Medical Assistant Programs in the Charleston area

Charleston-North Charleston, SC metro area

Programs

3 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$45,600

medical assistants, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$25,240

of 1 with a cost, IPEDS

Medical Assistant Programs in the Charleston area at a glance

Open to the public: 3 programs: 3 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Charleston: 3 within 10 miles; nearest 0.2 miles, farthest 1.9 miles
Listed program cost: 1 of 3 list one: $25,240 (IPEDS)
Program length: 1 college lists a length: 15 months (IPEDS)
Completions, 2023-24: 68 medical assistant awards at the 3 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
Pay here: $45,600 median for medical assistants ($21.92 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $35,970 to $49,390; 2,320 employed in the metro area; South Carolina median $41,160 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Trident Technical College	Charleston	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	10	0.2
Miller-Motte College-Charleston	Charleston	Certificate	$25,240	15 months	27	1.9
Southeastern College-Charleston	North Charleston	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	31	1.9

WIOA in South Carolina: 193 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 10 of them Medical assistant.
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