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Medical Assistant Programs in the San Francisco area
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area
Programs
19
6 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$59,790
medical assistants, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$2,400
of 12 with a cost, DOL WIOA list and IPEDS
Medical Assistant Programs in the San Francisco area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 19 programs: 15 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 4 known only from the WIOA list
- Distance from San Francisco
- 6 within 10 miles; nearest 3.4 miles, farthest 27.1 miles
- Listed program cost
- 12 of 19 list one: $2,400 to $22,404, middle $14,518 (DOL WIOA list and IPEDS)
- Program length
- 8 colleges list a length: 7 months to 9 months (IPEDS)
- Length on the WIOA list
- 9 listed programs give weeks: 10 to 54 weeks full time
- Completions, 2023-24
- 1,449 medical assistant awards at the 14 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 9 of 19 on California's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle 80% of exiters employed in the second quarter (7 report it); middle completion 92% (8 report it)
- Pay here
- $59,790 median for medical assistants ($28.75 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $47,070 to $79,750; 14,320 employed in the metro area; California median $49,660 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
Medical assistant programs, nearest to San Francisco first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merritt College | Oakland | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 14 | 3.4 |
| Carrington College-San Leandro Campus | San Leandro | Certificate | $22,404 | 9 months | 134 | 7.2 |
| Castro Valley Adult & Career EducationWIOA list | Castro Valley | WIOA list only | $2,400 | Not reported | 9.2 | |
| SF State, College of Professional & Global EducationWIOA list | San Francisco | WIOA list only | $2,599 | Not reported | 9.2 | |
| Unitek College | Hayward | Certificate | $14,518 | 8 months | 88 | 9.5 |
| Jewish Vocational ServiceWIOA list | San Francisco | WIOA list only | $6,000 | Not reported | 9.7 | |
| Bay Area Medical AcademyWIOA list | San Francisco | Certificate | $16,184 | 9 months | 76 | 10.1 |
| Chabot College | Hayward | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 17 | 10.9 |
| City College of San FranciscoWIOA list | San Francisco | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 41 | 12.8 |
| Unitek College | South San Francisco | Certificate | $14,518 | 9 months | 61 | 14.9 |
| Contra Costa County Office of Education/ROPWIOA list | Pleasant Hill | WIOA list only | $2,500 | Not reported | 15.0 | |
| Contra Costa College | San Pablo | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 10 | 15.2 |
| Carrington College-Pleasant Hill Campus | Pleasant Hill | Certificate | $22,404 | 9 months | 121 | 15.7 |
| Skyline College | San Bruno | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 | 16.4 |
| Mt. Diablo Adult Education-Mt. Diablo USDWIOA list | Concord | Certificate | $4,882 | 7 months | 33 | 17.5 |
| College of MarinWIOA list | Kentfield | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 1 | 21.8 |
| Canada College | Redwood City | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 20 | 22.3 |
| Unitek College | Fremont | Certificate | $14,518 | 9 months | 631 | 23.0 |
| Contra Costa Medical Career CollegeWIOA list | Antioch | Certificate | $10,335 | 8 months | 202 | 27.1 |
- 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, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, 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
- Sacramento area14 programs
- San Diego area13 programs
- Fresno area9 programs
- San Jose area7 programs
- Bakersfield area5 programs
- Oxnard area4 programs