Southern California Health Institute · North Hollywood, California

Medical Assistant Diploma at Southern California Health Institute

DiplomaHybrid

What Should You Know About Medical Assistant Diploma at Southern California Health Institute?

Medical Assistant Diploma is a medical assisting diploma at Southern California Health Institute in North Hollywood, California, offered hybrid. It takes about 9 months (36 weeks) (900 clock hours). Externship: 150-hour externship after classroom and lab training. Cost: $16,495 total. The program names the CCMA (NHA) and NCMA (NCCT) exams.

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

Cost: $16,495published total, 2025
Length: 36 wkAbout 9 months (36 weeks)
Hours: 900clock hours
Externship: 150 hours

Phlebotomy
EKG

Prepares for

CCMANHA
NCMANCCT

How Medical Assistant Diploma Works

Credential: Diploma
Format: Hybrid
Schedule: Day and evening
Length: About 9 months (36 weeks)
Hours or credits: 900 clock hours
Externship: 150-hour externship after classroom and lab training
Also covers: phlebotomy; EKG

Admission and Certification at Southern California Health Institute

Certification: Prepares students to sit for the Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) exam from NHA or NCCT

What Southern California Health Institute's Medical Assisting Diploma Costs

Tuition (school's wording): $16,495 total charges: tuition $14,500, registration $200, books $255, equipment and supplies $295, lab fee $725, certifications $520 (2025 catalog appendix)2025. Source: sochi.edu, reviewed October 12, 2026.
Published total: $16,495The school's own program total. Books, uniforms and exam fees may be extra.

Work out what the Southern California Health Institute diploma costs you after aid

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

How Medical Assistant Diploma Compares

Its published total of $16,495 is below the median of $17,215 across 304 priced diploma programs on this site (135th lowest).
At 36 weeks it is shorter than the 40-week median for diploma programs.
Its 150-hour externship compares with a median of 180 hours among diploma programs that state hours.

Is Medical Assistant Diploma at Southern California Health Institute 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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