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Salt Lake Community College Medical Assistant Programs

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What Medical Assistant Programs Does Salt Lake Community College Offer?

Salt Lake Community College in Salt Lake City, Utah offers 2 medical assisting programs (certificate), taught hybrid and on campus. The lowest-cost option, Medical Assistant: Technical Certificate (Salt Lake Technical College) - Jordan self-paced hybrid, comes to $3,794 total. Programs run 32 weeks.

2 Medical Assistant Programs at Salt Lake Community College

Salt Lake Community College's Programs Side by Side

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Medical Assistant: Technical Certificate (Salt Lake Technical College) - Jordan Self-Paced Hybrid: The Details

Hours or credits
28 semester credits
Externship
Medical Assisting Externship I and II
Also covers
phlebotomy; EKG; pharmacology
Certification
Prepares for a national certification exam
Start dates
Every 4 weeks (4 per semester)
Tuition (school's wording)
$3,794 estimated total program cost (tuition $2,520, student fees $252, lab fees $240, books $535, Complio $82, scrubs $50, national exam $115)Source: slcc.edu, reviewed October 12, 2026.
Published total
$3,794The school's own program total.

Medical Assistant: Technical Certificate (Salt Lake Technical College) - West Valley Cohort: The Details

Length
2 semesters plus externship hours
Hours or credits
28 semester credits
Externship
Medical Assisting Externship I and II
Also covers
phlebotomy; EKG; pharmacology
Certification
Prepares for a national certification exam
Start dates
Once per semester
Tuition (school's wording)
$3,794 estimated total program costSource: slcc.edu, reviewed October 12, 2026.
Published total
$3,794The school's own program total.

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

How Salt Lake Community College Compares

  • Medical Assistant: Technical Certificate (Salt Lake Technical College) - Jordan self-paced hybrid costs $3,794, against a median of $8,930 across 426 priced certificate programs on this site.
  • Medical Assistant: Technical Certificate (Salt Lake Technical College) - West Valley cohort costs $3,794, against a median of $8,930 across 426 priced certificate programs on this site.
  • Medical Assistant: Technical Certificate (Salt Lake Technical College) - West Valley cohort runs 32 weeks; the median for certificate programs is 39 weeks.

Medical assistants in Utah earn a median of $45,360 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), against $45,690 nationally.

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Is Salt Lake Community College's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?

Salt Lake Community College's medical assisting programs aren'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 Salt Lake Community College

Award levelAwards, 2022-23
Certificates of one to two years11
Associate degrees2

Federal completions data (IPEDS, CIP 51.0801) count 13 medical assisting awards conferred by Salt Lake Community College in 2022-23, 665th 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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Salt Lake Community College Medical Assisting: Common Questions

Is Salt Lake Community College's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?

Salt Lake Community College's medical assisting programs aren'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 Salt Lake Community College's Medical Assistant Program Cost?

Medical Assistant: Technical Certificate (Salt Lake Technical College) - Jordan self-paced hybrid: $3,794 estimated total program cost (tuition $2,520, student fees $252, lab fees $240, books $535, Complio $82, scrubs $50, national exam $115). Medical Assistant: Technical Certificate (Salt Lake Technical College) - West Valley cohort: $3,794 estimated total program cost.

How Long Is Salt Lake Community College's Medical Assistant Program?

Medical Assistant: Technical Certificate (Salt Lake Technical College) - West Valley cohort: 2 semesters plus externship hours (28 semester credits).

Does Salt Lake Community College Include an Externship?

Yes. Medical Assistant: Technical Certificate (Salt Lake Technical College) - Jordan self-paced hybrid: Medical Assisting Externship I and II. Medical Assistant: Technical Certificate (Salt Lake Technical College) - West Valley cohort: Medical Assisting Externship I and II.

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Sources

  1. slcc.edu: Medical Assistant: Technical Certificate (Salt Lake Technical College) - Jordan self-paced hybrid 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, Utah

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