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Medical Assistant Programs in Alabama
Colleges and schools: 20
Programs
20
all sources
Median pay
$36,100
medical assistants, BLS May 2025; U.S. $45,690
Middle program cost
$16,669
4 programs report one, IPEDS
On the WIOA list
27
Medical assistant programs, U.S. DOL file
Medical Assistant Programs in Alabama: the figures
- Programs we list
- 20 in Alabama: 20 at colleges and schools.
- Colleges and schools
- 12 public and 8 private; 639 medical assistant completions in 2023-24 at the 20 that reported any (IPEDS).
- Listed program cost
- Middle $16,669 in Alabama, from $16,297 to $16,669, across 4 programs that report one (IPEDS).
- Median pay
- $36,100 a year for medical assistants in Alabama, against $45,690 for the U.S. (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
- WIOA training funds
- WIOA in Alabama: 454 programs from 77 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 27 of them medical assistant.
- WIOA results
- 27 medical assistant programs on Alabama's list; middle values: 87% of students who exited completed (23 programs report it); 36.4% were employed in the second quarter after exit (20); $5,184 median earnings in that quarter (20) (U.S. DOL file, which notes a data quality issue with this state's outcomes).
- Metro areas
- 2 Alabama metro areas have a page; the largest list, Birmingham, has 3 programs.
By metro area
- Birmingham area3 programs · median pay $36,770
- Montgomery area3 programs · median pay $35,810
Every medical assistant program in Alabama
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bevill State Community College | Jasper | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 2 |
| Central Alabama Community CollegeWIOA list | Alexander City | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 36 |
| Chattahoochee Valley Community College | Phenix City | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 17 |
| Coastal Alabama Community College | Bay Minette | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 4 |
| Enterprise State Community College | Enterprise | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 6 |
| Fortis College | Mobile | Certificate | $16,669 | 9 months | 69 |
| Fortis College-DothanWIOA list | Dothan | Certificate | $16,669 | 9 months | 77 |
| Fortis College-Montgomery | Montgomery | Certificate | $16,669 | 9 months | 73 |
| Fortis Institute-Birmingham | Birmingham | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 55 |
| George C Wallace Community College-Dothan | Dothan | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 14 |
| George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville | Hanceville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 20 |
| H Councill Trenholm State Community College | Montgomery | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 18 |
| Herzing University-Birmingham | Birmingham | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 12 |
| J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College | Huntsville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 13 |
| Northeast Alabama Community CollegeWIOA list | Rainsville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 97 |
| Northwest Shoals Community CollegeWIOA list | Muscle Shoals | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 25 |
| Remington College-Mobile Campus | Mobile | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 42 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Huntsville | Huntsville | Certificate | $16,297 | 8 months | 39 |
| South University-Montgomery | Montgomery | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 1 |
| Southern Union State Community College | Wadley | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 19 |
- College programs, cost and completions: IPEDS complete data files, 2024-25 collection, read October 8, 2026.
- WIOA list: DOL TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171), read October 8, 2026.
- Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, Alabama, read October 8, 2026.
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