2 accredited schools across the South Bend metro area trained 63 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.
55 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit career school. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $16,297 for a program of about 30 weeks.
This public two-year college in Cass County graduated 8 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $4,325 ($6,169 out of state).
2 accredited schools in the South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI metro area graduated 63 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was Ross Medical Education Center-Granger with 55.
Among schools that published a program price, Ross Medical Education Center-Granger in Granger listed the lowest total: $16,297 for tuition, books and supplies.
Medical Assistants in the South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI metro earn a median $44,600 a year ($21.44/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $45,110 statewide and $45,690 nationally.
Certificate and diploma programs commonly run about 9 to 12 months; associate degrees take about 2 years.