Medical Assistant Programs in the New Orleans area

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area

Programs

4 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$36,780

medical assistants, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$13,080

of 3 with a cost, IPEDS

Medical Assistant Programs in the New Orleans area at a glance

Open to the public: 4 programs: 4 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
Distance from New Orleans: 4 within 10 miles; nearest 1.1 miles, farthest 3.1 miles
Listed program cost: 3 of 4 list one: $13,080 to $16,683, middle $15,495 (IPEDS)
Program length: 3 colleges list a length: 9 months each (IPEDS)
Length on the WIOA list: 2 listed programs give weeks: 36 each weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 111 medical assistant awards at the 4 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 2 of 4 on Louisiana's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Pay here: $36,780 median for medical assistants ($17.69 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $30,900 to $46,500; 2,870 employed in the metro area; Louisiana median $36,320 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
Blue Cliff College-Metairie	Metairie	Certificate	$16,683	9 months	75	1.1
Herzing University-New Orleans	Metairie	Associate	Not reported	Not reported	1	2.6
Healthcare Training InstituteWIOA list	Kenner	Certificate	$13,080	9 months	2	3.1
Unitech Training Academy-New OrleansWIOA list	New Orleans	Certificate	$15,495	9 months	33	3.1

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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