2 accredited schools across the Scranton metro area trained 57 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.
Private for-profit career school in Forty Fort that reported 34 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $13,694.
Private for-profit two-year college in Scranton that reported 23 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $14,237.
2 accredited schools in the Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA metro area graduated 57 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was Fortis Institute-Forty Fort with 34.
Medical Assistants in the Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA metro earn a median $42,760 a year ($20.56/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.