3 accredited schools across the Raleigh metro area trained 102 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.
44 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college, the 3rd-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $2,076 ($7,292 out of state).
Public two-year college in Smithfield that reported 33 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $2,432 ($8,576 out of state).
25 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 $25,240 for a program of about 60 weeks.
3 accredited schools in the Raleigh-Cary, NC metro area graduated 102 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was Wake Technical Community College with 44.
Among schools that published a program price, Miller-Motte College-Raleigh in Raleigh listed the lowest total: $25,240 for tuition, books and supplies.
Medical Assistants in the Raleigh-Cary, NC metro earn a median $46,160 a year ($22.19/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $45,140 statewide and $45,690 nationally.
Certificate and diploma programs commonly run about 9 to 12 months; associate degrees take about 2 years.