2 accredited schools across the Lansing metro area trained 73 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 Eaton County graduated 58 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24, the 5th-most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $16,297 for a program of about 30 weeks.
Public two-year college in Lansing that reported 15 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,510 ($10,530 out of state).
2 accredited schools in the Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area graduated 73 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was Ross Medical Education Center-Lansing with 58.
Among schools that published a program price, Ross Medical Education Center-Lansing in Lansing listed the lowest total: $16,297 for tuition, books and supplies.
Medical Assistants in the Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro earn a median $38,600 a year ($18.56/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.