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Medical assistant program at Petra College
Hammond, LA · Private for-profit less-than-2-year · (985) 318-7880 · School website
The program in figures
- Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (1 to under 2 years)
- $10,145
- Books and suppliesIPEDS 2024-25
- $1,175
- Listed cost
- $11,320
- LengthIPEDS
- 918 clock hours, 7 months
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 9
- Typical pay for medical assistantsBLS OEWS May 2025, Hammond, LA
- $36,680
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About this program
Petra College awarded 9 medical assistant credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its second largest career program of 4 we list. Its listed tuition of $10,145 compares with a Louisiana median wage of $36,320 for medical assistants (BLS, May 2025).
On Louisiana's WIOA eligible training provider list
People who meet WIOA's rules for training services can have their local workforce board pay for a program on the state's eligible training provider list. Limits vary by area. How WIOA training funds work.
| Listed program | Tuition and fees | Length | Completed | Employed, 2nd quarter | Median earnings, 2nd quarter | Students who exited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medical AssistantCma · In person · CIP 51.0801 | $5,000+ $3,000 books | 32 weeks, 40 hours a week | 100% | 100% | $3,946 | 95 |
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171): programs on state lists as of June 30, 2025; outcomes for all students who exited between July 2021 and June 2025, not only WIOA-funded ones. Median earnings are one quarter's pay in the second quarter after exit. Suppressed means DOL withheld the figure (a small group, nothing reported, or a data quality hold); for length it can also mean a competency-based program. Matched to this page by provider name, address and field of study (CIP code).
DOL marks this state's outcome reporting with a data quality note: read completion and employment figures with care.
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