Orlando, Florida

Southern Technical College Medical Assistant Programs

DiplomaAssociate degreePrivate for-profit

What Medical Assistant Programs Does Southern Technical College Offer?

Southern Technical College in Orlando, Florida offers 2 medical assisting programs (diploma and associate degree), taught on campus. The lowest-cost option, Medical Assisting Diploma Program, comes to $19,600 total. Programs run 43 weeks and 78 weeks.

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2 Medical Assistant Programs at Southern Technical College

Southern Technical College's Programs Side by Side

ProgramCredentialFormatLengthExternshipCost
Medical Assisting Diploma Program, Southern Technical CollegeDiplomaOn campus43 weeks$19,600published total
Associate in Science in Medical Assisting, Southern Technical CollegeAssociate degreeOn campus78 weeks$34,000published total

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

Medical Assisting Diploma Program: The Details

Length
10 months
Schedule
Day and evening
Also covers
phlebotomy; clinical laboratory
Certification
Eligible for the Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) exam
Tuition (school's wording)
$19,600 total program cost; required materials and textbooks provided at no additional costSource: southerntech.edu, reviewed October 12, 2026.
Published total
$19,600The school's own program total.

Medical Assisting Diploma Program at Southern Technical College: full program profileSouthern Technical College diploma page on southerntech.edu ↗

Associate in Science in Medical Assisting: The Details

Length
18 months
Schedule
Day and evening
Certification
Eligible for the Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) exam
Tuition (school's wording)
$34,000 total program cost; required materials and textbooks provided at no additional costSource: southerntech.edu, reviewed October 12, 2026.
Published total
$34,000The school's own program total.

Associate in Science in Medical Assisting at Southern Technical College: full program profileSouthern Technical College associate degree page on southerntech.edu ↗

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

How Southern Technical College Compares

  • Medical Assisting Diploma Program costs $19,600, against a median of $17,215 across 304 priced diploma programs on this site.
  • Medical Assisting Diploma Program runs 43 weeks; the median for diploma programs is 40 weeks.
  • Associate in Science in Medical Assisting costs $34,000, against a median of $12,661 across 137 priced associate degree programs on this site.
  • Associate in Science in Medical Assisting runs 78 weeks; the median for associate degree programs is 78 weeks.

Medical assistants in Florida earn a median of $43,680 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), against $45,690 nationally.

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Is Southern Technical College's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?

Southern Technical 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 Southern Technical College

Award levelAwards, 2022-23
Certificates of one to two years303
Associate degrees12

Federal completions data (IPEDS, CIP 51.0801) count 315 medical assisting awards conferred by Southern Technical College in 2022-23, 15th 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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Southern Technical College Medical Assisting: Common Questions

Is Southern Technical College's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?

Southern Technical 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 Southern Technical College's Medical Assistant Program Cost?

Medical Assisting Diploma Program: $19,600 total program cost; required materials and textbooks provided at no additional cost. Associate in Science in Medical Assisting: $34,000 total program cost; required materials and textbooks provided at no additional cost.

How Long Is Southern Technical College's Medical Assistant Program?

Medical Assisting Diploma Program: 10 months. Associate in Science in Medical Assisting: 18 months.

Which Certification Exams Does Southern Technical College Prepare You For?

Medical Assisting Diploma Program names the CCMA (NHA). Associate in Science in Medical Assisting names the CCMA (NHA). CMA (AAMA) eligibility through the standard route requires a CAAHEP- or ABHES-accredited program.

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Sources

  1. southerntech.edu: Medical Assisting Diploma Program program page, reviewed October 12, 2026
  2. southerntech.edu: Associate in Science in Medical Assisting program page, reviewed October 12, 2026
  3. U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS completions 2022-23, CIP 51.0801 (medical/clinical assistant)
  4. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025: Medical Assistants, Florida

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