2 accredited schools across the Port St. Lucie metro area trained 58 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 St. Lucie County graduated 42 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $13,817.
Public four-year institution in Fort Pierce that reported 16 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $2,496 ($9,360 out of state).
2 accredited schools in the Port St. Lucie, FL metro area graduated 58 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was Fortis Institute-Port Saint Lucie with 42.
Medical Assistants in the Port St. Lucie, FL metro earn a median $44,280 a year ($21.29/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.