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Medical assistant training in New York

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

15 schools offer these medical assistant programs, and New York 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 New York, 8 of the 17 programs take students without a high school diploma, and 7 are taught partly or fully online.

See the 17 programs

How much does a medical assistant program cost in New York?

$3,811 to $23,702

is what most programs cost if you pay yourself

All 12 programs with a price: $2,665 to $42,935

Finished the program
91%
Working 6 months later
Not reported
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
Length
16 to 31 weeks

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

Is there free medical assistant training in New York?

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

Medical assistant training in New York, Albany, Massena and other New York cities

Areas with 10 or more programs have a page of their own. Choosing another area filters the list below. 1 more program is in 1 other area and 1 online.

All 17 medical assistant programs in New York approved for funding

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17 programs

  • Medical assistantHybridNo diploma needed

    Medical Assistant

    Hunter Business School - Nassau Mall, Levittown

    No diploma needed

    Hunter Business School - Nassau Mall, Levittown · Medical assistant · Hybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$16,332
    Program website, Medical Assistant at Hunter Business School - Nassau Mall
    More details about Medical Assistant at Hunter Business School - Nassau Mall
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    31 weeks, 50 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    178
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $16,332

  • Medical assistantHybridNo diploma needed

    Medical Assistant

    Hunter Business School - Medford Campus, Medford

    No diploma needed

    Hunter Business School - Medford Campus, Medford · Medical assistant · Hybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$16,332
    Program website, Medical Assistant at Hunter Business School - Medford Campus
    More details about Medical Assistant at Hunter Business School - Medford Campus
    Finished
    91%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    30 weeks, 50 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    149
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $16,332

  • Clinical medical assistantIn personNo diploma needed

    Clinical Medical Assisting Program

    Westchester Community College, Valhalla

    No diploma needed

    Westchester Community College, Valhalla · Clinical medical assistant · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$38,900
    Price if you pay yourself$2,665
    Program website, Clinical Medical Assisting Program at Westchester Community College
    More details about Clinical Medical Assisting Program at Westchester Community College
    Finished
    91%
    Working at 6 months
    78%
    Earned in a quarter
    $9,726
    Length
    30 weeks, 50 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    49
    a year, estimated
    $38,900
    price
    $2,665

  • Medical assistantHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Medical Assistant Program

    Suffolk County Community College, Selden

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Suffolk County Community College, Selden · Medical assistant · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$41,800
    Price if you pay yourself$3,665
    Program website, Medical Assistant Program at Suffolk County Community College
    More details about Medical Assistant Program at Suffolk County Community College
    Finished
    52%
    Working at 6 months
    75%
    Earned in a quarter
    $10,462
    Length
    32 weeks, 50 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    42
    a year, estimated
    $41,800
    price
    $3,665

  • Clinical medical assistantIn personNo diploma needed

    Certified Clinical Medical Assistant

    St. Lawrence-Lewis Co. Boces Adult Education, Canton

    No diploma needed

    St. Lawrence-Lewis Co. Boces Adult Education, Canton · Clinical medical assistant · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$40,400
    Price if you pay yourself$3,304
    Program website, Certified Clinical Medical Assistant at St. Lawrence-Lewis Co. Boces Adult Education
    More details about Certified Clinical Medical Assistant at St. Lawrence-Lewis Co. Boces Adult Education
    Finished
    57%
    Working at 6 months
    50%
    Earned in a quarter
    $10,104
    Length
    14 weeks, 50 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    15
    a year, estimated
    $40,400
    price
    $3,304

  • Medical assistantIn personNo diploma needed

    Medical Assistant

    Onondaga-Cortland-Madison Boces, Liverpool

    No diploma needed

    Onondaga-Cortland-Madison Boces, Liverpool · Medical assistant · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$8,898
    Program website, Medical Assistant at Onondaga-Cortland-Madison Boces
    More details about Medical Assistant at Onondaga-Cortland-Madison Boces
    Finished
    100%
    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
    10
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $8,898

  • Clinical medical assistantIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Certified clinical medical aasistant

    Cmedtraining, Poughkeepsie

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Cmedtraining, Poughkeepsie · Clinical medical assistant · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    Program website, Certified clinical medical aasistant at Cmedtraining
    More details about Certified clinical medical aasistant at Cmedtraining
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    16 weeks, 50 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    13
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    Not reported

  • Clinical medical assistantIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Clinical Medical Assistant

    Board Of Cooperative Educational Services Firt Supv Dist Personnel Dept, Patchogue

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Board Of Cooperative Educational Services Firt Supv Dist Personnel Dept, Patchogue · Clinical medical assistant · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$3,860
    Program website, Clinical Medical Assistant at Board Of Cooperative Educational Services Firt Supv Dist Personnel Dept
    More details about Clinical Medical Assistant at Board Of Cooperative Educational Services Firt Supv Dist Personnel Dept
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    9 weeks, 50 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $3,860

  • Clinical medical assistantIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Clinical Medical Assistant

    Practice 2 Perfect Training Center LLC, Albany

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Practice 2 Perfect Training Center LLC, Albany · Clinical medical assistant · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$4,000
    Program website, Clinical Medical Assistant at Practice 2 Perfect Training Center LLC
    More details about Clinical Medical Assistant at Practice 2 Perfect Training Center LLC
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    16 weeks, 50 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $4,000

  • Clinical medical assistantIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Clinical Medical Assistant

    Mildred Elley, Albany

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Mildred Elley, Albany · Clinical medical assistant · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$21,975
    Program website, Clinical Medical Assistant at Mildred Elley
    More details about Clinical Medical Assistant at Mildred Elley
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    53 weeks, 50 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $21,975

  • Medical assistantIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Medical Assistant

    Mildred Elley, Albany

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Mildred Elley, Albany · Medical assistant · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$28,885
    Program website, Medical Assistant at Mildred Elley
    More details about Medical Assistant at Mildred Elley
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    53 weeks, 50 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $28,885

  • Clinical medical assistantHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Clinical Medical Assistant Certificate Program

    Mildred Elley, Albany

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Mildred Elley, Albany · Clinical medical assistant · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$29,563
    Program website, Clinical Medical Assistant Certificate Program at Mildred Elley
    More details about Clinical Medical Assistant Certificate Program at Mildred Elley
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    53 weeks, 50 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $29,563

  • Medical assistant (associate degree)In personNo diploma needed

    Medical Assisting - AAS Degree

    Bryant & Stratton College-Amherst Campus, Getzville

    No diploma needed

    Bryant & Stratton College-Amherst Campus, Getzville · Medical assistant (associate degree) · In person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$42,935
    Program website, Medical Assisting - AAS Degree at Bryant & Stratton College-Amherst Campus
    More details about Medical Assisting - AAS Degree at Bryant & Stratton College-Amherst Campus
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    1 week, 50 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    $42,935

  • Clinical medical assistantHybridNo diploma needed

    Certified Clinical Medical Assistant

    Cayuga-Onondaga Boces, Auburn

    No diploma needed

    Cayuga-Onondaga Boces, Auburn · Clinical medical assistant · Hybrid · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    School website, Certified Clinical Medical Assistant at Cayuga-Onondaga Boces
    More details about Certified Clinical Medical Assistant at Cayuga-Onondaga Boces
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    24 weeks, 50 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    Not reported

  • Clinical medical assistantOnlineNo diploma needed

    Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (voucher included)

    Tompkins Cortland Community College, Online, based in Dryden, NY

    No diploma needed

    Tompkins Cortland Community College, Online, based in Dryden, NY · Clinical medical assistant · Online · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    Program website, Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (voucher included) at Tompkins Cortland Community College
    More details about Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (voucher included) at Tompkins Cortland Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    1 week, 50 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    Not reported

  • Medical assistantHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Clinical Care and Rotation for Medical Assistants

    Suny Schenectady, Schenectady

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Suny Schenectady, Schenectady · Medical assistant · Hybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    Program website, Clinical Care and Rotation for Medical Assistants at Suny Schenectady
    More details about Clinical Care and Rotation for Medical Assistants at Suny Schenectady
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    18 weeks, 50 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    Not reported

  • Clinical medical assistantIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Clinical Medical Assistant Program

    College Of Staten Island Cuny, Staten Island

    High school diploma or equivalent

    College Of Staten Island Cuny, Staten Island · Clinical medical assistant · In person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    Program website, Clinical Medical Assistant Program at College Of Staten Island Cuny
    More details about Clinical Medical Assistant Program at College Of Staten Island Cuny
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    18 weeks, 50 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    a year, estimated
    Not reported
    price
    Not reported

How to pay for medical assistant training in New York

Workforce funding can pay for medical assistant training in New York

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 New York medical assistant program numbers come from

Which New York medical assistant programs are on this list?

These are the medical assistant programs New York 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 New York offers.

How New York 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 New York figures?

The US Department of Labor's own results site lists New York among the states with "known data quality concerns".8 The figures here are shown as the state reported them; check them with the school before you enroll.

Sources for the facts about medical assistant training in New York

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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
  8. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: search page, note on states with known data quality concerns