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Career Information for Medical Assistants in Georgia

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Fast Facts for Medical Assistants in Georgia

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Rome, Macon, and Columbus
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Dalton, Brunswick, and Atlanta
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Atlanta, Augusta, and Columbus

Salaries for Medical Assistants in Georgia

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Gainesville, Atlanta, and Athens. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Medical Assistants in Georgia are listed below.

Selected Medical Assistant Schools in Georgia

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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Brown Mackie College
Atlanta

Offers degree and certificate programs in business, health care, legal assistance, and computer technology. Located at 18 campuses throughout the U.S.

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

Sanford Brown College
Atlanta

Students attend the school to gain practical skills directly useful in their chosen fields. Multiple campuses around St. Louis plus one in Milwaukee.

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

Everest Institute
Atlanta, Jonesboro, Marietta, Norcross

Founded in 1851 as Duff's Business Institute, the school offers career education programs in 12 states with greater than 25 locations.

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

Lincoln College of Technology
Marietta

Lincoln College of Technology (LCT) has 37 campuses in 17 different states, with online programs as well, in a variety of different fields.

  • Programs: Medical Assisting
  • Degrees/Course Work: Coursework

South University Campus
Savannah

South University (AU) provides online and campus based classes, which are all rooted in the foundation of excellence the school has been known for since 1899.

  • Programs: Medical Assisting
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate

Bauder College
Atlanta

For more than 40 years, Bauder College has educated Atlanta residents in a variety of career fields. The school’s hands-on focus prepares its students for specific jobs.

  • Programs: Medical Assisting
  • Degrees/Course Work: Certificate

Selected Online Schools for Medical Assistants in Georgia

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

More Georgia Medical Assistant Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Albany Technical CollegeAlbanyAssociate2,770
Appalachian Technical CollegeJasperAssociate998
Athens Technical CollegeAthensAssociate4,041
Atlanta Technical CollegeAtlantaAssociate3,327
Augusta Technical CollegeAugustaAssociate4,516
Bainbridge CollegeBainbridgeAssociate2,661
Central Georgia Technical CollegeMaconAssociate5,233
Chattahoochee Technical CollegeMariettaAssociate6,264
Clayton State UniversityMorrowMasters6,043
Columbus Technical CollegeColumbusAssociate3,604
Coosa Valley Technical CollegeRomeAssociate2,628
Dalton State CollegeDaltonBachelor4,532
Dekalb Technical CollegeClarkstonAssociate3,819
East Central Technical CollegeFitzgeraldAssociate1,356
Flint River Technical CollegeThomastonAssociate886
Gainesville State CollegeOakwoodBachelor7,474
Georgia Perimeter CollegeDecaturAssociate21,473
Griffin Technical CollegeGriffinAssociate4,032
Gwinnett Technical CollegeLawrencevilleAssociate4,789
Heart of Georgia Technical CollegeDublinAssociate1,560
Lanier Technical CollegeOakwoodAssociate3,303
Middle Georgia Technical CollegeWarner RobinsAssociate2,851
Moultrie Technical CollegeMoultrieAssociate2,160
North Georgia Technical CollegeClarkesvilleAssociate1,964
North Metro Technical CollegeAcworthAssociate2,222
Northwestern Technical CollegeRock SpringAssociate2,275
Ogeechee Technical CollegeStatesboroAssociate1,921
Okefenokee Technical CollegeWaycrossAssociate1,550
Sandersville Technical CollegeSandersvilleAssociate776
Savannah River CollegeAugustaAssociate233
Savannah Technical CollegeSavannahAssociate4,159
South Georgia Technical CollegeAmericusAssociate1,853
Southeastern Technical CollegeVidaliaAssociate920
Swainsboro Technical CollegeSwainsboroAssociate664
Valdosta Technical CollegeValdostaAssociate2,391
West Central Technical CollegeWacoAssociate3,530
West Georgia Technical CollegeLaGrangeAssociate1,755

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Medical Assistants

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for Georgia. 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

GEORGIA

   
Rome310$27,6102.7
Macon610$26,2101.8
Columbus620$24,7201.6
Augusta1,190$27,1801.6
Gainesville370$31,0801.6
Albany280$24,0201.4
Valdosta250$26,0501.4
Warner Robins200$24,5901.2
Athens310$29,1601.2
Savannah480$26,2900.9
Atlanta7,340$29,6900.8
Brunswick70$24,8700.5
Dalton120$27,1400.5
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