El Monte, California

Regan Career Institute Medical Assistant Certificate

CertificatePrivate for-profit

What Medical Assistant Programs Does Regan Career Institute Offer?

Regan Career Institute in El Monte, California offers one medical assisting program: Medical Assistant Certificate Program (Certificate of Completion), taught hybrid and on campus. It comes to $15,000 total. It runs 36 weeks.

Medical Assistant Certificate Program (Certificate of Completion) at Regan Career Institute

Inside Regan Career Institute's Certificate

Length
36 weeks (9 months)
Hours or credits
900 clock hours, including a 160-hour externship
Schedule
Evening
Externship
160-hour clinical externship
Also covers
phlebotomy; EKG
Certification
NHA national exam testing fee included Optional NCCT national certification test 88 hours of phlebotomy training toward California CPT1 licensure
Tuition (school's wording)
$15,000 total: course fees $13,225, registration with STRF $250, supplies $525, uniform $30, tools $520, NHA exam $250, background check $100, liability insurance $100 (catalog 1/1/2025-12/31/2026, revised 2026)2025-26. Source: rci.edu, reviewed October 12, 2026.
Published total
$15,000The school's own program total.

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

How Regan Career Institute Compares

  • Medical Assistant Certificate Program (Certificate of Completion) costs $15,000, against a median of $8,930 across 426 priced certificate programs on this site.
  • Medical Assistant Certificate Program (Certificate of Completion) runs 36 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 Regan Career Institute's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?

Regan Career Institute'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 Regan Career Institute

Award levelAwards, 2022-23
Certificates of one to two years10

Federal completions data (IPEDS, CIP 51.0801) count 10 medical assisting awards conferred by Regan Career Institute in 2022-23, 714th of 951 schools on this site. These are credentials awarded, not graduates or job outcomes.

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Regan Career Institute Medical Assisting: Common Questions

Is Regan Career Institute's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?

Regan Career Institute'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 Regan Career Institute's Medical Assistant Certificate Cost?

Medical Assistant Certificate Program (Certificate of Completion): $15,000 total: course fees $13,225, registration with STRF $250, supplies $525, uniform $30, tools $520, NHA exam $250, background check $100, liability insurance $100 (catalog 1/1/2025-12/31/2026, revised 2026) (2025-26).

How Long Is Regan Career Institute's Medical Assistant Certificate?

Medical Assistant Certificate Program (Certificate of Completion): 36 weeks (9 months) (900 clock hours, including a 160-hour externship).

Does Regan Career Institute Include an Externship?

Yes. Medical Assistant Certificate Program (Certificate of Completion): 160-hour clinical externship.

Which Certification Exams Does Regan Career Institute Prepare You For?

Medical Assistant Certificate Program (Certificate of Completion) names the NCMA (NCCT). CMA (AAMA) eligibility through the standard route requires a CAAHEP- or ABHES-accredited program.

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Sources

  1. rci.edu: Medical Assistant Certificate Program (Certificate of Completion) 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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