San Diego, California

San Diego Mesa College Medical Assistant Programs

CertificateAssociate degreePublic

What Medical Assistant Programs Does San Diego Mesa College Offer?

San Diego Mesa College in San Diego, California offers 2 medical assisting programs (certificate and associate degree).

2 Medical Assistant Programs at San Diego Mesa College

San Diego Mesa College's Programs Side by Side

ProgramCredentialFormatLengthExternshipCost
Medical Assisting certificate, San Diego Mesa CollegeCertificate$46per credit
Medical Assisting associate degree, San Diego Mesa CollegeAssociate degree$46per credit

Blank cells: the school's pages don't give that figure.

Medical Assisting Certificate: The Details

Tuition (school's wording)
$46 per unit community college enrollment feeSource: sdmesa.edu, reviewed October 12, 2026.

Medical Assisting Associate Degree: The Details

Tuition (school's wording)
$46 per unit community college enrollment feeSource: sdmesa.edu, reviewed October 12, 2026.

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

Is San Diego Mesa College's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?

San Diego Mesa 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 San Diego Mesa College

Award levelAwards, 2022-23
Associate degrees16
Certificates under one year6

Federal completions data (IPEDS, CIP 51.0801) count 22 medical assisting awards conferred by San Diego Mesa College in 2022-23, 493rd 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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San Diego Mesa College Medical Assisting: Common Questions

Is San Diego Mesa College's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?

San Diego Mesa 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 San Diego Mesa College's Medical Assistant Program Cost?

Medical Assisting certificate: $46 per unit community college enrollment fee. Medical Assisting associate degree: $46 per unit community college enrollment fee.

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Sources

  1. sdmesa.edu: Medical Assisting certificate 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

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