Johnstown, Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Highlands Community College Medical Assistant Diploma

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What Medical Assistant Programs Does Pennsylvania Highlands Community College Offer?

Pennsylvania Highlands Community College in Johnstown, Pennsylvania offers one medical assisting program: Medical Assisting Technology (Diploma), taught on campus.

Medical Assisting Technology (Diploma) at Pennsylvania Highlands Community College

Inside Pennsylvania Highlands Community College's Diploma

Schedule
Day
Externship
Planned practicum
Also covers
phlebotomy; ICD and CPT coding; medical billing; pharmacology
Certification
Graduates eligible to take the National Certified Medical Assistant (NCMA) exam
Tuition (school's wording)
$248 per credit tuition and fees for Cambria County residents2026-27. Source: pennhighlands.edu, reviewed October 12, 2026.

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

Is Pennsylvania Highlands Community College's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?

Pennsylvania Highlands Community 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 Pennsylvania Highlands Community College

Award levelAwards, 2022-23
Associate degrees4

Federal completions data (IPEDS, CIP 51.0801) count 4 medical assisting awards conferred by Pennsylvania Highlands Community College in 2022-23, 897th of 951 schools on this site. These are credentials awarded, not graduates or job outcomes.

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Pennsylvania Highlands Community College Medical Assisting: Common Questions

Is Pennsylvania Highlands Community College's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?

Pennsylvania Highlands Community 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 Pennsylvania Highlands Community College's Medical Assistant Diploma Cost?

Medical Assisting Technology (Diploma): $248 per credit tuition and fees for Cambria County residents (2026-27).

Does Pennsylvania Highlands Community College Include an Externship?

Yes. Medical Assisting Technology (Diploma): Planned practicum.

Which Certification Exams Does Pennsylvania Highlands Community College Prepare You For?

Medical Assisting Technology (Diploma) names the CMA (AAMA) and NCMA (NCCT). CMA (AAMA) eligibility through the standard route requires a CAAHEP- or ABHES-accredited program.

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Sources

  1. pennhighlands.edu: Medical Assisting Technology (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, Pennsylvania

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