Piketon, Ohio

Pike County Career Technology Center Medical Assistant Certificate

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What Medical Assistant Programs Does Pike County Career Technology Center Offer?

Pike County Career Technology Center in Piketon, Ohio offers one medical assisting program: Medical Assistant, taught on campus. It comes to $2,100 total. It runs 17 weeks.

Medical Assistant at Pike County Career Technology Center

Inside Pike County Career Technology Center's Certificate

Length
17 weeks (February 17 to June 9, 2027)
Hours or credits
252 hours (128 didactic, 64 lab, 60 clinical)
Schedule
Evening
Externship
Externship providing clinical experience (60 clinical hours)
Also covers
phlebotomy; EKG
Certification
Eligible for the CCMA (NHA) exam Eligible for the CPT (NHA) exam Eligible for the CET (NHA) exam
Start dates
February
Admission
High school diploma or equivalent, minimum WorkKeys scores (Applied Math 4, Workplace Documents 5, Graphic Literacy 4) and passing a prerequisite class
Tuition (school's wording)
$2,100 total: tuition $1,736 plus books $364; NHA exam fees ($169 CCMA, $134 CPT, $134 CET) not included2026-27. Source: pikectc.org, reviewed October 12, 2026.
Published total
$2,100The school's own program total.

From Pike County Career Technology Center's own program, admissions and tuition pages, reviewed October 12, 2026. Tuition changes each year; confirm fees with the school.

How Pike County Career Technology Center Compares

  • Medical Assistant costs $2,100, against a median of $8,930 across 426 priced certificate programs on this site.
  • Medical Assistant runs 17 weeks; the median for certificate programs is 39 weeks.

Medical assistants in Ohio earn a median of $42,810 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), against $45,690 nationally.

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Is Pike County Career Technology Center's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?

Pike County Career Technology Center'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 Pike County Career Technology Center

Award levelAwards, 2022-23
Certificates under 12 weeks12

Federal completions data (IPEDS, CIP 51.0801) count 12 medical assisting awards conferred by Pike County Career Technology Center in 2022-23, 679th of 951 schools on this site. These are credentials awarded, not graduates or job outcomes.

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Pike County Career Technology Center Medical Assisting: Common Questions

Is Pike County Career Technology Center's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?

Pike County Career Technology Center'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 Pike County Career Technology Center's Medical Assistant Certificate Cost?

Medical Assistant: $2,100 total: tuition $1,736 plus books $364; NHA exam fees ($169 CCMA, $134 CPT, $134 CET) not included (2026-27).

How Long Is Pike County Career Technology Center's Medical Assistant Certificate?

Medical Assistant: 17 weeks (February 17 to June 9, 2027) (252 hours (128 didactic, 64 lab, 60 clinical)).

Does Pike County Career Technology Center Include an Externship?

Yes. Medical Assistant: Externship providing clinical experience (60 clinical hours).

Which Certification Exams Does Pike County Career Technology Center Prepare You For?

Medical Assistant names the CCMA (NHA). CMA (AAMA) eligibility through the standard route requires a CAAHEP- or ABHES-accredited program.

What Do You Need to Apply to Pike County Career Technology Center?

Medical Assistant: High school diploma or equivalent, minimum WorkKeys scores (Applied Math 4, Workplace Documents 5, Graphic Literacy 4) and passing a prerequisite class.

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Sources

  1. pikectc.org: Medical Assistant 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, Ohio

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