In West Virginia an estimated 588 students graduate from medical assistant schools every year. If you too are interested in studying medical assisting, West Virginia has 17 medical assistant schools from which you can choose. Tuition at West Virginia's medical assistant schools is approximately $7,331 per year for a certificate in medical assisting.
West Virginia's largest medical assistant school, which is located in Charleston, is Everest Institute-Cross Lanes. In 2009, a reported 256 students graduated with a medical assisting certificate from Everest Institute-Cross Lanes. This was 44% of the total medical assisting graduates in West Virginia for that year.
A majority of medical assisting graduates choose to work as medical assistants. The job outlook for medical assistants in West Virginia is good. Approximately 3,140 medical assistants are currently working in West Virginia. This number is projected to increase to 3,780 by the year 2018. This indicates a 20% change in the number of medical assistants in West Virginia.
As a medical assistant in West Virginia you can expect to earn anywhere from less than $17,023 per year to more than $31,965 per year. The median salary for medical assistants in West Virginia is $21,610 per year.
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Mountain State University
Address:
410 Neville Street, Beckley, West Virginia 25801-9003
Awards Offered:
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
Bachelor's degree
Postbaccalaureate certificate
Master's degree
Post-master's certificate
Blue Ridge Community and Technical College
Address:
400 West Stephen Street, Martinsburg, West Virginia 25401
Awards Offered:
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
West Virginia Northern Community College
Address:
1704 Market St., Wheeling, West Virginia 26003-3699
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
Mountwest Community and Technical College
Address:
1 John Marshall Way, Huntington, West Virginia 25755
Awards Offered:
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
New River Community and Technical College
Address:
221 George Street, Suite 2, Beckley, West Virginia 25801
Awards Offered:
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
Kanawha Valley Community and Technical College
Address:
103 Cole Complex, Institute, West Virginia 25112-1000
Awards Offered:
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
Alderson Broaddus College
Address:
101 College Hill Drive, Philippi, West Virginia 26416-2035
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
Bachelor's degree
Master's degree
Everest Institute-Cross Lanes
Address:
5514 Big Tyler Rd, Cross Lanes, West Virginia 25313
Awards Offered:
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
Address:
390 Stanaford Rd, Beckley, West Virginia 25801
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
West Virginia Junior College-Bridgeport
Address:
176 Thompson Dr., Bridgeport, West Virginia 26330
Awards Offered:
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
West Virginia Junior College
Address:
1000 Virginia St E, Charleston, West Virginia 25301
Awards Offered:
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
West Virginia Junior College
Address:
148 Willey St, Morgantown, West Virginia 26505
Awards Offered:
Associate's degree
Mountain State College
Address:
1508 Spring St, Parkersburg, West Virginia 26101-3993
Awards Offered:
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
Monongalia County Technical Education Center
Address:
1000 Mississippi Street, Morgantown, West Virginia 26501
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Opportunities Industrialization Center-North Central West Virginia
Address:
120 Jackson St, Fairmont, West Virginia 26554
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Valley College
Address:
713 South Oakwood Avenue, Beckley, West Virginia 25801
Awards Offered:
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
Valley College
Address:
616 Harrison St, Princeton, West Virginia 24740
Awards Offered:
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree