Medical assistant training in Atlanta
12 medical assistant programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free
12 schools offer these medical assistant programs with classes in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell area, and every one is approved for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.
Medical assistants do office and clinical work, from scheduling appointments to taking patients' vital signs. Most train in a certificate program. Certification isn't required in most states, but employers often prefer it.1 In Atlanta, every program asks for a diploma or other schooling first, and 3 are taught partly or fully online.
See the 12 programsAll 26 medical assistant programs in Georgia, including online programs
How much does a medical assistant program cost in Atlanta?
$4,405 to $8,641
is what most programs cost if you pay yourself
All 12 programs with a price: $2,595 to $23,999
- Finished the program
- 79%
- Working 6 months later
- 83%
- Earned a year, estimated
- about $25,600
- Length
- 12 to 38 weeks
Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). How these figures are made
All 12 medical assistant programs in Atlanta approved for funding
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Medical Office Administration
Interactive College Of Technology, Chamblee
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$26,300Price if you pay yourself$18,135More details about Medical Office Administration at Interactive College Of Technology
- Finished
- 36%
- Working at 6 months
- 75%
- Earned in a quarter
- $6,573
- Length
- 45 weeks, 16 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $3,294
- Students counted
- 174
- a year, estimated
- $26,300
- price
- $18,135
Medical Assisting --Ma22--
Georgia Piedmont Technical College, Clarkston
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$21,000Price if you pay yourself$6,234More details about Medical Assisting --Ma22-- at Georgia Piedmont Technical College
- Finished
- 28%
- Working at 6 months
- 88%
- Earned in a quarter
- $5,257
- Length
- 12 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $2,690
- Students counted
- 153
- a year, estimated
- $21,000
- price
- $6,234
Medical Office Administration Diploma
Gwinnett College, Marietta
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$31,400Price if you pay yourself$11,235More details about Medical Office Administration Diploma at Gwinnett College
- Finished
- 49%
- Working at 6 months
- 87%
- Earned in a quarter
- $7,854
- Length
- 32 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $2,985
- Students counted
- 62
- a year, estimated
- $31,400
- price
- $11,235
MEDICAL ASSISTING Diploma (MA22)
West Georgia Technical College, Waco
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$25,600Price if you pay yourself$7,776More details about MEDICAL ASSISTING Diploma (MA22) at West Georgia Technical College
- Finished
- 72%
- Working at 6 months
- 83%
- Earned in a quarter
- $6,388
- Length
- 48 weeks, 20 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $1,750
- Students counted
- 57
- a year, estimated
- $25,600
- price
- $7,776
Clinical Medical Assistant
Cobb Medical Institute, Inc., Mableton
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$29,900Price if you pay yourself$4,000More details about Clinical Medical Assistant at Cobb Medical Institute, Inc.
- Finished
- 95%
- Working at 6 months
- 94%
- Earned in a quarter
- $7,464
- Length
- 12 weeks, 18 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $935
- Students counted
- 50
- a year, estimated
- $29,900
- price
- $4,000
Clinical Medical Assistant - Gwinnett
Education & Career Resources Of Georgia, Lilburn
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$24,200Price if you pay yourself$4,540More details about Clinical Medical Assistant - Gwinnett at Education & Career Resources Of Georgia
- Finished
- 86%
- Working at 6 months
- 74%
- Earned in a quarter
- $6,056
- Length
- 24 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $419
- Students counted
- 45
- a year, estimated
- $24,200
- price
- $4,540
Clinical Medical Assistant - Continuing Education
Clayton State University, Morrow
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$25,300Price if you pay yourself$3,398More details about Clinical Medical Assistant - Continuing Education at Clayton State University
- Finished
- 79%
- Working at 6 months
- 67%
- Earned in a quarter
- $6,326
- Length
- 15 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $374
- Students counted
- 43
- a year, estimated
- $25,300
- price
- $3,398
Medical Assisting Diploma
Essential Medical and Mental Health Institute, Fayetteville
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$6,611More details about Medical Assisting Diploma at Essential Medical and Mental Health Institute
- Finished
- 85%
- Working at 6 months
- 100%
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 24 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $270
- Students counted
- 39
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $6,611
Medical Assisting Diploma--Ma22
Gwinnett Technical College, Lawrenceville
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$26,600Price if you pay yourself$7,079More details about Medical Assisting Diploma--Ma22 at Gwinnett Technical College
- Finished
- 86%
- Working at 6 months
- 83%
- Earned in a quarter
- $6,638
- Length
- 65 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $565
- Students counted
- 33
- a year, estimated
- $26,600
- price
- $7,079
Clinical Medical Assistant
The Training Expo, Riverdale
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$2,595Program website, Clinical Medical Assistant at The Training ExpoMore details about Clinical Medical Assistant at The Training Expo
- Finished
- 100%
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 12 weeks, 14 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $905
- Students counted
- 17
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $2,595
Medical Assisting
OmniTech Institute, Atlanta
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$23,600Price if you pay yourself$23,999More details about Medical Assisting at OmniTech Institute
- Finished
- 60%
- Working at 6 months
- 80%
- Earned in a quarter
- $5,892
- Length
- 36 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $225
- Students counted
- 17
- a year, estimated
- $23,600
- price
- $23,999
Clinical Medical Assistant
Training Center NW Georgia, Cartersville
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$4,830More details about Clinical Medical Assistant at Training Center NW Georgia
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 6 weeks, 24 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $200
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $4,830
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How to pay for medical assistant training in Atlanta
Workforce funding can pay for medical assistant training in Atlanta
Every program on this page is approved for public workforce funding, the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. It can pay for training for eligible adults, people who lost their job and young people.2People on public assistance, with a low income or lacking basic skills come first, and veterans have priority.3
Ask at an American Job Center
Eligibility rules apply, and services vary from state to state. Your local American Job Center can tell you whether you qualify. The Department of Labor's page links to the center finder, or call 1-877-US-2JOBS (1-877-872-5627).4
Financial aid and grants for medical assistant training
Most students can get federal student aid for college, career school or trade school. A Federal Pell Grant, unlike a loan, usually doesn't have to be repaid. Ask the school whether its program qualifies.56
GI Bill for medical assistant training
Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.7
The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.
Where the Atlanta medical assistant program numbers come from
Which Atlanta medical assistant programs are on this list?
These are the medical assistant programs with classes in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell area that are approved for public workforce funding (the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), as reported to the US Department of Labor for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). The list covers programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Online programs are left out here; they are on the Georgia page. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what the area offers.
How Atlanta medical assistant program prices are reported
The price is tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported it. Prices under $100 are treated as not reported, because the file holds many blanks entered as $0. Check the current price with the school.
What the graduate results of these programs measure
The figures at the top of this page are the middle program among those that report results: half did better, half did worse. Results describe students who left each program in recent years: the share who finished, the share working in the second quarter after leaving, and the middle earnings of those working in that quarter. States report earnings for that one quarter because they take them from the wage reports employers file every three months. The yearly figure here is that quarter times four, rounded to the nearest $100: an estimate, and an early one, since it is measured about half a year after training. The quarter as reported is under "More details" on each program. Results are withheld for small programs, and they describe past students, so they are no guarantee.
Why do some medical assistant programs say "Not reported"?
Where a school or the state left a field empty, or the Department of Labor withheld it, the page says "Not reported". Nothing here is estimated to fill a gap.
Why the kind of school is left off each program
The file also records whether a school is public, private or nonprofit, but those entries are wrong too often to print next to a school's name, so this page leaves them out.
Sources for the facts about medical assistant training in Atlanta
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- US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Medical Assistants
- US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
- US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
- US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
- US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
- US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
- US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs