About
1st Choice Career Centers’ Medical Assistant – Hybrid program in Cincinnati, Ohio, prepares students to work as certified clinical medical assistants in patient care, laboratory procedures, and medical office settings. The program prepares for the NHA CCMA, AMCA, and MEDCA certifications. It uses a hybrid format with online instruction and in-person hands-on lab training, scheduled across nine online weeks and two in-person weeks. Admission requires applicants to be at least 18 years old, submit a high school or GED transcript, demonstrate English reading, writing, and comprehension proficiency, provide photo identification and a Social Security card, pass a criminal background check, complete a physical and TB screening, and sign consent and participation forms for lab practice.
At a glance
- Format: Hybrid
- Next start: Apr 6, 2026
- Tuition: Tuition only: $1975; tuition with uniform and book: $2225; tuition with uniform, book, and national exam: $2375
- Leads to: NHA CCMA, AMCA, MEDCA
Organization
1st Choice Career Center
1st Choice Career Centers’ Cincinnati campus is a career training institution in Cincinnati, Ohio, focused on allied health and patient-care occupations. Its program offerings include Certified Nursing Assistant, CPR / Basic Life Support, Electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG), Home Health Aide, Medical Administrative Assistant, Medical Assistant, and Phlebotomy. Training is available through flexible schedules and online options, with instruction that can include classroom learning, supervised laboratory practice, and clinical preparation. The school describes smaller class sizes and one-on-one attention as features of its course experience. The Cincinnati campus is part of a four-campus Ohio operation, and the institution also provides preparation for entry-level healthcare roles in hospitals, laboratories, outpatient clinics, physician offices, blood centers, and related care settings.