2 accredited schools across the Pensacola metro area trained 50 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 Pensacola that reported 45 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $14,511.
5 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public four-year institution. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $1,871 ($7,483 out of state).
2 accredited schools in the Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL metro area graduated 50 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was Fortis Institute-Pensacola with 45.
Medical Assistants in the Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL metro earn a median $38,760 a year ($18.64/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.