Medical Assistant Programs in the Charleston area

Charleston, WV metro area

Programs

3 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$38,190

medical assistants, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$16,297

of 1 with a cost, IPEDS

Medical Assistant Programs in the Charleston area at a glance

Open to the public: 3 programs: 3 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Charleston: 3 within 10 miles; nearest 0.9 miles, farthest 7.3 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: 35 medical assistant awards at the 2 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
Pay here: $38,190 median for medical assistants ($18.36 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $30,920 to $45,160; 900 employed in the metro area; West Virginia median $37,180 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
BridgeValley Community & Technical College	South Charleston	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	0	0.9
West Virginia Junior College-Charleston	Cross Lanes	Associate	Not reported	Not reported	14	7.0
Ross Medical Education Center-Charleston	Charleston	Certificate	$16,297	8 months	21	7.3

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

WIOA in West Virginia: 151 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 3 of them Medical assistant.
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