2 accredited schools across the Owensboro metro area trained 34 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.
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.
2 accredited schools in the Owensboro, KY metro area graduated 34 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was Owensboro Community and Technical College with 22.
Among schools that published a program price, Ross Medical Education Center-Owensboro in Owensboro listed the lowest total: $16,297 for tuition, books and supplies.
Medical Assistants in the Owensboro, KY metro earn a median $37,020 a year ($17.80/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.