Certification Program Comparisons

Preppy, MedCerts and Stepful all sell online healthcare certification training. These twelve pages put them side by side on published tuition, who issues the certificate, exam fees, externship placement, job support and refund terms — with every figure sourced from the providers’ own pages and filings.

Preppy vs MedCerts

Nine programs, both providers publishing their tuition. Preppy is the cheaper option on all nine.

Dental Assistant $1,599 Preppy vs $4,000 MedCerts Save $2,401 Sterile Processing Technician $1,899 Preppy vs $4,000 MedCerts Save $2,101 Surgical Technologist $1,899 Preppy vs $4,000 MedCerts Save $2,101 Medical Assistant $1,899 Preppy vs $4,000 MedCerts Save $2,101 Electronic Health Records Specialist $1,599 Preppy vs $2,700 MedCerts Save $1,101 Medical Administrative Assistant $1,599 Preppy vs $2,500 MedCerts Save $901 Medical Billing and Coding $1,899 Preppy vs $2,500 MedCerts Save $601 EKG Technician $1,599 Preppy vs $2,200 MedCerts Save $601 Phlebotomy Technician $1,599 Preppy vs $2,200 MedCerts Save $601

Preppy vs Stepful

Stepful publishes no tuition on its program pages, so these figures come from its own school catalog. Preppy is cheaper on two of the three — and on medical administrative assistant, Stepful is the cheaper option.

Medical Assistant $1,899 Preppy vs $4,048 Stepful Save $2,149 Dental Assistant $1,599 Preppy vs $4,048 Stepful Save $2,449 Medical Administrative Assistant $1,599 Preppy vs $1,448 Stepful Preppy wins 4–2

Tuition shown is each provider’s published price at the time of writing; Stepful does not publish tuition on its program pages, so its figures come from its own school catalog. Exam fees are counted separately and are compared on each page. Preppy is a StraighterLine company, and OnlineDegree.com earns a commission on Preppy enrollments.