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CMA (AAMA) · Certified Medical Assistant

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Nearly 1 in 3fail the CMA (AAMA) exam

That is AAMA's own figure for first-time candidates. Repeat attempts are not in it.

Source: AAMA’s own published certification statistics (first-time candidates, July 2024–April 2025, as published on AAMA's certification page).

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CMA (AAMA) · Features and Pricing

How Capital Prep compares

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How Capital Prep compares with Smarter MA, BoostPrep, MedPreps
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Prices and features verified on each company's own site on 3 September 2026; their terms may have changed since, so check before you buy. AAMA's CMA (AAMA)® is a different credential from NHA's CCMA and AMT's RMA; products aimed only at those are excluded, as are free resources, AAMA's own materials, and vocational training programmes that bundle the exam fee. Capital Prep is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by the American Association of Medical Assistants; CMA (AAMA)® and AAMA® are its registered marks, used here descriptively.

Questions, answered

What do I get for free?

The entire 800-page study guide, free, with no card. Every page readable, highlightable, and you can turn any line into a flashcard. Practice questions, mocks and the AI tutor are part of the paid passes.

How does the SurePass Guarantee work?

Score 80%+ on one full-length mock, sit the real exam, and if you don't pass we refund what you paid. On Lifetime, clear two mocks with your readiness meter at "Getting close" or above and we also pay up to $250 toward your retake fee. You file the claim in your account with your official AAMA score report.

How many full-length mocks do I get?

4 scored full-length sittings, each a brand-new 200-question paper weighted to AAMA's three categories and timed to the real 160 minutes. Practice questions and timed practice are unlimited and never use one. The bank is 2,013 questions, so even after four scored sittings there are questions you have never seen.

Which pass should I buy?

Match it to your exam date. Sitting within a week, the 7-Day Pass is built for that. A month out, the 30-Day. No date yet, or you want it to keep working after you pass — Lifetime, which matters here because the CMA (AAMA) recertifies every 60 months.

Am I eligible to sit the CMA (AAMA) exam?

Eligibility is gated by AAMA and is stricter than most medical-assistant credentials: you must be a student in or a graduate of a CAAHEP- or ABHES-accredited medical assisting programme, or a previous CMA (AAMA) recertifying, or a medical assisting educator with at least 1,000 hours of instruction, or qualify through AAMA's Alternative Pathway. Check AAMA's current requirements before you apply.

What does the exam itself cost?

It depends which category you apply under, and AAMA publishes both figures: $125 if you are a completing student, a recent graduate or an AAMA member, and $250 if you are a nonmember. A fee is required for each attempt. That is why our Lifetime tier covers up to $250 toward your retake fee if you qualify and don't pass — the payout follows your actual receipt, so a $125 candidate is reimbursed $125.

What happens if I fail — how soon can I sit again?

AAMA allows six attempts in any 12-month period starting from your first, with no required waiting period between them, and each attempt needs a new application and fee. So you can be back in a seat quickly — which is exactly why the retake reimbursement on Lifetime is worth something here.

What is on the exam?

200 multiple-choice questions in 160 minutes of test time, delivered as four 40-minute segments with optional breaks between them. Of the 200, 180 are scored and 20 are unscored pretest items placed at random. Three categories: Clinical Competency is 59% of the scored questions, General 21%, Administrative 20% — which is why our bank is weighted the same way.

How is it scored, and what do I need?

AAMA reports a scaled score on a 200–800 range, and 405 is the current minimum passing score — set by a standard-setting study and changeable by the Certifying Board. Because it is a scaled score standardised against a reference group, it does not translate into a percentage of questions, so our readiness bar and our 80% mock target are OUR measures, not AAMA's. You get a provisional pass/fail at the test centre and the scored report about 24 hours later.

What happens when my pass expires?

Your account stays; the paid features stop. Your notes, highlights and flashcard history are all still there if you come back, and Lifetime never expires.

Are the questions like the real exam?

Every item is written to AAMA's own content outline, weighted category by category, with four options and a rationale on each. We also run a construction audit nobody else in this category runs: a reader who cannot see the question, only the options, is measured against pure guessing, and the result is published rather than claimed. Here it is — that reader scores 35.1% on our bank against 25% for pure guessing, which sits at the top of our own 25–35% acceptance band, so we record the audit as inconclusive rather than passed and ship the bank whole. What we will not do is suggest these questions appear on the real exam — they do not, and no practice score can promise you a passing one.

Do you offer continuing education credit?

No. AAMA's own review exam carries CEUs toward recertification and ours carries none — if the CEU is what you need, buy theirs as well as, not instead of. We are a study system, not an accredited CE provider, and we are not affiliated with or endorsed by the AAMA.

My exam date moved. Does the plan adjust?

Yes. Change the date and the Game Plan rebuilds around the new one — it works backwards from your date, so a move forward compresses it and a move back spreads it out. Nothing is lost.

Can I use it on my phone, and does it work offline?

Yes to both. Add it to your home screen and it behaves like an app. Your due flashcards and a set of practice questions download automatically, so you can revise with no signal. Narrated audio and full-length mocks still need a connection.

Do you offer refunds if I change my mind?

Yes, separately from the pass guarantee: 24 hours on the 7-Day Pass, 48 hours on the 30-Day Pass, or 72 hours on Lifetime, measured from your purchase (or from your upgrade, if you upgraded) — no questions asked, as long as you haven't sat your exam yet. EEA and UK buyers also keep their 14-day statutory right. The SurePass Guarantee is the other promise — that one is about your exam result, not about changing your mind.

Why are SurePass guarantees limited each week?

Because we honour them. Every guarantee is a real financial commitment, so we cap how many are live in a given week and the counter you see is a count of genuine commitments — purchases and held checkouts — never a display number. If a week sells out, yours activates the following Monday.

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