Medical Assistant Programs in the Modesto area

Modesto, CA metro area

Programs

3 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$49,990

medical assistants, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$13,652

of 2 with a cost, IPEDS

Medical Assistant Programs in the Modesto area at a glance

Open to the public: 3 programs: 3 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Modesto: 3 within 10 miles; nearest 1.1 miles, farthest 3.8 miles
Listed program cost: 2 of 3 list one: $13,652 to $33,472 (IPEDS)
Program length: 2 colleges list a length: 9 months to 15 months (IPEDS)
Completions, 2023-24: 266 medical assistant awards at the 3 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
Pay here: $49,990 median for medical assistants ($24.04 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $38,830 to $78,080; 1,870 employed in the metro area; California median $49,660 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Stellar Career College	Modesto	Certificate	$13,652	9 months	9	1.1
San Joaquin Valley College-Modesto	Salida	Certificate	$33,472	15 months	163	2.7
Modesto Junior College	Modesto	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	94	3.8

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