3 accredited schools across the Huntington metro area trained 40 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.
Public career school in Eleanor that reported 31 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24, the 5th-most in the state. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $2,525 for a program of about 22 weeks.
6 Medical Assistant credentials awarded in 2023–24 at this public two-year college. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $4,818 ($12,004 out of state).
This public two-year college in Boyd County graduated 3 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $4,464 ($6,000 out of state).
3 accredited schools in the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH metro area graduated 40 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was Putnam Career and Technical Center with 31.
Among schools that published a program price, Putnam Career and Technical Center in Eleanor listed the lowest total: $2,525 for tuition, books and supplies.
Medical Assistants in the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH metro earn a median $37,500 a year ($18.03/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $37,180 statewide and $45,690 nationally.
Certificate and diploma programs commonly run about 9 to 12 months; associate degrees take about 2 years.