San Jose City College · San Jose, California

Medical Assisting: Clinical - Associate in Science at San Jose City College

Associate degree

What Should You Know About Medical Assisting: Clinical - Associate in Science at San Jose City College?

Medical Assisting: Clinical - Associate in Science is a medical assisting associate degree at San Jose City College in San Jose, California. It requires 60 units. Externship: clinical externship. Cost: about $2,760 (estimated). The program names the CMA (AAMA), RMA (AMT) and NCMA (NCCT) exams.

Cost
$2,760estimated: $46/credit × 60
Credits
60
Externship
Included
  • Phlebotomy
  • EKG
Prepares for
  • CMAAAMA
  • RMAAMT
  • NCMANCCT

How Medical Assisting: Clinical - Associate in Science Works

Credential
Associate degree
Hours or credits
60 units
Externship
Clinical externship
Also covers
phlebotomy; EKG
Start dates
Spring; Summer; Fall

Admission and Certification at San Jose City College

Certification
Qualified to sit for the NCMA (NCCT) exam California Certified Medical Assistant exam through CCBMA RMA exam through AMT

What San Jose City College's Medical Assisting Associate Degree Costs

Tuition (school's wording)
$46 per unit enrollment fee for California residents; nonresident students pay $389 per unit plus the $46 enrollment feeSource: catalog.sjcc.edu, reviewed October 12, 2026.
Estimated cost
$2,760Estimated: $46/credit × 60, before fees. An estimate, not the school's own total.

Work out what the San Jose City College associate degree costs you after aid

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

How Medical Assisting: Clinical - Associate in Science Compares

  • Its estimated cost of $2,760 is below the median of $12,661 across 137 priced associate degree programs on this site (2nd lowest).

Is Medical Assisting: Clinical - Associate in Science at San Jose City College Accredited?

It 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.

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

How the CMA, RMA, CCMA and NCMA exams differ

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Medical Assisting: Clinical - Associate in Science at San Jose City College: Common Questions

How Much Does Medical Assisting: Clinical - Associate in Science at San Jose City College Cost?

$46 per unit enrollment fee for California residents; nonresident students pay $389 per unit plus the $46 enrollment fee. That works out to about $2,760 for the program, an estimate before fees.

How Long Is Medical Assisting: Clinical - Associate in Science at San Jose City College?

60 units, according to the school's program page.

Is Medical Assisting: Clinical - Associate in Science at San Jose City College Accredited?

It 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.

Which Certification Exams Does Medical Assisting: Clinical - Associate in Science Prepare You For?

The program's page names the CMA (AAMA), RMA (AMT) and NCMA (NCCT).

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Sources

  1. catalog.sjcc.edu: Medical Assisting: Clinical - Associate in Science program page, reviewed October 12, 2026
  2. CAAHEP, accredited medical assisting programs, captured October 12, 2026

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