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Medical Assistant Programs in Illinois
Illinois has 41 medical assistant programs in our files: 41 at colleges and career schools in IPEDS.
Programs
41
all sources
Median pay
$46,090
medical assistants, BLS May 2025; U.S. $45,690
Middle program cost
$16,345
7 programs report one, IPEDS
On the WIOA list
65
Medical assistant programs, U.S. DOL file
By metro area
- Chicago area20 programs · median pay $47,270
Every medical assistant program in Illinois
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Hawk CollegeWIOA list | Moline | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 13 |
| CALC Institute of TechnologyWIOA list | Alton | Certificate | $14,500 | 13 months | 21 |
| Carl Sandburg College | Galesburg | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 10 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College | Chicago | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 98 |
| College of DuPageWIOA list | Glen Ellyn | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 15 |
| College of Lake CountyWIOA list | Grayslake | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 27 |
| Danville Area Community CollegeWIOA list | Danville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 9 |
| Elgin Community College | Elgin | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 14 |
| First Institute of Travel, Inc. | Crystal Lake | Certificate | $17,025 | 13 months | 127 |
| Fox College | Tinley Park | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 |
| Heartland Community CollegeWIOA list | Normal | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 6 |
| Highland Community CollegeWIOA list | Freeport | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 6 |
| Illinois Eastern Community Colleges | Olney | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 5 |
| Illinois Valley Community CollegeWIOA list | Oglesby | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 4 |
| John A Logan CollegeWIOA list | Carterville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 17 |
| John Wood Community CollegeWIOA list | Quincy | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 8 |
| Joliet Junior College | Joliet | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 14 |
| Kishwaukee CollegeWIOA list | Malta | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 7 |
| Lake Land CollegeWIOA list | Mattoon | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 30 |
| Lewis and Clark Community CollegeWIOA list | Godfrey | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 33 |
| Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose ParkWIOA list | Melrose Park | Certificate | $21,798 | 9 months | 196 |
| Lincoln Land Community CollegeWIOA list | Springfield | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 40 |
| Methodist College | Peoria | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 8 |
| Midwest Technical Institute-Illinois | Springfield | Certificate | $16,345 | 9 months | 110 |
| Midwestern Career CollegeWIOA list | Chicago | Certificate | $12,480 | 10 months | 75 |
| Moraine Valley Community CollegeWIOA list | Palos Hills | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 7 |
| Oakton College | Des Plaines | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 |
| Parkland CollegeWIOA list | Champaign | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 13 |
| Rasmussen University-Illinois | Rockford | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 55 |
| Rend Lake CollegeWIOA list | Ina | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 8 |
| Richland Community CollegeWIOA list | Decatur | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 |
| Roosevelt University | Chicago | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 |
| Shawnee Community CollegeWIOA list | Ullin | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 8 |
| South Suburban CollegeWIOA list | South Holland | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 8 |
| Southwestern Illinois CollegeWIOA list | Belleville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 23 |
| Spoon River College | Canton | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 5 |
| State Career College | Gurnee | Certificate | $16,297 | 11 months | 21 |
| Stellar Career CollegeWIOA list | Chicago | Certificate | $16,500 | 10 months | 6 |
| Triton CollegeWIOA list | River Grove | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 15 |
| Waubonsee Community College | Sugar Grove | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 21 |
| William Rainey Harper College | Palatine | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 28 |
Sources: IPEDS 2024 (programs, completions 2023-24, costs 2024-25). WIOA list: U.S. Department of Labor ETA-9171 file, programs listed June 30, 2025.
Paying for training in Illinois
- WIOA in Illinois: 3,233 programs from 330 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 65 of them Medical assistant.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill
No Workforce Pell list loaded for Illinois yet. What Workforce Pell covers.