Best Medical Assistant Programs in New Jersey (2026)
Medical assistant programs in New Jersey offer a useful comparison between a non-credit career certificate and an associate degree. Warren County's Phillipsburg option publishes contact hours and tuition, while Hudson County's Jersey City AAS highlights a daytime externship obligation.
Choose the award and location together. A program with some evening coursework can still require daytime clinical attendance, and a non-credit certificate's continuation option needs its own academic plan.
Edited by Taylor RupeB.A. Psychology, University of Washington · B.S. Computer Science, Oregon State UniversityUpdated
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These are editorial picks from the programs reviewed for this comparison. Each card explains the reasons for its selection. The review methodology describes how training, credential fit, cost, and attendance shape our picks. Use the school’s linked requirements to check your fit before applying.
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#1 Phillipsburg, NJ · PublicCampus + Clinical Training
Warren County Community College
Medical Assisting Non-Credit Career Track Certificate
Why We Ranked It #1
Warren County takes our first New Jersey spot for a CAAHEP-accredited career certificate with stated tuition, a 160-hour practicum, and an AAS continuation option. Those details support a concrete Phillipsburg training plan. You'll need to include the separate textbook subscription and confirm the continuation requirements.
Award / Training Route
Non-Credit Career Track Certificate
Program Length
760 Contact Hours
Supervised Experience
160 Hours
Published Cost
$5,949 Tuition and Fees
A Phillipsburg Career Certificate With Published Contact Hours and Costs
Warren County Community College's non-credit Medical Assisting Career Track Certificate meets at the Phillipsburg Education Center. Its 760-hour structure includes a 160-hour clinical externship practicum. Anatomy, physiology, pathology, pharmacology, clinical assisting, and insurance and coding coursework place clinical and administrative preparation in the same training plan. Warren identifies CAAHEP accreditation for the career-track certificate and describes an AAS continuation after completing the program.
The published $5,949 tuition-and-fee price gives you a concrete starting point for budgeting, with the $175 Cengage Unlimited subscription added separately. Ask how classes and placement are distributed across the calendar and which costs fall due before the externship. If continuing to the AAS is part of your plan, request the exact credit evaluation and remaining degree requirements. Keep the certificate's non-credit designation visible when discussing transfer or financial aid.
A Good Fit For
Applicants seeking a defined non-credit career certificate in Phillipsburg with an identified AAS continuation option.
Plan Around
Include the separate textbook subscription and verify the degree-continuation and placement arrangements.
How You’ll Attend
Classes meet at the Phillipsburg Education Center. The 760-hour certificate includes a 160-hour clinical externship practicum, with an AAS continuation option after the complete program. See Warren County Community College’s Attendance Requirements.
Accreditation:CAAHEP. Medical Assisting Career-Track Certificate Program
#2 Jersey City, NJ · PublicCampus & Clinical Training
Hudson County Community College
Medical Assisting AAS
Why We Ranked It #2
Hudson earns its place for offering a CAAHEP-accredited associate program in Jersey City with some day and evening course choices. It is useful if you want the degree from the outset. The unpaid externship requires daytime attendance, so evening coursework alone won't establish compatibility with a daytime job.
Award / Training Route
Associate in Applied Science
A Jersey City Associate Degree With a Fixed Daytime Externship
Hudson County Community College's Medical Assisting AAS combines Clinical Procedures, Medical Office Administration, Medical Insurance and Billing, and an Externship and Capstone. Some course requirements can be completed during the day or evening. The clinical externship has a firmer schedule: it is unpaid and must be completed during the day. Hudson identifies CAAHEP accreditation for the medical assisting program and publishes a school-reported examination result with its reporting years.
The degree deserves consideration if Jersey City attendance fits your routine and you want an associate award. Build the unpaid daytime placement into the budget before using evening coursework to plan around employment. Hudson also assigns students responsibility for transportation, uniforms, shoes, and professional liability insurance. Ask the program to identify when each expense and requirement applies, and have an advisor evaluate prior college credits against the AAS course sequence.
A Good Fit For
Students seeking a medical assisting associate degree in Jersey City who can accommodate daytime clinical placement.
Plan Around
Evening course options do not change the unpaid daytime externship requirement.
How You’ll Attend
Some course requirements can be completed during the day or evening. The externship must be completed during the day and is unpaid. Students pay for transportation, uniforms, shoes, and professional liability insurance. See Hudson County Community College’s Attendance Requirements.
Accreditation:CAAHEP. The school identifies its medical assisting program as accredited by CAAHEP upon the recommendation of MAERB.
Compare New Jersey Non-Credit and Associate-Degree Routes
Warren County and Hudson County represent different award structures. Warren's career-track certificate is non-credit and includes a stated AAS continuation option. Hudson offers the medical assisting AAS itself. Ask Warren how completed certificate training is evaluated toward the degree, and ask Hudson which previous college credits satisfy its requirements. Compare the remaining education, the attendance locations, and the certification route rather than deciding from the award label alone. Review Warren County’s medical assisting certificate alongside Hudson County’s AAS requirements. The certificate-versus-associate guide provides a framework for deciding whether the additional academic coursework serves your intended next step.
Budget Daytime Placement as Part of New Jersey Training
Hudson explicitly requires a daytime unpaid externship, even though some earlier requirements have day or evening options. Warren specifies a 160-hour externship within its contact-hour program. Obtain the actual weekly placement schedule for either option before deciding how much paid work you can maintain. Add transportation and required supplies to each school's published charges, preserving which expenses are included and which are separate. Use the medical assistant program budget guide to compare the full commitment. Our published comparison methodology explains why a tuition amount, an attendance format, and the award itself need to be read together rather than treated as independent selling points.
Medical Assistant Pay in New Jersey
$47,210Annual Median
$37,01010th Percentile
$58,07090th Percentile
BLS’s May 2025 survey counts 20,330 medical assistant jobs in New Jersey. The $47,210 median is the midpoint of occupation wages, with a 10th-to-90th-percentile range of $37,010 to $58,070. These figures cover workers across experience levels and employers, rather than the earnings of a particular program’s graduates. Read the BLS Medical Assistant Wage Data and Compare the National Salary Picture.
New Jersey Medical Assistant Program Questions
Where Are the New Jersey Programs in This Comparison Located?
Warren County holds the listed certificate at its Phillipsburg Education Center. Hudson County Community College offers the AAS in Jersey City.
Is Warren County’s Medical Assisting Certificate a Credit Program?
Warren describes it as a non-credit career-track certificate. The college also identifies an AAS continuation, so request the specific degree-credit arrangement before planning further study.
Can I Complete Hudson County’s Externship in the Evening?
Hudson states that the externship must be completed during the day and is unpaid. Some other course requirements have day or evening options.
What Does Warren County’s Published Medical Assisting Price Include?
Warren lists $5,949 in tuition and fees, with a $175 textbook subscription added separately. Ask for the complete current enrollment and placement budget.
Sources for This Comparison
School sources were reviewed in September 2026. Check current program and campus details before applying.
