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Medical assistant training in Idaho

3 medical assistant programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

3 schools offer these medical assistant programs, and Idaho has approved every one 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 Idaho, every program asks for a diploma or other schooling first, and 2 are taught partly or fully online.

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How much does a medical assistant program cost in Idaho?

$6,800 to $13,990

is what the 3 programs with a price cost if you pay yourself

Finished the program
Not reported
Working 6 months later
Not reported
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
Length
Not reported for most programs

Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in Idaho may also offer medical assistant training. How these figures are made

Is there free medical assistant training in Idaho?

Who qualifies, and other ways to pay: financial aid, grants and the GI Bill

All 3 medical assistant programs in Idaho approved for funding

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3 programs

  • Medical assistantIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Medical Assisting

    Idaho Medical Academy, Boise

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Idaho Medical Academy, Boise · Medical assistant · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$6,800
    Program website, Medical Assisting at Idaho Medical Academy
    More details about Medical Assisting at Idaho Medical Academy
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    20 weeks, 50 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    126
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $6,800

  • Medical assistantHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Medical Assistant

    Medical Career Academy, Meridian

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Medical Career Academy, Meridian · Medical assistant · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$13,990
    More details about Medical Assistant at Medical Career Academy
    Finished
    95%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    24 weeks, 50 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    98
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $13,990

  • Medical assistantHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Medical Assistant

    LeapFox Learning Computer Training, Meridian

    High school diploma or equivalent

    LeapFox Learning Computer Training, Meridian · Medical assistant · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$8,000
    Program website, Medical Assistant at LeapFox Learning Computer Training
    More details about Medical Assistant at LeapFox Learning Computer Training
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    28 weeks, 50 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $8,000

How to pay for medical assistant training in Idaho

Workforce funding can pay for medical assistant training in Idaho

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 Idaho medical assistant program numbers come from

Which Idaho medical assistant programs are on this list?

These are the medical assistant programs Idaho 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. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what Idaho offers.

How Idaho 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.

How reliable are the Idaho figures?

We leave out the share working 6 months later for Idaho: its rates sit far below every other state's.

Sources for the facts about medical assistant training in Idaho

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Medical Assistants
  2. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
  3. US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
  4. US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
  5. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
  6. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
  7. US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs