3 accredited schools across the Montgomery metro area trained 92 medical assistants in 2023–24. Here’s how they compare on cost, length and size, plus what the job pays locally.
Updated October 2026 · Data: IPEDS 2023–24, BLS May 2025
Sorted by number of 2023–24 graduates (IPEDS), a proxy for program size and stability.
73 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit career school, the 3rd-most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $17,301 for a program of about 36 weeks.
Public two-year college in Montgomery that reported 18 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,810 ($7,620 out of state).
Private for-profit four-year institution in Montgomery that reported 1 Medical Assistant graduate in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $15,732.
3 accredited schools in the Montgomery, AL metro area graduated 92 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was Fortis College-Montgomery with 73.
Among schools that published a program price, Fortis College-Montgomery in Montgomery listed the lowest total: $17,301 for tuition, books and supplies.
Medical Assistants in the Montgomery, AL metro earn a median $35,810 a year ($17.22/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $36,100 statewide and $45,690 nationally.
Certificate and diploma programs commonly run about 9 to 12 months; associate degrees take about 2 years.