4 accredited schools across the Providence metro area trained 190 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 two-year college in Lincoln that reported 135 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $22,830 for a program of about 9 months.
This private for-profit career school in Bristol County graduated 38 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24, the 2nd-most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $16,600 for a program of about 7 months.
11 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public career school.
6 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $576 ($5,520 out of state).
4 accredited schools in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area graduated 190 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was Lincoln Technical Institute-Lincoln with 135.
Among schools that published a program price, Motoring Technical Training Institute in Seekonk listed the lowest total: $16,600 for tuition, books and supplies.
Medical Assistants in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro earn a median $47,020 a year ($22.61/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $47,190 statewide and $45,690 nationally.
Certificate and diploma programs commonly run about 9 to 12 months; associate degrees take about 2 years.