East Orange, New Jersey

National Career Institute Medical Assistant Diploma

DiplomaPrivate for-profit

What Medical Assistant Programs Does National Career Institute Offer?

National Career Institute in East Orange, New Jersey offers one medical assisting program: Clinical Medical Assistant With Externship, taught on campus.

Clinical Medical Assistant With Externship at National Career Institute

Inside National Career Institute's Diploma

Hours or credits
810 course hours (37 credits)
Schedule
Day and evening
Externship
Externship included
Also covers
phlebotomy; specimen collection; medication administration; medical billing
Admission
Age 17 or older; high school diploma or GED; photo ID; proof of citizenship or permanent residency

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

Is National Career Institute's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?

National Career Institute's medical assisting diploma 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 National Career Institute

Award levelAwards, 2022-23
Certificates of one to two years20

Federal completions data (IPEDS, CIP 51.0801) count 20 medical assisting awards conferred by National Career Institute in 2022-23, 528th of 951 schools on this site. These are credentials awarded, not graduates or job outcomes.

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National Career Institute Medical Assisting: Common Questions

Is National Career Institute's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?

National Career Institute's medical assisting diploma 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.

Does National Career Institute Include an Externship?

Yes. Clinical Medical Assistant With Externship: Externship included.

What Do You Need to Apply to National Career Institute?

Clinical Medical Assistant With Externship: Age 17 or older; high school diploma or GED; photo ID; proof of citizenship or permanent residency.

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Sources

  1. nciedu.com: Clinical Medical Assistant With Externship 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, New Jersey

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