12 accredited schools across the Cleveland metro area trained 212 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, a proxy for program size and stability.
This private for-profit two-year college in Cuyahoga County graduated 49 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24, the 4th-most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $17,414 for a program of about 10 months.
Private nonprofit four-year institution in Parma that reported 28 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $19,067.
This private for-profit career school in Lorain County graduated 26 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $16,297 for a program of about 30 weeks.
24 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private nonprofit two-year college. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $16,254.
23 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,736 ($8,736 out of state).
20 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit two-year college. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $8,820.
This public four-year institution in Lorain County graduated 10 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,655 ($8,250 out of state).
Public two-year college in Kirtland that reported 10 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,322 ($8,685 out of state).
This public four-year institution in Ashtabula County graduated 6 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $7,325 ($16,438 out of state).
Public career school in Medina that reported 6 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $10,082 for a program of about 9 months.
This public career school in Cuyahoga County graduated 6 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24.
This private nonprofit four-year institution in Cuyahoga County graduated 4 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $10,104.
12 accredited schools in the Cleveland, OH metro area graduated 212 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was Valley College-Cleveland with 49.
Among schools that published a program price, Medina County Career Center in Medina listed the lowest total: $10,082 for tuition, books and supplies.
Medical Assistants in the Cleveland, OH metro earn a median $43,830 a year ($21.07/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $42,810 statewide and $45,690 nationally.
Certificate and diploma programs commonly run about 9 to 12 months; associate degrees take about 2 years.