Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Prism Career Institute-Philadelphia Medical Assistant Diploma

DiplomaPrivate for-profit

What Medical Assistant Programs Does Prism Career Institute-Philadelphia Offer?

Prism Career Institute-Philadelphia in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania offers one medical assisting program: Medical Assistant - Hybrid (Diploma), taught hybrid. It comes to $14,315 total. It runs 40 weeks.

Medical Assistant - Hybrid (Diploma) at Prism Career Institute-Philadelphia

Inside Prism Career Institute-Philadelphia's Diploma

Length
40 weeks (about 10 months)
Hours or credits
720 clock hours (420 lecture incl. 108 online, 150 lab, 150 externship)
Schedule
Day
Externship
150-hour supervised externship
Also covers
EKG; phlebotomy; CPR
Certification
Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) exam through the National Healthcareer Association (NHA)
Admission
High school diploma or GED; health forms and Hepatitis B series after enrollment; no criminal history background check required for MA applicants
Tuition (school's wording)
$14,315 total: tuition $13,500, registration fee $50, textbook fees $765 (2026 program tuition and fees)2026. Source: prismcareerinstitute.edu, reviewed October 12, 2026.
Published total
$14,315The school's own program total.

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

How Prism Career Institute-Philadelphia Compares

  • Medical Assistant - Hybrid (Diploma) costs $14,315, against a median of $17,215 across 304 priced diploma programs on this site.
  • Medical Assistant - Hybrid (Diploma) runs 40 weeks; the median for diploma programs is 40 weeks.

Medical assistants in Pennsylvania earn a median of $43,920 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), against $45,690 nationally.

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Is Prism Career Institute-Philadelphia's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?

Prism Career Institute-Philadelphia'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 Prism Career Institute-Philadelphia

Award levelAwards, 2022-23
Certificates under one year17

Federal completions data (IPEDS, CIP 51.0801) count 17 medical assisting awards conferred by Prism Career Institute-Philadelphia in 2022-23, 586th of 951 schools on this site. These are credentials awarded, not graduates or job outcomes, and chains report each campus separately.

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Prism Career Institute-Philadelphia Medical Assisting: Common Questions

Is Prism Career Institute-Philadelphia's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?

Prism Career Institute-Philadelphia'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 Prism Career Institute-Philadelphia's Medical Assistant Diploma Cost?

Medical Assistant - Hybrid (Diploma): $14,315 total: tuition $13,500, registration fee $50, textbook fees $765 (2026 program tuition and fees).

How Long Is Prism Career Institute-Philadelphia's Medical Assistant Diploma?

Medical Assistant - Hybrid (Diploma): 40 weeks (about 10 months) (720 clock hours (420 lecture incl. 108 online, 150 lab, 150 externship)).

Does Prism Career Institute-Philadelphia Include an Externship?

Yes. Medical Assistant - Hybrid (Diploma): 150-hour supervised externship.

Which Certification Exams Does Prism Career Institute-Philadelphia Prepare You For?

Medical Assistant - Hybrid (Diploma) 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 Prism Career Institute-Philadelphia?

Medical Assistant - Hybrid (Diploma): High school diploma or GED; health forms and Hepatitis B series after enrollment; no criminal history background check required for MA applicants.

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Sources

  1. prismcareerinstitute.edu: Medical Assistant - Hybrid (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