2 accredited schools across the Battle Creek metro area trained 40 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 career school in Battle Creek that reported 33 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $16,297 for a program of about 30 weeks.
Public two-year college in Battle Creek that reported 7 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,150 ($7,254 out of state).
2 accredited schools in the Battle Creek, MI metro area graduated 40 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was Ross Medical Education Center-Battle Creek with 33.
Among schools that published a program price, Ross Medical Education Center-Battle Creek in Battle Creek listed the lowest total: $16,297 for tuition, books and supplies.
Medical Assistants in the Battle Creek, MI metro earn a median $39,980 a year ($19.22/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $39,870 statewide and $45,690 nationally.
Certificate and diploma programs commonly run about 9 to 12 months; associate degrees take about 2 years.