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Medical Assisting Schools in North Carolina
49 schools in North Carolina offer medical assisting-related programs, compared below on official cost, completion, and earnings data.
Occupation pay is what working medical assisting professionals in North Carolina 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.
Medical Assisting licensing in North Carolina: No license required
North Carolina does not license or regulate medical assistants, and they have no designated scope of practice - N.C. General Statute 90-18(c)(13) instead lets physicians delegate any task 'permitted by law or established by custom' to a qualified person under appropriate supervision, per NC Medical Board guidance. No state exam or training-hour minimum applies. National certifications like the CMA (AAMA) or CCMA (NHA) are voluntary but widely expected by employers.
Official source: North Carolina Medical Board (delegation authority under G.S. 90-18(c)(13); does not license MAs) · Exam: No state exam. Voluntary national exams: CMA (AAMA), RMA (AMT), CCMA (NHA). · Typical requirement: No state minimum. NC Medical Board guidance: MAs 'may be nationally certified but are not regulated and/or licensed' in NC and have no designated scope of practice - the delegating physician must ensure the worker is qualified and supervised. Typical training: 9-12 month certificate.
Official license records related to medical assisting in North Carolina
From the U.S. Department of Labor's License Finder — these may include contractor, specialty, or related licenses beyond entry-level requirements:
- Medical Responder — NC Department of Health & Human Services~Health Service Regulation
- Certified Chiropractic Assistant - Level I Clinical — NC Board of Chiropractic Examiners
- Medical School Faculty License — NC Medical Board (Occupational License's)
- Hospice — NC Department of Health & Human Services~Health Service Regulation
- Certified Chiropractic Assistant - Level II Xray — NC Board of Chiropractic Examiners
- Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) — NC Department of Health & Human Services~Health Service Regulation
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Community College | Shelby | public | $995 | 30.6% | $33,755 |
| Piedmont Community College | Roxboro | public | $1,095 | 39.5% | $33,274 |
| Pamlico Community College | Grantsboro | public | $1,321 | 55.3% | $30,005 |
| Durham Technical Community College | Durham | public | $1,664 | 24.1% | $36,142 |
| Johnston Community College | Smithfield | public | $1,776 | 40.5% | $37,310 |
| Wayne Community College | Goldsboro | public | $2,245 | 39.8% | $34,148 |
| College of the Albemarle | Elizabeth City | public | $2,253 | 34% | $33,234 |
| Central Piedmont Community College | Charlotte | public | $3,345 | 24% | $37,865 |
| Sampson Community College | Clinton | public | $3,108 | 36.5% | $33,409 |
| Nash Community College | Rocky Mount | public | $3,338 | 27.8% | $34,912 |
| Vance-Granville Community College | Henderson | public | $3,286 | 31.9% | $34,304 |
| Craven Community College | New Bern | public | $3,289 | 36.7% | $34,231 |
| Martin Community College | Williamston | public | $2,676 | 36% | $26,016 |
| Fayetteville Technical Community College | Fayetteville | public | $3,589 | 28.2% | $31,861 |
| Lenoir Community College | Kinston | public | $4,127 | 36.3% | $33,866 |
| Surry Community College | Dobson | public | $4,961 | 47% | $36,012 |
| Southwestern Community College | Sylva | public | $5,207 | 41.4% | $34,145 |
| Stanly Community College | Albemarle | public | $5,721 | 37.7% | $36,686 |
| Central Carolina Community College | Sanford | public | $5,446 | 41.6% | $33,525 |
| Mayland Community College | Spruce Pine | public | $5,861 | 38.7% | $34,663 |
| Richmond Community College | Hamlet | public | $5,071 | 36.7% | $29,951 |
| Alamance Community College | Graham | public | $6,109 | 33.1% | $34,241 |
| South Piedmont Community College | Polkton | public | $6,675 | 26.9% | $37,308 |
| Gaston College | Dallas | public | $6,592 | 44.1% | $35,386 |
| Western Piedmont Community College | Morganton | public | $6,448 | 37% | $34,195 |
| Haywood Community College | Clyde | public | $6,723 | 39.7% | $34,770 |
| Mitchell Community College | Statesville | public | $6,481 | 34.9% | $33,298 |
| Pitt Community College | Winterville | public | $7,337 | 29.3% | $37,259 |
| Randolph Community College | Asheboro | public | $6,918 | 37.6% | $33,336 |
| Wake Technical Community College | Raleigh | public | $8,759 | 31.8% | $41,769 |
| Forsyth Technical Community College | Winston-Salem | public | $7,200 | 32.9% | $34,139 |
| Rowan-Cabarrus Community College | Salisbury | public | $7,981 | 32% | $34,936 |
| Davidson-Davie Community College | Thomasville | public | $8,753 | 38.3% | $36,337 |
| Tri-County Community College | Murphy | public | $7,799 | 34% | $32,232 |
| Brunswick Community College | Bolivia | public | $9,009 | 38.6% | $36,668 |
| Cape Fear Community College | Wilmington | public | $9,610 | 39.7% | $38,654 |
| Cabarrus College of Health Sciences | Concord | private nonprofit | $17,618 | 72.3% | $58,708 |
| Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute | Hudson | public | $10,810 | 32.8% | $34,515 |
| Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College | Asheville | public | $11,602 | 33.6% | $36,048 |
| Carteret Community College | Morehead City | public | $10,764 | 37.5% | $33,357 |
| Montgomery Community College | Troy | public | $13,832 | 66.7% | $32,742 |
| Guilford Technical Community College | Jamestown | public | $15,002 | 27.4% | $33,934 |
| Miller-Motte College-Raleigh | Raleigh | private for-profit | $22,736 | 50% | $31,102 |
| Miller-Motte College-Jacksonville | Jacksonville | private for-profit | $23,535 | 55.9% | $31,102 |
| Miller-Motte College-Fayetteville | Fayetteville | private for-profit | $26,409 | 56.9% | $31,102 |
| Southeastern College-Charlotte | Charlotte | private for-profit | $30,611 | 68.3% | $31,548 |
| Gwinnett College | Raleigh | private for-profit | $30,219 | 63.2% | $29,234 |
| Edgecombe Community College | Tarboro | public | not reported | 38.7% | $33,267 |
| Wilkes Community College | Wilkesboro | public | $-264 | 46.4% | $34,728 |
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 North Carolina
- How much do Medical Assisting schools cost in North Carolina?
- The median annual net price (what students actually pay after aid) across 49 medical assisting schools in North Carolina is $6,465. Individual schools range widely — the table above shows each school's real cost, not sticker price.
- Do you need a license to work as a medical assisting in North Carolina?
- North Carolina does not license or regulate medical assistants, and they have no designated scope of practice - N.C. General Statute 90-18(c)(13) instead lets physicians delegate any task 'permitted by law or established by custom' to a qualified person under appropriate supervision, per NC Medical Board guidance. No state exam or training-hour minimum applies. National certifications like the CMA (AAMA) or CCMA (NHA) are voluntary but widely expected by employers.
- What does a medical assisting earn in North Carolina?
- Working medical assisting professionals in North Carolina earn a median of $45,140 per year, ranging from about $36,010 to $50,850 (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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