2 accredited schools across the York metro area trained 62 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 public career school in York County graduated 48 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24, the 4th-most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $14,055 for a program of about 9 months.
14 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit two-year college. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $34,999 for a program of about 20 months.
2 accredited schools in the York-Hanover, PA metro area graduated 62 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was York County School of Technology-Adult & Continuing Education with 48.
Among schools that published a program price, York County School of Technology-Adult & Continuing Education in York listed the lowest total: $14,055 for tuition, books and supplies.
Medical Assistants in the York-Hanover, PA metro earn a median $43,620 a year ($20.97/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.