Medical Assistant Programs in the Knoxville area

Knoxville, TN metro area

Programs

1 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$38,880

medical assistants, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$16,297

of 1 with a cost, IPEDS

Medical Assistant Programs in the Knoxville area at a glance

Open to the public: 3 programs: 3 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Knoxville: 1 within 10 miles; nearest 6.0 miles, farthest 18.1 miles
Listed program cost: 1 of 3 list one: $16,297 (IPEDS)
Program length: 1 college lists a length: 8 months (IPEDS)
Completions, 2023-24: 97 medical assistant awards at the 3 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
Pay here: $38,880 median for medical assistants ($18.69 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $32,980 to $47,890; 2,550 employed in the metro area; Tennessee median $39,570 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Ross Medical Education Center-Knoxville	Knoxville	Certificate	$16,297	8 months	32	6.0
South College	Knoxville	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	62	12.5
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Harriman	Harriman	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	3	18.1

College programs, cost and completions: IPEDS complete data files, 2024-25 collection, read October 8, 2026.
Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, Knoxville, TN, read October 8, 2026.

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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