Medical Assistant Programs in the Salinas area

Salinas, CA metro area

Programs

2 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$48,890

medical assistants, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$15,249

of 2 with a cost, IPEDS

Medical Assistant Programs in the Salinas area at a glance

Open to the public: 3 programs: 3 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Salinas: 2 within 10 miles; nearest 5.0 miles, farthest 10.1 miles
Listed program cost: 2 of 3 list one: $15,249 to $18,614 (IPEDS)
Program length: 2 colleges list a length: 8 months to 12 months (IPEDS)
Length on the WIOA list: 1 listed program gives weeks: 46 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 234 medical assistant awards at the 3 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 1 of 3 on California's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Pay here: $48,890 median for medical assistants ($23.50 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $40,730 to $59,550; 1,080 employed in the metro area; California median $49,660 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Central Coast CollegeWIOA list	Salinas	Certificate	$18,614	12 months	125	5.0
CET-Salinas	Salinas	Certificate	$15,249	8 months	92	5.1
Monterey Peninsula College	Monterey	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	17	10.1

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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