2 accredited schools across the Dover metro area trained 61 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 public four-year institution in Kent County graduated 32 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $4,575 ($11,438 out of state).
29 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public career school.
2 accredited schools in the Dover, DE metro area graduated 61 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was Delaware Technical Community College-Terry with 32.
Medical Assistants in the Dover, DE metro earn a median $41,000 a year ($19.71/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $44,490 statewide and $45,690 nationally.
Certificate and diploma programs commonly run about 9 to 12 months; associate degrees take about 2 years.