3 accredited schools across the Colorado Springs metro area trained 150 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.
Private for-profit two-year college in Colorado Springs that reported 75 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $18,034 for a program of about 35 weeks.
This private for-profit two-year college in El Paso County graduated 61 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $23,118 for a program of about 12 months.
Public four-year institution in Colorado Springs that reported 14 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,941 ($16,173 out of state).
3 accredited schools in the Colorado Springs, CO metro area graduated 150 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was Pima Medical Institute-Colorado Springs with 75.
Among schools that published a program price, Pima Medical Institute-Colorado Springs in Colorado Springs listed the lowest total: $18,034 for tuition, books and supplies.
Medical Assistants in the Colorado Springs, CO metro earn a median $45,730 a year ($21.99/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $48,400 statewide and $45,690 nationally.
Certificate and diploma programs commonly run about 9 to 12 months; associate degrees take about 2 years.