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Mt. Diablo Adult Education-Mt. Diablo USD Medical Assistant Certificate

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What Medical Assistant Programs Does Mt. Diablo Adult Education-Mt. Diablo USD Offer?

Mt. Diablo Adult Education-Mt. Diablo USD in Concord, California offers one medical assisting program: Medical Assistant Program (Certificate of Completion), taught on campus. It comes to $6,677 total. It runs 28 weeks.

Medical Assistant Program (Certificate of Completion) at Mt. Diablo Adult Education-Mt. Diablo USD

Inside Mt. Diablo Adult Education-Mt. Diablo USD's Certificate

Length
28 weeks; Monday-Thursday 8:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Hours or credits
782 total clock hours
Schedule
Day
Externship
Clinical externship (hours may vary)
Certification
Graduates meet the qualifying standards for the NCCT Medical Assistant certifying exam, administered on the MDAE campus
Start dates
September 8, 2026
Admission
Attend a CTE Programs Information Session as the first enrollment step
Tuition (school's wording)
$6,677 program cost; interest-free payment plans available2026-27. Source: mdae.mdusd.org, reviewed October 12, 2026.
Published total
$6,677The school's own program total.

From Mt. Diablo Adult Education-Mt. Diablo USD's own program, admissions and tuition pages, reviewed October 12, 2026. Tuition changes each year; confirm fees with the school.

How Mt. Diablo Adult Education-Mt. Diablo USD Compares

  • Medical Assistant Program (Certificate of Completion) costs $6,677, against a median of $8,930 across 426 priced certificate programs on this site.
  • Medical Assistant Program (Certificate of Completion) runs 28 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 Mt. Diablo Adult Education-Mt. Diablo USD's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?

Mt. Diablo Adult Education-Mt. Diablo USD'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 Mt. Diablo Adult Education-Mt. Diablo USD

Award levelAwards, 2022-23
Certificates under one year38

Federal completions data (IPEDS, CIP 51.0801) count 38 medical assisting awards conferred by Mt. Diablo Adult Education-Mt. Diablo USD in 2022-23, 322nd of 951 schools on this site. These are credentials awarded, not graduates or job outcomes.

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Mt. Diablo Adult Education-Mt. Diablo USD Medical Assisting: Common Questions

Is Mt. Diablo Adult Education-Mt. Diablo USD's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?

Mt. Diablo Adult Education-Mt. Diablo USD'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 Mt. Diablo Adult Education-Mt. Diablo USD's Medical Assistant Certificate Cost?

Medical Assistant Program (Certificate of Completion): $6,677 program cost; interest-free payment plans available (2026-27).

How Long Is Mt. Diablo Adult Education-Mt. Diablo USD's Medical Assistant Certificate?

Medical Assistant Program (Certificate of Completion): 28 weeks; Monday-Thursday 8:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m (782 total clock hours).

Does Mt. Diablo Adult Education-Mt. Diablo USD Include an Externship?

Yes. Medical Assistant Program (Certificate of Completion): Clinical externship (hours may vary).

Which Certification Exams Does Mt. Diablo Adult Education-Mt. Diablo USD Prepare You For?

Medical Assistant Program (Certificate of Completion) names the NCMA (NCCT). CMA (AAMA) eligibility through the standard route requires a CAAHEP- or ABHES-accredited program.

What Do You Need to Apply to Mt. Diablo Adult Education-Mt. Diablo USD?

Medical Assistant Program (Certificate of Completion): Attend a CTE Programs Information Session as the first enrollment step.

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Sources

  1. mdae.mdusd.org: Medical Assistant Program (Certificate of Completion) 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