Medical Assistant Programs in the Cape Coral area

Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL metro area

Programs

5 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$42,860

medical assistants, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$5,241

of 3 with a cost, DOL WIOA list and IPEDS

Medical Assistant Programs in the Cape Coral area at a glance

Open to the public: 5 programs: 3 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 2 known only from the WIOA list
Distance from Cape Coral: 5 within 10 miles; nearest 2.5 miles, farthest 5.5 miles
Listed program cost: 3 of 5 list one: $5,241 to $7,000, middle $5,999 (DOL WIOA list and IPEDS)
Program length: 1 college lists a length: 10 months (IPEDS)
Length on the WIOA list: 4 listed programs give weeks: 24 to 44 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 211 medical assistant awards at the 3 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 4 of 5 on Florida's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle 82% of exiters employed in the second quarter (3 report it); middle completion 71% (3 report it)
Pay here: $42,860 median for medical assistants ($20.61 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $37,290 to $48,760; 2,190 employed in the metro area; Florida median $43,680 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Southern Technical College	Fort Myers	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	184	2.5
Zeal Technical Institute, LLCWIOA list	North Fort Myers	WIOA list only	$7,000	Not reported		3.7
Fort Myers Technical CollegeWIOA list	Fort Myers	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	9	3.8
K & E Medical Training CenterWIOA list	Fort Myers	WIOA list only	$5,999	Not reported		5.0
Cape Coral Technical CollegeWIOA list	Cape Coral	Certificate	$5,241	10 months	18	5.5

WIOA in Florida: 2,364 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 70 of them Medical assistant.
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