2 accredited schools across the Myrtle Beach metro area trained 51 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 Horry County graduated 45 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24, the 2nd-most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $25,240 for a program of about 60 weeks.
6 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $4,200 ($8,568 out of state).
2 accredited schools in the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC metro area graduated 51 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was Miller-Motte College-Conway with 45.
Among schools that published a program price, Miller-Motte College-Conway in Conway listed the lowest total: $25,240 for tuition, books and supplies.
Medical Assistants in the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC metro earn a median $38,950 a year ($18.73/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.