Medical Assistant Programs in the San Jose area

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area

Programs

7 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$61,940

medical assistants, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$1,199

of 3 with a cost, DOL WIOA list and IPEDS

Medical Assistant Programs in the San Jose area at a glance

Open to the public: 7 programs: 6 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 1 known only from the WIOA list
Distance from San Jose: 7 within 10 miles; nearest 0.4 miles, farthest 9.4 miles
Listed program cost: 3 of 7 list one: $1,199 to $22,404, middle $15,249 (DOL WIOA list and IPEDS)
Program length: 2 colleges list a length: 8 months to 9 months (IPEDS)
Length on the WIOA list: 2 listed programs give weeks: 24 to 30 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 351 medical assistant awards at the 6 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 2 of 7 on California's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Pay here: $61,940 median for medical assistants ($29.78 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $49,370 to $79,620; 6,400 employed in the metro area; California median $49,660 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
San Jose City College	San Jose	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	69	0.4
Santa Clara Adult EducationWIOA list	Santa Clara	WIOA list only	$1,199	Not reported		2.3
CET-San Jose	San Jose	Certificate	$15,249	8 months	9	2.5
Gurnick Academy of Medical ArtsWIOA list	San Jose	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	92	3.8
West Valley College	Saratoga	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	7	5.4
De Anza College	Cupertino	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	21	6.4
Carrington College-San Jose	San Jose	Certificate	$22,404	9 months	153	9.4

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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