Medical assistant training in Detroit
30 medical assistant programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free
28 schools offer these medical assistant programs with classes in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn 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 Detroit, 6 of the 30 programs take students without a high school diploma, and 15 are taught partly or fully online.
See the 30 programsAll 85 medical assistant programs in Michigan, including online programs
How much does a medical assistant program cost in Detroit?
$5,010 to $16,297
is what most programs cost if you pay yourself
All 30 programs with a price: $900 to $23,280
- Finished the program
- 52%
- Working 6 months later
- 78%
- Earned a year, estimated
- about $25,100
- Length
- 20 to 48 weeks
Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). How these figures are made
All 30 medical assistant programs in Detroit approved for funding
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30 programs
Medical Assistant
Dorsey College - Dearborn, Detroit
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$22,900Price if you pay yourself$23,280Program website, Medical Assistant at Dorsey College - DearbornMore details about Medical Assistant at Dorsey College - Dearborn
- Finished
- 42%
- Working at 6 months
- 80%
- Earned in a quarter
- $5,732
- Length
- 48 weeks, 20 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 231
- a year, estimated
- $22,900
- price
- $23,280
Medical Assistant
Ross Medical Education Center, Warren
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$26,500Price if you pay yourself$16,297Program website, Medical Assistant at Ross Medical Education CenterMore details about Medical Assistant at Ross Medical Education Center
- Finished
- 52%
- Working at 6 months
- 82%
- Earned in a quarter
- $6,637
- Length
- 30 weeks, 22 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 206
- a year, estimated
- $26,500
- price
- $16,297
Clinical Medical Assistant
Phlebotomy Career Training, Dearborn
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$19,300Price if you pay yourself$900Program website, Clinical Medical Assistant at Phlebotomy Career TrainingMore details about Clinical Medical Assistant at Phlebotomy Career Training
- Finished
- 91%
- Working at 6 months
- 63%
- Earned in a quarter
- $4,832
- Length
- 16 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $140
- Students counted
- 120
- a year, estimated
- $19,300
- price
- $900
Medical Assistant
Ross Medical Education Center, Taylor
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$25,000Price if you pay yourself$16,297Program website, Medical Assistant at Ross Medical Education CenterMore details about Medical Assistant at Ross Medical Education Center
- Finished
- 51%
- Working at 6 months
- 78%
- Earned in a quarter
- $6,249
- Length
- 30 weeks, 22 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 101
- a year, estimated
- $25,000
- price
- $16,297
Medical Assistant
Dorsey College, Roseville
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$25,100Price if you pay yourself$23,280Program website, Medical Assistant at Dorsey CollegeMore details about Medical Assistant at Dorsey College
- Finished
- 48%
- Working at 6 months
- 79%
- Earned in a quarter
- $6,283
- Length
- 48 weeks, 20 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 101
- a year, estimated
- $25,100
- price
- $23,280
Medical Assisting Certificate
Oakland Community College, Bloomfield Hills
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$33,500Price if you pay yourself$5,041Program website, Medical Assisting Certificate at Oakland Community CollegeMore details about Medical Assisting Certificate at Oakland Community College
- Finished
- 14%
- Working at 6 months
- 71%
- Earned in a quarter
- $8,387
- Length
- 60 weeks, 12 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $75
- Students counted
- 98
- a year, estimated
- $33,500
- price
- $5,041
Medical Assistant
Dorsey College, Madison Heights
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$23,500Price if you pay yourself$23,280Program website, Medical Assistant at Dorsey CollegeMore details about Medical Assistant at Dorsey College
- Finished
- 44%
- Working at 6 months
- 82%
- Earned in a quarter
- $5,869
- Length
- 48 weeks, 20 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 88
- a year, estimated
- $23,500
- price
- $23,280
Medical Assistant
Macomb Community College, Warren
Prerequisite courses
Earned a year, estimated$31,900Price if you pay yourself$8,569Program website, Medical Assistant at Macomb Community CollegeMore details about Medical Assistant at Macomb Community College
- Finished
- 27%
- Working at 6 months
- 83%
- Earned in a quarter
- $7,981
- Length
- 80 weeks, 16 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $2,155
- Students counted
- 84
Listed 2 times in the state's file with differing results. Shown: the listing with the most students.
- a year, estimated
- $31,900
- price
- $8,569
Medical Assistant
Dorsey College, Wayne
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$19,300Price if you pay yourself$23,280Program website, Medical Assistant at Dorsey CollegeMore details about Medical Assistant at Dorsey College
- Finished
- 45%
- Working at 6 months
- 71%
- Earned in a quarter
- $4,819
- Length
- 48 weeks, 20 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 71
- a year, estimated
- $19,300
- price
- $23,280
Medical Assistant
Ross Medical Education Center, Canton
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$22,300Price if you pay yourself$16,297Program website, Medical Assistant at Ross Medical Education CenterMore details about Medical Assistant at Ross Medical Education Center
- Finished
- 45%
- Working at 6 months
- 83%
- Earned in a quarter
- $5,587
- Length
- 30 weeks, 22 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 56
- a year, estimated
- $22,300
- price
- $16,297
Medical Assistant
Henry Ford College, Dearborn
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$30,100Price if you pay yourself$7,926Program website, Medical Assistant at Henry Ford CollegeMore details about Medical Assistant at Henry Ford College
- Finished
- 100%
- Working at 6 months
- 52%
- Earned in a quarter
- $7,527
- Length
- 56 weeks, 10 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $3,000
- Students counted
- 55
- a year, estimated
- $30,100
- price
- $7,926
Medical Assistant
Ross Medical Education Center, Port Huron
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$24,400Price if you pay yourself$16,297Program website, Medical Assistant at Ross Medical Education CenterMore details about Medical Assistant at Ross Medical Education Center
- Finished
- 65%
- Working at 6 months
- 69%
- Earned in a quarter
- $6,098
- Length
- 30 weeks, 22 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 54
- a year, estimated
- $24,400
- price
- $16,297
Medical Assistant
Dorsey College, Woodhaven
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$26,900Price if you pay yourself$23,280Program website, Medical Assistant at Dorsey CollegeMore details about Medical Assistant at Dorsey College
- Finished
- 55%
- Working at 6 months
- 78%
- Earned in a quarter
- $6,736
- Length
- 48 weeks, 20 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 53
- a year, estimated
- $26,900
- price
- $23,280
Medical Assistant
Phlebotomy Express Training Centers LLC, Detroit
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$31,200Price if you pay yourself$4,450Program website, Medical Assistant at Phlebotomy Express Training Centers LLCMore details about Medical Assistant at Phlebotomy Express Training Centers LLC
- Finished
- 100%
- Working at 6 months
- 58%
- Earned in a quarter
- $7,807
- Length
- 6 weeks, 25 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $650
- Students counted
- 50
- a year, estimated
- $31,200
- price
- $4,450
Medical Assistant
Ross Medical Education Center, Brighton
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$23,500Price if you pay yourself$16,297Program website, Medical Assistant at Ross Medical Education CenterMore details about Medical Assistant at Ross Medical Education Center
- Finished
- 63%
- Working at 6 months
- 100%
- Earned in a quarter
- $5,887
- Length
- 30 weeks, 20 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 40
- a year, estimated
- $23,500
- price
- $16,297
Medical Assistant
Ross Medical Education Center, New Baltimore
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$28,000Price if you pay yourself$16,297Program website, Medical Assistant at Ross Medical Education CenterMore details about Medical Assistant at Ross Medical Education Center
- Finished
- 83%
- Working at 6 months
- 73%
- Earned in a quarter
- $7,009
- Length
- 30 weeks, 24 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 29
- a year, estimated
- $28,000
- price
- $16,297
Medical Assistant
DSDT, Detroit
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$21,995Program website, Medical Assistant at DSDTMore details about Medical Assistant at DSDT
- Finished
- 20%
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 35 weeks, 22 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $1,200
- Students counted
- 26
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $21,995
Medical Assistant
Michigan Healthcare Academy, Mount Clemens
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$3,398Program website, Medical Assistant at Michigan Healthcare AcademyMore details about Medical Assistant at Michigan Healthcare Academy
- Finished
- 100%
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 35 weeks, 8 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $399
- Students counted
- 24
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $3,398
Medical Assistant
Marosa School of Phlebotomy and Healthcare Trades, Eastpointe
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$10,500Program website, Medical Assistant at Marosa School of Phlebotomy and Healthcare TradesMore details about Medical Assistant at Marosa School of Phlebotomy and Healthcare Trades
- Finished
- 100%
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 44 weeks, 12 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 14
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $10,500
Clinical Medical Assistant
Academy of Medical Professions, Port Huron
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$3,500Program website, Clinical Medical Assistant at Academy of Medical ProfessionsMore details about Clinical Medical Assistant at Academy of Medical Professions
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 16 weeks, 6 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $3,500
Medical Assistant
Troy Continuing Education, Troy
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$4,444Program website, Medical Assistant at Troy Continuing EducationMore details about Medical Assistant at Troy Continuing Education
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 30 weeks, 3 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $4,444
MEDICAL ASSISTANT Certificate
American Academy of International Education Inc., Clinton Township
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$4,450Program website, MEDICAL ASSISTANT Certificate at American Academy of International Education Inc.More details about MEDICAL ASSISTANT Certificate at American Academy of International Education Inc.
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 50 weeks, 15 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $4,450
Medical Assistant
Covenant Academy, Bloomfield Hills
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$4,475Program website, Medical Assistant at Covenant AcademyMore details about Medical Assistant at Covenant Academy
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 16 weeks, 20 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $550
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $4,475
Clinical Medical Assistant Program
Advanced Care Training for Healthcare Professionals, Farmington Hills
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$5,000Program website, Clinical Medical Assistant Program at Advanced Care Training for Healthcare ProfessionalsMore details about Clinical Medical Assistant Program at Advanced Care Training for Healthcare Professionals
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 16 weeks, 16 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $5,000
Medical Clinical Assistant
Progressive Academic Learning LLC, Detroit
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$5,210Program website, Medical Clinical Assistant at Progressive Academic Learning LLCMore details about Medical Clinical Assistant at Progressive Academic Learning LLC
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 16 weeks, 16 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $350
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $5,210
Medical Assistant
Dreamers Healthcare Institute LLC, Farmington Hills
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$5,525Program website, Medical Assistant at Dreamers Healthcare Institute LLCMore details about Medical Assistant at Dreamers Healthcare Institute LLC
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 14 weeks, 30 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $150
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $5,525
Medical Assistant Diploma
American Academy of International Education Inc., Clinton Township
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$8,800Program website, Medical Assistant Diploma at American Academy of International Education Inc.More details about Medical Assistant Diploma at American Academy of International Education Inc.
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 98 weeks, 15 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $8,800
Medical Assistant
Carnegie Institute, Troy
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$15,295Program website, Medical Assistant at Carnegie InstituteMore details about Medical Assistant at Carnegie Institute
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 48 weeks, 20 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $216
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $15,295
Medical Assistant (Evening)
Carnegie Institute, Troy
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$15,295Program website, Medical Assistant (Evening) at Carnegie InstituteMore details about Medical Assistant (Evening) at Carnegie Institute
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 96 weeks, 10 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $216
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $15,295
Medical Assistant
Healthcare Career Institute LLC, Southfield
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$20,000Program website, Medical Assistant at Healthcare Career Institute LLCMore details about Medical Assistant at Healthcare Career Institute LLC
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 10 weeks, 27 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $20,000
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How to pay for medical assistant training in Detroit
Workforce funding can pay for medical assistant training in Detroit
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 Detroit medical assistant program numbers come from
Which Detroit medical assistant programs are on this list?
These are the medical assistant programs with classes in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn 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 Michigan page. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what the area offers.
How Detroit 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 Detroit
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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