3 accredited schools across the Wilmington metro area trained 42 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.
28 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit four-year institution. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $25,240 for a program of about 15 months.
Public two-year college in Bolivia that reported 9 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $2,432 ($8,576 out of state).
Public two-year college in Wilmington that reported 5 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $2,432 ($8,576 out of state).
3 accredited schools in the Wilmington, NC metro area graduated 42 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was Miller-Motte College-Wilmington with 28.
Among schools that published a program price, Miller-Motte College-Wilmington in Wilmington listed the lowest total: $25,240 for tuition, books and supplies.
Medical Assistants in the Wilmington, NC metro earn a median $42,000 a year ($20.19/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.