Medical Assistant Programs in the Providence area

Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area (Massachusetts, Rhode Island)

Programs

1 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$47,020

medical assistants, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$6,970

of 3 with a cost, IPEDS

Medical Assistant Programs in the Providence area at a glance

Open to the public: 4 programs: 4 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Providence: 1 within 10 miles; nearest 6.4 miles, farthest 13.3 miles
Listed program cost: 3 of 4 list one: $6,970 to $21,755, middle $16,700 (IPEDS)
Program length: 3 colleges list a length: 8 months to 10 months (IPEDS)
Length on the WIOA list: 3 listed programs give weeks: 30 to 37 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 190 medical assistant awards at the 4 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 3 of 4 on Massachusetts's or Rhode Island's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Pay here: $47,020 median for medical assistants ($22.61 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $39,280 to $56,390; 4,120 employed in the metro area; Rhode Island median $47,190 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Motoring Technical Training InstituteWIOA list	Seekonk, MA	Certificate	$16,700	8 months	38	6.4
Bristol Community College	Fall River, MA	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	6	12.0
Lincoln Technical Institute-LincolnWIOA list	Lincoln, RI	Certificate	$21,755	9 months	135	12.7
Southeastern Technical InstituteWIOA list	South Easton, MA	Certificate	$6,970	10 months	11	13.3

WIOA in Rhode Island: 77 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 4 of them Medical assistant.
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