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Medical Assistant Programs in the Santa Maria area
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA metro area
Programs
3
3 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$49,500
medical assistants, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$15,249
of 2 with a cost, IPEDS
Medical Assistant Programs in the Santa Maria area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 3 programs: 3 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
- Distance from Santa Maria
- 3 within 10 miles; nearest 0.3 miles, farthest 0.6 miles
- Listed program cost
- 2 of 3 list one: $15,249 to $33,472 (IPEDS)
- Program length
- 2 colleges list a length: 8 months to 15 months (IPEDS)
- Completions, 2023-24
- 163 medical assistant awards at the 3 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- Pay here
- $49,500 median for medical assistants ($23.80 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $39,820 to $63,270; 1,660 employed in the metro area; California median $49,660 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
Medical assistant programs, nearest to Santa Maria first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Joaquin Valley College-Santa Maria | Santa Maria | Certificate | $33,472 | 15 months | 54 | 0.3 |
| Allan Hancock College | Santa Maria | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 39 | 0.6 |
| CET-Santa Maria | Santa Maria | Certificate | $15,249 | 8 months | 70 | 0.6 |
- College programs, cost and completions: IPEDS complete data files, 2024-25 collection, read October 8, 2026.
- Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, 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
- San Francisco area19 programs
- Sacramento area14 programs
- San Diego area13 programs
- Fresno area9 programs
- San Jose area7 programs
- Bakersfield area5 programs