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Medical Assistant Programs in the Sacramento area
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro area
Programs
14
5 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$61,970
medical assistants, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$1,270
of 10 with a cost, DOL WIOA list and IPEDS
Medical Assistant Programs in the Sacramento area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 14 programs: 10 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 4 known only from the WIOA list
- Distance from Sacramento
- 5 within 10 miles; nearest 4.2 miles, farthest 68.0 miles
- Listed program cost
- 10 of 14 list one: $1,270 to $22,404, middle $14,500 (DOL WIOA list and IPEDS)
- Program length
- 6 colleges list a length: 8 months to 11 months (IPEDS)
- Length on the WIOA list
- 6 listed programs give weeks: 8 to 39 weeks full time
- Completions, 2023-24
- 724 medical assistant awards at the 8 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 6 of 14 on California's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle 90% of exiters employed in the second quarter (4 report it); middle completion 88% (5 report it)
- Pay here
- $61,970 median for medical assistants ($29.79 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $45,330 to $78,090; 7,410 employed in the metro area; California median $49,660 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
Medical assistant programs, nearest to Sacramento first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Juan Adult School - Sunrise TechWIOA list | Citrus Heights | WIOA list only | $1,270 | Not reported | 4.2 | |
| Medical Career College of Northern CaliforniaWIOA list | Roseville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 4 | 6.3 |
| Roseville Adult SchoolWIOA list | Roseville | WIOA list only | $2,995 | Not reported | 7.5 | |
| Sierra College | Rocklin | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 12 | 8.0 |
| MTI College | Sacramento | Certificate | $14,500 | 8 months | 143 | 8.1 |
| InterCoast Colleges-Rancho Cordova | Rancho Cordova | Certificate | $19,125 | 10 months | 0 | 11.0 |
| Carrington College-Sacramento | Sacramento | Certificate | $22,404 | 9 months | 278 | 12.7 |
| Sacramento Ultrasound Institute | Sacramento | Certificate | $15,840 | 11 months | 15 | 13.7 |
| Charles A Jones Career and Education CenterWIOA list | Sacramento | Certificate | $6,420 | 10 months | 9 | 17.3 |
| UEI College-Sacramento | Sacramento | Certificate | $19,900 | 9 months | 229 | 18.8 |
| Cosumnes River College | Sacramento | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 34 | 19.8 |
| El Dorado County Office of EducationWIOA list | Placerville | WIOA list only | $4,650 | Not reported | 21.5 | |
| Placer School for AdultsWIOA list | Auburn | WIOA list only | $1,999 | Not reported | 23.1 | |
| Lake Tahoe Community College | South Lake Tahoe | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 | 68.0 |
- 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, Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, 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
- San Diego area13 programs
- Fresno area9 programs
- San Jose area7 programs
- Bakersfield area5 programs
- Oxnard area4 programs