3 accredited schools across the Slidell metro area trained 150 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 public two-year college in St. Tammany Parish graduated 81 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24, the 4th-most in the state. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,214.
38 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this private for-profit career school. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $15,212 for a program of about 8 months.
This private for-profit career school in St. Tammany Parish graduated 31 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $15,212 for a program of about 30 weeks.
3 accredited schools in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA metro area graduated 150 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was Northshore Technical Community College with 81.
Among schools that published a program price, Delta College Inc in Covington listed the lowest total: $15,212 for tuition, books and supplies.
Medical Assistants in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA metro earn a median $35,950 a year ($17.29/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.