2 accredited schools across the Reno metro area trained 54 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.
40 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit two-year college. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $19,146 for a program of about 8 months.
This private for-profit career school in Washoe County graduated 14 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $16,734 for a program of about 9 months.
2 accredited schools in the Reno, NV metro area graduated 54 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was Carrington College-Reno with 40.
Among schools that published a program price, Milan Institute-Sparks in Sparks listed the lowest total: $16,734 for tuition, books and supplies.
Medical Assistants in the Reno, NV metro earn a median $47,010 a year ($22.60/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.