Best Patient Access Representative Programs in Norton, Virginia (2026)

Updated August 27, 2026 | TradeCareerPath Editorial Team

The best patient access representative programs near Norton, Virginia pair focused training with a state median wage of about $37,060 a year for patient access representatives (BLS OEWS, May 2025). Most students finish a 3-to-9-month patient access or medical office certificate, or start directly with employer training; the voluntary NAHAM CHAA credential can come with experience.

Patient access representatives register patients, verify insurance coverage, schedule appointments, and manage front-desk operations in hospitals and clinics. Training typically covers insurance verification, scheduling systems, medical terminology, and HIPAA.

Key Facts

Virginia median wage: $37,060/yr (Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025)
Job outlook: +0% with ~128,500 openings/yr (Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024-2034)
Virginia employment: 23,360 patient access representatives (Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025)
Virginia location quotient: 0.97 (Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025)
Typical program length: 6-12 months (certificate) to 2 years (associate) (Source: IPEDS, 2024)

Patient Access Representative Schools near Norton

Compare patient access representative schools near Norton

BOC Score, tuition, graduation rate, and median graduate earnings from federal IPEDS and U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard data. Earnings are reported across all programs at the school (all majors), not a single trade. Distance is measured from Norton, Virginia.
#	School	BOC Score (0–100)	Tuition	Median grad earnings (all majors)	Graduation rate	Online	Distance
1	West Virginia Junior College-Charleston	57.1	Contact school for pricing	$33,018	69%	Yes*	113 mi
2	Medical Solutions Academy	51.5	Contact school for pricing	Not reported	94%	—	180 mi
3	Lanier Technical College	51.3	Contact school for pricing	$44,754	35%	Yes*	191 mi
4	Cincinnati State Technical and Community College	50.7	Contact school for pricing	$59,235	18%	Yes*	185 mi
5	North Georgia Technical College	49.8	Contact school for pricing	$47,265	Not reported	Yes*	168 mi
6	Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Knoxville	47.1	Contact school for pricing	$42,517	Not reported	—	100 mi
7	Medical Career & Technical College	37.4	Contact school for pricing	$29,537	Not reported	—	107 mi

Schools closest to Norton, Virginia are gathered first, then ranked by BOC Score; distance from Norton, Virginia is shown for reference. The BOC Score is an independent measure of school outcomes (graduation, earnings, net price, retention) expressed as a 0–100 percentile within each school's peer group; higher is better and advertising never affects it. *Online availability refers to coursework; hands-on trade training is completed in person. Read the full methodology.

How we rank schools – graduation rate, graduate earnings, cost and retention. Advertising plays no part.

This page lists 8 schools within 192 miles, closest group first, then ordered by BOC Score with the highest at the top. 8 of them carry a score.

Location / proximity to this page: Defines the local group
Graduation rate how often students finish: 30%
Median earnings, 10 years after entry whether it paid off: 25%
Average net price what students actually pay after aid; lower ranks higher: 20%
Retention rate how many come back for year two: 15%
Fully online availability whether you can study while working: 10%

Scores come from IPEDS (2024) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Earnings are for all graduates of a school, not one program, so treat them as a signal about the institution rather than about this subject. Sponsored listings are paid placements and are labelled as such; they are separate from this ranking and never change it. Read the full methodology.