Online Medical Office Assistant Certification
Become a Medical Office Assistant online
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3-Month course | 100% online classes
Prep for your national NHA CMAA certification
No clinical hours required
3-Day money back guarantee available
How to become a Medical Office Assistant
3-Month online class
National certification
Land a full-time job

Earn your Medical Office Assistant certification online
This is a nationally recognized certification that will help you get hired and earn a higher starting salary. Stepful students can earn their CMAA in as little as 3 months.
This is our most affordable and quickest path to certification and employment in healthcare. This course is 100% online, with no in-person clinical component. While clinical hours are not required, you'll gain invaluable real-world medical office assistant experience through practical assignments and interactive coursework.
Students will learn everything they need to know to perform medical receptionist duties, including reviewing and answering practice correspondence, answering calls and scheduling appointments, keeping records up to date, and operating office software.
Our program offers flexible scheduling, live classroom instruction, exam preparation, and career coaching services. Stepful is one of the fastest and most affordable options for students who want to become a CMAA.

What you’ll learn
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Weeks 1-2
Build a foundation in admin assisting fundamentals, including anatomy, medical terminology, medical records, and EHR. Develop essential patient communication skills.
Weeks 3-5
Delve into core medical knowledge such as anatomy & physiology fundamentals and medical law, and the medical record.
Weeks 6-8
Learn the financial backbone of medical offices, encompassing insurance processes, medical coding, claims reimbursement, and delivering excellent customer service.
Weeks 9-12
Oversee medical office operations, ensure safety and inventory controls, and prepare for the NHA CMAA exam while transitioning into your externship and full-time role.
Job-ready with Stepful
$38,000 Average starting salary*
78% Certification pass rate
80%
Job placement rate
Part-time classes
Certified Medical Office Assistant program FAQs
Tuition paid for Stepful’s Medical Administrative Assistant Program covers three months of live Zoom classes, CMAA examination prep, 1:1 coaching services, and job search support.
Stepful offers a 3-day money-back guarantee on all tuition and fees for students who withdraw within 3 days of signing up.
After classes begin, students may withdraw within the first two weeks and receive a full refund of tuition. Enrollment fees are non-refundable after the 3-day guarantee period.
Please note that there may be additional flexibility depending on your state’s refund regulations.
This Medical Office Assistant program is 100% online. Students who pass the NHA’s CMAA certification exam will be job-ready in less than four months.
At Stepful, our mission is to break down barriers to healthcare careers and help every student move into a meaningful role after graduation. To support that mission, we offer a structured Job Coaching Program that guides graduates into full-time healthcare roles after certification.
Students begin with an 8-week Job Readiness Cohort that combines weekly live coaching, job search strategy, resume building, interview practice, and workplace success skills.Graduates also receive weekly job leads, and their resumes are shared with Stepful’s healthcare employer partners.
For those who need additional support, Stepful provides up to 2 more months of on-demand 1:1 coaching, including mock interviews, resume reviews, and targeted job leads.With this approach, about 60% of graduates secure jobs within 2 months and over 80% within 4 months of starting the job coaching program.
There's no difference, both names referred to the same program internally at Stepful. Students take the Certified Medical Administrative Assistant (CMAA) exam offered by the NHA, which is the official name for the certification.
Program preparation and certification are the same for both job titles. Our program teaches students how to perform the most common medical receptionist tasks, including organizing schedules, answering phone calls, and making sure patients are taken care of.
Students have the option to pay for our Medical Office Assistant program upfront or in installments over time.
Our Medical Office Assistant certification program covers everything you need to know to pass the CMAA exam and start working. Topics include medical coding and billing, electronic health records management, medical software, HIPAA compliance, computer skills, and other administrative tasks that will prepare you to work in a variety of healthcare settings.
Yes! Our Medical Office Assistant program is authorized by the NHA, the industry's most trusted credentialing organization. We are a partner school with the NHA.









