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Medical Assistant Programs in the Los Angeles area
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area
Programs
68
14 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$47,760
medical assistants, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$25
of 49 with a cost, DOL WIOA list and IPEDS
Medical Assistant Programs in the Los Angeles area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 68 programs: 56 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 12 known only from the WIOA list
- Distance from Los Angeles
- 14 within 10 miles; nearest 3.8 miles, farthest 46.5 miles
- Listed program cost
- 49 of 68 list one: $25 to $33,472, middle $16,000 (DOL WIOA list and IPEDS)
- Program length
- 37 colleges list a length: 5 months to 15 months (IPEDS)
- Length on the WIOA list
- 24 listed programs give weeks: 6 to 50 weeks full time
- Completions, 2023-24
- 4,051 medical assistant awards at the 49 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 24 of 68 on California's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle 65% of exiters employed in the second quarter (21 report it); middle completion 80% (23 report it)
- Pay here
- $47,760 median for medical assistants ($22.96 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $39,160 to $73,940; 39,770 employed in the metro area; California median $49,660 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
Medical assistant programs, nearest to Los Angeles first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Los Angeles College | Monterey Park | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 72 | 3.8 |
| Regan Career InstituteWIOA list | El Monte | Certificate | $16,200 | 13 months | 5 | 5.0 |
| Platt College-Los Angeles | Alhambra | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 22 | 6.0 |
| Downey Adult SchoolWIOA list | Downey | Certificate | $4,499 | 6 months | 171 | 6.2 |
| Palladium Technical Academy Inc | Temple City | Certificate | $16,000 | 8 months | 24 | 6.5 |
| American College of Healthcare and Technology | Huntington Park | Certificate | $17,850 | 9 months | 29 | 7.7 |
| Premiere Career College | Irwindale | Certificate | $4,880 | 9 months | 17 | 7.7 |
| UEI College-Huntington Park | Huntington Park | Certificate | $19,900 | 9 months | 335 | 7.7 |
| Cerritos CollegeWIOA list | Norwalk | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 69 | 8.4 |
| Healthcare Career College | Paramount | Certificate | $16,260 | 12 months | 77 | 8.8 |
| ABC Adult School | Cerritos | Certificate | $1,615 | 9 months | 16 | 9.1 |
| North-West College-West CovinaWIOA list | West Covina | Certificate | $18,121 | 9 months | 122 | 9.4 |
| Pasadena City College | Pasadena | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 10 | 9.5 |
| Baldwin Park Adult & Community Education | Baldwin Park | Certificate | $1,715 | 11 months | 26 | 9.8 |
| Maxine Waters Employment Prep Center - LAUSDWIOA list | Los Angeles | WIOA list only | $1,750 | Not reported | 10.4 | |
| Universal Healthcare Careers CollegeWIOA list | Los Angeles | Certificate | $13,800 | 9 months | 164 | 10.7 |
| Integrity College of HealthWIOA list | Pasadena | Certificate | $16,260 | 9 months | 19 | 11.5 |
| Monrovia Community Adult SchoolWIOA list | Monrovia | WIOA list only | $3,395 | Not reported | 11.5 | |
| UEI College-West Covina | West Covina | Certificate | $19,900 | 9 months | 174 | 11.6 |
| InterCoast Colleges-West CovinaWIOA list | West Covina | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 | 12.2 |
| Angeles College | Los Angeles | Certificate | $12,400 | 9 months | 16 | 12.3 |
| Long Beach City College | Long Beach | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 99 | 12.3 |
| American Career College-Los Angeles | Los Angeles | Certificate | $20,290 | 9 months | 359 | 12.4 |
| American Career College-Anaheim | Anaheim | Certificate | $20,290 | 9 months | 222 | 12.9 |
| Glendale Career CollegeWIOA list | Glendale | Certificate | $18,121 | 10 months | 8 | 13.4 |
| Glendale Community CollegeWIOA list | Glendale | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 | 13.4 |
| North-West College-Glendale | Glendale | Certificate | $18,491 | 10 months | 33 | 13.4 |
| UEI College-GardenaWIOA list | Gardena | Certificate | $19,900 | 9 months | 211 | 13.6 |
| North-West College-Anaheim | Anaheim | Certificate | $18,491 | 10 months | 61 | 14.0 |
| North Orange County Regional Occupational ProgramWIOA list | Anaheim | WIOA list only | $3,950 | Not reported | 14.3 | |
| North-West College-Long Beach | Long Beach | Certificate | $18,121 | 9 months | 53 | 14.6 |
| California Healing Arts College | Carson | Certificate | $17,850 | 9 months | 43 | 15.0 |
| New Opportunities Organization - Family First Charter SchoolWIOA list | Hawthorne | WIOA list only | $3,250 | Not reported | 15.6 | |
| UEI College-Garden Grove | Garden Grove | Certificate | $19,900 | 9 months | 228 | 16.7 |
| West Los Angeles College | Culver City | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 40 | 16.8 |
| Torrance Adult SchoolWIOA list | Torrance | WIOA list only | $1,299 | Not reported | 17.0 | |
| California Career InstituteWIOA list | Anaheim | Certificate | $16,815 | 8 months | 2 | 17.7 |
| Concorde Career College-Garden Grove | Garden Grove | Certificate | $18,881 | 9 months | 134 | 18.4 |
| Platt College-Anaheim | Anaheim | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 24 | 18.5 |
| Southern California Health InstituteWIOA list | North Hollywood | Certificate | $14,700 | 9 months | 38 | 19.5 |
| South Coast College | Orange | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 3 | 19.8 |
| North-West College-Pomona | Pomona | Certificate | $18,121 | 9 months | 41 | 20.0 |
| Homestead Schools | Torrance | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 | 20.1 |
| Huntington Beach Adult SchoolWIOA list | Huntington Beach | WIOA list only | $2,136 | Not reported | 20.6 | |
| Santa Ana College | Santa Ana | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 229 | 20.9 |
| Santa Monica College | Santa Monica | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 | 21.5 |
| Concorde Career College-North Hollywood | North Hollywood | Certificate | $18,907 | 9 months | 117 | 21.6 |
| Pomona Unified School District Adult and Career Education | Pomona | Certificate | $2,800 | 5 months | 0 | 21.7 |
| Modern Technology School | Fountain Valley | Certificate | $6,690 | 7 months | 2 | 22.1 |
| Harbor Occupational Center - LAUSDWIOA list | San Pedro | WIOA list only | $1,750 | Not reported | 22.3 | |
| American College of Healthcare and Technology-Santa Ana | Santa Ana | Certificate | $17,850 | 9 months | 17 | 22.5 |
| Casa Loma College-Los Angeles | Sherman Oaks | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 | 23.6 |
| North-West College-Van Nuys | Van Nuys | Certificate | $18,121 | 9 months | 22 | 23.9 |
| National Career College | Panorama City | Certificate | $14,350 | 8 months | 75 | 25.0 |
| Orange Coast College | Costa Mesa | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 32 | 25.7 |
| UEI College-Reseda | Reseda | Certificate | $19,900 | 9 months | 206 | 28.1 |
| Irvine Valley College | Irvine | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 | 29.3 |
| HealthStaff Training Institute - MainWIOA list | Ontario | WIOA list only | $6,835 | Not reported | 29.5 | |
| Valley College of Medical Careers | West Hills | Certificate | $15,550 | 10 months | 20 | 32.8 |
| Fontana Adult SchoolWIOA list | Fontana | WIOA list only | $1,880 | Not reported | 36.4 | |
| College and Career Advantage Regional Occupational ProgramWIOA list | Mission Viejo | WIOA list only | $25 | Not reported | 38.4 | |
| Golden Oak Adult SchoolWIOA list | Santa Clarita | WIOA list only | $785 | Not reported | 38.5 | |
| Saddleback College | Mission Viejo | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 22 | 39.9 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Lancaster | Lancaster | Certificate | $33,472 | 15 months | 101 | 44.4 |
| Universal Schools and Colleges of Health and Human ServicesWIOA list | Riverside | WIOA list only | $3,261 | Not reported | 45.1 | |
| High Desert Medical College | Lancaster | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 174 | 46.2 |
| Career Care Institute | Lancaster | Certificate | $12,528 | 9 months | 29 | 46.4 |
| Antelope Valley Community College District | Lancaster | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 38 | 46.5 |
- 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, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, 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
- Riverside area20 programs
- San Francisco area19 programs
- Sacramento area14 programs
- San Diego area13 programs
- Fresno area9 programs
- San Jose area7 programs
- Bakersfield area5 programs
- Oxnard area4 programs