Sampson Community College · Clinton, North Carolina

Medical Assisting Diploma at Sampson Community College

DiplomaCAAHEP-accreditedCMA (AAMA) eligible

What Should You Know About Medical Assisting Diploma at Sampson Community College?

Medical Assisting Diploma is a medical assisting diploma at Sampson Community College in Clinton, North Carolina. It requires 47 credit hours. Externship: 240-hour clinical practicum. Cost: about $3,572 (estimated). It is CAAHEP-accredited, so graduates are eligible for the CMA (AAMA) exam.

Researched and edited by Taylor Rupe · Updated October 12, 2026

Cost: $3,572estimated: $76/credit × 47
Credits: 47
Externship: 240 hours

Phlebotomy
Billing and coding
Pharmacology

Prepares for

CMAAAMA

How Medical Assisting Diploma Works

Credential: Diploma
Hours or credits: 47 credit hours
Externship: 240-hour clinical practicum
Also covers: phlebotomy; injections; procedural and diagnostic coding

Admission and Certification at Sampson Community College

Certification: Eligible for the CMA (AAMA) certification exam
Outcomes the school publishes: Five-year average (2020-2024): job placement 85%, retention 86%Reported for 2020-2024.

What Sampson Community College's Medical Assisting Diploma Costs

Tuition (school's wording): $76 per credit hour in-state tuition ($268 out-of-state)Source: sampsoncc.edu, reviewed October 12, 2026.
Estimated cost: $3,572Estimated: $76/credit × 47, before fees. An estimate, not the school's own total.

Work out what the Sampson Community College diploma costs you after aid

From sampsoncc.edu, reviewed October 12, 2026. Check start dates, deadlines and current tuition with the school before you apply.

How Medical Assisting Diploma Compares

Its estimated cost of $3,572 is below the median of $17,215 across 304 priced diploma programs on this site (9th lowest).
Its 240-hour externship compares with a median of 180 hours among diploma programs that state hours.
It is one of 99 CAAHEP- or ABHES-accredited diploma programs on this site.

Is Medical Assisting Diploma at Sampson Community College Accredited?

Accredited by CAAHEP on the recommendation of MAERB (CAAHEP directory, October 12, 2026), so graduates meet the standard education route for the CMA (AAMA) exam.

Besides core clinical and front-office skills, the program's course list covers phlebotomy, billing and coding and pharmacology.

How the CMA, RMA, CCMA and NCMA exams differ

Similar Medical Assistant Diplomas Nearby

Diploma programs at local campuses: the same city first, then by how many state borders away, then closest in cost.