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Medical Assistant Programs in the Riverside area
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro area
Programs
20
5 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$46,700
medical assistants, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$12,300
of 12 with a cost, IPEDS
Medical Assistant Programs in the Riverside area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 20 programs: 20 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
- Distance from Riverside
- 5 within 10 miles; nearest 5.8 miles, farthest 59.9 miles
- Listed program cost
- 12 of 20 list one: $12,300 to $22,052, middle $19,900 (IPEDS)
- Program length
- 12 colleges list a length: 5 months to 10 months (IPEDS)
- Length on the WIOA list
- 3 listed programs give weeks: 21 to 40 weeks full time
- Completions, 2023-24
- 1,772 medical assistant awards at the 18 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 3 of 20 on California's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle 73% of exiters employed in the second quarter (3 report it); middle completion 89% (3 report it)
- Pay here
- $46,700 median for medical assistants ($22.45 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $38,540 to $62,360; 11,280 employed in the metro area; California median $49,660 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
Medical assistant programs, nearest to Riverside first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concorde Career College-San Bernardino | San Bernardino | Certificate | $18,070 | 8 months | 215 | 5.8 |
| Platt College-Riverside | Riverside | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 18 | 7.9 |
| Riverside County Office of Education-School of Career EducationWIOA list | Riverside | Certificate | $12,300 | 5 months | 66 | 8.6 |
| Moreno Valley College | Moreno Valley | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 36 | 8.9 |
| UEI College-Riverside | Riverside | Certificate | $19,900 | 9 months | 338 | 9.0 |
| Riverside City College | Riverside | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 | 10.8 |
| North-West College-Riverside | Riverside | Certificate | $18,121 | 9 months | 133 | 17.7 |
| American College of Healthcare and TechnologyWIOA list | Riverside | Certificate | $17,850 | 9 months | 22 | 18.4 |
| Mt San Jacinto Community College District | San Jacinto | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 8 | 19.6 |
| UEI College-Ontario | Ontario | Certificate | $19,900 | 9 months | 256 | 20.1 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Ontario | Ontario | Certificate | $22,052 | 9 months | 70 | 20.2 |
| Platt College-Ontario | Ontario | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 23 | 21.4 |
| American Career College-Ontario | Ontario | Certificate | $20,290 | 9 months | 163 | 22.1 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Hesperia | Hesperia | Certificate | $22,052 | 9 months | 106 | 29.8 |
| Victor Valley College | Victorville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 28 | 31.7 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Temecula | Temecula | Certificate | $22,052 | 9 months | 97 | 33.9 |
| Mayfield CollegeWIOA list | Cathedral City | Certificate | $16,188 | 10 months | 153 | 45.4 |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Mirage | Rancho Mirage | Certificate | $22,052 | 9 months | 28 | 48.9 |
| Milan Institute-Palm Desert | Palm Desert | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 12 | 51.3 |
| Barstow Community College | Barstow | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 | 59.9 |
- 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, Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, 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
- San Francisco area19 programs
- Sacramento area14 programs
- San Diego area13 programs
- Fresno area9 programs
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