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Medical Assistant Programs in the Cleveland area
Cleveland, OH metro area
Programs
14
6 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$43,830
medical assistants, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$4,000
of 4 with a cost, DOL WIOA list and IPEDS
Medical Assistant Programs in the Cleveland area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 14 programs: 13 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 1 known only from the WIOA list
- Distance from Cleveland
- 6 within 10 miles; nearest 2.1 miles, farthest 52.1 miles
- Listed program cost
- 4 of 14 list one: $4,000 to $16,297, middle $15,955 (DOL WIOA list and IPEDS)
- Program length
- 3 colleges list a length: 8 months to 10 months (IPEDS)
- Completions, 2023-24
- 212 medical assistant awards at the 12 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 6 of 14 on Ohio's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
- Pay here
- $43,830 median for medical assistants ($21.07 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $37,110 to $54,840; 5,180 employed in the metro area; Ohio median $42,810 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
Medical assistant programs, nearest to Cleveland first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuyahoga Community College District | Cleveland | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 23 | 2.1 |
| Cleveland State UniversityWIOA list | Cleveland | WIOA list only | $4,000 | Not reported | 3.7 | |
| Valley College-Cleveland | Cleveland | Certificate | $15,955 | 10 months | 49 | 5.3 |
| Remington College-Cleveland CampusWIOA list | Cleveland | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 24 | 5.5 |
| Lakewood UniversityWIOA list | Cleveland Heights | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 4 | 7.0 |
| Bryant & Stratton College-Parma | Parma | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 28 | 7.3 |
| Polaris Career CenterWIOA list | Middleburg Heights | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 6 | 11.1 |
| Lakeland Community College | Kirtland | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 10 | 19.6 |
| Ohio Business College-Sheffield | Sheffield Village | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 20 | 21.2 |
| Lorain County Community College | Elyria | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 10 | 21.3 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Elyria | Elyria | Certificate | $16,297 | 8 months | 26 | 23.3 |
| Medina County Career CenterWIOA list | Medina | Certificate | $10,082 | 10 months | 6 | 24.7 |
| Kent State University at GeaugaWIOA list | Burton | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 | 27.2 |
| Kent State University at Ashtabula | Ashtabula | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 6 | 52.1 |
- College programs, cost and completions: IPEDS complete data files, 2024-25 collection, read October 8, 2026.
- WIOA list: DOL TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171), read October 8, 2026.
- Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, Cleveland, OH, read October 8, 2026.
Paying for training
- 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
- GI Bill
Other Ohio metro areas
- Cincinnati area14 programs
- Columbus area8 programs
- Akron area5 programs
- Youngstown area5 programs
- Dayton area4 programs
- Toledo area4 programs
- Canton area3 programs
- Lima area3 programs