Medical Assistant Programs in the Wilmington area

Wilmington, NC metro area

Programs

2 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$42,000

medical assistants, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$27,040

of 1 with a cost, IPEDS

Medical Assistant Programs in the Wilmington area at a glance

Open to the public: 3 programs: 3 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Wilmington: 2 within 10 miles; nearest 6.2 miles, farthest 15.2 miles
Listed program cost: 1 of 3 list one: $27,040 (IPEDS)
Program length: 1 college lists a length: 15 months (IPEDS)
Length on the WIOA list: 2 listed programs give weeks: 52 to 60 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 42 medical assistant awards at the 3 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 2 of 3 on North Carolina's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Pay here: $42,000 median for medical assistants ($20.19 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $34,390 to $50,290; 1,150 employed in the metro area; North Carolina median $45,140 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Cape Fear Community CollegeWIOA list	Wilmington	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	5	6.2
Miller-Motte College-WilmingtonWIOA list	Wilmington	Certificate	$27,040	15 months	28	9.2
Brunswick Community College	Bolivia	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	9	15.2

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
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