3 accredited schools across the Oxnard metro area trained 88 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.
Public two-year college in Ventura that reported 43 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $1,340 ($8,555 out of state).
This private nonprofit career school in Ventura County graduated 29 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $15,249 for a program of about 30 weeks.
This public career school in Ventura County graduated 16 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $5,162 for a program of about 5 months.
3 accredited schools in the Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA metro area graduated 88 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was Ventura College with 43.
Among schools that published a program price, Ventura Adult and Continuing Education in Ventura listed the lowest total: $5,162 for tuition, books and supplies.
Medical Assistants in the Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA metro earn a median $50,680 a year ($24.36/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.