2 accredited schools across the Yakima metro area trained 44 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 nonprofit two-year college in Yakima County graduated 33 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24.
Public four-year institution in Yakima that reported 11 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $4,623 ($5,157 out of state).
2 accredited schools in the Yakima, WA metro area graduated 44 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was Perry Technical Institute with 33.
Medical Assistants in the Yakima, WA metro earn a median $49,310 a year ($23.71/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $59,290 statewide and $45,690 nationally.
Certificate and diploma programs commonly run about 9 to 12 months; associate degrees take about 2 years.