2022-23
Certificates of one to two years11
Associate degrees13

Federal completions data (IPEDS, CIP 51.0801) count 24 medical assisting awards conferred by Monterey Peninsula College in 2022-23, 468th 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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Monterey Peninsula College Medical Assisting: Common Questions

Is Monterey Peninsula College's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?

Monterey Peninsula College'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 Monterey Peninsula College's Medical Assistant Program Cost?

Medical Assisting, Certificate of Achievement: About $5,000 typical total cost for the Certificate of Achievement.

Which Certification Exams Does Monterey Peninsula College Prepare You For?

Medical Assisting, Certificate of Achievement names the RMA (AMT). CMA (AAMA) eligibility through the standard route requires a CAAHEP- or ABHES-accredited program.

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Sources

  1. mpc.edu: Medical Assisting, Certificate of Achievement 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

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