National Certification Exam Registration

$199.00 + Card Service Fee

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Show your commitment to professional development, patient care and quality work by earning your NCCA-accredited certification through NHA. Passing a nationally accredited exam means a student is more likely to be work-ready. Employers value the standardization national certification provides and use it to screen job applicants. Employers are also more likely to increase pay when an employee earns a professional certification. According to the 2024 Industry Outlook 81% of employers require certification for medical assistants and the salary range for a certified medical assistant is $16.10 – 27.15 an hour. The hourly mean wage is $19.49 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 31-9092 Medical Assistants).

You must be a current HSC student, have a high school diploma, and no more than 60 days from successful completion of the program. HSC’s CCMA exam pass rate is 96% in-person course and 93% online course. The national average is 78%.

You must bring a current government-issued ID or passport to testing. We can not accept a photocopy, digital ID, or picture. Results are available immediately after your test for the online exam.

***You must bring your own personal laptop for testing. Scroll down to the bottom of the page for specific laptop specifications.

*All fees are nonrefundable and cannot be rescheduled.
Registration closes approximately 10 days prior to the test date.
TESTING ACCOMMODATIONS – To be considered for special accommodations, you must complete the NHA Request for Accommodations Form. NHA makes every attempt to review your request as soon as possible, however, they recommend that you allow 30 days for review of your request. Accommodation requests are reviewed in the order received.

Student Information Details:




Description

Laptops used for exam testing must meet the specifications for each supported requirement as shown in the table below. To ensure optimal student experiences for online testing, any laptop that takes a noticeably long time (for example, 10 seconds or more) to start and run applications should be avoided for use with online testing.

Computer, and Web Browser, and Internet Connection:

For the best experience, we recommend the following devices, browsers, and configuration settings.

Device/Machine Requirements:

Device Operating System Minimum Hardware
PC Windows 10 or later 4GB of System RAM
CPU Speed 3Ghz of better3D Capable256MB Video Card
DX9.0c (shader model 3.0) support128GB Disk Size
Mac OSX 10.9 or later 4GB of System RAM
3D Capable
256MB Video Card
OpenGL 2.0 support128GB Disk Size
iPad 2 or later iOS 12 or later iPad Air 2 or later
iPad Mini 4 or later
iPad Pro
iPad 5th Generation or later
Android Tablet* Android OS 7.0 or later Manufactured 2020 or later
Chrome OS Device* Chrome OS 78 or later 4GB of System RAM
CPU Speed 3GHz or better3D Capable
256MB Video Card
OpenGL 2.0 support
64GB eMMC Disk Size
Apple Mobile Device** iOS 13 or later iPhone 8 or later
Android Mobile Device** Android 9 or later Manufactured 2020 or later

* Due to the large number of manufacturers of these devices, NHA cannot fully guarantee compatibility with them and highly recommends that a test against the NHA system be performed prior to purchasing. Most of NHA’s content does not require a heavy amount of processing power and memory usage. NHA simulation experiences do require a substantial amount of both, which may occasionally cause issues loading simulation content.

** Due to the screen size and often running in a “mobile” mode, NHA does not recommend using mobile devices to access the NHA site or other content not offered through the NHA mobile application.

Browser Requirements:

Browser Version
Firefox 59 or later Download
Google Chrome 66 or later Download
Safari OSX 10.13 or later Download

Browser Configuration Requirements:

Requirement Minimum Recommended
Minimum Resolution 1024 x 600 1360 x 768
Javascript and cookies Enabled Enabled
Hardware acceleration Enabled Enabled

The following URLs should be added to the browser’s allow cookie list along with the allow list for any pop-up blockers:

URL
www.nhanow.com
certportal.nhanow.com
student.nhanow.com
pages-delivery.nhanow.com
lms.nhanow.com
assessments.nhanow.com
staticcontent.nhanow.com
analytics.nhanow.com
ltiactivity.nhanow.com
lti-bridge.kognito.com
access.kognito.com
simulations.kognito.com
video.limelight.com
cdn-na.readspeaker.com

Additional information

Exam

Clinical Medical Assistant Exam

Exam Date

Saturday December 21, 2024 at 9:00 a.m., Saturday November 23, 2024 at 9:00 a.m., Sunday December 8, 2024 at 9:00 a.m., Sunday January 12, 2025 at 9:00 a.m., I am an HSC online student: PSI | LRP

Laptop

No, I do not own a laptop., Yes, I own a laptop.

Diploma

No, I do not have a high school diploma (NOT ELIGIBLE), Yes, I have a high school diploma