Smithville, Ohio

Wayne County Schools Career Center Medical Assistant Certificate

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What Medical Assistant Programs Does Wayne County Schools Career Center Offer?

Wayne County Schools Career Center in Smithville, Ohio offers one medical assisting program: Medical Assisting, taught on campus. It comes to $9,535 total. It runs 52 weeks.

Medical Assisting at Wayne County Schools Career Center

Inside Wayne County Schools Career Center's Certificate

Length
about 12 months
Hours or credits
850 hours
Schedule
Evening
Externship
178-hour externship with a local health care provider
Also covers
phlebotomy; nurse aide (CNA); medical administrative assisting; CPR
Certification
Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) Certified Phlebotomy Technician Certified Medical Administrative Assistant Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) CPR
Start dates
September
Admission
WorkKeys entrance exam; CPR certification; Hepatitis B series; updated tetanus/diphtheria; negative TB skin test
Tuition (school's wording)
$9,535 total program cost, inclusive of all tuition, books, materials and testing fees2026-27. Source: wayne-jvs.k12.oh.us, reviewed October 12, 2026.
Published total
$9,535The school's own program total.

From Wayne County Schools Career Center's own program, admissions and tuition pages, reviewed October 12, 2026. Tuition changes each year; confirm fees with the school.

How Wayne County Schools Career Center Compares

  • Medical Assisting costs $9,535, against a median of $8,930 across 426 priced certificate programs on this site.
  • Medical Assisting runs 52 weeks; the median for certificate programs is 39 weeks.

Medical assistants in Ohio earn a median of $42,810 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), against $45,690 nationally.

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Is Wayne County Schools Career Center's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?

Wayne County Schools Career Center's medical assisting certificate 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.

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

Medical Assisting Awards at Wayne County Schools Career Center

Award levelAwards, 2022-23
Certificates of one to two years7

Federal completions data (IPEDS, CIP 51.0801) count 7 medical assisting awards conferred by Wayne County Schools Career Center in 2022-23, 807th 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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Wayne County Schools Career Center Medical Assisting: Common Questions

Is Wayne County Schools Career Center's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?

Wayne County Schools Career Center's medical assisting certificate 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 Wayne County Schools Career Center's Medical Assistant Certificate Cost?

Medical Assisting: $9,535 total program cost, inclusive of all tuition, books, materials and testing fees (2026-27).

How Long Is Wayne County Schools Career Center's Medical Assistant Certificate?

Medical Assisting: about 12 months (850 hours).

Does Wayne County Schools Career Center Include an Externship?

Yes. Medical Assisting: 178-hour externship with a local health care provider.

Which Certification Exams Does Wayne County Schools Career Center Prepare You For?

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

What Do You Need to Apply to Wayne County Schools Career Center?

Medical Assisting: WorkKeys entrance exam; CPR certification; Hepatitis B series; updated tetanus/diphtheria; negative TB skin test.

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Sources

  1. wayne-jvs.k12.oh.us: 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, Ohio

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