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Medical Assistant Programs in the Seattle area
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area
Programs
12
5 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$61,500
medical assistants, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$17,863
of 3 with a cost, IPEDS
Medical Assistant Programs in the Seattle area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 12 programs: 12 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
- Distance from Seattle
- 5 within 10 miles; nearest 5.4 miles, farthest 33.7 miles
- Listed program cost
- 3 of 12 list one: $17,863 to $18,500, middle $17,863 (IPEDS)
- Program length
- 3 colleges list a length: 8 months to 9 months (IPEDS)
- Length on the WIOA list
- 10 listed programs give weeks: 22 to 60 weeks full time
- Completions, 2023-24
- 662 medical assistant awards at the 11 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 11 of 12 on Washington's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle 81% of exiters employed in the second quarter (7 report it); middle completion 81% (11 report it)
- Pay here
- $61,500 median for medical assistants ($29.57 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $48,120 to $76,360; 10,210 employed in the metro area; Washington median $59,290 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
Medical assistant programs, nearest to Seattle first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pima Medical Institute-RentonWIOA list | Renton | Certificate | $17,863 | 9 months | 147 | 5.4 |
| Renton Technical CollegeWIOA list | Renton | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 55 | 6.0 |
| Seattle Central CollegeWIOA list | Seattle | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 42 | 6.6 |
| Bellevue CollegeWIOA list | Bellevue | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 8 | 8.0 |
| Highline CollegeWIOA list | Des Moines | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 109 | 9.3 |
| North Seattle College | Seattle | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 | 12.2 |
| Pima Medical Institute-SeattleWIOA list | Seattle | Certificate | $17,863 | 9 months | 84 | 12.2 |
| Lake Washington Institute of TechnologyWIOA list | Kirkland | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 12 | 13.9 |
| Bates Technical CollegeWIOA list | Tacoma | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 2 | 20.0 |
| UEI College-TacomaWIOA list | Tacoma | Certificate | $18,500 | 8 months | 158 | 23.4 |
| Clover Park Technical CollegeWIOA list | Lakewood | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 8 | 25.8 |
| Everett Community CollegeWIOA list | Everett | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 37 | 33.7 |
- College programs, cost and completions: IPEDS complete data files, 2024-25 collection, read October 8, 2026.
- WIOA list: DOL TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171), read October 8, 2026.
- Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, read October 8, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in Washington: 5,195 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 67 of them Medical assistant.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill