2 accredited schools across the Chattanooga metro area trained 235 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 four-year institution in Hamilton County graduated 156 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24, the 2nd-most in the state.
79 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit career school, the 3rd-most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $5,800 for a program of about 5 months.
2 accredited schools in the Chattanooga, TN-GA metro area graduated 235 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was Miller-Motte College-Chattanooga with 156.
Among schools that published a program price, Academy of Allied Health Careers in Chattanooga listed the lowest total: $5,800 for tuition, books and supplies.
Medical Assistants in the Chattanooga, TN-GA metro earn a median $40,160 a year ($19.31/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $39,570 statewide and $45,690 nationally.
Certificate and diploma programs commonly run about 9 to 12 months; associate degrees take about 2 years.