21 accredited Kentucky schools graduated 817 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. Compare them by city below, with published costs, program length and what medical assistants earn in Kentucky.
Updated October 2026 · Data: IPEDS 2023–24, BLS May 2025
Private for-profit two-year college in Louisville that reported 128 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24, the most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $17,311 for a program of about 10 months.
This public two-year college in Jefferson County graduated 58 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24, the 4th-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $4,464 ($6,000 out of state).
This private for-profit two-year college in Jefferson County graduated 12 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $13,040.
9 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit four-year institution. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $14,220.
Public two-year college in Hopkinsville that reported 53 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24, the 5th-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $4,464 ($6,000 out of state).
This private for-profit two-year college in Christian County graduated 45 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $16,297 for a program of about 30 weeks.
91 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college, the 3rd-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $4,464 ($6,000 out of state).
Private nonprofit career school in Lexington that reported 7 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $14,995 for a program of about 9 months.
22 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $4,464 ($6,000 out of state).
12 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit career school. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $16,297 for a program of about 30 weeks.
116 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college, the 2nd-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $4,464 ($6,000 out of state).
This private for-profit career school in Warren County graduated 52 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $16,297 for a program of about 30 weeks.
This public two-year college in Henderson County graduated 43 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $4,464 ($6,000 out of state).
Public two-year college in Florence that reported 33 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $4,464 ($6,000 out of state).
This private for-profit career school in Kenton County graduated 29 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $16,297 for a program of about 30 weeks.
26 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $4,464 ($6,000 out of state).
Public two-year college in Somerset that reported 25 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $4,464 ($6,000 out of state).
Private for-profit career school in Richmond that reported 22 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $15,600 for a program of about 54 weeks.
This private nonprofit career school in Campbell County graduated 16 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $9,585 for a program of about 35 weeks.
This private for-profit four-year institution in Pike County graduated 15 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $11,484.
This public two-year college in Boyd County graduated 3 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $4,464 ($6,000 out of state).
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We list 21 accredited Kentucky schools that graduated Medical Assistant students in 2023–24, 10 of them public. Together they awarded 817 Medical Assistant credentials that year.
8 Kentucky schools published a program price. Tuition plus books and supplies ranged from $9,585 to $17,311, with a median of $16,297. Community colleges often charge by credit hour instead, so check each school’s net price calculator.
The median medical assistant in Kentucky earns $39,270 a year ($18.88 an hour), according to BLS data for May 2025, versus $45,690 nationally. The top 10% earn $47,940 or more.
MedQuest College in Louisville reported the most Medical Assistant graduates in Kentucky: 128 in 2023–24.
Among Kentucky programs that reported a schedule, the median length is about 30 weeks of full-time study. Certificate and diploma programs commonly run about 9 to 12 months; associate degrees take about 2 years.
Common certifications: CMA (AAMA), RMA (AMT) and CCMA (NHA). The CMA requires graduating from a CAAHEP- or ABHES-accredited program..