Medical Assistant Program at Northwood Technical College-New Richmond

✔️ Page Updated: December 26th, 2025 | Current for 2026, learn more about our data 🛈

For students in Northwestern Wisconsin, Northwood Tech’s 4.3-rated, 1-year Medical Assistant Diploma offers exceptional hybrid flexibility and a 100 percent employment rate after graduation.

This page provides up-to-date program costs, graduation and employment data, accreditation details, contact information, and interactive resources – including a Google map, student reviews, and official Northwood Tech video – to help you quickly evaluate if this program is the right fit for you.

CMA AAMA: Medical Assistant Program Overview at NTC

Northwood Tech’s Medical Assistant Technical Diploma is a dynamic, one-year, 32-credit program designed to prepare competent, entry-level healthcare professionals. This program is available across Northwestern Wisconsin at the Ashland, New Richmond, Rice Lake, and Superior campuses. It features a convenient hybrid schedule, meaning students are only required to be on campus two or three days a week, with the rest of the coursework completed online. This setup offers excellent accessibility for students throughout the region.

Curriculum and Hands-On Experience

The comprehensive curriculum covers a complex body of knowledge, focusing on both administrative duties (such as record-keeping and insurance handling) and essential clinical skills (like taking vital signs, giving injections, and assisting with minor surgery). Key coursework includes Human Body in Health and Disease and a required six-week (160-216 hour) Medical Assistant Practicum. This practicum provides vital, hands-on experience under trained mentors in an ambulatory setting.

Career Pathway and Outcomes

Program graduates are highly sought after. According to the 2022-2023 survey, 100 percent of graduates were employed within six months. Students are automatically placed on a career pathway, earning a Patient Service Specialist diploma embedded within the Medical Assisting program. Northwood Tech’s commitment to practical training and exceptional AAMA pass rates ensures graduates are ready for immediate employment as medical assistants, clinical assistants, or phlebotomists.

Program Cost

The estimated total tuition for the 2025-2026 academic year is $5,616, plus $300 for tools and supplies.

NTC’s Medical Assistant Program Data

Our Data

Our Medical Assistant Program Data is carefully researched and curated from the following government and higher education organizations.

• CAAHEP (Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs) – CAAHEP is the largest programmatic accreditor for health sciences education and the official medical assisting program accreditor for the National CMA (AAMA) Certification Exam.
• IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) – A comprehensive database of U.S. colleges and universities.
• Peterson’s Database – Includes detailed college information and their Distance Learning Licensed Data Set.
• College Scorecard – A U.S. Department of Education tool offering key statistics on college costs, graduation rates, and student outcomes.
• NCES (National Center for Education Statistics) – The primary federal source for data and analysis on education in the U.S. such as cost of tuition. Our data shows average cost of tuition and fees for Public 2 year institutions per state.
• BLS (Bureau of Labor Statistics) – May 2024 Occupational Outlook Handbook Medical Assistants Data for Salary and Employment. Our data shows the mean annual salary and the total number of employed MAs per state.

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