7 accredited schools across the Las Vegas metro area trained 813 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 two-year college in Clark County graduated 415 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24, the most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $15,499 for a program of about 36 weeks.
Private for-profit career school in Las Vegas that reported 171 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24, the 2nd-most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $19,000 for a program of about 36 weeks.
Private for-profit two-year college in Las Vegas that reported 100 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24, the 3rd-most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $17,257 for a program of about 35 weeks.
46 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit two-year college, the 4th-most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $18,491 for a program of about 43 weeks.
Private for-profit two-year college in Las Vegas that reported 42 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24, the 5th-most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $19,146 for a program of about 36 weeks.
28 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit four-year institution. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $16,188.
Private for-profit career school in Las Vegas that reported 11 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $15,209 for a program of about 9 months.
7 accredited schools in the Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metro area graduated 813 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was Northwest Career College with 415.
Among schools that published a program price, Milan Institute-Las Vegas in Las Vegas listed the lowest total: $15,209 for tuition, books and supplies.
Medical Assistants in the Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metro earn a median $44,220 a year ($21.26/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $45,200 statewide and $45,690 nationally.
Certificate and diploma programs commonly run about 9 to 12 months; associate degrees take about 2 years.