7 accredited schools across the Fresno metro area trained 713 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.
349 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 $19,900 for a program of about 36 weeks.
This private for-profit two-year college in Fresno County graduated 132 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $21,997 for a program of about 37 weeks.
Public four-year institution in Fresno that reported 130 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $1,288 ($9,408 out of state).
Private for-profit two-year college in Clovis that reported 80 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $18,422 for a program of about 9 months.
Private nonprofit four-year institution in Fresno that reported 14 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $10,104.
7 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit career school.
Private for-profit career school in Clovis that reported 1 Medical Assistant graduate in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $14,485 for a program of about 9 months.
7 accredited schools in the Fresno, CA metro area graduated 713 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was UEI College-Fresno with 349.
Among schools that published a program price, Milan Institute-Clovis in Clovis listed the lowest total: $14,485 for tuition, books and supplies.
Medical Assistants in the Fresno, CA metro earn a median $46,500 a year ($22.36/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $49,660 statewide and $45,690 nationally.
Certificate and diploma programs commonly run about 9 to 12 months; associate degrees take about 2 years.