Medical certification programs in Ohio
518 medical certification programs in 9 fields of medical office and lab work, with costs, results and funding that can make them free
163 schools offer these programs, and Ohio has approved every one for workforce funding. Compare the 9 fields below, then open one to see each program with its price and how past students did.
These programs lead to the support jobs that keep clinics, labs and pharmacies running: medical assistants, phlebotomists who draw blood, EKG technicians and pharmacy technicians, and office work in medical billing, coding and healthcare administration. Most are certificate programs, and many prepare for a certification exam.
All job training programs in Ohio, every line of work
Accredited medical certification programs in Ohio, each school with its accreditor
Medical certification programs by state, to compare Ohio with other states
Compare medical certification programs in Ohio: cost, pay and results
Medical assistant training
132 programs at 100 schools
- Most cost
- $4,906 to $11,866
- Earned a year, estimated
- about $28,700
- Working 6 months later
- 84%
- Finished
- 65%
Phlebotomy training
110 programs at 103 schools
- Most cost
- $1,029 to $2,677
- Earned a year, estimated
- about $24,900
- Working 6 months later
- 80%
- Finished
- 81%
Medical billing and coding training
101 programs at 71 schools
- Most cost
- $2,946 to $7,468
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not enough data
- Working 6 months later
- Not enough data
- Finished
- 68%
Medical administrative assistant training
58 programs at 38 schools
- Most cost
- $3,495 to $10,702
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not enough data
- Working 6 months later
- Not enough data
- Finished
- Not enough data
Pharmacy technician training
42 programs at 35 schools
- Most cost
- $2,750 to $5,680
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not enough data
- Working 6 months later
- Not enough data
- Finished
- Not enough data
EKG technician programs (heart tests)
26 programs at 25 schools
- Most cost
- $750 to $1,378
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not enough data
- Working 6 months later
- Not enough data
- Finished
- Not enough data
Health information technology programs (medical records)
24 programs at 18 schools
- Most cost
- $5,592 to $11,802
- Earned a year, estimated
- about $45,600
- Working 6 months later
- 77%
- Finished
- 43%
Medical lab technician programs (clinical laboratory)
19 programs at 19 schools
- Most cost
- $4,547 to $12,736
- Earned a year, estimated
- about $52,000
- Working 6 months later
- 83%
- Finished
- 61%
Healthcare administration programs
6 programs at 5 schools
- Most cost
- $4,540 to $11,068
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not enough data
- Working 6 months later
- Not enough data
- Finished
- Not enough data
Each figure is the middle program of that field. Yearly earnings are the reported quarter times four, an estimate. Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are counted; other schools in Ohio may offer more. How these figures are made
Other job training in Ohio, by line of work
- Trade school programs776
- IT certification programs609
- Business and office training543
- Nursing and patient care programs345
- Allied health programs276
- First responder training232
- Transportation and logistics training166
- Child care and social services training103
- Beauty school83
- Culinary and hospitality programs55
- All job training in Ohio3,706
Programs approved in Ohio in each line of work.
Where the Ohio medical certification numbers come from
Which Ohio programs are counted?
Programs Ohio approved for WIOA funding (public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act) in the fields listed above. Each state keeps its approved programs on an eligible training provider list (ETPL).5 They come from the US Department of Labor's file for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025), covering programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what Ohio offers.
What the figures for each field mean
Each figure is the middle program among those that report it: half did better, half did worse. Prices are what most programs cost if you pay yourself (the middle half). Earnings are for the second quarter after students left, times four. Where a figure is missing, the table says why: "Not reported", "Left out" or "Not enough data" (what each means).
Sources for the funding facts about medical certification programs in Ohio
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- 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 Labor, Training and Employment Guidance Letter 8-19, Attachment I: Requirements for Training Providers, Program Eligibility, and the State Eligible Training Provider (ETP) List