Medical assistant training in Minnesota
16 medical assistant programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free
11 schools offer these medical assistant programs, and Minnesota 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 Minnesota, every program asks for a diploma or other schooling first.
See the 16 programsHow much does a medical assistant program cost in Minnesota?
$6,119 to $9,752
is what most programs cost if you pay yourself
All 16 programs with a price: $6,066 to $10,601
- Finished the program
- 63%
- Working 6 months later
- 84%
- Earned a year, estimated
- about $28,700
- Length
- 60 to 120 weeks
Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). How these figures are made
Medical assistant training in Minneapolis, Duluth, Mankato and other Minnesota cities
Choosing an area filters the list below. 5 more programs are in 5 other areas, 2 in smaller cities and towns.
All 16 medical assistant programs in Minnesota approved for funding
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16 programs
Medical Assistant
Century College, White Bear Lake
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$32,400Price if you pay yourself$8,435Program website, Medical Assistant at Century CollegeMore details about Medical Assistant at Century College
- Finished
- 49%
- Working at 6 months
- 80%
- Earned in a quarter
- $8,107
- Length
- 60 weeks, 50 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 472
- a year, estimated
- $32,400
- price
- $8,435
Medical Assistant
Anoka Technical College, Anoka
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$33,100Price if you pay yourself$10,318Program website, Medical Assistant at Anoka Technical CollegeMore details about Medical Assistant at Anoka Technical College
- Finished
- 52%
- Working at 6 months
- 90%
- Earned in a quarter
- $8,283
- Length
- 120 weeks, 50 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 212
- a year, estimated
- $33,100
- price
- $10,318
Medical Assistant
Hennepin Technical College, Eden Prairie
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$33,800Price if you pay yourself$9,683Program website, Medical Assistant at Hennepin Technical CollegeMore details about Medical Assistant at Hennepin Technical College
- Finished
- 43%
- Working at 6 months
- 84%
- Earned in a quarter
- $8,455
- Length
- 120 weeks, 50 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 195
Listed 2 times in the state's file with differing results. Shown: the listing with the most students.
- a year, estimated
- $33,800
- price
- $9,683
Medical Assisting
Lake Superior College, Duluth
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$29,200Price if you pay yourself$6,066Program website, Medical Assisting at Lake Superior CollegeMore details about Medical Assisting at Lake Superior College
- Finished
- 54%
- Working at 6 months
- 82%
- Earned in a quarter
- $7,289
- Length
- 60 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 194
- a year, estimated
- $29,200
- price
- $6,066
Medical Assistant
Dakota County Technical College, Rosemount
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$34,600Price if you pay yourself$7,308Program website, Medical Assistant at Dakota County Technical CollegeMore details about Medical Assistant at Dakota County Technical College
- Finished
- 82%
- Working at 6 months
- 85%
- Earned in a quarter
- $8,642
- Length
- 60 weeks, 42 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 155
Listed 2 times in the state's file with differing results. Shown: the listing with the most students.
- a year, estimated
- $34,600
- price
- $7,308
Medical Assistant
South Central College, North Mankato
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$29,900Price if you pay yourself$9,961Program website, Medical Assistant at South Central CollegeMore details about Medical Assistant at South Central College
- Finished
- 79%
- Working at 6 months
- 82%
- Earned in a quarter
- $7,474
- Length
- 120 weeks, 50 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 96
- a year, estimated
- $29,900
- price
- $9,961
Medical Assistant
Ridgewater College, Willmar
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$28,500Price if you pay yourself$8,140Program website, Medical Assistant at Ridgewater CollegeMore details about Medical Assistant at Ridgewater College
- Finished
- 86%
- Working at 6 months
- 84%
- Earned in a quarter
- $7,131
- Length
- 60 weeks, 49 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 90
Listed 2 times in the state's file with differing results. Shown: the listing with the most students.
- a year, estimated
- $28,500
- price
- $8,140
Medical Assistant
Ridgewater College, Hutchinson
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$28,500Price if you pay yourself$8,140Program website, Medical Assistant at Ridgewater CollegeMore details about Medical Assistant at Ridgewater College
- Finished
- 86%
- Working at 6 months
- 84%
- Earned in a quarter
- $7,131
- Length
- 60 weeks, 49 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 90
Listed 2 times in the state's file with differing results. Shown: the listing with the most students.
- a year, estimated
- $28,500
- price
- $8,140
Medical Assistant
Riverland Community College, Austin
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$28,200Price if you pay yourself$6,103Program website, Medical Assistant at Riverland Community CollegeMore details about Medical Assistant at Riverland Community College
- Finished
- 72%
- Working at 6 months
- 86%
- Earned in a quarter
- $7,048
- Length
- 60 weeks, 36 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 72
- a year, estimated
- $28,200
- price
- $6,103
Medical Assistant
Riverland Community College, Albert Lea
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$28,200Price if you pay yourself$6,103Program website, Medical Assistant at Riverland Community CollegeMore details about Medical Assistant at Riverland Community College
- Finished
- 72%
- Working at 6 months
- 86%
- Earned in a quarter
- $7,048
- Length
- 60 weeks, 36 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 72
- a year, estimated
- $28,200
- price
- $6,103
Medical Assistant
Riverland Community College, Owatonna
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$28,200Price if you pay yourself$6,103Program website, Medical Assistant at Riverland Community CollegeMore details about Medical Assistant at Riverland Community College
- Finished
- 72%
- Working at 6 months
- 86%
- Earned in a quarter
- $7,048
- Length
- 60 weeks, 36 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 72
- a year, estimated
- $28,200
- price
- $6,103
Medical Assistant
Central Lakes College, Staples
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$28,800Price if you pay yourself$6,390Program website, Medical Assistant at Central Lakes CollegeMore details about Medical Assistant at Central Lakes College
- Finished
- 63%
- Working at 6 months
- 90%
- Earned in a quarter
- $7,212
- Length
- 60 weeks, 39 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 54
Listed 2 times in the state's file with differing results. Shown: the listing with the most students.
- a year, estimated
- $28,800
- price
- $6,390
Medical Assistant
Central Lakes College, Brainerd
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$28,800Price if you pay yourself$6,390Program website, Medical Assistant at Central Lakes CollegeMore details about Medical Assistant at Central Lakes College
- Finished
- 63%
- Working at 6 months
- 90%
- Earned in a quarter
- $7,212
- Length
- 60 weeks, 39 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 54
Listed 2 times in the state's file with differing results. Shown: the listing with the most students.
- a year, estimated
- $28,800
- price
- $6,390
Medical Assistant
Minnesota West Community and Technical College, Jackson
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$27,000Price if you pay yourself$10,601Program website, Medical Assistant at Minnesota West Community and Technical CollegeMore details about Medical Assistant at Minnesota West Community and Technical College
- Finished
- 41%
- Working at 6 months
- 76%
- Earned in a quarter
- $6,742
- Length
- 120 weeks, 50 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 49
Listed 2 times in the state's file with differing results. Shown: the listing with the most students.
- a year, estimated
- $27,000
- price
- $10,601
Medical Assistant
Minnesota West Community and Technical College, Worthington
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$27,000Price if you pay yourself$10,601Program website, Medical Assistant at Minnesota West Community and Technical CollegeMore details about Medical Assistant at Minnesota West Community and Technical College
- Finished
- 41%
- Working at 6 months
- 76%
- Earned in a quarter
- $6,742
- Length
- 120 weeks, 50 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 49
Listed 2 times in the state's file with differing results. Shown: the listing with the most students.
- a year, estimated
- $27,000
- price
- $10,601
Medical Assistant
Minnesota State Community and Technical College, Detroit Lakes
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$26,000Price if you pay yourself$6,124Program website, Medical Assistant at Minnesota State Community and Technical CollegeMore details about Medical Assistant at Minnesota State Community and Technical College
- Finished
- 52%
- Working at 6 months
- 64%
- Earned in a quarter
- $6,488
- Length
- 60 weeks, 37 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 33
- a year, estimated
- $26,000
- price
- $6,124
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How to pay for medical assistant training in Minnesota
Workforce funding can pay for medical assistant training in Minnesota
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 Minnesota medical assistant program numbers come from
Which Minnesota medical assistant programs are on this list?
These are the medical assistant programs Minnesota 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 Minnesota offers.
How Minnesota 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 Minnesota
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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