Medical administrative assistant training in Wisconsin

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

14 schools offer these medical office administration programs, and Wisconsin has approved every one 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 Wisconsin, 9 of the 26 programs take students without a high school diploma, 16 ask for a diploma or equivalent and 1 asks for earlier courses first.

By kind, the 26 programs here are medical administrative assistant certificate or course (13 programs), medical receptionist, patient access or unit clerk (5 programs), medical office (associate degree, 5 programs), medical office with billing and coding (2 programs), and 1 more of one other kind.

See the 26 programs

How much does medical administrative assistant training cost in Wisconsin?

Certificates and short courses (20 programs): $2,334 to $4,413most of them, usually 30 to 52 weeks long
Two-year degrees (5 programs): $9,359 to $9,849most of them

What you pay yourself for the whole program, as the schools report it. "Most" is the middle half of the programs with a price.

In the typical program

Finished the program: 59%
Working 6 months later: 77%
Earned a year, estimated: about $30,500
Length: 32 to 61 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 Wisconsin may also offer medical administrative assistant training. How these figures are made

Is there free medical administrative assistant training in Wisconsin?

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 5 people at 1 of the 26 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. Certificates and short courses here mostly cost $2,334 to $4,413.Two-year degrees here mostly cost $9,359 to $9,849.

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

How to pay for medical administrative assistant training in Wisconsin

WIOA funding can pay for medical administrative assistant training in Wisconsin

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.

Quick facts: Medical administrative assistant training in Wisconsin

programs with a price cost under $2,000: 4 of 26
lowest typical price among the states with enough programs to compare: 15th of 35
other states where the typical program's graduates earned less: 10 of 14
medical office programs here, against the typical state's 10: 26 vs 10

State comparisons use the same figures as the medical administrative assistant training by state table: the middle program of each state, and only states with three or more schools for prices. Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025).

Medical administrative assistant training in Rice Lake, Milwaukee, Appleton and other Wisconsin cities

Choosing an area filters the program list above. 1 more program is in 1 other area, 1 in smaller cities and towns and 13 online.

Other training in Wisconsin

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

Where the Wisconsin medical office administration program numbers come from

Which Wisconsin medical office administration programs are on this list?

These are the medical office administration programs Wisconsin 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. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what Wisconsin offers.

How the prices and results of Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin

How much does medical administrative assistant training cost in Wisconsin?

Is there free medical administrative assistant training in Wisconsin?

All 26 medical office programs in Wisconsin approved for WIOA funding

Health Unit Coordinator

Patient Services Specialist

Medical Administrative Specialist

Administrative Medical Assistant Certificate

Medical Office Specialist

Healthcare Receptionist

Health Office Professional

Medical Administrative Professional

Medical Administrative Specialist

Medical Office Assistant

Healthcare Business Professional Technical Diploma

Medical Office Professional

Cert Med Admin Asst (CMAA - Voucher Included)

Medical Administrative Assistant (CMAA) w/ Voucher

CMAA with CEHRS & Medical Terminology

Healthcare Receptionist

Health Office Assistant

Cert Medical Admin Asst w/Medical Billing & Coding

Patient Service Specialist

Med Admin Assist/Cert Elec Hlth Rec Spec/ Med Term

CMA with EHRS and Medical Terminology

Medical Administrative Assistant with MBC

Health Office Professional

Medical Administrative Specialist

Medical Administrative Professional

Medical Administrative Professional

How to pay for medical administrative assistant training in Wisconsin

WIOA funding can pay for medical administrative assistant training in Wisconsin

Financial aid and grants for medical administrative assistant training

GI Bill for medical administrative assistant training

Quick facts: Medical administrative assistant training in Wisconsin

Medical administrative assistant training in Rice Lake, Milwaukee, Appleton and other Wisconsin cities

Other training in Wisconsin

Where the Wisconsin medical office administration program numbers come from

Which Wisconsin medical office administration programs are on this list?

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

Sources for the facts about medical administrative assistant training in Wisconsin