Medical Assistant Programs in the Salt Lake City area

Salt Lake City-Murray, UT metro area

Programs

4 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$46,080

medical assistants, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$2,962

of 1 with a cost, IPEDS

Medical Assistant Programs in the Salt Lake City area at a glance

Open to the public: 5 programs: 5 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Salt Lake City: 4 within 10 miles; nearest 2.5 miles, farthest 19.9 miles
Listed program cost: 1 of 5 list one: $2,962 (IPEDS)
Program length: 1 college lists a length: 18 months (IPEDS)
Length on the WIOA list: 2 listed programs give weeks: 47 to 52 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 79 medical assistant awards at the 5 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 2 of 5 on Utah's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Pay here: $46,080 median for medical assistants ($22.16 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $37,210 to $57,070; 3,910 employed in the metro area; Utah median $45,360 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Salt Lake Community CollegeWIOA list	Salt Lake City	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	6	2.5
Eagle Gate College-Murray	Murray	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	22	4.5
Fortis College-Salt Lake City	Salt Lake City	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	17	6.4
Ensign College	Salt Lake City	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	27	8.9
Tooele Technical CollegeWIOA list	Tooele	Certificate	$2,962	18 months	7	19.9

WIOA in Utah: 890 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 13 of them Medical assistant.
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