4 accredited schools across the Dayton metro area trained 124 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 career school in Greene County graduated 48 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24, the 5th-most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $16,297 for a program of about 30 weeks.
Public four-year institution in Dayton that reported 43 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $2,755 ($7,636 out of state).
This private for-profit two-year college in Montgomery County graduated 27 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $13,789.
Public four-year institution in Piqua that reported 6 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,728 ($7,455 out of state).
4 accredited schools in the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH metro area graduated 124 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was Ross Medical Education Center-Dayton with 48.
Among schools that published a program price, Ross Medical Education Center-Dayton in Fairborn listed the lowest total: $16,297 for tuition, books and supplies.
Medical Assistants in the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH metro earn a median $43,610 a year ($20.97/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.