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Medical Assistant (Diploma) at North-West College-San Diego

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What Should You Know About Medical Assistant (Diploma) at North-West College-San Diego?

Medical Assistant (Diploma) is a medical assisting diploma at North-West College-San Diego in San Diego, California, offered on campus and hybrid. It takes 43 weeks (820 course hours (1,052.5 total hours with outside preparation); 34.5 semester credits). Externship: 160-hour externship (MA108). Cost: $19,995 total. The program names the RMA (AMT) exam.

Researched and edited by Taylor Rupe · Updated October 12, 2026

Cost: $19,995published total, 2026
Length: 43 wk43 weeks
Hours: 1,052.5clock hours
Externship: 160 hours

Phlebotomy
EKG
Billing and coding
Pharmacology

Prepares for

RMAAMT

How Medical Assistant (Diploma) Works

Credential: Diploma
Format: On campus and hybrid
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 (MA108)
Also covers: venipuncture; EKG; medical insurance and coding; injections; CPR certification

Admission and Certification at North-West College-San Diego

Certification: Eligible for the national medical assistant certification exam through American Medical Technologists (RMA)

What North-West College-San Diego's Medical Assisting Diploma Costs

Tuition (school's wording): $19,995 total program charges (tuition $19,525, books and supplies $370, registration $100), San Diego campus catalog 20262026. Source: nw.edu, reviewed October 12, 2026.
Published total: $19,995The school's own program total. Books, uniforms and exam fees may be extra.

Work out what the North-West College-San Diego diploma costs you after aid

From nw.edu, reviewed October 12, 2026. Check start dates, deadlines and current tuition with the school before you apply.

How Medical Assistant (Diploma) Compares

Its published total of $19,995 is above the median of $17,215 across 304 priced diploma programs on this site (233rd lowest).
At 43 weeks it is longer than the 40-week median for diploma programs.
Its 160-hour externship compares with a median of 180 hours among diploma programs that state hours.

Is Medical Assistant (Diploma) at North-West College-San Diego Accredited?

It 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.

Besides core clinical and front-office skills, the program's course list covers phlebotomy, EKG, billing and coding and pharmacology.

How the CMA, RMA, CCMA and NCMA exams differ

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