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Medical Assistant Programs in the Tampa area
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area
Programs
9
2 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$44,480
medical assistants, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$7,160
of 4 with a cost, DOL WIOA list and IPEDS
Medical Assistant Programs in the Tampa area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 9 programs: 7 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 2 known only from the WIOA list
- Distance from Tampa
- 2 within 10 miles; nearest 5.5 miles, farthest 24.1 miles
- Listed program cost
- 4 of 9 list one: $7,160 to $18,819, middle $16,025 (DOL WIOA list and IPEDS)
- Program length
- 2 colleges list a length: 8 months to 13 months (IPEDS)
- Length on the WIOA list
- 4 listed programs give weeks: 20 to 78 weeks full time
- Completions, 2023-24
- 243 medical assistant awards at the 7 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 4 of 9 on Florida's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
- Pay here
- $44,480 median for medical assistants ($21.39 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $36,860 to $49,490; 9,310 employed in the metro area; Florida median $43,680 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
Medical assistant programs, nearest to Tampa first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aguilas International Technical Institute | Tampa | Certificate | $16,025 | 13 months | 42 | 5.5 |
| United Health GroupWIOA list | Tampa | WIOA list only | $7,160 | Not reported | 6.6 | |
| Concorde Career Institute-TampaWIOA list | Tampa | Certificate | $18,819 | 8 months | 114 | 10.5 |
| Erwin Technical College | Tampa | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 17 | 10.7 |
| Metropolitan Technical Career Institute-IsWIOA list | New Port Richey | WIOA list only | $7,645 | Not reported | 12.8 | |
| Pasco-Hernando State College | New Port Richey | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 1 | 12.9 |
| Herzing University-Tampa | Tampa | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 1 | 16.4 |
| Ultimate Medical Academy | Clearwater | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 57 | 16.7 |
| ATA Career EducationWIOA list | Spring Hill | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 11 | 24.1 |
- 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, Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, 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
- Miami area32 programs
- Orlando area12 programs
- Cape Coral area5 programs
- Jacksonville area4 programs
- Pensacola area4 programs
- Lakeland area3 programs
- Ocala area3 programs