2 accredited schools across the Portland metro area trained 80 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 public two-year college in Cumberland County graduated 41 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24, the most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $2,880 ($5,760 out of state).
39 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit career school, the 2nd-most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $15,810 for a program of about 7 months.
2 accredited schools in the Portland-South Portland, ME metro area graduated 80 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was Southern Maine Community College with 41.
Among schools that published a program price, Northeast Technical Institute in Scarborough listed the lowest total: $15,810 for tuition, books and supplies.
Medical Assistants in the Portland-South Portland, ME metro earn a median $48,540 a year ($23.34/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $47,580 statewide and $45,690 nationally.
Certificate and diploma programs commonly run about 9 to 12 months; associate degrees take about 2 years.