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Medical assistant training in Columbus, Ohio

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

11 schools offer these medical assistant programs with classes in the Columbus 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 Columbus, 1 of the 14 programs takes students without a high school diploma, 10 ask for a diploma or equivalent and 3 ask for earlier courses first.

By kind, the 14 programs here are medical assistant (7 programs), medical assistant (associate degree, 3 programs), medical administrative assistant (2 programs) and clinical medical assistant (2 programs).

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All 132 medical assistant programs in Ohio, including online programs

How much does a medical assistant program cost in Columbus?

$6,284 to $11,851 is what most medical assistant programs in Columbus cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 14 programs with a price. All of them: $1,250 to $20,373

In the typical program

Finished the program
64%
Working 6 months later
Not enough data
4 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
Earned a year, estimated
Not enough data
4 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
Length
Not reported
None of the 14 programs report it

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

Is there free medical assistant training in Columbus?

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

All 14 medical assistant programs in Columbus approved for WIOA funding

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How to pay for medical assistant training in Columbus

WIOA funding can pay for medical assistant training in Columbus

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 Columbus

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

Where the Columbus medical assistant program numbers come from

Which Columbus medical assistant programs are on this list?

These are the medical assistant programs with classes in the Columbus 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 Ohio 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 Columbus 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 Columbus

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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