10 accredited schools across the Denver metro area trained 863 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 nonprofit career school in Denver County graduated 180 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24, the most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $6,970 for a program of about 29 weeks.
178 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit two-year college, the 2nd-most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $18,025 for a program of about 35 weeks.
Public four-year institution in Westminster that reported 149 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24, the 3rd-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,940 ($16,174 out of state).
Private for-profit four-year institution in Aurora that reported 140 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24, the 4th-most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $17,316 for a program of about 32 weeks.
This private for-profit two-year college in Arapahoe County graduated 93 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $18,025 for a program of about 35 weeks.
Public two-year college in Aurora that reported 53 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,900 ($7,800 out of state).
Public four-year institution in Denver that reported 27 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,941 ($16,174 out of state).
23 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public four-year institution. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,936 ($16,176 out of state).
13 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public career school.
This public four-year institution in Arapahoe County graduated 7 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,940 ($16,174 out of state).
10 accredited schools in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area graduated 863 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was National Institute for Medical Assistant Advancement (NIMAA) with 180.
Among schools that published a program price, National Institute for Medical Assistant Advancement (NIMAA) in Denver listed the lowest total: $6,970 for tuition, books and supplies.
Medical Assistants in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro earn a median $49,700 a year ($23.90/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.