18 accredited schools across the Riverside metro area trained 1,772 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, a proxy for program size and stability.
This private for-profit career school in Riverside County graduated 338 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24, the 4th-most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $19,900 for a program of about 36 weeks.
Private for-profit career school in Ontario that reported 256 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $19,900 for a program of about 36 weeks.
215 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit two-year college. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $18,481 for a program of about 32 weeks.
163 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit two-year college. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $20,691 for a program of about 9 months.
Private for-profit career school in Cathedral City that reported 153 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $17,750 for a program of about 40 weeks.
Private for-profit two-year college in Riverside that reported 133 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $18,491 for a program of about 40 weeks.
106 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit two-year college. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $21,997 for a program of about 36 weeks.
97 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit two-year college. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $21,997 for a program of about 9 months.
This private for-profit two-year college in San Bernardino County graduated 70 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $21,997 for a program of about 9 months.
66 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public career school. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $12,703 for a program of about 21 weeks.
36 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $1,380 ($11,190 out of state).
This private for-profit two-year college in Riverside County graduated 28 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $21,997 for a program of about 9 months.
28 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $1,402 ($10,102 out of state).
Private for-profit four-year institution in Ontario that reported 23 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $14,804.
Private for-profit two-year college in Riverside that reported 22 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $17,995 for a program of about 9 months.
Private for-profit four-year institution in Riverside that reported 18 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $14,804.
Private for-profit career school in Palm Desert that reported 12 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24.
This public two-year college in Riverside County graduated 8 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $1,380 ($11,250 out of state).
18 accredited schools in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro area graduated 1,772 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was UEI College-Riverside with 338.
Among schools that published a program price, Riverside County Office of Education-School of Career Education in Riverside listed the lowest total: $12,703 for tuition, books and supplies.
Medical Assistants in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro earn a median $46,700 a year ($22.45/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.