Medical assistant training in Tampa, Florida
10 medical assistant programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free
7 schools offer these medical assistant programs with classes in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater 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 Tampa, 5 of the 10 programs take students without a high school diploma and 5 ask for a diploma or equivalent.
By kind, the 10 programs here are medical assistant (7 programs), clinical medical assistant (2 programs) and medical assistant (associate degree, 1 program).
See the 10 programsAll 79 medical assistant programs in Florida, including online programs
How much does a medical assistant program cost in Tampa?
$7,281 to $17,061 is what most medical assistant programs in Tampa cost if you pay yourself
That is the middle half of the 10 programs with a price. All of them: $3,299 to $27,765
In the typical program
- Finished the program
- 77%
- Working 6 months later
- 59%
- Earned a year, estimated
- about $27,300
- Length
- 23 to 70 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 Tampa may also offer medical assistant training. How these figures are made
All 10 medical assistant programs in Tampa approved for WIOA funding
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Certified Clinical Medical Assistant
St Petersburg College-Un
Largo
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$28,000Price if you pay yourself$4,99553 students trained with WIOA funding
Program website, Certified Clinical Medical Assistant at St Petersburg College-UnMore details about Certified Clinical Medical Assistant at St Petersburg College-Un
- Finished
- 88%
- Working at 6 months
- 25%
- Earned in a quarter
- $6,994
- Length
- 12 weeks, 30 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 324
- Earned a year, estimated
- $28,000
- Price if you pay yourself
- $4,995
- students trained with WIOA funding
- 53
Clinical Medical Assistant
Hillsborough Community College
Tampa
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$27,800Price if you pay yourself$3,29922 students trained with WIOA funding
School website, Clinical Medical Assistant at Hillsborough Community CollegeMore details about Clinical Medical Assistant at Hillsborough Community College
- Finished
- 97%
- Working at 6 months
- 60%
- Earned in a quarter
- $6,955
- Length
- 16 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 265
- Earned a year, estimated
- $27,800
- Price if you pay yourself
- $3,299
- students trained with WIOA funding
- 22
Medical Assistant-Cd4
Ultimate Medical Academy-Is
Clearwater
Accredited school
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$26,100Price if you pay yourself$16,95038 students trained with WIOA funding
Program website, Medical Assistant-Cd4 at Ultimate Medical Academy-IsMore details about Medical Assistant-Cd4 at Ultimate Medical Academy-Is
- Finished
- 76%
- Working at 6 months
- 19%
- Earned in a quarter
- $6,521
- Length
- 62 weeks, 15 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 189
- Earned a year, estimated
- $26,100
- Price if you pay yourself
- $16,950
- students trained with WIOA funding
- 38
Medical Assistant-Cd4
Ata Career Education-Is
Spring Hill
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$22,800Price if you pay yourself$13,1108 students trained with WIOA funding
Program website, Medical Assistant-Cd4 at Ata Career Education-IsMore details about Medical Assistant-Cd4 at Ata Career Education-Is
- Finished
- 59%
- Working at 6 months
- 83%
- Earned in a quarter
- $5,709
- Length
- 70 weeks, 26 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $3,629
- Students counted
- 103
- Earned a year, estimated
- $22,800
- Price if you pay yourself
- $13,110
- students trained with WIOA funding
- 8
Medical Assisting - Diploma
Ata Career Education-Is
Spring Hill
Accredited school
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$13,395Program website, Medical Assisting - Diploma at Ata Career Education-IsMore details about Medical Assisting - Diploma at Ata Career Education-Is
- Finished
- 50%
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 40 weeks, 40 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $3,629
- Students counted
- 24
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $13,395
Medical Professional: Concentration In Medical Assisting-Ap
Ata Career Education-Is
Spring Hill
Accredited school
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$27,100Price if you pay yourself$27,765School website, Medical Professional: Concentration In Medical Assisting-Ap at Ata Career Education-IsMore details about Medical Professional: Concentration In Medical Assisting-Ap at Ata Career Education-Is
- Finished
- 67%
- Working at 6 months
- 83%
- Earned in a quarter
- $6,785
- Length
- 70 weeks, 23 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 12
- Earned a year, estimated
- $27,100
- Price if you pay yourself
- $27,765
Medical Assistant
Metropolitan Technical Career Institute-Is
New Port Richey
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$27,400Price if you pay yourself$7,6458 students trained with WIOA funding
More details about Medical Assistant at Metropolitan Technical Career Institute-Is
- Finished
- 80%
- Working at 6 months
- 57%
- Earned in a quarter
- $6,842
- Length
- 20 weeks, 30 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 11
- Earned a year, estimated
- $27,400
- Price if you pay yourself
- $7,645
- students trained with WIOA funding
- 8
Medical Assisting - AOS
Ata Career Education-Is
Spring Hill
Accredited school
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$21,385Program website, Medical Assisting - AOS at Ata Career Education-IsMore details about Medical Assisting - AOS at Ata Career Education-Is
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 70 weeks, 35 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $6,380
- Students counted
- 12
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $21,385
Medical Assistant - ITA
United Health Group
Tampa
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$7,160More details about Medical Assistant - ITA at United Health Group
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 78 weeks, 5 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- Not reported
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $7,160
Medical Assistant
Concorde Career Institute-Tampa (Polk)
Tampa
Accredited school
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$17,098More details about Medical Assistant at Concorde Career Institute-Tampa (Polk)
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 32 weeks, 25 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $543
- Students counted
- Not reported
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not reported
- Price if you pay yourself
- $17,098
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How to pay for medical assistant training in Tampa
WIOA funding can pay for medical assistant training in Tampa
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 Tampa
How medical assistant training compares with the rest of medical office and lab work across Florida: Medical certification programs in Florida
Where the Tampa medical assistant program numbers come from
Which Tampa medical assistant programs are on this list?
These are the medical assistant programs with classes in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater 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 Florida 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 Tampa 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 Tampa
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- US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Medical Assistants
- US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
- US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
- 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)
- US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
- US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
- US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
- US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
- 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