Newbern, Tennessee

Tennessee College of Applied Technology Northwest Medical Assistant Diploma

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What Medical Assistant Programs Does Tennessee College of Applied Technology Northwest Offer?

Tennessee College of Applied Technology Northwest in Newbern, Tennessee offers one medical assisting program: Patient Care Technology/Medical Assisting. It comes to $2,881 total. It runs 35 weeks.

Patient Care Technology/Medical Assisting at Tennessee College of Applied Technology Northwest

Inside Tennessee College of Applied Technology Northwest's Diploma

Length
8 months full-time
Hours or credits
864 clock hours
Schedule
Day
Externship
Nursing assistant and phlebotomy clinicals
Also covers
phlebotomy; EKG; patient care technology
Tuition (school's wording)
$2,880.50 tuition and fees; $1,563 textbooks and suppliesSource: tcatnorthwest.edu, reviewed October 12, 2026.
Published total
$2,881The school's own program total.

From Tennessee College of Applied Technology Northwest's own program, admissions and tuition pages, reviewed October 12, 2026. Tuition changes each year; confirm fees with the school.

How Tennessee College of Applied Technology Northwest Compares

  • Patient Care Technology/Medical Assisting costs $2,881, against a median of $17,215 across 304 priced diploma programs on this site.
  • Patient Care Technology/Medical Assisting runs 35 weeks; the median for diploma programs is 40 weeks.

Medical assistants in Tennessee earn a median of $39,570 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), against $45,690 nationally.

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Is Tennessee College of Applied Technology Northwest's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?

Tennessee College of Applied Technology Northwest's medical assisting diploma 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. Accredited medical assistant programs.

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Medical Assisting Awards at Tennessee College of Applied Technology Northwest

Award levelAwards, 2022-23
Certificates under one year16

Federal completions data (IPEDS, CIP 51.0801) count 16 medical assisting awards conferred by Tennessee College of Applied Technology Northwest in 2022-23, 612th 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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Tennessee College of Applied Technology Northwest Medical Assisting: Common Questions

Is Tennessee College of Applied Technology Northwest's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?

Tennessee College of Applied Technology Northwest's medical assisting diploma 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. Accredited medical assistant programs.

How Much Does Tennessee College of Applied Technology Northwest's Medical Assistant Diploma Cost?

Patient Care Technology/Medical Assisting: $2,880.50 tuition and fees; $1,563 textbooks and supplies.

How Long Is Tennessee College of Applied Technology Northwest's Medical Assistant Diploma?

Patient Care Technology/Medical Assisting: 8 months full-time (864 clock hours).

Does Tennessee College of Applied Technology Northwest Include an Externship?

Yes. Patient Care Technology/Medical Assisting: Nursing assistant and phlebotomy clinicals.

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Sources

  1. tcatnorthwest.edu: Patient Care Technology/Medical Assisting 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, Tennessee

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