2 accredited schools across the Flint metro area trained 65 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 career school in Genesee County graduated 40 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $16,297 for a program of about 30 weeks.
Private for-profit career school in Davison that reported 25 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.
2 accredited schools in the Flint, MI metro area graduated 65 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was Ross Medical Education Center-Flint with 40.
Among schools that published a program price, Ross Medical Education Center-Flint in Flint listed the lowest total: $16,297 for tuition, books and supplies.
Medical Assistants in the Flint, MI metro earn a median $37,500 a year ($18.03/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.