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Medical Assistant Programs in the Chicago area
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area (Illinois, Indiana)
Programs
33
4 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 in the Chicago area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 33 programs: 20 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 13 known only from the WIOA list
- Distance from Chicago
- 4 within 10 miles; nearest 4.4 miles, farthest 49.5 miles
- Listed program cost
- 6 of 33 list one: $12,480 to $21,798, middle $17,025 (IPEDS)
- Program length
- 6 colleges list a length: 9 months to 13 months (IPEDS)
- Length on the WIOA list
- 25 listed programs give weeks: 14 to 64 weeks full time
- Completions, 2023-24
- 686 medical assistant awards at the 17 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 25 of 33 on Illinois's or Indiana's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle 81% of exiters employed in the second quarter (4 report it)
- Pay here
- $47,270 median for medical assistants ($22.73 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $36,600 to $57,360; 15,640 employed in the metro area; Illinois median $46,090 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
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 | 4.4 |
| Management Info Tech Solutions (MITS)WIOA list | Oak Brook, IL | WIOA list only | Not reported | Not reported | 4.5 | |
| Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose ParkWIOA list | Melrose Park, IL | Certificate | $21,798 | 9 months | 196 | 4.7 |
| College of DuPageWIOA list | Glen Ellyn, IL | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 15 | 8.5 |
| Oakton College | Des Plaines, IL | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 | 12.0 |
| New Lake CollegeWIOA list | Hanover Park, IL | WIOA list only | Not reported | Not reported | 12.5 | |
| B&DA Inc.WIOA list | Skokie, IL | WIOA list only | Not reported | Not reported | 12.6 | |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X CollegeWIOA list | Chicago, IL | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 98 | 12.6 |
| Northeastern Illinois UniversityWIOA list | Chicago, IL | WIOA list only | Not reported | Not reported | 12.6 | |
| International Training AcademyWIOA list | Schaumburg, IL | WIOA list only | Not reported | Not reported | 13.1 | |
| National Latino Education Inst. NLEI (former) Spanish CoalitionWIOA list | Chicago, IL | WIOA list only | Not reported | Not reported | 13.1 | |
| National College of HealthWIOA list | Chicago, IL | WIOA list only | Not reported | Not reported | 13.2 | |
| Moraine Valley Community CollegeWIOA list | Palos Hills, IL | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 7 | 14.3 |
| Medway Healthcare InstituteWIOA list | Chicago, IL | WIOA list only | Not reported | Not reported | 14.6 | |
| Stellar Career CollegeWIOA list | Chicago, IL | Certificate | $16,500 | 10 months | 6 | 14.7 |
| Midwestern Career CollegeWIOA list | Chicago, IL | Certificate | $12,480 | 10 months | 75 | 14.8 |
| Dental Assistant Academy of ChicagoWIOA list | Chicago, IL | WIOA list only | Not reported | Not reported | 15.0 | |
| Roosevelt University | Chicago, IL | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 | 15.2 |
| William Rainey Harper College | Palatine, IL | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 28 | 15.3 |
| Crocus InstituteWIOA list | Palatine, IL | WIOA list only | Not reported | Not reported | 16.3 | |
| Genesis Healthcare InstituteWIOA list | Romeoville, IL | WIOA list only | Not reported | Not reported | 19.2 | |
| A Plus Healthcare TraningWIOA list | South Elgin, IL | WIOA list only | Not reported | Not reported | 20.2 | |
| Elgin Community College | Elgin, IL | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 14 | 22.4 |
| Fox College | Tinley Park, IL | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 | 23.7 |
| South Suburban CollegeWIOA list | South Holland, IL | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 8 | 25.1 |
| Waubonsee Community College | Sugar Grove, IL | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 21 | 28.5 |
| Jeremi Vocational InstituteWIOA list | Olympia Fields, IL | WIOA list only | Not reported | Not reported | 28.9 | |
| Joliet Junior College | Joliet, IL | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 14 | 30.2 |
| First Institute of Travel, Inc.WIOA list | Crystal Lake, IL | Certificate | $17,025 | 13 months | 127 | 31.2 |
| College of Lake CountyWIOA list | Grayslake, IL | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 27 | 32.3 |
| State Career College | Gurnee, IL | Certificate | $16,297 | 11 months | 21 | 33.1 |
| Denmark CollegeWIOA list | Merrillville, IN | Certificate | $17,950 | 10 months | 7 | 41.1 |
| Kishwaukee CollegeWIOA list | Malta, IL | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 7 | 49.5 |
- College programs, cost and completions: IPEDS complete data files, 2024-25 collection, read October 8, 2026.
- WIOA list: DOL TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171), read October 8, 2026.
- Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, read October 8, 2026.
Paying for training
- 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