Medical Assistant Programs in the Akron area

Akron, OH metro area

Programs

5 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$42,830

medical assistants, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$735

of 2 with a cost, DOL WIOA list

Medical Assistant Programs in the Akron area at a glance

Open to the public: 5 programs: 3 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 2 known only from the WIOA list
Distance from Akron: 5 within 10 miles; nearest 3.6 miles, farthest 9.6 miles
Listed program cost: 2 of 5 list one: $735 to $12,866 (DOL WIOA list)
Completions, 2023-24: 58 medical assistant awards at the 3 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 2 of 5 on Ohio's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Pay here: $42,830 median for medical assistants ($20.59 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $37,090 to $47,650; 1,880 employed in the metro area; Ohio median $42,810 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Completions	Miles
Northcoast Medical Training AcademyWIOA list	Kent	WIOA list only	$12,866		3.6
Fortis College-Cuyahoga Falls	Cuyahoga Falls	Certificate	Not reported	27	3.8
University of Akron Main Campus	Akron	Associate	Not reported	1	5.5
Herzing University-Akron	Akron	Certificate	Not reported	30	6.8
Maplewood Career CenterWIOA list	Ravenna	WIOA list only	$735		9.6

WIOA in Ohio: 4,987 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 74 of them Medical assistant.
Pell Grants for short programs
Workforce Pell
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