7 accredited schools across the Portland metro area trained 433 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 two-year college in Multnomah County graduated 242 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24, the most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $18,319 for a program of about 32 weeks.
Private for-profit career school in Portland that reported 79 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24, the 3rd-most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $19,146 for a program of about 36 weeks.
This public two-year college in Multnomah County graduated 56 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24, the 4th-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $4,608 ($9,648 out of state).
This public four-year institution in Clark County graduated 21 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $4,306 ($10,054 out of state).
This public two-year college in Clackamas County graduated 16 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $5,535 ($13,365 out of state).
This public four-year institution in Multnomah County graduated 14 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $4,392 ($8,892 out of state).
Private for-profit four-year institution in Portland that reported 5 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24.
7 accredited schools in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area graduated 433 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was Concorde Career College-Portland with 242.
Among schools that published a program price, Concorde Career College-Portland in Portland listed the lowest total: $18,319 for tuition, books and supplies.
Medical Assistants in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro earn a median $56,240 a year ($27.04/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $50,410 statewide and $45,690 nationally.
Certificate and diploma programs commonly run about 9 to 12 months; associate degrees take about 2 years.