3 accredited schools across the Charleston metro area trained 68 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 Charleston County graduated 31 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24, the 3rd-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $22,384.
Private for-profit two-year college in Charleston that reported 27 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24, the 4th-most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $25,240 for a program of about 15 months.
10 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $4,529 ($8,571 out of state).
3 accredited schools in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC metro area graduated 68 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was Southeastern College-Charleston with 31.
Among schools that published a program price, Miller-Motte College-Charleston in Charleston listed the lowest total: $25,240 for tuition, books and supplies.
Medical Assistants in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC metro earn a median $45,600 a year ($21.92/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $41,160 statewide and $45,690 nationally.
Certificate and diploma programs commonly run about 9 to 12 months; associate degrees take about 2 years.