3 accredited schools across the Monroe metro area trained 90 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 career school in West Monroe that reported 53 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $15,895 for a program of about 36 weeks.
This private for-profit two-year college in Ouachita Parish graduated 27 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $21,040 for a program of about 50 weeks.
Public two-year college in Monroe that reported 10 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,214.
3 accredited schools in the Monroe, LA metro area graduated 90 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was Unitech Training Academy-West Monroe with 53.
Among schools that published a program price, Unitech Training Academy-West Monroe in West Monroe listed the lowest total: $15,895 for tuition, books and supplies.
Medical Assistants in the Monroe, LA metro earn a median $34,430 a year ($16.55/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.