5 accredited schools across the Louisville metro area trained 219 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 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).
Private for-profit two-year college in Jeffersonville that reported 12 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $15,863 for a program of about 10 months.
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.
5 accredited schools in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area graduated 219 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was MedQuest College with 128.
Among schools that published a program price, Caris College in Jeffersonville listed the lowest total: $15,863 for tuition, books and supplies.
Medical Assistants in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro earn a median $44,450 a year ($21.37/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $39,270 statewide and $45,690 nationally.
Certificate and diploma programs commonly run about 9 to 12 months; associate degrees take about 2 years.