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Medical Assisting Schools in Arkansas
14 schools in Arkansas offer medical assisting-related programs, compared below on official cost, completion, and earnings data. Prefer to earn while you learn? 2 registered apprenticeship programs in Arkansas train medical assisting apprentices — see apprenticeships.
Occupation pay is what working medical assisting professionals in Arkansas earn (all experience levels) — school "earnings" figures above are medians for each school's recent federally-aided students across all its programs, which read lower.
Official license records related to medical assisting in Arkansas
From the U.S. Department of Labor's License Finder — these may include contractor, specialty, or related licenses beyond entry-level requirements:
- Medication Assistant (MA-C) — Arkansas Department of Health~Arkansas State Board of Nursing
- Surgical Technologists — Arkansas Department of Health~Arkansas State Medical Board
- Emergency Medical Responder — Arkansas Department of Health~Emergency Medical Services~State Board of Health
- Radiologist Assistant/Radiology Practioner Assistant — Arkansas Department of Health~Arkansas State Medical Board
- Emergency Medical Technician — Arkansas Department of Health~Emergency Medical Services~State Board of Health
- Advanced EMT — Arkansas Department of Health~Emergency Medical Services~State Board of Health
Wage and license data provided by CareerOneStop, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (DOLETA) and Minnesota DEED.
Schools, ranked by earnings per tuition dollar
| School | City | Type | Net price / yr | Completion | Earnings (10 yr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas | De Queen | public | $4,385 | 42.3% | $33,775 |
| Black River Technical College | Pocahontas | public | $5,095 | 55.1% | $34,818 |
| NorthWest Arkansas Community College | Bentonville | public | $7,196 | 23.5% | $43,505 |
| Arkansas State University Mid-South | West Memphis | public | $5,427 | 29.5% | $31,857 |
| South Arkansas College | El Dorado | public | $7,486 | 44.7% | $34,521 |
| Southern Arkansas University Tech | Camden | public | $9,018 | 54.4% | $36,376 |
| University of Arkansas-East Arkansas Community College | Forrest City | public | $7,220 | 35.8% | $28,471 |
| University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana | Hope | public | $9,270 | 43.2% | $34,162 |
| North Arkansas College | Harrison | public | $10,180 | 39% | $34,653 |
| Arkansas Tech University | Russellville | public | $12,970 | 52.4% | $41,766 |
| Arkansas State University-Beebe | Beebe | public | $11,698 | 42.2% | $36,603 |
| Baptist Health College Little Rock | Little Rock | private nonprofit | $25,454 | 80.3% | $62,244 |
| University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College | North Little Rock | public | $14,327 | 29.7% | $34,722 |
| Southeast Arkansas College | Pine Bluff | public | $19,038 | 30.8% | $33,603 |
Ranking = median earnings 10 years after entry per $1,000 of average yearly net price (methodology). Figures are institution-wide federal medians for each school as a whole — not medical assisting graduates specifically. Schools without both figures sort last — "not reported" means the federal dataset lacks the value, not that the school is bad.
Common questions: Medical Assisting school in Arkansas
- How much do Medical Assisting schools cost in Arkansas?
- The median annual net price (what students actually pay after aid) across 14 medical assisting schools in Arkansas is $9,144. Individual schools range widely — the table above shows each school's real cost, not sticker price.
- Can you get paid to train as a medical assisting in Arkansas?
- Yes — Arkansas has 2 registered apprenticeship programs where you earn wages while you train instead of paying tuition. See the medical assisting apprenticeships page for the current list.
- What does a medical assisting earn in Arkansas?
- Working medical assisting professionals in Arkansas earn a median of $37,760 per year, ranging from about $30,840 to $46,060 (U.S. Department of Labor). This is what people in the job earn, which differs from a school's reported graduate-earnings figure.
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