Raleigh, North Carolina

Wake Technical Community College Medical Assistant Diploma

DiplomaPublicCAAHEP-accredited

What Medical Assistant Programs Does Wake Technical Community College Offer?

Wake Technical Community College in Raleigh, North Carolina offers one medical assisting program: Medical Assisting Diploma (D45400), taught on campus. It is CAAHEP-accredited, so graduates are eligible for the CMA (AAMA) exam. It comes to $3,496 total. It runs 40 weeks.

Medical Assisting Diploma (D45400) at Wake Technical Community College

Inside Wake Technical Community College's Diploma

Length
One year
Schedule
Day
Externship
MED-260 Medical Clinical Practicum; optional paid apprenticeship component
Certification
Eligible for CMA (AAMA) or RMA (AMT) credentialing exam
Tuition (school's wording)
$3,496 tuition and fees for the 46-credit-hour diploma (in-state); $12,328 out-of-state. Textbook access fee of $24 per credit hour, uniform and supplies extraSource: waketech.edu, reviewed October 12, 2026.
Published total
$3,496The school's own program total.

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

How Wake Technical Community College Compares

  • Medical Assisting Diploma (D45400) costs $3,496, against a median of $17,215 across 304 priced diploma programs on this site.
  • Medical Assisting Diploma (D45400) runs 40 weeks; the median for diploma programs is 40 weeks.

Medical assistants in North Carolina earn a median of $45,140 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), against $45,690 nationally.

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Is Wake Technical Community College's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?

Yes. Medical Assisting Diploma (D45400) is listed by CAAHEP (directory captured October 12, 2026). 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.

What CAAHEP or ABHES accreditation means for the CMA (AAMA)

Medical Assisting Awards at Wake Technical Community College

Award levelAwards, 2022-23
Certificates of one to two years27
Associate degrees14
Certificates under one year1

Federal completions data (IPEDS, CIP 51.0801) count 42 medical assisting awards conferred by Wake Technical Community College in 2022-23, 300th 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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Wake Technical Community College Medical Assisting: Common Questions

Is Wake Technical Community College's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?

Yes. Medical Assisting Diploma (D45400) is listed by CAAHEP (directory captured October 12, 2026). 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.

How Much Does Wake Technical Community College's Medical Assistant Diploma Cost?

Medical Assisting Diploma (D45400): $3,496 tuition and fees for the 46-credit-hour diploma (in-state); $12,328 out-of-state. Textbook access fee of $24 per credit hour, uniform and supplies extra.

How Long Is Wake Technical Community College's Medical Assistant Diploma?

Medical Assisting Diploma (D45400): One year.

Does Wake Technical Community College Include an Externship?

Yes. Medical Assisting Diploma (D45400): MED-260 Medical Clinical Practicum; optional paid apprenticeship component.

Which Certification Exams Does Wake Technical Community College Prepare You For?

Medical Assisting Diploma (D45400) names the CMA (AAMA) and RMA (AMT).

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Sources

  1. waketech.edu: Medical Assisting Diploma (D45400) program page, reviewed October 12, 2026
  2. CAAHEP, accredited medical assisting programs, captured 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, North Carolina

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