Medical assistant training in the US Virgin Islands

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

2 schools offer these medical assistant programs, and the US Virgin Islands 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 the US Virgin Islands, 3 of the 5 programs take students without a high school diploma, and 1 is taught partly or fully online.

See the 5 programs

How much does a medical assistant program cost in the US Virgin Islands?

$500 to $1,600

from the lowest-priced program to the highest, 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 the US Virgin Islands may also offer medical assistant training. How these figures are made

Is there free medical assistant training in the US Virgin Islands?

Yes, if you qualify. Workforce funding can pay for any program on this page.²³
Ask an American Job Center whether you qualify, or call 1-877-872-5627.⁴
Or pay yourself. These programs cost $500 to $1,600.

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

All 5 medical assistant programs in the US Virgin Islands approved for funding

5 programs

Clinical medical assistantIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent
Clinical Medical Assistant I - STT
VI Department of Education, St Thomas
High school diploma or equivalent
VI Department of Education, St Thomas · Clinical medical assistant · In person · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$22,700
Price if you pay yourself$500
More details about Clinical Medical Assistant I - STT at VI Department of Education
Finished
86%
Working at 6 months
73%
Earned in a quarter
$5,673
Length
16 weeks, 12 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$255
Students counted
34
a year, estimated
$22,700
price
$500
Clinical medical assistantIn personNo diploma needed
Clinical Medical Assistant II - (STT)
VI Department of Education, St Thomas
No diploma needed
VI Department of Education, St Thomas · Clinical medical assistant · In person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$500
More details about Clinical Medical Assistant II - (STT) at VI Department of Education
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
18 weeks, 8 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$255
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$500
Clinical medical assistantIn personNo diploma needed
Clinical Medical Assistant III - (STT)
VI Department of Education, St Thomas
No diploma needed
VI Department of Education, St Thomas · Clinical medical assistant · In person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$500
More details about Clinical Medical Assistant III - (STT) at VI Department of Education
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
18 weeks, 8 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$255
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$500
Clinical medical assistantIn personNo diploma needed
Clinical Medical Assistant IV- (STT)
VI Department of Education, St Thomas
No diploma needed
VI Department of Education, St Thomas · Clinical medical assistant · In person · No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$500
More details about Clinical Medical Assistant IV- (STT) at VI Department of Education
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
18 weeks, 8 hours a week
Cost of supplies
$255
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$500
Medical assistantOnlineHigh school diploma or equivalent
Medical Assistant/Patient Care Coordinator
Uvi Cell, Online, based in St Thomas, VI
High school diploma or equivalent
Uvi Cell, Online, based in St Thomas, VI · Medical assistant · Online · High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
Price if you pay yourself$1,600
More details about Medical Assistant/Patient Care Coordinator at Uvi Cell
Finished
Not reported
Working at 6 months
Not reported
Earned in a quarter
Not reported
Length
Not reported
Cost of supplies
None listed
Students counted
Not reported
a year, estimated
Not reported
price
$1,600

How to pay for medical assistant training in the US Virgin Islands

Workforce funding can pay for medical assistant training in the US Virgin Islands

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 US Virgin Islands medical assistant program numbers come from

Which the US Virgin Islands medical assistant programs are on this list?

These are the medical assistant programs the US Virgin Islands 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 the US Virgin Islands offers.

How the US Virgin Islands 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 the US Virgin Islands

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