2 accredited schools across the San Luis Obispo metro area trained 6 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.
This private for-profit two-year college in San Luis Obispo County graduated 5 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $9,820.
1 Medical Assistant credential awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $1,288 ($10,948 out of state).
2 accredited schools in the San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA metro area graduated 6 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was Central California School of Continuing Education with 5.
Medical Assistants in the San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA metro earn a median $49,520 a year ($23.81/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.