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Medical assistant program at Northeast Technical Institute
Scarborough, ME · Private for-profit less-than-2-year · (207) 883-5130 · School website
The program in figures
- Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year)
- $15,810
- LengthIPEDS
- 675 clock hours, 7 months
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 39
- Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard, 158 graduates
- $32,369
- Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard
- $38,778
- Median federal debtCollege Scorecard, about $92 a month over 10 years
- $8,708
- National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
- $34,272
- Typical pay for medical assistantsBLS OEWS May 2025, Portland-South Portland, ME
- $48,540
Every line comes from the federal file named under it. A blank means the source does not publish the figure for this program; we never estimate it.
About this program
Northeast Technical Institute awarded 39 medical assistant credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its second largest career program of 6 we list. Its listed tuition of $15,810 compares with a Maine median wage of $47,580 for medical assistants (BLS, May 2025).
On Maine's WIOA eligible training provider list
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| Listed program | Tuition and fees | Length | Completed | Employed, 2nd quarter | Median earnings, 2nd quarter | Students who exited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical Medical AssistantCertificate in Clinical Medical Assistant · Hybrid (in person and online) · CIP 51.0801 | $12,575+ $975 books | Competency-based or withheld | 75% | 100% | $11,624 | 16 |
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171): programs on state lists as of June 30, 2025; outcomes for all students who exited between July 2021 and June 2025, not only WIOA-funded ones. Median earnings are one quarter's pay in the second quarter after exit. Suppressed means DOL withheld the figure (a small group, nothing reported, or a data quality hold); for length it can also mean a competency-based program. Matched to this page by provider name, address and field of study (CIP code).
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