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Medical-assistant programs in North Carolina on the federal training list, by published cost
113 programs in North Carolina’s Training Provider Results index carry one of the occupation codes for Medical assistant (31-9092). Published costs run from $198 to $28,840; 0 programs report no cost and sit at the end. Sorted by the cost each provider reported — “cheapest” here means the lowest published figure on the federal list on the snapshot date, not a verdict on quality, and never a price you are promised. Snapshot taken 2026-09-02.
| # | Published cost basis | Program (provider’s page) · credential · code | Provider · city | Length | Exited | Completed | Employed Q2 after exit | Median earnings, Q2 (one quarter) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $198 | WD - Certified Medical Administrative Assistant w/EHR Program | Wake Technical Community College | 8 wk · 8 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | $206 | Medical Assisting Part 2 | Sandhills Community College | 12 wk · 24 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | $256 | Medical Billing and Coding Specialist | Richmond Community College | 16 wk · 8 hrs | 58 | 78% | 63% | $6,154 |
| 4 | $260 | Medical Office Administration Assistant | Richmond Community College | 16 wk · 5 hrs | 134 | 20% | 86% | $7,339 |
| 5 | $312 | Medical Assistant | Robeson Community College | 16 wk · 18 hrs | 30 | 90% | 69% | $5,989 |
| 6 | $360 | Online Professional Medical Billing & Coding Part I & Part II | FAYETTEVILLE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE | 7 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | $360 | Medical ICD-10 Coding | FAYETTEVILLE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE | 12 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | $376 | Clinical Medical Assistant | Surry Community College | 20 wk · 40 hrs | 13 | 69% | — | — |
| 9 | $380 | Medical Assistant | Isothermal Community College | 11 wk · 12 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | $397 | Medical Administrative Assistant | Richmond Community College | 16 wk · 5 hrs | 48 | 81% | 67% | $6,722 |
| 11 | $411 | Medical Office Assistant | Southeastern Community College | 11 wk · 40 hrs | 29 | 72% | 61% | $5,771 |
| 12 | $418 | Medical Assistant | Wilson Community College | 16 wk · 6 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 13 | $471 | Certified Medical Administrative Assistant (CMAA) - WFD/CE | Coastal Carolina Community College | 18 wk · 9 hrs | 193 | 64% | 56% | $7,552 |
| 14 | $575 | Certified Professional Coder | ROWAN-CABARRUS COMMUNITY COLLEGE | 16 wk · 40 hrs | 139 | 73% | 49% | $9,255 |
| 15 | $634 | Medical Assistant Entry Level Certificate | Blue Ridge Community College | 16 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | $738 | Clinical Medical Assistant Course | Mitchell Community College | 16 wk · 11 hrs | 52 | 83% | 71% | $7,433 |
| 17 | $756 | Medical Assisting | Rockingham Community College | 16 wk · 22 hrs | 18 | 83% | 86% | $6,920 |
| 18 | $770 | Certified Billing and Coding Specialist | ROWAN-CABARRUS COMMUNITY COLLEGE | 20 wk · 5 hrs | 141 | 74% | 49% | $9,007 |
| 19 | $775 | Medical Billing and Coding WFD/CE | WAYNE COMMUNITY COLLEGE | 17 wk · 12 hrs | 48 | 81% | 67% | $5,787 |
| 20 | $796 | Registered Medical Assistant | Beaufort County Community College | 56 wk · 14 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | $852 | Medical Administrative Assistant with EHR | Piedmont Community College | 18 wk · 20 hrs | 489 | 54% | 69% | $10,274 |
| 22 | $990 | Certified Healthcare Access Associate | Cape Fear Community College | 50 wk · 8 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | $1,027 | Medical Assisting certificate | Brunswick Community College | 15 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | $1,115 | Medical Coders Apprenticeship WFD/CE | Coastal Carolina Community College | 18 wk · 15 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | $1,135 | Registered Medical Assistant I & II | FAYETTEVILLE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE | 16 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | $1,300 | Medical Assistant Training Program | Medical Careers Readiness of North Carolina | 20 wk · 12 hrs | 65 | 77% | 77% | $6,892 |
| 27 | $1,300 | Medical Assistant | Medical Careers Readiness | 20 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | $1,350 | Phlebotomy | Shades Of Purple | 15 wk · 4 hrs | 176 | 84% | 5% | $7,601 |
| 29 | $1,484 | Medical Assisting-Certificate | Richmond Community College | 28 wk · 19 hrs | 23 | — | 65% | $2,956 |
| 30 | $1,505 | Medical Assisting - Continuing Education | Catawba Valley Community College | 63 wk · 6 hrs | 13 | 54% | 91% | $9,392 |
| 31 | $1,895 | Certified Medical Administrative Assistant (CMAA) (Voucher Included) | UNC Charlotte, Continuing Education | 52 wk · 12 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | $1,999 | Pharmacy Technician - Live Online (PTHY1024) | ProTrain | 12 wk · 21 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | $2,000 | Certified Professional Coder | Cape Fear Community College | 45 wk · 8 hrs | 70 | 91% | 57% | $9,635 |
| 34 | $2,068 | Medical Office Administration and Medical Coding Certificate | ASHEVILLE-BUNCOMBE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE | 48 wk · 6 hrs | 229 | 16% | 71% | $9,779 |
| 35 | $2,170 | Billing and Coding | CHOSEN HEALTHCARE INSTITUTE INC. | 4 wk · 20 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 36 | $2,446 | Medical Office Insurance Coding Certificate | CENTRAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE | 32 wk · 9 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 37 | $2,495 | Certified Clinical Medical Assistant | Montgomery Community College | 52 wk · 10 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 38 | $2,750 | Certified Medical Administrative Assistant | Stepping Stone Medical | 10 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 39 | $2,764 | Certified Clinical Medical Assistant | NC A&T STATE UNIVERSITY | 14 wk · 7 hrs | 26 | 92% | 93% | $8,347 |
| 40 | $2,795 | Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) (Voucher Included) | Western Carolina University | 52 wk · 4 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 41 | $2,795 | Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) (Voucher Included) | North Carolina Central University | 52 wk · 11 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 42 | $2,800 | Medical Coding Specialist Certificate Program | UNC Charlotte, Continuing Education | 16 wk · 4 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 43 | $2,800 | Medical Billing and Coding Specialist | Stepping Stone Medical | 12 wk · 50 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 44 | $2,964 | Ophthalmic Medical Personnel Diploma | Sandhills Community College | 48 wk · 39 hrs | 12 | — | 42% | $12,189 |
| 45 | $2,995 | Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (GES180-ONLINE) | CENTRAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE | 52 wk · 10 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 46 | $2,995 | Sterile Processing Technician (Voucher Included) GES1028 | UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT WILMINGTON | 48 wk · 4 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 47 | $3,131 | Medical Billing and Coding | Robeson Community College | 45 wk · 5 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 48 | $3,143 | Medical Assistant (PTMED3045) | ProTrain | 24 wk · 7 hrs | 13 | 69% | — | — |
| 49 | $3,208 | Medical Assisting (diploma) | College of the Albemarle | 32 wk · 8 hrs | 34 | 24% | 71% | $4,468 |
| 50 | $3,350 | Medical Office Administration | Shades Of Purple | 45 wk · 4 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 51 | $3,373 | Medical Office Administration Diploma | ASHEVILLE-BUNCOMBE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE | 48 wk · 40 hrs | 59 | 25% | 77% | $10,022 |
| 52 | $3,500 | Medical assistant | Shades Of Purple | 49 wk · 7 hrs | 64 | 55% | 18% | $7,942 |
| 53 | $3,819 | Medical Assistant - Live Online (Internship Sold Separately) (PTSY0022) | ProTrain | 15 wk · 13 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 54 | $3,976 | ADMINISTRATIVE MEDICAL ASSISTANT | Southern College of Health Sciences | 40 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 55 | $4,000 | Clinical Medical Assistant | Greensboro College | 18 wk · 20 hrs | 13 | 62% | — | — |
| 56 | $4,000 | Medical Assisting | Stepping Stone Medical | 27 wk · 40 hrs | 41 | 98% | — | — |
| 57 | $4,399 | Certified Medical Billing and Coding Technician | ProTrain LLC | 20 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 58 | $4,419 | Medical Assisting Diploma | MAYLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE | 12 wk · 40 hrs | 25 | 40% | 88% | $8,793 |
| 59 | $4,494 | Medical Assisting (Diploma) | Davidson-Davie Community College | 40 wk · 18 hrs | 147 | 15% | 79% | $9,413 |
| 60 | $4,505 | Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) + Certified Electronica Health Records Specilaist (CEHRS) | Cape Fear Community College | 52 wk · 12 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 61 | $5,000 | Medical Assisting | Vance-Granville Community College | 16 wk · 8 hrs | 34 | 94% | 76% | $8,679 |
| 62 | $5,068 | Medical Assisting Diploma (D45400) | Craven Community College | 48 wk · 16 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 63 | $5,320 | Medical Assisting | Tri-County Community College | 64 wk · 18 hrs | 45 | 27% | 86% | $8,414 |
| 64 | $5,400 | Medical Assisting Diploma (D45400) | Mitchell Community College | 45 wk · 20 hrs | 72 | 47% | 87% | $24,126 |
| 65 | $5,580 | Medical Office Administration | Beaufort County Community College | 64 wk · 16 hrs | 264 | 26% | 78% | $8,819 |
| 66 | $5,624 | Medical Assisting | Haywood Community College | 80 wk · 40 hrs | 70 | 14% | 75% | $14,852 |
| 67 | $5,648 | Medical Assisting Diploma | Carteret Community College | 40 wk · 12 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 68 | $5,657 | Medical Office Administration-Billing and Coding Diploma (D25310MC) | Gaston College | 48 wk · 15 hrs | 62 | 16% | 86% | $8,356 |
| 69 | $5,831 | Medical Assisting Diploma D45400 | Stanly Community College | 48 wk · 16 hrs | 103 | 62% | 91% | $10,662 |
| 70 | $5,852 | Medical Assisting | Durham Technical Community College | 72 wk · 25 hrs | 67 | 9% | 76% | $13,451 |
| 71 | $5,852 | Medical Assisting | Durham Technical Community College | 57 wk · 7 hrs | 95 | 18% | 77% | $11,427 |
| 72 | $5,874 | Medical Office Administration | College of the Albemarle | 64 wk · 12 hrs | 105 | 29% | 65% | $7,399 |
| 73 | $5,962 | Medical Assisting - Associates Degree | Richmond Community College | 60 wk · 19 hrs | 134 | 20% | 86% | $7,299 |
| 74 | $6,063 | Medical Assistant | Sampson Community College | 16 wk · 40 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 75 | $6,116 | Medical Assisting Diploma (D45400)Medical Assisting Certificates (C45400) | Central Piedmont Community College | 40 wk · 47 hrs | 164 | 32% | 84% | $10,054 |
| 76 | $6,384 | Medical Office Administration | Roanoke-Chowan Community College | 72 wk · 25 hrs | 84 | 20% | 67% | $6,452 |
| 77 | $6,415 | Medical Office Administration Degree | CENTRAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE | 75 wk · 12 hrs | 135 | 33% | 81% | $14,323 |
| 78 | $6,443 | Medical Assisting | Forsyth Technical Community College | 64 wk · 20 hrs | 140 | 35% | 81% | $9,767 |
| 79 | $6,448 | Medical Assisting (AAS) | Davidson-Davie Community College | 72 wk · 18 hrs | 66 | 36% | 81% | $8,849 |
| 80 | $6,856 | Medical Assisting AAS | Cape Fear Community College | 80 wk · 14 hrs | 43 | 58% | 85% | $8,842 |
| 81 | $6,856 | Medical Assisting | Cape Fear Community College | 42 wk · 15 hrs | 13 | 62% | 73% | $10,160 |
| 82 | $6,925 | Medical Assisting | Alamance Community College | 56 wk · 20 hrs | 191 | 21% | 81% | $12,095 |
| 83 | $7,160 | Medical Office Administration | Edgecombe Community College | 80 wk · 16 hrs | 170 | 7% | 76% | $10,146 |
| 84 | $7,298 | Medical Assisting - Assoc | Southwestern Community College | 80 wk · 13 hrs | 53 | 43% | 83% | $11,215 |
| 85 | $7,450 | Allied Health & Medical Assisting | Brunswick Community College | 40 wk · 40 hrs | 23 | 78% | 70% | $7,010 |
| 86 | $7,557 | Medical Assisting Diploma (D45400) | Gaston College | 42 wk · 16 hrs | 115 | 43% | 88% | $12,272 |
| 87 | $7,568 | Medical Office Administration AAS | Coastal Carolina Community College | 80 wk · 14 hrs | 203 | 18% | 61% | $9,500 |
| 88 | $7,582 | Medical Assisting AA/AS | Lenoir Community College | 72 wk · 12 hrs | 94 | 19% | 88% | $7,758 |
| 89 | $7,601 | Medical Assisting - A45400 | Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute | 76 wk · 40 hrs | 66 | 30% | 82% | $9,072 |
| 90 | $7,679 | Medical Office Administration AA/AS | WAYNE COMMUNITY COLLEGE | 76 wk · 15 hrs | 382 | 30% | 71% | $14,200 |
| 91 | $7,691 | Medical Assisting - Associates | MAYLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE | 80 wk · 20 hrs | 35 | 43% | 81% | $7,454 |
| 92 | $8,035 | Medical Assisting AAS | Johnston Community College | 80 wk · 15 hrs | 119 | 49% | 57% | $9,324 |
| 93 | $8,100 | Medical Office Administration Degree (A25310) | Isothermal Community College | 80 wk · 20 hrs | 110 | 39% | 70% | $11,146 |
| 94 | $8,200 | Medical Assisting | Edgecombe Community College | 80 wk · 16 hrs | 36 | 28% | 94% | $9,808 |
| 95 | $8,278 | Medical Assisting | Montgomery Community College | 80 wk · 13 hrs | 49 | 18% | 90% | $9,543 |
| 96 | $8,299 | Medical Assisting, AAS (A45400) | Cleveland Community College | 74 wk · 20 hrs | 51 | 31% | 86% | $9,212 |
| 97 | $8,500 | Healthcare Administration (A25310H) | Wake Technical Community College | 74 wk · 40 hrs | 687 | 7% | 72% | $10,231 |
| 98 | $8,500 | Medical Office Administration - Healthcare Administration (A25310H) | Wake Technical Community College | 74 wk · 40 hrs | 1,485 | 18% | 76% | $15,360 |
| 99 | $8,533 | Medical Assisting (A45400) | Craven Community College | 72 wk · 24 hrs | 89 | 56% | 83% | $15,640 |
| 100 | $8,553 | Medical Assisting Diploma | ASHEVILLE-BUNCOMBE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE | 80 wk · 40 hrs | 48 | 23% | 75% | $9,850 |
| 101 | $8,649 | Medical Assisting | College of the Albemarle | 74 wk · 25 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 102 | $8,787 | Medical Office Administration AAS Degree | ASHEVILLE-BUNCOMBE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE | 80 wk · 40 hrs | 50 | 26% | 70% | $9,783 |
| 103 | $9,027 | Medical Assisting AA/AS | WAYNE COMMUNITY COLLEGE | 76 wk · 22 hrs | 78 | 24% | 87% | $9,913 |
| 104 | $9,342 | Medical Assisting - A45400 | Western Piedmont Community College | 72 wk · 22 hrs | 111 | 26% | 85% | $8,189 |
| 105 | $9,421 | Medical Assisting | MARTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE | 80 wk · 14 hrs | 90 | 24% | 88% | $8,256 |
| 106 | $10,000 | Medical Assisting AAS | Wake Technical Community College | 80 wk · 25 hrs | 110 | 9% | 81% | $8,190 |
| 107 | $11,367 | Medical Assisting | Randolph Community College | 72 wk · 16 hrs | 45 | 18% | 83% | $16,116 |
| 108 | $14,621 | Medical Assisting, A.A.S. (A45400) | Gaston College | 74 wk · 40 hrs | 39 | 69% | 91% | $9,201 |
| 109 | $24,790 | Medical Billing and Coding | Miller Motte College | 60 wk · 12 hrs | 31 | 61% | 48% | $6,488 |
| 110 | $24,790 | Medical Clinical Assistant | Miller Motte College | 60 wk · 15 hrs | 113 | 49% | 79% | $6,718 |
| 111 | $28,840 | Medical Clinical Assistant | Miller-Motte College, Fayetteville Campus | 60 wk · 15 hrs | 60 | 45% | — | — |
| 112 | $28,840 | Medical Clinical Assistant | Miller-Motte College, Jacksonville Campus | 60 wk · 16 hrs | 51 | 43% | — | — |
| 113 | $28,840 | Medical Clinical Assistant | Miller-Motte College, Raleigh Campus | 60 wk · 15 hrs | 55 | 24% | — | — |
Source and date: U.S. Department of Labor, Training Provider Results — the open program index behind trainingproviderresults.gov, snapshot taken 2026-09-02 (2,616 programs for North Carolina in the index that day); the site states the data cover programs approved as of June 30, 2025 and outcomes for July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2025. Cost is Out-of-Pocket Cost for a Non-WIOA Participant: Tuition and Requested Fees (DE111) where the provider reported it, otherwise Average number of dollars the training program received from each WIOA participant Individual Training Account (ITA) during the time period (DE138/DE135) — the basis is printed under each figure; books and supplies are added only when reported separately. “Completed” = Percent of All Students who completed the program (DE122/DE121); “Employed Q2” = Percent of All Students Exiters who were employed in the 2nd Quarter after Exit (DE123/DE129); “Median earnings” = Median Earnings in the 2nd Quarter after Exit of All Students that are Employed in the 2nd Quarter after Exit (DE125) — one calendar quarter, not a year. A dash means the federal file prints −1: Values displayed as "-1" indicate data that have been suppressed to protect confidentiality. Your local job center decides eligibility — this shows what is on the list and what it cost and produced, not whether you will be approved.
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