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Medical assistant program at Ridgewater College

Willmar, MN · Public 2-year · (800) 722-1151 · School website

On Minnesota's WIOA training list (U.S. DOL file, programs listed June 30, 2025) School takes federal student aid (IPEDS) Accreditor on file: Higher Learning Commission

The program in figures

Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (1 to under 2 years): Not reported
LengthIPEDS: Not reported
CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels: 40
Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard: Not published (small cohort)
National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools: $34,272
Typical pay for medical assistantsBLS OEWS May 2025, Minnesota: $50,480

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

Ridgewater College awarded 40 medical assistant credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its second largest career program of 14 we list.

Award	CIP	Completions	Length	Tuition
Certificate (1 to under 2 years)	51.0801 Medical/Clinical Assistant	32	Not reported	Not reported
Associate degree	51.0801 Medical/Clinical Assistant	8	Not reported	Not reported

On Minnesota's WIOA eligible training list

People who meet WIOA's rules for training services can have their local workforce board pay for a program on the state's approved training list. Limits vary by area. How WIOA training funds work.

Listed program	Listed cost	Weeks	Completed	Employed, Q2	Median earnings, Q2
Medical Assistant	$8,140	60	86%	84.2%	$7,130
Medical Assistant	$9,968	120	45%	87.5%	$6,691

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171): programs on state lists as of June 30, 2025; outcomes for all participants who exited between July 2021 and June 2025. Suppressed means the state withheld a small count. Matched to this school by name and address.

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