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Career Information for Medical Assistants in Colorado

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Fast Facts for Medical Assistants in Colorado

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Pueblo, Fort Collins, and Boulder
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Grand Junction, Denver, and Colorado Springs
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Denver, Colorado Springs, and Boulder

Salaries for Medical Assistants in Colorado

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Boulder, Fort Collins, and Denver. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Medical Assistants in Colorado are listed below.

Selected Medical Assistant Schools in Colorado

These schools offer particularly quick info upon request, and we have written detailed profiles for each (click school names to see the profiles).

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Everest College
Aurora, Colorado Springs, Thornton

Offers certificate programs, degree programs, and courses in 11 U.S. states with more than 35 locations. Online programs are also available.

  • Programs: Medical Assisting, Medical Assisting Program, Medical Assisting - Associate Degree
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate, Diploma
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

Kaplan College KHE
Denver

Kaplan College teaches students skills that have relevance in many fast-growing employment areas. Several forms of tuition assistance may be available for qualified enrollees.

  • Programs: Medical Assistant, Medical Assistant Clinical/Clerical
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate, Diploma

Colorado Technical University
Denver, Greenwood Village

With forty years of experience preparing students for their careers, CTU now offers certificates, and degrees from associate’s through master’s and doctorate.

  • Programs: Medical Assisting, Medical Assisting
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate, Diploma
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

CollegeAmerica
Colorado Springs, Denver, Fort Collins

For the past 40+ years, CollegeAmerica has provided education to students looking to jump start their careers in a particular field. Classes form monthly and admission is open.

  • Programs: Medical Specialties
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

Anthem College
Aurora

Anthem College has 24 campus locations nationwide as well as the flexibility of online program options.

  • Programs: Medical Assistant
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate, Diploma

National American University Campus
Colorado Springs, Denver

Offers degree programs in business, health care, information technology, and much more. Located at twelve campuses throughout the Central U.S.

  • Programs: Medical Assisting
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

IntelliTec College
Colorado Springs, Grand Junction, Pueblo

Take your career to the next step with IntelliTec College. We offer programs for careers in the technical, business, medical, massage, and esthetician fields at our three campuses in Colorado Springs, Pueblo, and Grand Junction, Colorado.

  • Programs: Medical Assistant
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

Selected Online Schools for Medical Assistants in Colorado

SchoolLocationsDegreesQuick Info
Keiser University eCampus OnlineOnlineAssociateGet Info
South UniversityOnlineAssociateGet Info
Kaplan University OnlineOnlineAssociateGet Info
Ashworth CollegeOnlineDiplomaGet Info
Herzing CollegeOnlineAssociate, DiplomaGet Info

More Colorado Medical Assistant Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Arapahoe Community CollegeLittletonAssociate6,538
Community College of DenverDenverAssociate8,359
Heritage College DenverDenverAssociate663
Morgan Community CollegeFort MorganAssociate1,748
Pima Medical Institute DenverDenverAssociate922

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Medical Assistants

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for Colorado. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Medical Assistants

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Medical Assistants relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.
Metro AreaJobsSalary
(2008)
Relative
Popularity

COLORADO

   
Pueblo270$28,2601.5
Fort Collins530$32,5001.3
Boulder600$32,9201.1
Greeley260$30,3401
Colorado Springs890$28,7801
Denver3,610$32,2600.8
Grand Junction140$30,2100.8
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