Medical administrative assistant training in Los Angeles, California

19 medical office programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

15 schools offer these medical office administration programs with classes in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim area, and every one is approved for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.

Medical secretaries and administrative assistants keep a medical office running: they take basic patient histories, arrange hospital admissions and process insurance payments. They need to know medical terms and codes, medical records and office procedures, which community colleges and technical schools teach.¹

In Los Angeles, 9 of the 19 programs take students without a high school diploma and 10 ask for a diploma or equivalent.

By kind, the 19 programs here are medical administrative assistant certificate or course (13 programs), medical office with billing and coding (4 programs) and medical receptionist, patient access or unit clerk (2 programs).

See the 19 programs

All 66 medical office programs in California, including online programs

How much does medical administrative assistant training cost in Los Angeles?

$1,136 to $1,890 is what most medical office programs in Los Angeles cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 18 programs with a price. All of them: $415 to $19,850

In the typical program

Finished the program: 63%
Working 6 months later: 56%
Earned a year, estimated: about $41,500
Length: 18 to 36 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 Los Angeles may also offer medical administrative assistant training. How these figures are made

Is there free medical administrative assistant training in Los Angeles?

Yes, if you qualify. WIOA (public workforce funding) can pay for any program on this page, in full or in part, depending on local limits.²³⁴In program year 2024 it paid toward the training of at least 54 people at 5 of the 19 programs here.
Ask an American Job Center whether you qualify, or call 1-877-872-5627.⁵ Before funding training, the center goes through an assessment and a career plan with you.⁴
Or pay yourself. Most medical office administration programs in Los Angeles cost $1,136 to $1,890. Prices on this page run from $415 to $19,850.

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

How to pay for medical administrative assistant training in Los Angeles

WIOA funding can pay for medical administrative assistant training in Los Angeles

Every program on this page is approved for it. Whether you qualify, how much your local area pays and how to apply are on our page Does WIOA pay for job training?

Financial aid and grants for medical administrative 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.⁶⁷

GI Bill for medical administrative assistant training

Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.⁸

The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.

Other training in Los Angeles

How medical administrative assistant training compares with the rest of medical office and lab work across California: Medical certification programs in California

Where the Los Angeles medical office administration program numbers come from

Which Los Angeles medical office administration programs are on this list?

These are the medical office administration programs with classes in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim area that are approved for WIOA funding (public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), as reported to the US Department of Labor for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Each state keeps its approved programs on an eligible training provider list (ETPL).⁹ The list here covers programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Online programs are left out here; they are on the California page. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what the area offers.

How the prices and results of Los Angeles medical office administration programs are measured

Prices are tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported them; check the current price with the school. Results describe students who left each program in recent years, so they are no guarantee, and the yearly earnings are the reported quarter times four, an estimate. A program without a "Trained with WIOA funding" line may still take WIOA students. Where a field was left empty or withheld, the page says "Not reported", and "Left out" where a figure was filed but failed one of our checks; nothing is estimated to fill a gap. Where the numbers come from explains each figure in full.

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Medical administrative assistant training in Los Angeles, California

How much does medical administrative assistant training cost in Los Angeles?

Is there free medical administrative assistant training in Los Angeles?

All 19 medical office programs in Los Angeles approved for WIOA funding

Administrative Medical Assistant Certificate of Achievement

Medical Office Assistant

Medical Office Assistant

Medical Office Assistant

Medical Secretary/Medical Front Office Assistant

Medical Office Clerk

Administrative Medical Assistant Certificate

Medical Office Assistant

Medical Secretary/Medical Front Office Assistant

Medical Office Specialist (distance)

Medical Front Office

Medical Office Specialist (Hybrid)

Medical Front Office Assistant

Medical Secretary/Hospital Ward Clerk

Medical Office Administration/Coder