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Medical Assisting in Georgia

The minimum education required to be a medical assistant in Georgia is a high school diploma or GED. There is no required in the state for medical assistants to be licensed or have a certification credential.

Georgia is a good place to become a medical assistant. There are many accredited training programs in the state and a lot of jobs in the medical assisting field. According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics there are 20,740 people employed as medical assistants in Georgia.

In fact, this equates to 5.05 medical assistants for every 1,000 employees in the state. The metropolitan area of Atlanta, Sandy Springs and Roswell ranks number six in the entire country for the number of medical assisting jobs available.


Medical assistants in Georgia can expect to earn on average $14.43 per hour, or $30,020 per year. The best jobs and higher salaries are most likely to be offered to Registered or Certified Medical Assistants, so it is worth doing your training on an accredited program so that you are eligible to sit the relevant certification exam and gain a credential.

The Georgia Society of Medical Assistants (GSMA) is the state society of the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA) and has local chapters in:

  • Central Savannah River Area
  • Cobb
  • Dougherty
  • Hall
  • Lowndes
  • Muscogee
  • Paulding County
  • Rome
  • Thomas

Georgia Medical Assistant Schools and Programs

Woodruff Medical

Woodruff Medical offers a multi-skilled medical assisting program at its Gainesville and Duluth campuses and offers students the convenience of day or evening classes. Education is provided through interactive classes that focus on the essential skills and knowledge required for employment as a medical assistant. Students will also get on the job training in a real world setting on a professional externship.

Certificate

  • Length: 40.5 credit hours
  • Cost – Not available
  • Job Placement Rate – Not available

Brown Mackie College

At its campus in Atlanta, Brown Mackie College offers an Associate of Applied Science degree program in medical assisting. On this program, students will develop competencies in medical office administration, clinical and laboratory procedures. Classes will also cover theoretical subjects, such as medical terminology, anatomy and physiology.

Degree

  • Length: 24 months
  • Cost: $32,601
  • Job Placement Rate: 85%

Lanier Technical College

Lanier Technical College offers both diploma and degree medical assistant programs at its campuses in Oakwood, Forsyth and Winder-Barrow. The programs are CAAHEP accredited and students are encouraged to sit the CMA (Certified Medical Assistant) examination to enhance their employment prospects. Students will be required to complete an unpaid, supervised externship in order to gain real world experience prior to completing their training.

Diploma

  • Length: 74 weeks
  • Cost: $6,365
  • Job Placement Rate: 97%

Degree

  • Length: 70 credit hours
  • Cost: $9,312
  • Job Placement Rate: Not available