Medical Assistant Programs in the San Luis Obispo area

San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA metro area

Programs

3 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$49,520

medical assistants, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$9,900

of 1 with a cost, DOL WIOA list

Medical Assistant Programs in the San Luis Obispo area at a glance

Open to the public: 3 programs: 2 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 1 known only from the WIOA list
Distance from San Luis Obispo: 3 within 10 miles; nearest 1.8 miles, farthest 5.3 miles
Listed program cost: 1 of 3 list one: $9,900 (DOL WIOA list)
Length on the WIOA list: 2 listed programs give weeks: 36 to 72 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 6 medical assistant awards at the 2 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 2 of 3 on California's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Pay here: $49,520 median for medical assistants ($23.81 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $38,940 to $72,730; 850 employed in the metro area; California median $49,660 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Completions	Miles
Central California School of Continuing Education	San Luis Obispo	Certificate	Not reported	5	1.8
Central California School of Cont. Ed.WIOA list	San Luis Obispo	WIOA list only	$9,900		3.6
Cuesta CollegeWIOA list	San Luis Obispo	Certificate	Not reported	1	5.3

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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