Cleveland, Ohio has 9 medical assistant schools for you to consider if you are interested in pursuing a certificate in medical assisting. Cleveland has a general population of 478,403 and an overall student population of 75,018. Approximately 50,260 of Cleveland's students are enrolled in schools that offer medical assistant programs.
The largest medical assistant school in Cleveland, by student population, is Sanford-Brown College. In 2010, approximately 670 students graduated from the Medical Assisting program at Sanford-Brown College.
A reported 1,190 students graduated with credentials in medical assisting in Cleveland in 2010. If you decide to join their ranks, you can expect to pay an average of $22,300 per year in tuition if you are eligible for instate tuition. Out of state tuition for all Cleveland medical assisting schools was an average of $25,043 per year in 2009.
In addition to tuition costs, you should plan on spending an average of $1,067 for books and supplies each year, while enrolled in a medical assistant program in Cleveland. And if you live on campus at one of the Cleveland-based medical assistant schools, you will have an added expense of $10,250 per year, on average, for room and board. Students who live at home can cut this cost down to approximately $15,832.
After graduating with your credentials in medical assisting, if you decide to work as a medical assistant in Cleveland, your job prospects are good. In 2010, there were 36,880 medical assistants in Ohio. Of these medical assistants, 7,900 were working in the greater Cleveland area. Cleveland's medical assistant workforce is projected to increase by 21% by the year 2018. This anticipated change is faster than the projected nationwide trend for medical assistants.
As a medical assistant in Cleveland, you can expect to make an average salary of $30,340 per year. This is higher than the average salary for medical assistants in the state.
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Cuyahoga Community College District
Address:
700 Carnegie Ave, Cleveland, Ohio 44115-2878
Awards Offered:
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
Cleveland State University
Address:
2121 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44115-2214
Awards Offered:
Bachelor's degree
Postbaccalaureate certificate
Master's degree
Post-master's certificate
Sanford-Brown College
Address:
17535 Rosbough Dr Ste 100, Middleburg Heights, Ohio 44130
Awards Offered:
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
2-4 years certificate
Bryant & Stratton College-Cleveland
Address:
3121 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44115
Awards Offered:
Associate's degree
Bachelor's degree
Address:
14445 Broadway Ave, Cleveland, Ohio 44125-1957
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
Address:
8720 Brookpark Road, Brooklyn, Ohio 44129-6810
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
Polaris Career Center
Address:
7285 Old Oak Blvd, Middleburg Heights, Ohio 44130-3375
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Cleveland Institute of Dental-Medical Assistants
Address:
2450 Prospect Ave E. 2nd Flr., Cleveland, Ohio 44115-2285
Awards Offered:
1-2 years certificate
Cleveland Institute of Dental-Medical Assistants
Address:
5564 Mayfield Rd, Lyndhurst, Ohio 44124-2928
Awards Offered:
1-2 years certificate