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Medical assistant training in San Francisco, California

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

15 schools offer these medical assistant programs with classes in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont area, and every one is approved 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 San Francisco, 1 of the 19 programs takes students without a high school diploma, 16 ask for a diploma or equivalent and 2 ask for earlier courses first.

By kind, the 19 programs here are medical assistant (12 programs) and clinical medical assistant (7 programs).

See the 19 programs

All 185 medical assistant programs in California, including online programs

How much does a medical assistant program cost in San Francisco?

$2,550 to $7,675 is what most medical assistant programs in San Francisco cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 19 programs with a price. All of them: $1,426 to $14,398

In the typical program

Finished the program
91%
Working 6 months later
72%
Earned a year, estimated
about $43,300
Length
15 to 29 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 San Francisco may also offer medical assistant training. How these figures are made

Is there free medical assistant training in San Francisco?

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

All 19 medical assistant programs in San Francisco approved for WIOA funding

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19 programs

  • Clinical medical assistantHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Clinical Medical Assistant

    SF State, College of Professional & Global Education

    San Francisco

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    SF State, College of Professional & Global Education, San FranciscoClinical medical assistant · Accredited schoolHybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$37,100
    Price if you pay yourself$2,599

    8 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Clinical Medical Assistant at SF State, College of Professional & Global Education
    More details about Clinical Medical Assistant at SF State, College of Professional & Global Education
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    81%
    Earned in a quarter
    $9,265
    Length
    13 weeks, 11 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    1,269
    Earned a year, estimated
    $37,100
    Price if you pay yourself
    $2,599
    students trained with WIOA funding
    8
    Program website, Clinical Medical Assistant at SF State, College of Professional & Global Education

  • Medical assistantIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Medical Assisting Program w/ Phlebotomy

    Bay Area Medical Academy

    San Francisco

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Bay Area Medical Academy, San FranciscoMedical assistant · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$14,398

    117 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Medical Assisting Program w/ Phlebotomy at Bay Area Medical Academy
    More details about Medical Assisting Program w/ Phlebotomy at Bay Area Medical Academy
    Finished
    64%
    Working at 6 months
    62%
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    35 weeks, 26 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $2,371
    Students counted
    621
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $14,398
    students trained with WIOA funding
    117
    Program website, Medical Assisting Program w/ Phlebotomy at Bay Area Medical Academy

  • Medical assistantIn personNo diploma needed

    Medical Assisting with Phlebotomy

    Contra Costa Medical Career College

    Antioch

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Contra Costa Medical Career College, AntiochMedical assistant · Accredited schoolIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimated$21,900
    Price if you pay yourself$9,975

    15 students trained with WIOA funding

    More details about Medical Assisting with Phlebotomy at Contra Costa Medical Career College
    Finished
    86%
    Working at 6 months
    70%
    Earned in a quarter
    $5,470
    Length
    30 weeks, 16 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,874
    Students counted
    433
    Earned a year, estimated
    $21,900
    Price if you pay yourself
    $9,975
    students trained with WIOA funding
    15

  • Clinical medical assistantIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Clinical Medical Assisting

    Contra Costa Medical Career College

    Antioch

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Contra Costa Medical Career College, AntiochClinical medical assistant · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$21,900
    Price if you pay yourself$4,150

    29 students trained with WIOA funding

    More details about Clinical Medical Assisting at Contra Costa Medical Career College
    Finished
    92%
    Working at 6 months
    71%
    Earned in a quarter
    $5,470
    Length
    10 weeks, 16 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $935
    Students counted
    342
    Earned a year, estimated
    $21,900
    Price if you pay yourself
    $4,150
    students trained with WIOA funding
    29

  • Medical assistantIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Medical Assisting: Administrative and Clinical Option, Occupational

    College of Marin

    Greenbrae

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    College of Marin, GreenbraeMedical assistant · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,159

    3 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Medical Assisting: Administrative and Clinical Option, Occupational at College of Marin
    More details about Medical Assisting: Administrative and Clinical Option, Occupational at College of Marin
    Finished
    65%
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    16 weeks, 15 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $500
    Students counted
    211
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $2,159
    students trained with WIOA funding
    3
    Program website, Medical Assisting: Administrative and Clinical Option, Occupational at College of Marin

  • Clinical medical assistantHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Clinical Medical Assistant

    Castro Valley Adult & Career Education

    Castro Valley

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Castro Valley Adult & Career Education, Castro ValleyClinical medical assistantHybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$36,200
    Price if you pay yourself$2,400

    68 students trained with WIOA funding

    More details about Clinical Medical Assistant at Castro Valley Adult & Career Education
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    66%
    Earned in a quarter
    $9,048
    Length
    27 weeks, 18 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $195
    Students counted
    199
    Earned a year, estimated
    $36,200
    Price if you pay yourself
    $2,400
    students trained with WIOA funding
    68

  • Medical assistantHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Medical Assistant

    JobTrain

    Menlo Park

    High school diploma or equivalent

    JobTrain, Menlo ParkMedical assistantHybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$43,300
    Price if you pay yourself$8,000
    School website, Medical Assistant at JobTrain
    More details about Medical Assistant at JobTrain
    Finished
    90%
    Working at 6 months
    51%
    Earned in a quarter
    $10,816
    Length
    16 weeks, 30 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    180
    Earned a year, estimated
    $43,300
    Price if you pay yourself
    $8,000
    School website, Medical Assistant at JobTrain

  • Medical assistantHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Medical Assistant - Evening Program

    JobTrain

    Menlo Park

    High school diploma or equivalent

    JobTrain, Menlo ParkMedical assistantHybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$45,800
    Price if you pay yourself$8,000
    School website, Medical Assistant - Evening Program at JobTrain
    More details about Medical Assistant - Evening Program at JobTrain
    Finished
    96%
    Working at 6 months
    45%
    Earned in a quarter
    $11,440
    Length
    17 weeks, 18 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    172
    Earned a year, estimated
    $45,800
    Price if you pay yourself
    $8,000
    School website, Medical Assistant - Evening Program at JobTrain

  • Medical assistantIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Medical Assisting

    Contra Costa Medical Career College

    Antioch

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Contra Costa Medical Career College, AntiochMedical assistant · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedLeft out
    Price if you pay yourself$7,350
    More details about Medical Assisting at Contra Costa Medical Career College
    Finished
    91%
    Working at 6 months
    72%
    Earned in a quarter
    Left out
    Length
    20 weeks, 16 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,366
    Students counted
    137
    Earned a year, estimated
    Left out
    Price if you pay yourself
    $7,350

  • Medical assistantHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Medical Assisting

    Eden Area Regional Occupational Program - Adult Programs

    Hayward

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Eden Area Regional Occupational Program - Adult Programs, HaywardMedical assistantHybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$90,000
    Price if you pay yourself$3,300

    3 students trained with WIOA funding

    School website, Medical Assisting at Eden Area Regional Occupational Program - Adult Programs
    More details about Medical Assisting at Eden Area Regional Occupational Program - Adult Programs
    Finished
    99%
    Working at 6 months
    100%
    Earned in a quarter
    $22,500
    Length
    30 weeks, 16 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $500
    Students counted
    87
    Earned a year, estimated
    $90,000
    Price if you pay yourself
    $3,300
    students trained with WIOA funding
    3
    School website, Medical Assisting at Eden Area Regional Occupational Program - Adult Programs

  • Medical assistantIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Medical Assisting

    Vasco Career College

    El Cerrito

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Vasco Career College, El CerritoMedical assistantIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedLeft out
    Price if you pay yourself$7,000

    29 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Medical Assisting at Vasco Career College
    More details about Medical Assisting at Vasco Career College
    Finished
    89%
    Working at 6 months
    64%
    Earned in a quarter
    Left out
    Length
    24 weeks, 20 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $705
    Students counted
    83
    Earned a year, estimated
    Left out
    Price if you pay yourself
    $7,000
    students trained with WIOA funding
    29
    Program website, Medical Assisting at Vasco Career College

  • Clinical medical assistantHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Clinical Medical Assistant Training Program

    San Mateo Adult and Career Education

    San Mateo

    High school diploma or equivalent

    San Mateo Adult and Career Education, San MateoClinical medical assistantHybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$59,800
    Price if you pay yourself$2,699
    Program website, Clinical Medical Assistant Training Program at San Mateo Adult and Career Education
    More details about Clinical Medical Assistant Training Program at San Mateo Adult and Career Education
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    50%
    Earned in a quarter
    $14,943
    Length
    14 weeks, 7 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    79
    Earned a year, estimated
    $59,800
    Price if you pay yourself
    $2,699
    Program website, Clinical Medical Assistant Training Program at San Mateo Adult and Career Education

  • Clinical medical assistantHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Clinical Medical Assistant

    West Contra Costa Adult Educat

    Richmond

    High school diploma or equivalent

    West Contra Costa Adult Educat, RichmondClinical medical assistantHybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$37,200
    Price if you pay yourself$2,995

    9 students trained with WIOA funding

    School website, Clinical Medical Assistant at West Contra Costa Adult Educat
    More details about Clinical Medical Assistant at West Contra Costa Adult Educat
    Finished
    89%
    Working at 6 months
    100%
    Earned in a quarter
    $9,288
    Length
    14 weeks, 22 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    72
    Earned a year, estimated
    $37,200
    Price if you pay yourself
    $2,995
    students trained with WIOA funding
    9
    School website, Clinical Medical Assistant at West Contra Costa Adult Educat

  • Medical assistantHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Medical Assistant

    Mt. Diablo Adult Education

    Concord

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Mt. Diablo Adult Education, ConcordMedical assistant · Accredited schoolHybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$48,800
    Price if you pay yourself$4,545

    20 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Medical Assistant at Mt. Diablo Adult Education
    More details about Medical Assistant at Mt. Diablo Adult Education
    Finished
    48%
    Working at 6 months
    83%
    Earned in a quarter
    $12,197
    Length
    28 weeks, 28 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,227
    Students counted
    56
    Earned a year, estimated
    $48,800
    Price if you pay yourself
    $4,545
    students trained with WIOA funding
    20
    Program website, Medical Assistant at Mt. Diablo Adult Education

  • Medical assistantIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Medical Assisting w/ EKG and Venipuncture

    Northern California Nursing Academy

    Daly City

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Northern California Nursing Academy, Daly CityMedical assistantIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$64,000
    Price if you pay yourself$12,000
    Program website, Medical Assisting w/ EKG and Venipuncture at Northern California Nursing Academy
    More details about Medical Assisting w/ EKG and Venipuncture at Northern California Nursing Academy
    Finished
    98%
    Working at 6 months
    100%
    Earned in a quarter
    $16,000
    Length
    28 weeks, 13 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,477
    Students counted
    52
    Earned a year, estimated
    $64,000
    Price if you pay yourself
    $12,000
    Program website, Medical Assisting w/ EKG and Venipuncture at Northern California Nursing Academy

  • Clinical medical assistantIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Clinical Medical Assistant

    Contra Costa County Office of Education/ROP

    Pleasant Hill

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Contra Costa County Office of Education/ROP, Pleasant HillClinical medical assistantIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$35,200
    Price if you pay yourself$2,500

    23 students trained with WIOA funding

    More details about Clinical Medical Assistant at Contra Costa County Office of Education/ROP
    Finished
    98%
    Working at 6 months
    80%
    Earned in a quarter
    $8,795
    Length
    18 weeks, 35 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    47
    Earned a year, estimated
    $35,200
    Price if you pay yourself
    $2,500
    students trained with WIOA funding
    23

  • Medical assistantHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Medical Assistant Certificate Program

    Jewish Vocational Service

    San Francisco

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Jewish Vocational Service, San FranciscoMedical assistantHybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$56,800
    Price if you pay yourself$6,000

    6 students trained with WIOA funding

    School website, Medical Assistant Certificate Program at Jewish Vocational Service
    More details about Medical Assistant Certificate Program at Jewish Vocational Service
    Finished
    84%
    Working at 6 months
    100%
    Earned in a quarter
    $14,211
    Length
    14 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    45
    Earned a year, estimated
    $56,800
    Price if you pay yourself
    $6,000
    students trained with WIOA funding
    6
    School website, Medical Assistant Certificate Program at Jewish Vocational Service

  • Clinical medical assistantIn personEducation and courses

    Medical Clinic Assisting Certificate of Achievement

    City College of San Francisco

    San Francisco

    Accredited school

    Education and courses

    City College of San Francisco, San FranciscoClinical medical assistant · Accredited schoolIn person · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$1,426
    More details about Medical Clinic Assisting Certificate of Achievement at City College of San Francisco
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    36 weeks, 20 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,058
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $1,426

  • Medical assistantIn personEducation and courses

    Medical Assisting Certificate of Achievement

    City College of San Francisco

    San Francisco

    Accredited school

    Education and courses

    City College of San Francisco, San FranciscoMedical assistant · Accredited schoolIn person · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$2,484
    More details about Medical Assisting Certificate of Achievement at City College of San Francisco
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    54 weeks, 25 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,157
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $2,484

How to pay for medical assistant training in San Francisco

WIOA funding can pay for medical assistant training in San Francisco

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 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 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 San Francisco

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

Where the San Francisco medical assistant program numbers come from

Which San Francisco medical assistant programs are on this list?

These are the medical assistant programs with classes in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont 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 San Francisco medical assistant 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.

Sources for the facts about medical assistant training in San Francisco

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Medical Assistants
  2. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
  3. US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
  4. Code of Federal Regulations, title 20, part 680, sections 680.220, 680.230 and 680.310: career services before training, other grants such as Pell Grants first, and limits on Individual Training Accounts (GovInfo, 2024 edition)
  5. US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
  6. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
  7. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
  8. US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
  9. US Department of Labor, Training and Employment Guidance Letter 8-19, Attachment I: Requirements for Training Providers, Program Eligibility, and the State Eligible Training Provider (ETP) List