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Medical Assistant Programs in New Jersey
Colleges and schools: 31
Programs
31
all sources
Median pay
$47,210
medical assistants, BLS May 2025; U.S. $45,690
Middle program cost
$16,500
19 programs report one, IPEDS
On the WIOA list
35
Medical assistant programs, U.S. DOL file
Medical Assistant Programs in New Jersey: the figures
- Programs we list
- 31 in New Jersey: 31 at colleges and schools.
- Colleges and schools
- 8 public and 23 private; 1,562 medical assistant completions in 2023-24 at the 30 that reported any (IPEDS).
- Listed program cost
- Middle $16,500 in New Jersey, from $4,500 to $21,825, across 19 programs that report one (IPEDS).
- Median pay
- $47,210 a year for medical assistants in New Jersey, against $45,690 for the U.S. (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
- WIOA training funds
- WIOA in New Jersey: 569 programs from 116 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 35 of them medical assistant.
- WIOA results
- 35 medical assistant programs on New Jersey's list; middle values: 86.7% of students who exited completed (9 programs report it); 80% were employed in the second quarter after exit (7); $9,075 median earnings in that quarter (7) (U.S. DOL file, which notes a data quality issue with this state's outcomes).
Every medical assistant program in New Jersey
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advantage Career Institute | Eatontown | Certificate | $13,364 | 5 months | 97 |
| American Institute of Medical Sciences & Education | Piscataway | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 21 |
| American Institute-Cherry Hill | Cherry Hill | Certificate | $19,495 | 10 months | 61 |
| American Institute-Clifton | Clifton | Certificate | $19,495 | 10 months | 182 |
| American Institute-Somerset | Somerset | Certificate | $19,495 | 10 months | 85 |
| American Institute-Toms River | Toms River | Certificate | $19,495 | 10 months | 87 |
| ASI Career Institute | Turnersville | Certificate | $4,500 | 2 months | 114 |
| Berkeley College-Woodland Park | Woodland Park | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 43 |
| Burlington County Institute of Technology-Adult Education | Westampton | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 |
| Eastwick College-Hackensack | Hackensack | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 35 |
| Eastwick College-NutleyWIOA list | Nutley | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 28 |
| Eastwick College-RamseyWIOA list | Ramsey | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 15 |
| Fortis Institute-Lawrenceville | Lawrenceville | Certificate | $16,669 | 9 months | 80 |
| Fortis Institute-WayneWIOA list | Wayne | Certificate | $16,669 | 12 months | 85 |
| Garden State Science and Technology Institute | Jersey City | Certificate | $15,471 | 9 months | 183 |
| Healthcare Training Institute | Union | Certificate | $16,500 | 10 months | 29 |
| Hudson County Community CollegeWIOA list | Jersey City | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 15 |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-Iselin | Iselin | Certificate | $21,785 | 9 months | 101 |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-Moorestown | Moorestown | Certificate | $21,825 | 9 months | 71 |
| Lincoln Technical Institute-Paramus | Paramus | Certificate | $21,785 | 9 months | 78 |
| MCI Institute of NJ | Ocean | Certificate | $10,225 | 6 months | 8 |
| National Career InstituteWIOA list | East Orange | Certificate | $15,100 | 9 months | 49 |
| New Community Career & Technical Institute | Newark | Certificate | $8,610 | 6 months | 15 |
| Ocean County Vocational-Technical School | Toms River | Certificate | $7,550 | 10 months | 12 |
| Passaic County Community College | Paterson | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 7 |
| Prism Career Institute-Cherry Hill | Cherry Hill | Certificate | $13,025 | 10 months | 14 |
| Prism Career Institute-West Atlantic CityWIOA list | West Atlantic City | Certificate | $13,025 | 10 months | 17 |
| Raritan Valley Community College | Branchburg | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 8 |
| Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus | Sewell | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 11 |
| Sussex County Community College | Newton | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 8 |
| Warren County Community College | Washington | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 3 |
- 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, New Jersey, read October 8, 2026.
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