3 accredited schools across the Cape Coral metro area trained 211 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 Lee County graduated 184 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24, the 5th-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $14,969.
18 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public career school. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $6,131 for a program of about 12 months.
9 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college.
3 accredited schools in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL metro area graduated 211 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was Southern Technical College with 184.
Among schools that published a program price, Cape Coral Technical College in Cape Coral listed the lowest total: $6,131 for tuition, books and supplies.
Medical Assistants in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL metro earn a median $42,860 a year ($20.61/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $43,680 statewide and $45,690 nationally.
Certificate and diploma programs commonly run about 9 to 12 months; associate degrees take about 2 years.