Medical assistant programs in Kentucky
Compare the 21 schools with a medical assistant program in Kentucky by accreditation, price and length.
- schools
- 21
- accredited6 CAAHEP programs, 8 ABHES schools
- 14
- typical career-school price, whole program
- $16,297
- typical public-college price, one year
- $4,656
| School | Certificate or degree, length | Accreditation | Price | Graduates2023-24 | Request |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificateabout 10 months | ABHES-accredited school | $17,311 whole programwith books | 128 | Request information | |
 Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College | Certificateunder 12 weeks29 graduatesCertificateunder 1 year60 graduatesCertificate1 to 2 years27 graduatesonline classes, clinical hours in person | Not accredited | $4,656 a yearfull-time; same for each award | 116 | Visit the school's site |
| Certificateunder 12 weeks42 graduatesCertificateunder 1 year30 graduatesCertificate1 to 2 years9 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years10 graduates | CAAHEP accredited diploma | $4,706 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area; same for each award | 91 | Request information | |
| Certificateunder 1 year36 graduatesCertificate1 to 2 years11 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years11 graduates | CAAHEP accredited diploma | $4,706 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area; same for each award | 58 | Request information | |
 Hopkinsville Community College | Certificateunder 12 weeks9 graduatesCertificateunder 1 year27 graduatesCertificate1 to 2 years9 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years8 graduates | Not accredited | $4,656 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area; same for each award | 53 | Visit the school's site |
| Certificateabout 8 months | ABHES-accredited school | $16,297 whole program | 52 | Request information | |
| Certificateabout 8 months | ABHES-accredited school | $16,297 whole program | 45 | Request information | |
| Certificateunder 1 year32 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years11 graduates | CAAHEP accredited associate degree | $4,656 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area; same for each award | 43 | Request information | |
 Gateway Community and Technical College | Certificateunder 12 weeks12 graduatesCertificate1 to 2 years13 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years8 graduates | Not accredited | $4,656 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area; same for each award | 33 | Visit the school's site |
| Certificateabout 8 months | ABHES-accredited school | $16,297 whole program | 29 | Request information | |
| Certificateunder 12 weeks2 graduatesCertificateunder 1 year18 graduatesCertificate1 to 2 years6 graduates | CAAHEP accredited diploma | $4,656 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area; same for each award | 26 | Request information | |
 Somerset Community College | Certificateunder 1 year19 graduatesCertificate1 to 2 years6 graduates | Not accredited | $4,656 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area; same for each award | 25 | Visit the school's site |
| Certificateabout 14 months | ABHES-accredited school | $15,600 whole program | 22 | Request information | |
| Certificateunder 1 year16 graduatesCertificate1 to 2 years2 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years4 graduates | CAAHEP accredited diploma | $4,656 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area; same for each award | 22 | Request information | |
 Brighton Center's Center for Employment Training | Certificateabout 9 months | Not accredited | $9,585 whole programwith books | 16 | Visit the school's site |
| Associate degreeabout 2 yearsonline classes, clinical hours in person | ABHES-accredited school | $11,484 a yearfull-time | 15 | Request information | |
| Certificate1 to 2 years5 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years7 graduates | ABHES-accredited school | $13,790 a yearfull-time; same for each award | 12 | Request information | |
| Certificateabout 8 months | ABHES-accredited school | $16,297 whole program | 12 | Request information | |
| Certificate1 to 2 years4 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years5 graduates | CAAHEP accredited diploma | $14,220 a yearfull-time; same for each award | 9 | Request information | |
 Employment Solutions-College for Technical Education | Certificateabout 9 months | Not accredited | $14,995 whole programwith books | 7 | Visit the school's site |
 Ashland Community and Technical College | Certificate1 to 2 years2 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years1 graduate | Not accredited | $4,656 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area; same for each award | 3 | Visit the school's site |
- CAAHEP accredited
- CAAHEP has checked and approved the medical assisting program itself. People who finish it can take the CMA exam to become a Certified Medical Assistant.
- ABHES-accredited school
- ABHES approves the whole school. Before you count on the CMA exam, ask the school whether its medical assisting program is covered too.
- Price
- Tuition and fees for 2023-24, as each school reports them: for the whole program, or for one year of full-time classes. Each row says which.
- Graduates
- Students who finished between July 2023 and June 2024. Prices and graduates come from a yearly survey by the U.S. Department of Education.
- Listing
- No school pays to be listed or moved up. "Request information" appears on schools accredited by CAAHEP or ABHES; other schools link to their own site.
Kentucky at a glance
The graduate count covers every medical assistant certificate and degree that 21 schools in Kentucky awarded in the 2023-24 school year. The largest is MedQuest College in Louisville, which had 128 graduates. You can complete 2 of them online, with the clinical hours done in person.
Larger cities with a page of their own: Louisville (5).
Employers often ask for a national certification. See how the CMA, RMA, CCMA and NCMA compare.
What medical assistants earn in Kentucky · Accredited online programs