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Medical assistant training in Idaho

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

4 schools offer these medical assistant programs, and Idaho has approved every one 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 Idaho, all 4 programs ask for a high school diploma or equivalent.

All 4 are the same kind of program: medical assistant.

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How much does a medical assistant program cost in Idaho?

$6,800 to $13,990

is what the 4 programs with a price cost if you pay yourself

In the typical program

Finished the program
Not enough data
3 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
Working 6 months later
Left out
Idaho's rates sit far below every other state's
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
None of the 4 programs report it
Length
Not enough data
4 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5

Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in Idaho may also offer medical assistant training. How these figures are made

Is there free medical assistant training in Idaho?

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

All 4 medical assistant programs in Idaho approved for WIOA funding

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4 programs

  • Medical assistantIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Medical Assisting

    Idaho Medical Academy

    Boise

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Idaho Medical Academy, BoiseMedical assistantIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$6,800
    Program website, Medical Assisting at Idaho Medical Academy
    More details about Medical Assisting at Idaho Medical Academy
    Finished
    100%
    Working at 6 months
    Left out
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    20 weeks, 50 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    126
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $6,800
    Program website, Medical Assisting at Idaho Medical Academy

  • Medical assistantHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Medical Assistant

    Medical Career Academy

    Meridian

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Medical Career Academy, MeridianMedical assistantHybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$13,990

    16 students trained with WIOA funding

    More details about Medical Assistant at Medical Career Academy
    Finished
    95%
    Working at 6 months
    Left out
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    24 weeks, 50 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    98
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $13,990
    students trained with WIOA funding
    16

  • Medical assistantIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Medical Assistant Apprenticeship

    North Idaho College Workforce Training Center

    Post Falls

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    North Idaho College Workforce Training Center, Post FallsMedical assistant · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$7,990

    5 students trained with WIOA funding

    More details about Medical Assistant Apprenticeship at North Idaho College Workforce Training Center
    Finished
    91%
    Working at 6 months
    Left out
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    41 weeks, 50 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    83
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $7,990
    students trained with WIOA funding
    5

  • Medical assistantHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Medical Assistant

    LeapFox Learning Computer Training

    Meridian

    High school diploma or equivalent

    LeapFox Learning Computer Training, MeridianMedical assistantHybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$8,000
    Program website, Medical Assistant at LeapFox Learning Computer Training
    More details about Medical Assistant at LeapFox Learning Computer Training
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    28 weeks, 50 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $8,000
    Program website, Medical Assistant at LeapFox Learning Computer Training

How to pay for medical assistant training in Idaho

WIOA funding can pay for medical assistant training in Idaho

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.

Medical assistant training in Boise City, Coeur d'Alene and other Idaho cities

Choosing an area filters the program list above.

Other training in Idaho

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

Where the Idaho medical assistant program numbers come from

Which Idaho medical assistant programs are on this list?

These are the medical assistant programs Idaho 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 Idaho offers.

How the prices and results of Idaho 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.

How reliable are the Idaho figures?

We leave out the share working 6 months later for Idaho: its rates sit far below every other state's.

Sources for the facts about medical assistant training in Idaho

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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