Medical Assisting
Chemeketa Community College
Public · Community college
Build clinical and office skills for medical settings.
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Check your prerequisite courses ↗
Compare completed courses with the packet and ask an advisor about gaps or equivalencies.
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Find your intended cohort and gather the diploma/GED evidence, transcripts and resume requested by Chemeketa.
Build your full budget ↗
Ask for corrected itemized costs and clinical hours, then add your own work and travel needs.
PLAN YOUR PATH
Preparation, time and schedule
Before you apply
Complete HM 120, PSY 104, MTH 060 or higher, and WR 090 or higher with C grades or better before applying. Applicants need a diploma or GED and must be 18 by the program start. Meeting the minimum requirements does not secure a place; selection uses application points.
Your complete timeline
The 41-credit certificate includes a prerequisite term and two terms of MED coursework after selection. Additional preparation and application timing can extend your calendar time.
Plan around the schedule
The 2026-2027 packet lists weekday MED classes from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in McMinnville. Clinical shifts and mandatory orientation also require attendance. Confirm the actual clinical schedule and placement travel before arranging paid work.
Application and selection
For winter 2027, Chemeketa lists an October 5-18, 2026 application window. Check the official page for exact times, documents and changes. Read the packet before submitting the provider's application.
Details checked September 15, 2026. Confirm current requirements with the provider.
Questions to take to an advisor
Which start term, externship schedule and certification costs apply to my cohort?
- Which of my courses meet the prerequisites?
- Where and when would my clinical shifts take place?
- What is the corrected cost total, and which items are already included?
Published program length is not a personal completion estimate. Transfer credits, prerequisites, selection and course availability can change the timeline.
After the program
The certificate and medical-assisting certification are separate steps. Ask which exam is included and what employers require. This is not a nursing qualification.
Cost and outcomes
Provider estimate needs clarification
Chemeketa reports about $7,421 in tuition and fees for 2026-2027, including the listed prerequisite courses. Its displayed course lines and term subtotal do not fully reconcile; request a corrected itemized estimate. Prerequisite books, screening, health clearances, travel and living costs are extra. Some MED books, supplies and the listed certification exam are already included in course fees.
Published tuition or budget base
Effective summer 2026, resident tuition is $111 per credit plus a $39 per-credit universal fee ($150 combined) for these undergraduate certificate/associate courses. Course-specific charges are additional.
Official tuition and cost information ↗ · Checked September 16, 2026
A tuition rate or annual allowance is not a complete program price. Confirm your residency, course load, program fees and financial aid before comparing costs.
Open the cost planner →Exact-program earnings are not separately identified.
The 41-credit certificate fits the less-than-one-academic-year category. The published allied-health-assisting field includes other programs and is not a separate result for the current medical-assisting cohort. No exact-program earnings are separately verified here.
Related-field graduate earnings
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services · Certificate, less than one academic year
Chemeketa Community College. Graduating cohorts: 2016–2020. This published field group (CIP 51.08) can combine several programs and campuses. We selected it as related context; it is not a verified result for this exact program.
- $37,132 median annual earnings 1 year after graduation
Amounts are in 2023 dollars. Census PSEO covers graduates meeting its earnings and employment-attachment rules; it excludes noncompleters and many self-employed or low-attachment workers. These are historical outcomes, not starting-pay estimates or a forecast.
Census PSEO Oregon data, 2026 Q2 (CSV download) ↗
Population, methods and limitations ↗ · Checked September 16, 2026