Medical Assistant Programs in the Nashville area

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area

Programs

2 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$44,620

medical assistants, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$7,998

of 2 with a cost, IPEDS

Medical Assistant Programs in the Nashville area at a glance

Open to the public: 6 programs: 6 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Nashville: 2 within 10 miles; nearest 8.8 miles, farthest 25.4 miles
Listed program cost: 2 of 6 list one: $7,998 to $14,995 (IPEDS)
Program length: 2 colleges list a length: 6 months to 9 months (IPEDS)
Length on the WIOA list: 4 listed programs give weeks: 22 to 44 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 160 medical assistant awards at the 6 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 4 of 6 on Tennessee's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle 82% of exiters employed in the second quarter (3 report it); middle completion 59% (4 report it)
Pay here: $44,620 median for medical assistants ($21.45 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $36,610 to $51,870; 6,340 employed in the metro area; Tennessee median $39,570 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Herzing University-Nashville	Nashville	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	3	8.8
Genesis Career College-Lebanon	Lebanon	Certificate	$14,995	9 months	21	9.5
Remington College-Nashville CampusWIOA list	Nashville	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	27	10.5
Fortis Institute-NashvilleWIOA list	Nashville	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	68	12.7
Allied Health Careers InstituteWIOA list	Murfreesboro	Certificate	$7,998	6 months	13	21.9
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-HartsvilleWIOA list	Hartsville	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	28	25.4

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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