Medical Assistant Programs in the Allentown area

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ metro area (New Jersey, Pennsylvania)

Programs

2 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$45,400

medical assistants, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$21,785

of 2 with a cost, IPEDS

Medical Assistant Programs in the Allentown area at a glance

Open to the public: 5 programs: 5 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Allentown: 2 within 10 miles; nearest 3.3 miles, farthest 20.5 miles
Listed program cost: 2 of 5 list one: $21,785 to $22,540 (IPEDS)
Program length: 2 colleges list a length: 9 months to 13 months (IPEDS)
Completions, 2023-24: 164 medical assistant awards at the 5 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
Pay here: $45,400 median for medical assistants ($21.83 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $36,450 to $48,080; 1,640 employed in the metro area; Pennsylvania median $43,920 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Allentown	Allentown, PA	Certificate	$22,540	13 months	16	3.3
Northampton County Area Community College	Bethlehem, PA	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	15	3.8
Lincoln Technical Institute-Allentown	Allentown, PA	Certificate	$21,785	9 months	113	10.4
Lehigh Carbon Community College	Schnecksville, PA	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	17	11.4
Warren County Community College	Washington, NJ	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	3	20.5

WIOA in Pennsylvania: 1,470 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 7 of them Medical assistant.
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