Medical Assistant Programs in the Bakersfield area

Bakersfield-Delano, CA metro area

Programs

in the metro area

Median pay here

$46,560

medical assistants, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$18,121

of 4 with a cost, IPEDS

Medical Assistant Programs in the Bakersfield area at a glance

Open to the public: 5 programs: 5 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Bakersfield: none within 10 miles; nearest 15.3 miles, farthest 64.4 miles
Listed program cost: 4 of 5 list one: $18,121 to $22,052, middle $22,052 (IPEDS)
Program length: 4 colleges list a length: 9 months each (IPEDS)
Completions, 2023-24: 450 medical assistant awards at the 5 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
Pay here: $46,560 median for medical assistants ($22.39 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $36,440 to $60,370; 2,340 employed in the metro area; California median $49,660 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
UEI College-Bakersfield	Bakersfield	Certificate	$19,900	9 months	276	15.3
Glendale Career College-North-West College-Bakersfield	Bakersfield	Certificate	$18,121	9 months	12	16.1
San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield	Bakersfield	Certificate	$22,052	9 months	57	16.9
San Joaquin Valley College-Delano	Delano	Certificate	$22,052	9 months	46	31.0
Cerro Coso Community College	Ridgecrest	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	59	64.4

College programs, cost and completions: IPEDS complete data files, 2024-25 collection, read October 8, 2026.
Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, Bakersfield-Delano, CA, read October 8, 2026.

WIOA in California: 4,171 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 133 of them Medical assistant.
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