Medical Assistant Programs in the Albuquerque area

Albuquerque, NM metro area

Programs

4 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$39,200

medical assistants, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$15,558

of 3 with a cost, IPEDS

Medical Assistant Programs in the Albuquerque area at a glance

Open to the public: 5 programs: 5 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Albuquerque: 4 within 10 miles; nearest 3.6 miles, farthest 20.5 miles
Listed program cost: 3 of 5 list one: $15,558 to $20,106, middle $17,734 (IPEDS)
Program length: 3 colleges list a length: 8 months to 9 months (IPEDS)
Length on the WIOA list: 4 listed programs give weeks: 34 to 45 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 206 medical assistant awards at the 5 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 4 of 5 on New Mexico's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle 78% of exiters employed in the second quarter (4 report it); middle completion 75% (4 report it)
Pay here: $39,200 median for medical assistants ($18.84 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $36,180 to $47,900; 2,570 employed in the metro area; New Mexico median $39,230 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Central New Mexico Community CollegeWIOA list	Albuquerque	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	23	3.6
Brookline College-AlbuquerqueWIOA list	Albuquerque	Certificate	$15,558	9 months	21	4.7
Carrington College-AlbuquerqueWIOA list	Albuquerque	Certificate	$20,106	8 months	60	6.2
Pima Medical Institute-AlbuquerqueWIOA list	Albuquerque	Certificate	$17,734	9 months	99	6.4
University of New Mexico-Valencia County Campus	Los Lunas	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	3	20.5

WIOA in New Mexico: 723 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 13 of them Medical assistant.
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