Ventura, California

Ventura Adult and Continuing Education Medical Assistant Programs

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What Medical Assistant Programs Does Ventura Adult and Continuing Education Offer?

Ventura Adult and Continuing Education in Ventura, California offers 2 medical assisting programs (certificate), taught on campus. The lowest-cost option, Back Office Medical Assistant (Professional Certification Program), comes to $5,877 total. Programs run 45 weeks and 30 weeks.

2 Medical Assistant Programs at Ventura Adult and Continuing Education

Ventura Adult and Continuing Education's Programs Side by Side

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Front/Back Office Medical Assistant (Professional Certification Program): The Details

Length
45 weeks
Also covers
phlebotomy; EKG; medical billing and coding
Certification
Eligible to take the CCMA (NHA) and NCMA (NCCT) exams; exam fees not included
Start dates
5 times per year
Tuition (school's wording)
$8,589.32 total cost: tuition $6,750, books $1,141.99, scrubs/materials $687.33, registration $10Source: adultedventura.edu, reviewed October 12, 2026.
Published total
$8,589The school's own program total.

Back Office Medical Assistant (Professional Certification Program): The Details

Length
30 weeks
Also covers
phlebotomy; EKG; pharmacology
Certification
Eligible to take the CCMA (NHA) and CCMA (CCBMA) exams; exam fees not included
Start dates
5 times per year
Tuition (school's wording)
$5,877.45 total cost: tuition $4,500, books $680.12, scrubs/materials $687.33, registration $10Source: adultedventura.edu, reviewed October 12, 2026.
Published total
$5,877The school's own program total.

From Ventura Adult and Continuing Education's own program, admissions and tuition pages, reviewed October 12, 2026. Tuition changes each year; confirm fees with the school.

How Ventura Adult and Continuing Education Compares

  • Front/Back Office Medical Assistant (Professional Certification Program) costs $8,589, against a median of $8,930 across 426 priced certificate programs on this site.
  • Front/Back Office Medical Assistant (Professional Certification Program) runs 45 weeks; the median for certificate programs is 39 weeks.
  • Back Office Medical Assistant (Professional Certification Program) costs $5,877, against a median of $8,930 across 426 priced certificate programs on this site.
  • Back Office Medical Assistant (Professional Certification Program) runs 30 weeks; the median for certificate programs is 39 weeks.

Medical assistants in California earn a median of $49,660 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), against $45,690 nationally.

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Is Ventura Adult and Continuing Education's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?

Ventura Adult and Continuing Education'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 Ventura Adult and Continuing Education

Award levelAwards, 2022-23
Certificates of one to two years18
Certificates under one year9

Federal completions data (IPEDS, CIP 51.0801) count 27 medical assisting awards conferred by Ventura Adult and Continuing Education in 2022-23, 421st of 951 schools on this site. These are credentials awarded, not graduates or job outcomes.

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Ventura Adult and Continuing Education Medical Assisting: Common Questions

Is Ventura Adult and Continuing Education's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?

Ventura Adult and Continuing Education'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 Ventura Adult and Continuing Education's Medical Assistant Program Cost?

Front/Back Office Medical Assistant (Professional Certification Program): $8,589.32 total cost: tuition $6,750, books $1,141.99, scrubs/materials $687.33, registration $10. Back Office Medical Assistant (Professional Certification Program): $5,877.45 total cost: tuition $4,500, books $680.12, scrubs/materials $687.33, registration $10.

How Long Is Ventura Adult and Continuing Education's Medical Assistant Program?

Front/Back Office Medical Assistant (Professional Certification Program): 45 weeks. Back Office Medical Assistant (Professional Certification Program): 30 weeks.

Which Certification Exams Does Ventura Adult and Continuing Education Prepare You For?

Front/Back Office Medical Assistant (Professional Certification Program) names the CCMA (NHA) and NCMA (NCCT). Back Office Medical Assistant (Professional Certification Program) names the CCMA (NHA). CMA (AAMA) eligibility through the standard route requires a CAAHEP- or ABHES-accredited program.

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Sources

  1. adultedventura.edu: Front/Back Office Medical Assistant (Professional Certification Program) program page, reviewed October 12, 2026
  2. adultedventura.edu: Back Office Medical Assistant (Professional Certification Program) 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, California

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