Medical Assisting
Oregon Coast Community College
Public · Community college
Build administrative and clinical support skills for medical offices and other healthcare settings.
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Preparation, time and schedule
Before you apply
Review the limited-entry application and advising steps. The page describes a usual fall start and requires successful fall coursework to continue.
Your complete timeline
The certificate is taught at the North County Center in Lincoln City. The catalog includes administrative and clinical preparation plus practicum courses. Ask for a term-by-term plan that includes prerequisites, transfer decisions and application timing.
Plan around the schedule
Plan for Lincoln City attendance and the actual practicum shifts; a Newport mailing address does not mean classes meet there.
Application and selection
Review the limited-entry application and advising steps. The page describes a usual fall start and requires successful fall coursework to continue. Apply through the provider’s program-specific process and confirm the next cohort before paying fees.
Details checked September 15, 2026. Confirm current requirements with the provider.
Questions to take to an advisor
Where would my practicum take place, and is the next fall cohort confirmed?
- What is included in the written price, and what would I pay separately?
- What support is available if my work schedule, disability accommodations or family responsibilities affect attendance?
Published program length is not a personal completion estimate. Transfer credits, prerequisites, selection and course availability can change the timeline.
After the program
Program completion and professional certification are separate. Ask which examination is included and what local employers require. This is not a nursing credential.
Cost and outcomes
Published base; complete personal budget still needed
Add program-specific fees, books, tools or supplies, exams, prerequisite study, travel and living expenses to the published base below. Your final cost depends on your course plan and financial aid.
Published tuition or budget base
2026-27 tuition is $132 per credit. Listed college, student, government and technology fees add $32 per credit ($164 combined). Online courses add $12.50 per credit. Special program and course charges may be 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 →No verified exact-program earnings figure.
Historical College Scorecard earnings for a related certificate/diploma field are available below. These can combine multiple programs and institutional branches; they are not exact-program or current starting-pay estimates.
Historical related-field earnings
$37,028 median annual earnings 1 year after completion, in 2019 dollars.
Oregon Coast Community College · Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (CIP 51.08) · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma. Cohort: 2015-16 and 2016-17 academic-year completers; earnings measured in 2017 and 2018.
College Scorecard covers federally aided completers who were working and not enrolled, after their highest credential. This related field can combine programs and institutional branches; it is not an exact-program, campus-specific or current starting-pay figure. It is not directly comparable with Census outcomes because the population and dollar year differ.
U.S. Department of Education field-of-study data (ZIP) ↗
Data dictionary and cohort dates (Excel) ↗ · Checked September 16, 2026