4 accredited schools across the El Paso metro area trained 262 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.
146 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 $17,257 for a program of about 35 weeks.
This private for-profit four-year institution in El Paso County graduated 80 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $16,840 for a program of about 8 months.
Public two-year college in El Paso that reported 32 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $2,784 ($4,824 out of state).
Private for-profit four-year institution in El Paso that reported 4 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $14,000.
4 accredited schools in the El Paso, TX metro area graduated 262 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was Pima Medical Institute-El Paso with 146.
Among schools that published a program price, Western Technical College in El Paso listed the lowest total: $16,840 for tuition, books and supplies.
Medical Assistants in the El Paso, TX metro earn a median $35,790 a year ($17.21/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $39,520 statewide and $45,690 nationally.
Certificate and diploma programs commonly run about 9 to 12 months; associate degrees take about 2 years.