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Medical-assistant programs in Washington on the federal training list, by published cost
71 programs in Washington’s Training Provider Results index carry one of the occupation codes for Medical assistant (31-9092). Published costs run from $0 to $24,650; 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 | $0 | Medical Assistant - Certified | Bellevue College | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | $0 | Medical Assisting | Olympic College | competency-based | 32 | 78% | 84% | $8,829 |
| 3 | $0 | HVAC Refrigeration Specialist | Clover Park Technical College | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | $0 | Medical Assistant | Woodcreek Provider Service | 48 wk · 50 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | $125 | Medical Assistant | Royal College of Medical Training | 15 wk · 50 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | $491 | Medical Assistant Certified to NAC Bridge Program | Spokane Colleges | 1 wk · 36 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | $705 | Entry Level Community Health Worker | Yakima Valley College | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | $925 | MA Bridge to NAC | Health Professionals Institute | 1 wk · 24 hrs | 10 | 100% | 46% | $12,720 |
| 9 | $1,693 | Intermediate Community Health Worker | Yakima Valley College | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | $1,700 | Dental Anesthesia Assistant | Resuscitation Group | 2 wk · 40 hrs | 10 | 100% | — | — |
| 11 | $2,624 | Medical Assistant-Registered to Medical Assistant - Certified Pathway Cert | Highline College | 12 wk · 50 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 12 | $2,890 | Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (AI-e V) | Clover Park Technical College | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 13 | $3,200 | Medical Assistant | Health Care Apprenticeship Consortium | 48 wk · 50 hrs | 69 | 93% | 92% | $12,155 |
| 14 | $3,300 | Medical Assistant | Washington Association for Community Health | 48 wk · 50 hrs | 282 | 72% | 89% | $12,069 |
| 15 | $4,083 | Clinical Laboratory Assistant | Bellevue College | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | $4,670 | Medical Assistant-Certified | Sparrow Healthcare Education - Spokane Valley | 36 wk · 50 hrs | 13 | 100% | — | — |
| 17 | $5,614 | Medical Coding and Billing | South Puget Sound Community College | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | $5,742 | Medical Assisting | South Puget Sound Community College | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | $5,806 | Medical Assistant | Edmonds College | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | $6,621 | Medical Assistant | Seattle Central College | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | $6,766 | Healthcare Care Administration | Pima Medical Institute - Renton | 24 wk · 50 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | $7,655 | Medical Assistant | Wenatchee Valley College | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | $8,311 | Medical Assistant | Big Bend Community College | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | $8,748 | Medical Assistant | Everett Community College | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | $8,821 | Medical Assisting | Whatcom Community College | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | $9,200 | Medical Assistant | Clark College | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | $9,312 | Medical Assisting | Yakima Valley College | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | $9,601 | Medical Assisting | Walla Walla Community College | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | $9,845 | Medical Assisting | Peninsula College | 60 wk · 50 hrs | 11 | 100% | 100% | $11,069 |
| 30 | $10,031 | Medical Assistant | Spokane Community College | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | $10,535 | Medical Assistant | Highline College | 72 wk · 50 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | $10,557 | Medical Assisting | Lake Washington Institute of Technology | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | $10,639 | Medical Assistant | Everett Community College | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 34 | $10,819 | Medical Assisting | Lower Columbia College | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 35 | $10,975 | Medical Assistant | Renton Technical College | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 36 | $11,246 | Medical Assistant | Grays Harbor College | 96 wk · 50 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 37 | $11,289 | Medical Assisting | Lower Columbia College | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 38 | $11,483 | Allied Health | Bellevue College | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 39 | $11,496 | Medical Office Assisting | Peninsula College | competency-based | 11 | 100% | 100% | $11,069 |
| 40 | $11,568 | Medical Assistant | Centralia College | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 41 | $11,611 | Medical Assisting | South Puget Sound Community College | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 42 | $11,612 | Medical Assistant | Skagit Valley College | 72 wk · 50 hrs | 24 | 71% | 85% | $10,718 |
| 43 | $11,702 | Medical Assistant | Columbia Basin College | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 44 | $11,734 | Medical Assistant | Pima Medical Institute - Renton | 36 wk · 50 hrs | 169 | 75% | 87% | $11,979 |
| 45 | $11,758 | Medical Assisting | Whatcom Community College | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 46 | $11,811 | Medical Assistant | Highline College | 96 wk · 50 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 47 | $11,876 | Medical Assisting | Lake Washington Institute of Technology | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 48 | $11,903 | Medical Assistant | Everett Community College | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 49 | $12,267 | Medical Assistant with Phlebotomy or Business Option | Clark College | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 50 | $12,272 | Medical Assistant | Skagit Valley College | competency-based | 24 | 71% | 85% | $10,718 |
| 51 | $12,311 | Medical Assisting | Peninsula College | competency-based | 11 | 100% | 100% | $11,069 |
| 52 | $12,395 | Medical Assistant | Perry Technical Institute | 24 wk · 50 hrs | 30 | 87% | 91% | $9,981 |
| 53 | $12,852 | Medical Assisting | Olympic College | competency-based | 32 | 78% | 84% | $8,829 |
| 54 | $13,262 | Medical Assisting | Yakima Valley College | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 55 | $14,174 | Medical Assistant | Renton Technical College | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 56 | $14,341 | Medical Assistant | Columbia Basin College | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 57 | $14,639 | Medical Assistant | Renton Technical College | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 58 | $15,118 | Certified Medical Assistant | Bates Technical College | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 59 | $16,064 | Medical Assistant | Spokane Community College | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 60 | $16,451 | Medical Assistant | Big Bend Community College | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 61 | $17,854 | Medical Assistant | Pima Medical Institute - Seattle | 40 wk · 50 hrs | 123 | 76% | 91% | $12,121 |
| 62 | $18,025 | Medical Assistant | Health Professionals Institute | 36 wk · 50 hrs | — | — | — | — |
| 63 | $18,776 | Anesthesia Technologist | Renton Technical College | competency-based | — | — | — | — |
| 64 | $21,012 | Medical Assisting | Carrington College | 36 wk · 50 hrs | 145 | 61% | 79% | $9,224 |
| 65 | $21,644 | Medical Assistant | Charter College - Vancouver | competency-based | 38 | 63% | 81% | $11,881 |
| 66 | $22,404 | Medical Assisting Online | Carrington College | 36 wk · 50 hrs | 15 | 20% | 79% | $9,671 |
| 67 | $24,250 | Medical Assistant | Charter College - Yakima | competency-based | 137 | 53% | 80% | $8,916 |
| 68 | $24,650 | Medical Assistant | Charter College - East Wenatchee | competency-based | 42 | 52% | 94% | $9,145 |
| 69 | $24,650 | Medical Assistant | Charter College - Lacey | competency-based | 81 | 69% | 78% | $10,492 |
| 70 | $24,650 | Medical Assistant | Charter College - Pasco | competency-based | 139 | 53% | 82% | $9,073 |
| 71 | $24,650 | Medical Assistant | Charter College - Vancouver | competency-based | 68 | 62% | 87% | $10,338 |
Source and date: U.S. Department of Labor, Training Provider Results — the open program index behind trainingproviderresults.gov, snapshot taken 2026-09-02 (4,996 programs for Washington 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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This page sorts medical-assistant programs in Washington by the cost their providers published. The Retraining ROI report takes one target occupation and one state, ranks every listed program by the employment its completers reported, and — if you give your current pay — prints a payback estimate per program with its basis. Built on order from the same federal record; free sample on that page.
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