Medical Assistant Programs in the Chattanooga area

Chattanooga, TN-GA metro area

Programs

3 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$40,160

medical assistants, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$5,525

of 1 with a cost, IPEDS

Medical Assistant Programs in the Chattanooga area at a glance

Open to the public: 3 programs: 3 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Chattanooga: 3 within 10 miles; nearest 2.4 miles, farthest 5.4 miles
Listed program cost: 1 of 3 list one: $5,525 (IPEDS)
Program length: 1 college lists a length: 4 months (IPEDS)
Length on the WIOA list: 2 listed programs give weeks: 17 to 30 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 235 medical assistant awards at the 2 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 2 of 3 on Tennessee's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Pay here: $40,160 median for medical assistants ($19.31 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $35,740 to $46,420; 2,060 employed in the metro area; Tennessee median $39,570 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Miller-Motte College-ChattanoogaWIOA list	Chattanooga	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	156	2.4
Academy of Allied Health CareersWIOA list	Chattanooga	Certificate	$5,525	4 months	79	3.5
Chattanooga College Medical Dental and & Technical Careers	Chattanooga	Associate	Not reported	Not reported	0	5.4

WIOA in Tennessee: 1,718 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 39 of them Medical assistant.
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