Medical Assistant Programs in the Columbus area

Columbus, OH metro area

Programs

4 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$44,140

medical assistants, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$6,400

of 1 with a cost, DOL WIOA list

Medical Assistant Programs in the Columbus area at a glance

Open to the public: 8 programs: 7 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 1 known only from the WIOA list
Distance from Columbus: 4 within 10 miles; nearest 5.9 miles, farthest 23.1 miles
Listed program cost: 1 of 8 list one: $6,400 (DOL WIOA list)
Completions, 2023-24: 84 medical assistant awards at the 4 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 2 of 8 on Ohio's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Pay here: $44,140 median for medical assistants ($21.22 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $37,810 to $49,950; 5,850 employed in the metro area; Ohio median $42,810 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Completions	Miles
Fortis College-Columbus	Westerville	Certificate	Not reported	66	5.9
Columbus State Community College	Columbus	Certificate	Not reported	7	9.0
Eastland-Fairfield Career and Technical Schools	Groveport	Certificate	Not reported	8	9.4
Cutting Edge Staffing LLCWIOA list	Westerville	WIOA list only	$6,400		9.6
Hondros College of Nursing	Columbus	Certificate	Not reported	0	10.1
American Institute of Alternative Medicine	Columbus	Certificate	Not reported	0	10.3
Career and Technology Education Centers of Licking CountyWIOA list	Newark	Certificate	Not reported	0	22.0
Ohio University-Lancaster Campus	Lancaster	Associate	Not reported	3	23.1

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