Medical Assistant Programs in the Charlotte area

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area (North Carolina, South Carolina)

Programs

2 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$46,520

medical assistants, BLS May 2025

Medical Assistant Programs in the Charlotte area at a glance

Open to the public: 7 programs: 7 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Charlotte: 2 within 10 miles; nearest 3.5 miles, farthest 38.0 miles
Length on the WIOA list: 2 listed programs give weeks: 16 to 42 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 179 medical assistant awards at the 7 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 2 of 7 on North Carolina's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Pay here: $46,520 median for medical assistants ($22.36 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $36,620 to $56,840; 6,060 employed in the metro area; North Carolina median $45,140 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Completions	Miles
Central Piedmont Community College	Charlotte, NC	Certificate	48	3.5
Southeastern College-Charlotte	Charlotte, NC	Certificate	28	9.2
Cabarrus College of Health Sciences	Concord, NC	Certificate	7	16.7
Gaston CollegeWIOA list	Dallas, NC	Certificate	54	22.1
York Technical College	Rock Hill, SC	Certificate	15	25.2
Mitchell Community CollegeWIOA list	Statesville, NC	Certificate	17	36.3
South Piedmont Community College	Polkton, NC	Certificate	10	38.0

WIOA in North Carolina: 2,446 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 50 of them Medical assistant.
Pell Grants for short programs
Workforce Pell
GI Bill