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Medical Assistant Programs in Iowa
Colleges and schools: 16
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
Medical Assistant Programs in Iowa: the figures
- Programs we list
- 16 in Iowa: 16 at colleges and schools.
- Colleges and schools
- 13 public and 3 private; 297 medical assistant completions in 2023-24 at the 13 that reported any (IPEDS).
- Median pay
- $45,480 a year for medical assistants in Iowa, against $45,690 for the U.S. (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
- WIOA training funds
- 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.
- WIOA results
- 14 medical assistant programs on Iowa's list; middle values: 61.4% of students who exited completed (11 programs report it); 87.9% were employed in the second quarter after exit (11); $7,262 median earnings in that quarter (11) (U.S. DOL file).
- Metro areas
- 1 Iowa metro area has a page; the largest list, Davenport, has 4 programs.
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 CollegeWIOA list | 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 |
- 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, Iowa, read October 8, 2026.
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