Medical Assistant

Elk Grove Adult and Community Education · Sacramento, CA

Cost: $5,000
Length: 22 weeks
Working 6 months later: 65%

Program names, program descriptions and occupation titles appear here in English, because that is the only language the federal and state records publish them in. Everything else on this page is translated.

What happened to people who took this

People enrolled: 170

Finished the program: 92%Based on 156 peopleTypical California program: 85% of 1,951 reportingThat median pools every California program that reported this measure, whatever its length, credential, or field, and leaves out the ones that reported nothing. It is a reference point, not a rating of this program.
Working 6 months later: 65%Typical California program: 69% of 1,690 reportingThat median pools every California program that reported this measure, whatever its length, credential, or field, and leaves out the ones that reported nothing. It is a reference point, not a rating of this program.
Earnings in one quarter after: Not reported

The job this trains for

This describes the jobs people do, not the classes this program teaches. It comes from the U.S. Department of Labor, which asks people already doing the work. The Department publishes it in English only, so the job names and the sentences below stay in English on this page.

Where California publishes a separate figure for Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties), it appears beneath the statewide one. Statewide stays the headline: people who train here do not necessarily work here.

Medical Assistants

Job ads may call this: Health Assistant · Doctor's Assistant · Ophthalmic Assistant · Optometric Assistant

Some of what people in this job do. The Department rates how important each one is, and they appear in that order.

Interview patients to obtain medical information and measure their vital signs, weight, and height.
Clean and sterilize instruments and dispose of contaminated supplies.
Record patients' medical history, vital statistics, or information such as test results in medical records.
Explain treatment procedures, medications, diets, or physicians' instructions to patients.
Prepare treatment rooms for patient examinations, keeping the rooms neat and clean.

Typical pay in California: $50,918per yearSacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA: $64,349
Projected openings: 175,850Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA: 12,320
Projected change: +22.7%
Usually needs: Postsecondary non-degree award

Getting in

Experience needed first: None
Training after you are hired: None

No earlier job experience is expected, and new hires are not put through a long training period. For work like this, a program is usually the way in.

These are the federal government's answers for the occupation, not rules this provider sets. California publishes the same two answers for every one of these jobs.

What people in this job actually studied

Most common: Started college, no degree — 38% of the people doing this work.

California says this job usually needs: Postsecondary non-degree award. That is not one of the steps below, so there is no way to count how many people meet it.

No high school diploma: 2%
High school diploma: 20%
Started college, no degree: 38%
Two-year degree: 24%
Four-year degree: 12%
Master's degree: 3%
Doctorate or professional degree: 1%

This counts people already doing this job, across the whole United States. Every other figure on this page is California's, and the federal government publishes no state version of this one. It is what people happen to have, not a rule about who gets hired. A small row does not mean you would be turned away, and a large one is not a promise of a job. It is also measured on a different scale from “Usually needs” above, so the two cannot be subtracted from one another.

Program details

This is a hybrid or blended program providing both in-person and online instruction.

National Certified Medical Assistants (NCMAs) are integral members of the health care delivery team. NCMAs are the only allied health professionals specifically trained to work in ambulatory settings, such as physicians' offices, clinics and group practices. These multi-skilled personnel can perform administrative and clinical procedures. Physicians value this unique versatility more and more, as managed care compels them to contain costs and manage human resources efficiently. NCMAs may assist their physicians with patient interviews, examinations, diagnostic tests, therapy, pharmacology, minor surgery, and even emergencies. This blended/hybrid (synchronous/asynchronous) program includes the Medical Theory & Lab, Administrative and Clinical and NCCT test preparation. Upon course and test completion, students will receive the NCCT Medical Assistant Certificate. Program fee includes textbooks, stethoscope/cuff, and certification test prep book for NCCT-Medical Assistant BLS for Healthcare Professionals, TB test/health history, one set of medical scrubs. Students must be able to pass a Department of Justice background check and drug test prior to externship.

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Someone else may be able to pay for this

This program was on California's Eligible Training Provider List when the state last reported it to the U.S. Department of Labor (2026-08-04). Programs on that list can be paid for through an Individual Training Account. Listings are renewed periodically and can lapse, so a program listed when the state last reported may not be listed today. Ask before you rely on it.

The place to ask is an America's Job Center of California

A comprehensive center is where all the required partner programs can be reached; an affiliate site offers some of them. California's Employment Development Department directs people to CareerOneStop's finder to locate one. Contacting a center before traveling is worth it — the state notes that its own staff are not physically present at every location.

The rule: 20 CFR 678.305 — What is a comprehensive one-stop center? · 20 CFR 678.310 — What is an affiliated site? · California EDD — Office Locator

AJCC Elk GroveAffiliate site
Phone: 916-686-7717 Ext. 2
8401 Gerber RoadElk Grove Adult and Community Education Bldg. ASacramento, CA 95828about 0.4 miles away
Hours: Monday - Friday* 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Thursdays during the school year, we are open until 8:00pm *Sometimes closed for holidays and meetings.
Lemon Hill AJCCAffiliate site
Phone: 916-395-5802, ext. 701060
5451 Lemon Hill AvenueSacramento Works Room 106Sacramento, CA 95824about 3.4 miles away
Hours: Monday - Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Fridays: By appointment 8:30am - 12:00pm
Has a veterans' representative
Florin AJCCAffiliate site
Phone: 916-282-0711
3801 Florin RoadHighlands Community Charter Suite 107Sacramento, CA 95823about 3.7 miles away
Hours: Monday-Thursday 8:30am-4:30pm ,Friday- Closed to the public:
Has a veterans' representative

Distances are straight-line, so the drive is longer. Call before you travel: opening hours here are as the federal directory published them, and the state notes its own staff are not present at every location.

Find a center anywhere in California, and check what is on the list today:
CareerOneStop — American Job Center Finder (U.S. DOL) · California EDD — Office Locator · California EDD — Eligible Training Provider List

How this gets paid for, and what to ask →

Whether a person can have a program paid for is decided by their local workforce development board and the America's Job Center staff who interview them — not by this site, and not by the training provider. California has 45 local workforce development areas and each sets its own policies, so the answer can differ between two people in neighboring counties. Nothing here is a promise of funding or a determination of eligibility.

The rules cited here, and the state and federal sites linked to, are published in English.

How this site gets its figures, and what they do not tell you →