Southeast Community College Area · Lincoln, Nebraska

Medical Assisting Diploma at Southeast Community College Area

DiplomaHybridCAAHEP-accreditedCMA (AAMA) eligible

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

Medical Assisting Diploma is a medical assisting diploma at Southeast Community College Area in Lincoln, Nebraska, offered hybrid. It takes 3 terms (30 credit hours). Externship: practicum of 225 hours (typically 28 eight-hour days). Cost: $6,015 total. It is CAAHEP-accredited, so graduates are eligible for the CMA (AAMA) exam.

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

Cost: $6,015published total
Credits: 30
Externship: 225 hours

How Medical Assisting Diploma Works

Credential: Diploma
Format: Hybrid
Length: 3 terms
Hours or credits: 30 credit hours
Externship: Practicum of 225 hours (typically 28 eight-hour days)
Also covers: CPR
Start dates: Fall; Spring; Summer

Admission and Certification at Southeast Community College Area

Outcomes the school publishes: CMA exam pass rate 50% (2024); 5-year average retention 88% (2020-2024)Reported for 2024.

What Southeast Community College Area's Medical Assisting Diploma Costs

Tuition (school's wording): Estimated diploma costs: tuition $3,810; supplies/fees $984; books $1,221; total $6,015Source: southeast.edu, reviewed October 12, 2026.
Published total: $6,015The school's own program total. Books, uniforms and exam fees may be extra.

Work out what the Southeast Community College Area diploma costs you after aid

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

How Medical Assisting Diploma Compares

Its published total of $6,015 is below the median of $17,215 across 304 priced diploma programs on this site (37th lowest).
Its 225-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 Southeast Community College Area 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.

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