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Medical Assistant Programs in the Fresno area
Fresno, CA metro area
Programs
9
8 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$46,500
medical assistants, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$2,995
of 5 with a cost, DOL WIOA list and IPEDS
Medical Assistant Programs in the Fresno area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 9 programs: 8 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 1 known only from the WIOA list
- Distance from Fresno
- 8 within 10 miles; nearest 0.5 miles, farthest 15.5 miles
- Listed program cost
- 5 of 9 list one: $2,995 to $22,052, middle $16,887 (DOL WIOA list and IPEDS)
- Program length
- 4 colleges list a length: 8 months to 9 months (IPEDS)
- Length on the WIOA list
- 4 listed programs give weeks: 14 to 42 weeks full time
- Completions, 2023-24
- 713 medical assistant awards at the 7 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 4 of 9 on California's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle 78% of exiters employed in the second quarter (4 report it); middle completion 88% (4 report it)
- Pay here
- $46,500 median for medical assistants ($22.36 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $37,300 to $70,660; 3,310 employed in the metro area; California median $49,660 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
Medical assistant programs, nearest to Fresno first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milan Institute-Clovis | Clovis | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 1 | 0.5 |
| California Institute of Medical ScienceWIOA list | Clovis | Certificate | $12,400 | 8 months | 7 | 1.4 |
| Institute of TechnologyWIOA list | Clovis | Certificate | $16,887 | 9 months | 80 | 2.1 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Fresno | Fresno | Certificate | $22,052 | 9 months | 132 | 3.9 |
| UEI College-Fresno | Fresno | Certificate | $19,900 | 9 months | 349 | 4.2 |
| Fresno City College | Fresno | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 130 | 5.0 |
| Clovis Community College | Fresno | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 | 5.6 |
| Agape College of Business and ScienceWIOA list | Fresno | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 14 | 5.9 |
| Sanger Adult SchoolWIOA list | Sanger | WIOA list only | $2,995 | Not reported | 15.5 |
- 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, Fresno, CA, read October 8, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in California: 4,171 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 133 of them Medical assistant.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill
Other California metro areas
- Los Angeles area68 programs
- Riverside area20 programs
- San Francisco area19 programs
- Sacramento area14 programs
- San Diego area13 programs
- San Jose area7 programs
- Bakersfield area5 programs
- Oxnard area4 programs