5 accredited schools across the Hartford metro area trained 275 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.
115 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit career school, the 3rd-most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $22,774 for a program of about 9 months.
Public two-year college in New Britain that reported 59 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24, the 4th-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $4,392 ($13,200 out of state).
This private for-profit two-year college in Capitol Planning Region graduated 52 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24, the 5th-most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $19,495 for a program of about 45 weeks.
This private nonprofit four-year institution in Capitol Planning Region graduated 34 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $19,988.
This private for-profit career school in Capitol Planning Region graduated 15 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24.
5 accredited schools in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area graduated 275 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was Lincoln Technical Institute-New Britain with 115.
Among schools that published a program price, American Institute-West Hartford in West Hartford listed the lowest total: $19,495 for tuition, books and supplies.
Medical Assistants in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro earn a median $46,880 a year ($22.54/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $47,430 statewide and $45,690 nationally.
Certificate and diploma programs commonly run about 9 to 12 months; associate degrees take about 2 years.