Medical Assistant Programs in the Albany area

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metro area

Programs

3 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$44,870

medical assistants, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$4,000

of 1 with a cost, DOL WIOA list

Medical Assistant Programs in the Albany area at a glance

Open to the public: 3 programs: 2 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 1 known only from the WIOA list
Distance from Albany: 3 within 10 miles; nearest 0.1 miles, farthest 1.9 miles
Listed program cost: 1 of 3 list one: $4,000 (DOL WIOA list)
Length on the WIOA list: 2 listed programs give weeks: 16 to 53 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 63 medical assistant awards at the 2 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 2 of 3 on New York's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Pay here: $44,870 median for medical assistants ($21.57 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $37,540 to $50,060; 1,390 employed in the metro area; New York median $48,000 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Completions	Miles
Mildred Elley School-Albany CampusWIOA list	Albany	Certificate	Not reported	37	0.1
Bryant & Stratton College-Albany	Albany	Certificate	Not reported	26	1.8
Practice 2 Perfect Training Center LLCWIOA list	Albany	WIOA list only	$4,000		1.9

WIOA in New York: 3,039 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 19 of them Medical assistant.
Pell Grants for short programs
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