Las Vegas, Nevada
Nevada Career Institute Medical Assistant Diploma
What Medical Assistant Programs Does Nevada Career Institute Offer?
Nevada Career Institute in Las Vegas, Nevada offers one medical assisting program: Medical Assistant, taught on campus and hybrid. It comes to $17,315 total. It runs 43 weeks.
Medical Assistant at Nevada Career Institute
- Diploma
- Cost
- $17,315published total, 2026
- Length
- 43 wk43 weeks
- Hours
- 1,052.5clock hours
- Externship
- 160 hours
- Pharmacology
- RMAAMT
Inside Nevada Career Institute's Diploma
- Length
- 43 weeks
- Hours or credits
- 820 course hours (1,052.5 total hours with outside preparation); 34.5 semester credits
- Externship
- 160-hour externship
- Also covers
- pharmacology and injections; medical laboratory procedures; CPR (BLS) certification
- Certification
- Eligible for the national medical assistant certification exam through American Medical Technologists (RMA)
- Tuition (school's wording)
- $17,315 total program charges (tuition $16,845, books and supplies $370, registration $100), 2026 catalog2026. Source: nevadacareerinstitute.com, reviewed October 12, 2026.
- Published total
- $17,315The school's own program total.
Medical Assistant at Nevada Career Institute: full program profileNevada Career Institute diploma page on nevadacareerinstitute.com ↗
From Nevada Career Institute's own program, admissions and tuition pages, reviewed October 12, 2026. Tuition changes each year; confirm fees with the school.
How Nevada Career Institute Compares
- Medical Assistant costs $17,315, against a median of $17,215 across 304 priced diploma programs on this site.
- Medical Assistant runs 43 weeks; the median for diploma programs is 40 weeks.
Medical assistants in Nevada earn a median of $45,200 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), against $45,690 nationally.
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Is Nevada Career Institute's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?
Nevada 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.
Medical Assisting Awards at Nevada Career Institute
| Award level | Awards, 2022-23 |
|---|---|
| Certificates of one to two years | 61 |
Federal completions data (IPEDS, CIP 51.0801) count 61 medical assisting awards conferred by Nevada Career Institute in 2022-23, 213th 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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Nevada Career Institute Medical Assisting: Common Questions
Is Nevada Career Institute's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?
Nevada 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.
How Much Does Nevada Career Institute's Medical Assistant Diploma Cost?
Medical Assistant: $17,315 total program charges (tuition $16,845, books and supplies $370, registration $100), 2026 catalog.
How Long Is Nevada Career Institute's Medical Assistant Diploma?
Medical Assistant: 43 weeks (820 course hours (1,052.5 total hours with outside preparation); 34.5 semester credits).
Does Nevada Career Institute Include an Externship?
Yes. Medical Assistant: 160-hour externship.
Which Certification Exams Does Nevada Career Institute Prepare You For?
Medical Assistant names the RMA (AMT). CMA (AAMA) eligibility through the standard route requires a CAAHEP- or ABHES-accredited program.
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