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Orion Technical College Medical Assistant Diploma

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What Medical Assistant Programs Does Orion Technical College Offer?

Orion Technical College in Davenport, Iowa offers one medical assisting program: Medical Assisting Diploma, taught online with an in-person externship. It comes to $15,940 total. It runs 43 weeks.

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Medical Assisting Diploma at Orion Technical College

Inside Orion Technical College's Diploma

Length
As few as 10 months
Also covers
EKG; laboratory testing
Tuition (school's wording)
$15,940 total tuition and fees: $15,040 tuition plus a $900 technology fee (32 semester credit hours, four 10-week terms)2026-27. Source: orion.edu, reviewed October 12, 2026.
Published total
$15,940The school's own program total.

Medical Assisting Diploma at Orion Technical College: full program profileOrion Technical College diploma page on orion.edu ↗

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

How Orion Technical College Compares

  • Medical Assisting Diploma costs $15,940, against a median of $17,215 across 304 priced diploma programs on this site.
  • Medical Assisting Diploma runs 43 weeks; the median for diploma programs is 40 weeks.

Medical assistants in Iowa earn a median of $45,480 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), against $45,690 nationally.

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Is Orion Technical College's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?

Orion Technical College'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 Orion Technical College

Award levelAwards, 2022-23
Certificates of one to two years6

Federal completions data (IPEDS, CIP 51.0801) count 6 medical assisting awards conferred by Orion Technical College in 2022-23, 824th of 951 schools on this site. These are credentials awarded, not graduates or job outcomes.

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Orion Technical College Medical Assisting: Common Questions

Is Orion Technical College's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?

Orion Technical College'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 Orion Technical College's Medical Assistant Diploma Cost?

Medical Assisting Diploma: $15,940 total tuition and fees: $15,040 tuition plus a $900 technology fee (32 semester credit hours, four 10-week terms) (2026-27).

How Long Is Orion Technical College's Medical Assistant Diploma?

Medical Assisting Diploma: As few as 10 months.

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Sources

  1. orion.edu: Medical Assisting Diploma 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, Iowa

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