4 accredited schools across the Augusta metro area trained 104 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.
66 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit two-year college. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $21,040 for a program of about 50 weeks.
Public two-year college in Graniteville that reported 15 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $4,536 ($6,408 out of state).
12 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,000 ($6,000 out of state).
Private nonprofit two-year college in Augusta that reported 11 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $15,431.
4 accredited schools in the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro area graduated 104 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was Miller-Motte College-Augusta with 66.
Among schools that published a program price, Miller-Motte College-Augusta in Augusta listed the lowest total: $21,040 for tuition, books and supplies.
Medical Assistants in the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro earn a median $38,470 a year ($18.50/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $41,600 statewide and $45,690 nationally.
Certificate and diploma programs commonly run about 9 to 12 months; associate degrees take about 2 years.