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Medical assistant program at Garden State Science and Technology Institute

Jersey City, NJ · Private for-profit less-than-2-year · (201) 963-1500 · School website

School takes federal student aid (IPEDS) Accreditor on file: Council on Occupational Education

The program in figures

Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (1 to under 2 years)
$15,471
Books and suppliesIPEDS 2024-25
$625
Listed cost
$16,096
LengthIPEDS
900 clock hours, 9 months
CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
183
Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard, 66 graduates
$17,568
Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard
$28,312
Median federal debtCollege Scorecard, about $76 a month over 10 years
$7,215
National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
$34,272
Typical pay for medical assistantsBLS OEWS May 2025, New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
$48,370

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About this program

Garden State Science and Technology Institute awarded 183 medical assistant credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its largest career program of 2 we list. Its listed tuition of $15,471 compares with a New Jersey median wage of $47,210 for medical assistants (BLS, May 2025).

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