2 accredited schools across the Charleston metro area trained 35 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.
Private for-profit career school in Charleston that reported 21 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $16,297 for a program of about 30 weeks.
This private for-profit two-year college in Kanawha County graduated 14 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $12,795.
2 accredited schools in the Charleston, WV metro area graduated 35 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was Ross Medical Education Center-Charleston with 21.
Among schools that published a program price, Ross Medical Education Center-Charleston in Charleston listed the lowest total: $16,297 for tuition, books and supplies.
Medical Assistants in the Charleston, WV metro earn a median $38,190 a year ($18.36/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $37,180 statewide and $45,690 nationally.
Certificate and diploma programs commonly run about 9 to 12 months; associate degrees take about 2 years.