6 accredited schools across the Allentown metro area trained 165 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.
113 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit two-year college, the most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $22,815 for a program of about 9 months.
Public two-year college in Schnecksville that reported 17 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,750 ($11,225 out of state).
This private for-profit two-year college in Lehigh County graduated 16 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $21,040 for a program of about 13 months.
This public two-year college in Northampton County graduated 15 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,750 ($11,250 out of state).
3 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $4,920 ($5,520 out of state).
1 Medical Assistant credential awarded in 2023–24 at this private nonprofit four-year institution. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $43,000.
6 accredited schools in the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ metro area graduated 165 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was Lincoln Technical Institute-Allentown with 113.
Among schools that published a program price, Miller-Motte College-Berks Technical Institute-Allentown in Allentown listed the lowest total: $21,040 for tuition, books and supplies.
Medical Assistants in the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ metro earn a median $45,400 a year ($21.83/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $43,920 statewide and $45,690 nationally.
Certificate and diploma programs commonly run about 9 to 12 months; associate degrees take about 2 years.