Every year approximately 1,333 students graduate with a degree in medical assisting from Nevada schools. If you too are interested in studying medical assisting, Nevada has 9 medical assistant schools from which you can choose. Tuition at Nevada's medical assistant schools is approximately $20,768 per year for a certificate in medical assisting.
The largest medical assistant school in Nevada, by student population is Academy of Healing Arts. It is located in Las Vegas. In 2009, a reported 414 students graduated with a medical assisting certificate from Academy of Healing Arts. This was 31% of the total medical assisting graduates in Nevada for that year.
A majority of those with a certificate in medical assisting choose to become medical assistants. If after graduation, you are planning on working in Nevada, it is important to know that the job outlook for medical assisting graduates in the state is good. There are currently an estimated 4,540 medical assistants working in Nevada. This number is projected to increase to 6,130 by the year 2018. This indicates a 35% change in the number of medical assistants in Nevada.
In Nevada, as a medical assistant, you can expect to earn a salary of anywhere from less than $23,385 per year to more than $41,623 per year. The median salary for medical assistants in Nevada is $30,703 per year.
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Pima Medical Institute
Address:
3333 East Flamingo Road, Las Vegas, Nevada 89121
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
Associate's degree
2-4 years certificate
Everest College-Henderson
Address:
170 North Stephaine Suite 145, Henderson, Nevada 89074
Awards Offered:
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
Academy of Healing Arts
Address:
710 S Tonopah Dr, Las Vegas, Nevada 89106
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
Anthem Institute-Las Vegas
Address:
2320 S Rancho Drive, Las Vegas, Nevada 89102
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Kaplan College-Las Vegas Campus
Address:
3535 W. Sahara Avenue, Las Vegas, Nevada 89102
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
2-4 years certificate
Career College of Northern Nevada
Address:
1421 Pullman Dr., Sparks, Nevada 89434-7905
Awards Offered:
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
Milan Institute
Address:
950 Industrial Way, Sparks, Nevada 89431
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Nevada Career Institute
Address:
3231 North Decatur Boulevard Suites 119, Las Vegas, Nevada 89130
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Address:
874 American Pacific Drive, Henderson, Nevada 89014
Awards Offered:
1-2 years certificate
Bachelor's degree
Master's degree