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Medical Assistant Programs in Iowa
Iowa has 16 medical assistant programs in our files: 16 at colleges and career schools in IPEDS.
Programs
16
all sources
Median pay
$45,480
medical assistants, BLS May 2025; U.S. $45,690
On the WIOA list
14
Medical assistant programs, U.S. DOL file
By metro area
- Davenport area4 programs · median pay $44,700
Every medical assistant program in Iowa
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Des Moines Area Community CollegeWIOA list | Ankeny | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 6 |
| Eastern Iowa Community College DistrictWIOA list | Davenport | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 20 |
| Ellsworth Community College | Iowa Falls | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 |
| Hawkeye Community College | Waterloo | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 7 |
| Iowa Central Community CollegeWIOA list | Fort Dodge | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 17 |
| Iowa Lakes Community CollegeWIOA list | Estherville | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 |
| Iowa Western Community CollegeWIOA list | Council Bluffs | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 9 |
| Kirkwood Community CollegeWIOA list | Cedar Rapids | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 66 |
| Marshalltown Community College | Marshalltown | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 |
| Mercy College of Health Sciences | Des Moines | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 91 |
| North Iowa Area Community CollegeWIOA list | Mason City | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 9 |
| Northeast Iowa Community CollegeWIOA list | Calmar | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 14 |
| Orion Technical College | Davenport | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 12 |
| Ross College-DavenportWIOA list | Davenport | Certificate | $16,297 | 8 months | 19 |
| Southeastern Community CollegeWIOA list | West Burlington | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 19 |
| Western Iowa Tech Community CollegeWIOA list | Sioux City | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 8 |
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 Iowa
- WIOA in Iowa: 1,025 programs from 74 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 14 of them Medical assistant.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill
No Workforce Pell list loaded for Iowa yet. What Workforce Pell covers.