Medical Assistant Programs in the Santa Cruz area

Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA metro area

Programs

3 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$50,090

medical assistants, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$4,704

of 2 with a cost, DOL WIOA list and IPEDS

Medical Assistant Programs in the Santa Cruz 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 Santa Cruz: 3 within 10 miles; nearest 1.4 miles, farthest 9.4 miles
Listed program cost: 2 of 3 list one: $4,704 to $15,249 (DOL WIOA list and IPEDS)
Program length: 1 college lists a length: 8 months (IPEDS)
Length on the WIOA list: 2 listed programs give weeks: 37 to 51 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 79 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: $50,090 median for medical assistants ($24.08 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $40,690 to $75,140; 960 employed in the metro area; California median $49,660 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Cabrillo CollegeWIOA list	Aptos	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	53	1.4
CET-Watsonville	Watsonville	Certificate	$15,249	8 months	26	9.4
Santa Cruz County ROPWIOA list	Santa Cruz	WIOA list only	$4,704	Not reported		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.
Pell Grants for short programs
Workforce Pell
GI Bill