Medical Assistant Programs in the Scranton area

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA metro area

Programs

3 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$42,760

medical assistants, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$14,950

of 1 with a cost, DOL WIOA list

Medical Assistant Programs in the Scranton area at a glance

Open to the public: 4 programs: 3 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 1 known only from the WIOA list
Distance from Scranton: 3 within 10 miles; nearest 1.8 miles, farthest 13.8 miles
Listed program cost: 1 of 4 list one: $14,950 (DOL WIOA list)
Length on the WIOA list: 1 listed program gives weeks: 33 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 57 medical assistant awards at the 2 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 1 of 4 on Pennsylvania's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Pay here: $42,760 median for medical assistants ($20.56 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $34,320 to $48,860; 840 employed in the metro area; Pennsylvania median $43,920 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Completions	Miles
Fortis Institute-Forty Fort	Forty Fort	Certificate	Not reported	34	1.8
Jor-kenna Enterprises LLC DbaWIOA list	Wilkes Barre	WIOA list only	$14,950		3.2
Luzerne County Community College	Nanticoke	Associate	Not reported	0	9.6
Fortis Institute-Scranton	Scranton	Certificate	Not reported	23	13.8

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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