Irwindale, California

Premiere Career College Medical Assistant Certificate

CertificatePrivate for-profit

What Medical Assistant Programs Does Premiere Career College Offer?

Premiere Career College in Irwindale, California offers one medical assisting program: Medical Assistant, Front and Back Office. It comes to $12,000 total. It runs 34 weeks.

Medical Assistant, Front and Back Office at Premiere Career College

Inside Premiere Career College's Certificate

Length
34 weeks
Hours or credits
900 clock hours; 38 semester credit units
Externship
Externship included
Also covers
phlebotomy; EKG
Tuition (school's wording)
$12,000 total: tuition $9,680, registration $150, books, uniforms, supplies, kit, medical and test/certification fees (rate effective May 1, 2026)2026. Source: premierecollege.education, reviewed October 12, 2026.
Published total
$12,000The school's own program total.

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

How Premiere Career College Compares

  • Medical Assistant, Front and Back Office costs $12,000, against a median of $8,930 across 426 priced certificate programs on this site.
  • Medical Assistant, Front and Back Office runs 34 weeks; the median for certificate programs is 39 weeks.

Medical assistants in California earn a median of $49,660 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), against $45,690 nationally.

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Is Premiere Career College's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?

Premiere Career College'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 Premiere Career College

Award levelAwards, 2022-23
Certificates of one to two years9

Federal completions data (IPEDS, CIP 51.0801) count 9 medical assisting awards conferred by Premiere Career College in 2022-23, 738th of 951 schools on this site. These are credentials awarded, not graduates or job outcomes.

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Premiere Career College Medical Assisting: Common Questions

Is Premiere Career College's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?

Premiere Career College'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 Premiere Career College's Medical Assistant Certificate Cost?

Medical Assistant, Front and Back Office: $12,000 total: tuition $9,680, registration $150, books, uniforms, supplies, kit, medical and test/certification fees (rate effective May 1, 2026).

How Long Is Premiere Career College's Medical Assistant Certificate?

Medical Assistant, Front and Back Office: 34 weeks (900 clock hours; 38 semester credit units).

Does Premiere Career College Include an Externship?

Yes. Medical Assistant, Front and Back Office: Externship included.

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Sources

  1. premierecollege.education: Medical Assistant, Front and Back Office 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, California

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