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Medical Assistant Programs in the Miami area
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area
Programs
32
9 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$44,930
medical assistants, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$3,328
of 19 with a cost, DOL WIOA list and IPEDS
Medical Assistant Programs in the Miami area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 32 programs: 28 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 4 known only from the WIOA list
- Distance from Miami
- 9 within 10 miles; nearest 2.6 miles, farthest 48.7 miles
- Listed program cost
- 19 of 32 list one: $3,328 to $21,163, middle $11,550 (DOL WIOA list and IPEDS)
- Program length
- 15 colleges list a length: 6 months to 16 months (IPEDS)
- Length on the WIOA list
- 7 listed programs give weeks: 10 to 52 weeks full time
- Completions, 2023-24
- 2,574 medical assistant awards at the 24 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 7 of 32 on Florida's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle completion 48% (3 report it)
- Pay here
- $44,930 median for medical assistants ($21.60 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $35,650 to $51,930; 18,670 employed in the metro area; Florida median $43,680 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
Medical assistant programs, nearest to Miami first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Maria Vargas University | Pembroke Pines | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 7 | 2.6 |
| Sheridan Technical College | Hollywood | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 10 | 3.0 |
| Concorde Career Institute-MiramarWIOA list | Miramar | Certificate | $18,623 | 8 months | 59 | 4.0 |
| Hollywood Career Institute, LLCWIOA list | Hollywood | WIOA list only | $14,125 | Not reported | 5.0 | |
| William T McFatter Technical College | Davie | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 | 5.1 |
| ICR Florida Education | North Miami Beach | Certificate | $11,960 | 9 months | 135 | 6.5 |
| Miami Lakes Educational Center and Technical College | Miami Lakes | Certificate | $4,075 | 16 months | 7 | 7.4 |
| Ruby's Academy for Health OccupationsWIOA list | Plantation | WIOA list only | $10,250 | Not reported | 9.6 | |
| Broward College | Fort Lauderdale | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 | 9.7 |
| Florida National University-Main Campus | Hialeah | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 1 | 11.5 |
| Florida Career College - Lauderdale Lakes-IsWIOA list | Lauderdale Lakes | WIOA list only | $21,163 | Not reported | 11.7 | |
| South Florida Health Care Institute, LLC.WIOA list | Fort Lauderdale | WIOA list only | $10,500 | Not reported | 11.8 | |
| D A Dorsey Technical College | Miami | Certificate | $3,328 | 13 months | 2 | 11.9 |
| Compu-Med Vocational Careers Corp | Hialeah | Certificate | $10,400 | 11 months | 22 | 12.0 |
| Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale | Fort Lauderdale | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 287 | 13.0 |
| Florida International Training Institute | Miami | Certificate | $10,670 | 11 months | 78 | 15.4 |
| Global Medical & Technical Training Institute | Miami | Certificate | $10,350 | 8 months | 103 | 16.0 |
| South Florida Institute of Technology | Miami | Certificate | $11,550 | 12 months | 1,211 | 16.0 |
| Atlantic Technical CollegeWIOA list | Coconut Creek | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 7 | 16.3 |
| Hollywood Institute | Margate | Certificate | $13,200 | 9 months | 0 | 16.3 |
| Miami Dade College | Miami | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 21 | 16.4 |
| New Professions Technical Institute | Miami | Certificate | $15,635 | 9 months | 5 | 16.6 |
| FVI School of Nursing and Technology | Miami | Certificate | $17,736 | 9 months | 294 | 17.2 |
| Florida Education Institute | Miami | Certificate | $18,141 | 11 months | 155 | 17.4 |
| American Beauty and Trade School | Miami | Certificate | $8,000 | 6 months | 0 | 18.1 |
| Robert Morgan Educational Center and Technical College | Miami | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 15 | 29.9 |
| Fortis College-Cutler Bay | Cutler Bay | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 20 | 30.4 |
| South Dade Technical College-South Dade Skills Center Campus | Homestead | Certificate | $3,568 | 13 months | 20 | 37.1 |
| Medical Institute of Palm Beach | Greenacres | Certificate | $15,300 | 9 months | 24 | 42.6 |
| Palm Beach State CollegeWIOA list | Lake Worth | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 18 | 42.6 |
| HCI College | West Palm Beach | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 21 | 48.7 |
| Southeastern College-West Palm Beach | West Palm Beach | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 52 | 48.7 |
- College programs, cost and completions: IPEDS complete data files, 2024-25 collection, read October 8, 2026.
- WIOA list: DOL TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171), read October 8, 2026.
- Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL, read October 8, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in Florida: 2,364 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 70 of them Medical assistant.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill
Other Florida metro areas
- Orlando area12 programs
- Tampa area9 programs
- Cape Coral area5 programs
- Jacksonville area4 programs
- Pensacola area4 programs
- Lakeland area3 programs
- Ocala area3 programs