Blue Bell, Pennsylvania

Montgomery County Community College Medical Assistant Certificate

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What Medical Assistant Programs Does Montgomery County Community College Offer?

Montgomery County Community College in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania offers one medical assisting program: Medical Assisting Certificate, taught on campus. It comes to about $5,301 (estimated). It runs 48 weeks.

Medical Assisting Certificate at Montgomery County Community College

Inside Montgomery County Community College's Certificate

Length
Three semesters full-time or five semesters part-time
Hours or credits
31 credits
Externship
Medical Assisting Practicum (MAS 130)
Also covers
EHR; laboratory procedures
Certification
Graduates qualified to complete the American Medical Technologists (AMT) Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) exam and/or the NHA Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) exam
Admission
Special admission requirements apply
Tuition (school's wording)
$171 per credit tuition for Montgomery County residents2026-27. Source: mc3.edu, reviewed October 12, 2026.
Estimated cost
$5,301Estimated: $171/credit × 31, before fees.

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

How Montgomery County Community College Compares

  • Medical Assisting Certificate costs an estimated $5,301, against a median of $8,930 across 426 priced certificate programs on this site.
  • Medical Assisting Certificate runs 48 weeks; the median for certificate programs is 39 weeks.

Medical assistants in Pennsylvania earn a median of $43,920 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), against $45,690 nationally.

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Is Montgomery County Community College's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?

Montgomery County Community 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 Montgomery County Community College

Award levelAwards, 2022-23
Certificates of one to two years22

Federal completions data (IPEDS, CIP 51.0801) count 22 medical assisting awards conferred by Montgomery County Community College in 2022-23, 503rd of 951 schools on this site. These are credentials awarded, not graduates or job outcomes.

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Montgomery County Community College Medical Assisting: Common Questions

Is Montgomery County Community College's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?

Montgomery County Community 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 Montgomery County Community College's Medical Assistant Certificate Cost?

Medical Assisting Certificate: $171 per credit tuition for Montgomery County residents (2026-27), about $5,301 for the program (estimated).

How Long Is Montgomery County Community College's Medical Assistant Certificate?

Medical Assisting Certificate: Three semesters full-time or five semesters part-time (31 credits).

Does Montgomery County Community College Include an Externship?

Yes. Medical Assisting Certificate: Medical Assisting Practicum (MAS 130).

Which Certification Exams Does Montgomery County Community College Prepare You For?

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

What Do You Need to Apply to Montgomery County Community College?

Medical Assisting Certificate: Special admission requirements apply.

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Sources

  1. mc3.edu: Medical Assisting Certificate 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, Pennsylvania

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