Medical Assistant Programs in the Columbus area

Columbus, GA-AL metro area (Alabama, Georgia)

Programs

3 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$36,050

medical assistants, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$22,540

of 1 with a cost, IPEDS

Medical Assistant Programs in the Columbus area at a glance

Open to the public: 3 programs: 3 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Columbus: 3 within 10 miles; nearest 2.6 miles, farthest 4.3 miles
Listed program cost: 1 of 3 list one: $22,540 (IPEDS)
Program length: 1 college lists a length: 13 months (IPEDS)
Completions, 2023-24: 104 medical assistant awards at the 3 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
Pay here: $36,050 median for medical assistants ($17.33 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $30,210 to $44,750; 900 employed in the metro area; Georgia median $41,600 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Columbus Technical College	Columbus, GA	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	11	2.6
Miller-Motte College-Columbus	Columbus, GA	Certificate	$22,540	13 months	76	2.8
Chattahoochee Valley Community College	Phenix City, AL	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	17	4.3

College programs, cost and completions: IPEDS complete data files, 2024-25 collection, read October 8, 2026.
Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, Columbus, GA-AL, read October 8, 2026.

WIOA in Georgia: 1,764 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 29 of them Medical assistant.
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