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Medical assistant program at Western Piedmont Community College

Morganton, NC · Public 2-year · (828) 448-3500 · School website

On North Carolina's WIOA eligible training provider list (DOL file dated June 30, 2025) School takes federal student aid (IPEDS) Accreditor on file: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges

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
18
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, Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC
$43,290

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

Western Piedmont Community College awarded 18 medical assistant credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its largest career program of 6 we list.

AwardCIPCompletionsLengthTuition
Certificate (1 to under 2 years)51.0801 Medical/Clinical Assistant9Not reportedNot reported
Associate degree51.0801 Medical/Clinical Assistant9Not reportedNot reported

On North Carolina's WIOA eligible training provider list

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

Listed programTuition and feesLengthCompletedEmployed, 2nd quarterMedian earnings, 2nd quarterStudents who exited
Medical Assisting - A45400Associate in Applied Science in Medical Assisting · In person · CIP 51.0801$5,507+ $2,509 books72 weeks, 22 hours a week40%84.4%$7,01575

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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