2 accredited schools across the Alexandria metro area trained 80 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 Alexandria that reported 46 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $18,381 for a program of about 36 weeks.
This private for-profit career school in Rapides Parish graduated 34 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $15,895 for a program of about 36 weeks.
2 accredited schools in the Alexandria, LA metro area graduated 80 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was Blue Cliff College-Alexandria with 46.
Among schools that published a program price, Unitech Training Academy-Alexandria in Alexandria listed the lowest total: $15,895 for tuition, books and supplies.
Medical Assistants in the Alexandria, LA metro earn a median $34,290 a year ($16.49/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $36,320 statewide and $45,690 nationally.
Certificate and diploma programs commonly run about 9 to 12 months; associate degrees take about 2 years.