Beaver, West Virginia

New River Community and Technical College Medical Assistant Certificate

CertificatePublic

What Medical Assistant Programs Does New River Community and Technical College Offer?

New River Community and Technical College in Beaver, West Virginia offers one medical assisting program: Clinical Medical Assisting, Certificate of Applied Science (CAS), taught on campus.

Clinical Medical Assisting, Certificate of Applied Science (CAS) at New River Community and Technical College

Inside New River Community and Technical College's Certificate

Hours or credits
39 program hours
Externship
Extensive externships in physician offices, clinics, hospitals and related facilities under physician supervision
Also covers
phlebotomy; billing and coding; medication administration
Certification
Qualified to sit for the National Healthcareer Association certification exam (highly recommended)
Admission
General college admission; negative drug screen and acceptable criminal background check; C or better in all MAST courses and a 2.0 overall GPA
Tuition (school's wording)
$2,680 per semester for full-time West Virginia residents (12+ hours); $5,016 per semester for non-residents2025-26. Source: newriver.edu, reviewed October 12, 2026.

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

Is New River Community and Technical College's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?

New River Community and Technical 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 New River Community and Technical College

Award levelAwards, 2022-23
Associate degrees5

Federal completions data (IPEDS, CIP 51.0801) count 5 medical assisting awards conferred by New River Community and Technical College in 2022-23, 874th of 951 schools on this site. These are credentials awarded, not graduates or job outcomes, and chains report each campus separately.

More Medical Assistant Schools in West Virginia

New River Community and Technical College Medical Assisting: Common Questions

Is New River Community and Technical College's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?

New River Community and Technical 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 New River Community and Technical College's Medical Assistant Certificate Cost?

Clinical Medical Assisting, Certificate of Applied Science (CAS): $2,680 per semester for full-time West Virginia residents (12+ hours); $5,016 per semester for non-residents (2025-26).

Does New River Community and Technical College Include an Externship?

Yes. Clinical Medical Assisting, Certificate of Applied Science (CAS): Extensive externships in physician offices, clinics, hospitals and related facilities under physician supervision.

What Do You Need to Apply to New River Community and Technical College?

Clinical Medical Assisting, Certificate of Applied Science (CAS): General college admission; negative drug screen and acceptable criminal background check; C or better in all MAST courses and a 2.0 overall GPA.

Compare With Programs Like These

Sources

  1. newriver.edu: Clinical Medical Assisting, Certificate of Applied Science (CAS) 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, West Virginia

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