Medical Assistant Programs in the Baton Rouge area

Baton Rouge, LA metro area

Programs

6 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$36,900

medical assistants, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$15,050

of 3 with a cost, IPEDS

Medical Assistant Programs in the Baton Rouge area at a glance

Open to the public: 7 programs: 7 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from Baton Rouge: 6 within 10 miles; nearest 1.6 miles, farthest 15.5 miles
Listed program cost: 3 of 7 list one: $15,050 to $15,495, middle $15,050 (IPEDS)
Program length: 3 colleges list a length: 8 months to 9 months (IPEDS)
Length on the WIOA list: 5 listed programs give weeks: 16 to 36 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 432 medical assistant awards at the 7 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 5 of 7 on Louisiana's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle 100% of exiters employed in the second quarter (5 report it); middle completion 49% (5 report it)
Pay here: $36,900 median for medical assistants ($17.74 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $29,240 to $46,580; 2,180 employed in the metro area; Louisiana median $36,320 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Remington College-Baton Rouge Campus	Baton Rouge	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	33	1.6
Unitech Training Academy-Baton RougeWIOA list	Baton Rouge	Certificate	$15,495	9 months	16	1.7
Fortis College-Baton RougeWIOA list	Baton Rouge	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	162	2.4
Medical Training CollegeWIOA list	Baton Rouge	Certificate	$15,050	8 months	40	2.8
Delta College of Arts & TechnologyWIOA list	Baton Rouge	Certificate	$15,050	8 months	31	6.2
Baton Rouge Community College	Baton Rouge	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	13	6.4
River Parishes Community CollegeWIOA list	Gonzales	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	137	15.5

WIOA in Louisiana: 1,748 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 58 of them Medical assistant.
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