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Medical assistant training in West Virginia

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

6 schools offer these medical assistant programs, and West Virginia 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 West Virginia, 3 of the 6 programs take students without a high school diploma and 3 ask for a diploma or equivalent.

By kind, the 6 programs here are medical assistant (4 programs) and clinical medical assistant (2 programs).

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How much does a medical assistant program cost in West Virginia?

$3,375 to $18,010

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
Every program that reports it reports exactly 100%
Earned a year, estimated
Not enough data
3 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5
Length
Not reported
None of the 6 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 West Virginia may also offer medical assistant training. How these figures are made

Is there free medical assistant training in West Virginia?

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

All 6 medical assistant programs in West Virginia approved for WIOA funding

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6 programs

  • Clinical medical assistantIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Medical Clinical Assistant

    Valley College (Beckley)

    Beckley

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Valley College (Beckley), BeckleyClinical medical assistant · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$22,900
    Price if you pay yourself$15,995

    39 students trained with WIOA funding

    Program website, Medical Clinical Assistant at Valley College (Beckley)
    More details about Medical Clinical Assistant at Valley College (Beckley)
    Finished
    61%
    Working at 6 months
    Left out
    Earned in a quarter
    $5,720
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $1,716
    Students counted
    340
    Earned a year, estimated
    $22,900
    Price if you pay yourself
    $15,995
    students trained with WIOA funding
    39
    Program website, Medical Clinical Assistant at Valley College (Beckley)

  • Clinical medical assistantIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Medical Clinical Assistant

    Valley College (Martinsburg)

    Martinsburg

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Valley College (Martinsburg), MartinsburgClinical medical assistant · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$28,100
    Price if you pay yourself$15,995
    Program website, Medical Clinical Assistant at Valley College (Martinsburg)
    More details about Medical Clinical Assistant at Valley College (Martinsburg)
    Finished
    70%
    Working at 6 months
    Left out
    Earned in a quarter
    $7,020
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $1,716
    Students counted
    294
    Earned a year, estimated
    $28,100
    Price if you pay yourself
    $15,995
    Program website, Medical Clinical Assistant at Valley College (Martinsburg)

  • Medical assistantIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Medical Assisting

    West Virginia Junior College (Bridgeport)

    Bridgeport

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    West Virginia Junior College (Bridgeport), BridgeportMedical assistant · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$29,100
    Price if you pay yourself$18,010
    Program website, Medical Assisting at West Virginia Junior College (Bridgeport)
    More details about Medical Assisting at West Virginia Junior College (Bridgeport)
    Finished
    84%
    Working at 6 months
    Left out
    Earned in a quarter
    $7,280
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    19
    Earned a year, estimated
    $29,100
    Price if you pay yourself
    $18,010
    Program website, Medical Assisting at West Virginia Junior College (Bridgeport)

  • Medical assistantOnlineNo diploma needed

    Medical Assisting

    Putnam Career & Technical Center

    Based in Eleanor, WV

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Putnam Career & Technical Center, based in Eleanor, WVMedical assistant · Accredited schoolOnline · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$3,375
    Program website, Medical Assisting at Putnam Career & Technical Center
    More details about Medical Assisting at Putnam Career & Technical Center
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    $292
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $3,375
    Program website, Medical Assisting at Putnam Career & Technical Center

  • Medical assistantIn personNo diploma needed

    Certified Medical Assistant

    Boone County Career and Technical Center

    Foster

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Boone County Career and Technical Center, FosterMedical assistant · Accredited schoolIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    More details about Certified Medical Assistant at Boone County Career and Technical Center
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    Not reported

  • Medical assistantIn personNo diploma needed

    Medical Assistant Program

    Ohio Phlebotomy Training Center

    Wintersville, OH

    No diploma needed

    Ohio Phlebotomy Training Center, Wintersville, OHMedical assistantIn person · No diploma needed

    Classes are outside West Virginia; West Virginia approved the program for its funding.

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    Program website, Medical Assistant Program at Ohio Phlebotomy Training Center
    More details about Medical Assistant Program at Ohio Phlebotomy Training Center
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    Not reported
    Program website, Medical Assistant Program at Ohio Phlebotomy Training Center

How to pay for medical assistant training in West Virginia

WIOA funding can pay for medical assistant training in West Virginia

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 Beckley, Hagerstown, Clarksburg and other West Virginia cities

Choosing an area filters the program list above. 1 program is online.

Other training in West Virginia

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

Where the West Virginia medical assistant program numbers come from

Which West Virginia medical assistant programs are on this list?

These are the medical assistant programs West Virginia 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 West Virginia offers.

How the prices and results of West Virginia 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 West Virginia figures?

We leave out the share working 6 months later for West Virginia: every program that reports it reports exactly 100%.

Sources for the facts about medical assistant training in West Virginia

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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