Medical Assistant Program at Keiser University-Daytona

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

For students in Daytona Beach seeking an established AS degree in healthcare, Keiser University offers a 60.5 credit hour Medical Assisting program backed by continuing CAAHEP accreditation since 1996.

This page provides up-to-date program costs, graduation and employment data, accreditation details, contact information, and interactive resources such as Google Reviews, Maps, and Campus Videos.

CMA AAMA: Medical Assistant Program Overview at KUD

Keiser University’s Associate of Science (AS) degree in Medical Assisting (MA) is a comprehensive, 60.5 credit hour program designed to prepare individuals for a competitive role on a physician’s healthcare team in Daytona Beach (1800 Business Park Blvd).

Key Program Details

• The program focuses on developing competency in cognitive, psychomotor, and affective learning domains for entry-level employment.
• Students complete 36.5 credit hours of specialized coursework, including Anatomy and Physiology, Radiography, Clinical Procedures, and Medical Office Management.
• Training covers both clinical responsibilities (e.g., vital signs, venipuncture, assisting in minor procedures, laboratory tests) and administrative duties (e.g., billing, scheduling, insurance claims).
• The curriculum includes two mandatory Externship courses, requiring a minimum grade of “C” in key major courses for prerequisite completion.

Accreditation and Leadership

This program has held Continuing Accreditation from CAAHEP since October 18, 1996. While the career outlook is strong, the primary goal remains preparing students to take credentialing examinations. The Program Director is Lora Murphy, MSN, RN.

KUD’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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