2 accredited schools across the Hammond metro area trained 29 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.
This private for-profit career school in Tangipahoa Parish graduated 20 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $7,470 for a program of about 9 months.
9 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit career school.
2 accredited schools in the Hammond, LA metro area graduated 29 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was Compass Career College with 20.
Among schools that published a program price, Compass Career College in Hammond listed the lowest total: $7,470 for tuition, books and supplies.
Medical Assistants in the Hammond, LA metro earn a median $36,680 a year ($17.64/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.