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Medical Assistant Programs in the Chicago area
20 medical assistant programs in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area (Illinois, Indiana), listed by distance from Chicago.
Programs
20
3 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$47,270
medical assistants, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$12,480
of 6 with a cost, IPEDS
Medical assistant programs, nearest to Chicago first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Triton CollegeWIOA list | River Grove, IL | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 15 | 5.7 |
| Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose ParkWIOA list | Melrose Park, IL | Certificate | $21,798 | 9 months | 196 | 6.0 |
| College of DuPageWIOA list | Glen Ellyn, IL | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 15 | 7.3 |
| Oakton College | Des Plaines, IL | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 | 12.2 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College | Chicago, IL | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 98 | 14.0 |
| William Rainey Harper College | Palatine, IL | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 28 | 14.5 |
| Moraine Valley Community CollegeWIOA list | Palos Hills, IL | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 7 | 14.9 |
| Stellar Career CollegeWIOA list | Chicago, IL | Certificate | $16,500 | 10 months | 6 | 16.1 |
| Midwestern Career CollegeWIOA list | Chicago, IL | Certificate | $12,480 | 10 months | 75 | 16.2 |
| Roosevelt University | Chicago, IL | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 | 16.6 |
| Elgin Community College | Elgin, IL | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 14 | 21.1 |
| Fox College | Tinley Park, IL | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 | 24.2 |
| South Suburban CollegeWIOA list | South Holland, IL | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 8 | 26.1 |
| Waubonsee Community College | Sugar Grove, IL | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 21 | 27.2 |
| Joliet Junior College | Joliet, IL | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 14 | 29.7 |
| First Institute of Travel, Inc. | Crystal Lake, IL | Certificate | $17,025 | 13 months | 127 | 30.2 |
| College of Lake CountyWIOA list | Grayslake, IL | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 27 | 32.0 |
| State Career College | Gurnee, IL | Certificate | $16,297 | 11 months | 21 | 33.1 |
| Denmark CollegeWIOA list | Merrillville, IN | Certificate | $17,950 | 10 months | 7 | 42.2 |
| Kishwaukee CollegeWIOA list | Malta, IL | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 7 | 48.1 |
The metro area is the federal (OMB) metropolitan statistical area, so suburbs count with their city. Miles are measured from the city's center to the school's address or ZIP code center.
Paying for training in the Chicago area
- WIOA in Illinois: 3,233 programs are 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