3 accredited schools across the Shreveport metro area trained 201 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.
92 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private nonprofit four-year institution, the 3rd-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $23,560.
Private for-profit career school in Shreveport that reported 70 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $18,450 for a program of about 36 weeks.
Public two-year college in Bossier City that reported 39 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,435.
3 accredited schools in the Shreveport-Bossier City, LA metro area graduated 201 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was Remington College-Shreveport Campus with 92.
Among schools that published a program price, Ayers Career College in Shreveport listed the lowest total: $18,450 for tuition, books and supplies.
Medical Assistants in the Shreveport-Bossier City, LA metro earn a median $36,210 a year ($17.41/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.