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Medical Assistant Programs in the St. Louis area
St. Louis, MO-IL metro area (Illinois, Missouri)
Programs
8
2 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$44,710
medical assistants, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$14,500
of 3 with a cost, IPEDS
Medical Assistant Programs in the St. Louis area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 8 programs: 8 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
- Distance from St. Louis
- 2 within 10 miles; nearest 6.8 miles, farthest 36.5 miles
- Listed program cost
- 3 of 8 list one: $14,500 to $15,780, middle $15,555 (IPEDS)
- Program length
- 3 colleges list a length: 8 months to 13 months (IPEDS)
- Length on the WIOA list
- 7 listed programs give weeks: 30 to 64 weeks full time
- Completions, 2023-24
- 159 medical assistant awards at the 8 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 7 of 8 on Missouri's or Illinois's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
- Pay here
- $44,710 median for medical assistants ($21.50 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $36,670 to $48,620; 6,170 employed in the metro area; Missouri median $40,440 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
Medical assistant programs, nearest to St. Louis first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midwest Institute | Earth City, MO | Certificate | $15,780 | 8 months | 20 | 6.8 |
| St Louis College of Health Careers-St LouisWIOA list | Saint Louis, MO | Certificate | $15,555 | 9 months | 34 | 8.0 |
| St Louis College of Health Careers-FentonWIOA list | Fenton, MO | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 13 | 11.1 |
| St Charles Community CollegeWIOA list | Cottleville, MO | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 3 | 14.4 |
| CALC Institute of TechnologyWIOA list | Alton, IL | Certificate | $14,500 | 13 months | 21 | 19.9 |
| Lewis and Clark Community CollegeWIOA list | Godfrey, IL | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 33 | 20.8 |
| Southwestern Illinois CollegeWIOA list | Belleville, IL | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 23 | 27.9 |
| East Central CollegeWIOA list | Union, MO | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 12 | 36.5 |
- 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, St. Louis, MO-IL, read October 8, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in Missouri: 3,841 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 70 of them Medical assistant.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill
Other Missouri metro areas
- Kansas City area5 programs
- Springfield area3 programs