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Medical Assisting Schools in Tennessee
39 schools in Tennessee offer medical assisting-related programs, compared below on official cost, completion, and earnings data. Prefer to earn while you learn? 17 registered apprenticeship programs in Tennessee train medical assisting apprentices — see apprenticeships.
Occupation pay is what working medical assisting professionals in Tennessee earn (all experience levels) — school "earnings" figures above are medians for each school's recent federally-aided students across all its programs, which read lower.
Official license records related to medical assisting in Tennessee
From the U.S. Department of Labor's License Finder — these may include contractor, specialty, or related licenses beyond entry-level requirements:
- CERTIFIED MEDICAL ASSISTANT — Department of Health~Division of Health Related Boards~Division of Health Related Boards
- Medical Surgical Assistant Registry — Department of Health~Board of Medical Examiners
- PODIATRIC X-RAY OPERATORS — Department of Health~Division of Health Related Boards~Division of Health Related Boards
- CHIROPRACTIC THERAPY ASSISTANT — Department of Health~Division of Health Related Boards~Division of Health Related Boards
- MEDICAL SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE — Department of Health~Division of Regulatory Boards~Division of Regulatory Boards
- PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSISTANT — Department of Health~Division of Health Related Boards~Division of Health Related Boards
Wage and license data provided by CareerOneStop, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (DOLETA) and Minnesota DEED.
Schools, ranked by earnings per tuition dollar
| School | City | Type | Net price / yr | Completion | Earnings (10 yr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roane State Community College | Harriman | public | $4,270 | 35.5% | $39,407 |
| Columbia State Community College | Columbia | public | $4,734 | 30.9% | $40,256 |
| Dyersburg State Community College | Dyersburg | public | $4,612 | 31.8% | $36,132 |
| Southwest Tennessee Community College | Memphis | public | $4,754 | 19.2% | $34,071 |
| Chattanooga State Community College | Chattanooga | public | $5,283 | 28% | $37,598 |
| Walters State Community College | Morristown | public | $5,387 | 35% | $37,085 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Murfreesboro | Murfreesboro | public | $6,631 | 75.3% | $40,869 |
| Cleveland State Community College | Cleveland | public | $6,384 | 30.5% | $36,671 |
| Nashville State Community College | Nashville | public | $6,777 | 23.7% | $38,519 |
| Jackson State Community College | Jackson | public | $6,236 | 28.3% | $35,224 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Hartsville | Hartsville | public | $7,194 | 79.1% | $40,469 |
| Volunteer State Community College | Gallatin | public | $7,802 | 27.2% | $41,150 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jackson | Jackson | public | $8,472 | 77.3% | $38,383 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology Northwest | Newbern | public | $9,698 | 66.5% | $38,514 |
| TCAT Athens | Athens | public | $12,758 | 75.9% | $40,540 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jacksboro | Jacksboro | public | $12,746 | 82.2% | $36,449 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Harriman | Harriman | public | $11,148 | 70.1% | $31,591 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Livingston | Livingston | public | $12,612 | 76% | $33,497 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Pulaski | Pulaski | public | $15,269 | 72.1% | $40,368 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Dickson | Dickson | public | $14,780 | 75.5% | $36,829 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology Nashville | Nashville | public | $15,816 | 70.5% | $38,955 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Memphis | Memphis | public | $14,315 | 47.2% | $31,192 |
| South College | Knoxville | private for-profit | $17,858 | 44.1% | $36,642 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Oneida-Huntsville | Huntsville | public | $15,875 | 71.6% | $31,949 |
| Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Knoxville | Knoxville | public | $20,012 | 70.8% | $37,235 |
| Genesis Career College-Cookeville | Cookeville | private for-profit | $12,321 | 49.4% | $22,652 |
| Herzing University-Nashville | Nashville | private nonprofit | $20,537 | not reported | $36,909 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Johnson City | Johnson City | private for-profit | $19,832 | 56.4% | $33,079 |
| Genesis Career College-Lebanon | Lebanon | private for-profit | $15,107 | 54% | $24,977 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Knoxville | Knoxville | private for-profit | $20,277 | 73% | $30,072 |
| Fortis Institute-Cookeville | Cookeville | private for-profit | $23,582 | 58.1% | $34,509 |
| Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga | Chattanooga | private for-profit | $23,958 | 54.4% | $31,102 |
| Concorde Career College-Memphis | Memphis | private for-profit | $24,563 | 68.2% | $31,599 |
| Remington College-Memphis Campus | Memphis | private nonprofit | $26,572 | 45.8% | $31,349 |
| Fortis Institute-Nashville | Nashville | private for-profit | $29,039 | 51.7% | $32,886 |
| Remington College-Nashville Campus | Nashville | private nonprofit | $29,098 | 63.3% | $31,349 |
| Chattanooga College Medical Dental and & Technical Careers | Chattanooga | private for-profit | $33,625 | 66.4% | $25,954 |
| Health-Tech Institute of Memphis | Memphis | private for-profit | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Academy of Allied Health Careers | Chattanooga | private for-profit | $12,410 | 61.5% | not reported |
Ranking = median earnings 10 years after entry per $1,000 of average yearly net price (methodology). Figures are institution-wide federal medians for each school as a whole — not medical assisting graduates specifically. Schools without both figures sort last — "not reported" means the federal dataset lacks the value, not that the school is bad.
Common questions: Medical Assisting school in Tennessee
- How much do Medical Assisting schools cost in Tennessee?
- The median annual net price (what students actually pay after aid) across 39 medical assisting schools in Tennessee is $12,752. Individual schools range widely — the table above shows each school's real cost, not sticker price.
- Can you get paid to train as a medical assisting in Tennessee?
- Yes — Tennessee has 17 registered apprenticeship programs where you earn wages while you train instead of paying tuition. See the medical assisting apprenticeships page for the current list.
- What does a medical assisting earn in Tennessee?
- Working medical assisting professionals in Tennessee earn a median of $39,570 per year, ranging from about $34,840 to $48,540 (U.S. Department of Labor). This is what people in the job earn, which differs from a school's reported graduate-earnings figure.
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