Medical Assistant Programs in the Baltimore area

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro area

Programs

2 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$46,790

medical assistants, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$16,669

of 3 with a cost, IPEDS

Medical Assistant Programs in the Baltimore area at a glance

Open to the public: 5 programs: 5 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Baltimore: 2 within 10 miles; nearest 1.9 miles, farthest 23.7 miles
Listed program cost: 3 of 5 list one: $16,669 to $21,827, middle $17,428 (IPEDS)
Program length: 3 colleges list a length: 9 months each (IPEDS)
Length on the WIOA list: 3 listed programs give weeks: 36 to 88 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 228 medical assistant awards at the 5 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 3 of 5 on Maryland's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle 82% of exiters employed in the second quarter (3 report it); middle completion 42% (3 report it)
Pay here: $46,790 median for medical assistants ($22.50 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $38,050 to $56,940; 8,170 employed in the metro area; Maryland median $46,410 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
All-State Career-BaltimoreWIOA list	Baltimore	Certificate	$17,428	9 months	59	1.9
Fortis Institute-TowsonWIOA list	Towson	Certificate	$16,669	9 months	101	8.2
Anne Arundel Community College	Arnold	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	25	16.8
Lincoln College of Technology-Columbia	Columbia	Certificate	$21,827	9 months	6	17.0
Harford Community CollegeWIOA list	Bel Air	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	37	23.7

WIOA in Maryland: 734 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 19 of them Medical assistant.
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