Medical Assistant Programs in the Portland area

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area (Oregon, Washington)

Programs

5 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$56,240

medical assistants, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$18,358

of 2 with a cost, IPEDS

Medical Assistant Programs in the Portland area at a glance

Open to the public: 7 programs: 7 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Portland: 5 within 10 miles; nearest 2.7 miles, farthest 12.8 miles
Listed program cost: 2 of 7 list one: $18,358 to $20,106 (IPEDS)
Program length: 2 colleges list a length: 8 months to 9 months (IPEDS)
Length on the WIOA list: 1 listed program gives weeks: 60 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 433 medical assistant awards at the 7 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 1 of 7 on Washington's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Pay here: $56,240 median for medical assistants ($27.04 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $46,160 to $63,300; 6,390 employed in the metro area; Oregon median $50,410 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Concorde Career College-Portland	Portland, OR	Certificate	$18,358	8 months	242	2.7
Carrington College-Portland	Portland, OR	Certificate	$20,106	9 months	79	2.9
Sumner College	Portland, OR	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	5	4.9
Portland Community College	Portland, OR	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	56	7.7
Clark CollegeWIOA list	Vancouver, WA	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	21	9.2
Mt Hood Community College	Gresham, OR	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	14	10.1
Clackamas Community College	Oregon City, OR	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	16	12.8

WIOA in Oregon: 291 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 11 of them Medical assistant.
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