Medical Assistant Programs in the Grand Rapids area

Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI metro area

Programs

5 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$39,890

medical assistants, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$8,917

of 2 with a cost, IPEDS

Medical Assistant Programs in the Grand Rapids area at a glance

Open to the public: 6 programs: 6 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Grand Rapids: 5 within 10 miles; nearest 4.8 miles, farthest 28.0 miles
Listed program cost: 2 of 6 list one: $8,917 to $16,297 (IPEDS)
Program length: 2 colleges list a length: 8 months to 18 months (IPEDS)
Length on the WIOA list: 6 listed programs give weeks: 14 to 104 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 278 medical assistant awards at the 5 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 6 of 6 on Michigan's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle 93% of exiters employed in the second quarter (4 report it); middle completion 62% (4 report it)
Pay here: $39,890 median for medical assistants ($19.18 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $36,160 to $48,020; 2,800 employed in the metro area; Michigan median $39,870 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Dorsey College-Grand RapidsWIOA list	Grand Rapids	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	0	4.8
Ross College-Grand Rapids NorthWIOA list	Grand Rapids	Certificate	$8,917	18 months	162	6.7
Grand Rapids Community CollegeWIOA list	Grand Rapids	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	17	7.8
Ross Medical Education Center-KentwoodWIOA list	Kentwood	Certificate	$16,297	8 months	78	8.4
Davenport UniversityWIOA list	Grand Rapids	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	20	9.2
Montcalm Community CollegeWIOA list	Sidney	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	1	28.0

WIOA in Michigan: 2,599 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 87 of them Medical assistant.
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