Toms River, New Jersey

Ocean County Vocational-Technical School Medical Assistant Diploma

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What Medical Assistant Programs Does Ocean County Vocational-Technical School Offer?

Ocean County Vocational-Technical School in Toms River, New Jersey offers one medical assisting program: Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) - Adult 10-Month Program, taught on campus. It comes to $8,000 total. It runs 43 weeks.

Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) - Adult 10-Month Program at Ocean County Vocational-Technical School

Inside Ocean County Vocational-Technical School's Diploma

Length
10 months; Monday-Friday 4:30 PM-9:30 PM
Hours or credits
900 hours
Schedule
Evening
Also covers
venipuncture; urinalysis; billing and coding; EMR
Certification
National Certified Medical Assistant (NCMA) exam preparation American Medical Certification Association (AMCA) certification option
Admission
Age 18 or older; high school diploma or GED
Tuition (school's wording)
$8,000 tuition for the 10-month program; $50 application fee, plus about $200 books, $125 uniform, $90 certification test, $250 ECG/phlebotomy and $43 malpractice insurance2026-27. Source: ocvts.org, reviewed October 12, 2026.
Published total
$8,000The school's own program total.

From Ocean County Vocational-Technical School's own program, admissions and tuition pages, reviewed October 12, 2026. Tuition changes each year; confirm fees with the school.

How Ocean County Vocational-Technical School Compares

  • Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) - Adult 10-Month Program costs $8,000, against a median of $17,215 across 304 priced diploma programs on this site.
  • Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) - Adult 10-Month Program runs 43 weeks; the median for diploma programs is 40 weeks.

Medical assistants in New Jersey earn a median of $47,210 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), against $45,690 nationally.

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Is Ocean County Vocational-Technical School's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?

Ocean County Vocational-Technical School'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 Ocean County Vocational-Technical School

Award levelAwards, 2022-23
Certificates of one to two years10

Federal completions data (IPEDS, CIP 51.0801) count 10 medical assisting awards conferred by Ocean County Vocational-Technical School in 2022-23, 727th of 951 schools on this site. These are credentials awarded, not graduates or job outcomes.

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Ocean County Vocational-Technical School Medical Assisting: Common Questions

Is Ocean County Vocational-Technical School's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?

Ocean County Vocational-Technical School'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 Ocean County Vocational-Technical School's Medical Assistant Diploma Cost?

Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) - Adult 10-Month Program: $8,000 tuition for the 10-month program; $50 application fee, plus about $200 books, $125 uniform, $90 certification test, $250 ECG/phlebotomy and $43 malpractice insurance (2026-27).

How Long Is Ocean County Vocational-Technical School's Medical Assistant Diploma?

Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) - Adult 10-Month Program: 10 months; Monday-Friday 4:30 PM-9:30 PM (900 hours).

Which Certification Exams Does Ocean County Vocational-Technical School Prepare You For?

Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) - Adult 10-Month Program names the CMA (AAMA) and NCMA (NCCT). CMA (AAMA) eligibility through the standard route requires a CAAHEP- or ABHES-accredited program.

What Do You Need to Apply to Ocean County Vocational-Technical School?

Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) - Adult 10-Month Program: Age 18 or older; high school diploma or GED.

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Sources

  1. ocvts.org: Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) - Adult 10-Month Program 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