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Medical Billing and Coding Programs in the Chicago area
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area (Illinois, Indiana)
Programs
24
5 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$57,970
medical records specialists, BLS May 2025
Medical Billing and Coding Programs in the Chicago area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 24 programs: 16 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 8 known only from the WIOA list
- Distance from Chicago
- 5 within 10 miles; nearest 2.7 miles, farthest 49.7 miles
- Length on the WIOA list
- 21 listed programs give weeks: 12 to 120 weeks full time
- Completions, 2023-24
- 4,793 billing and coding awards at the 13 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 22 of 24 on Illinois's or Ohio's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle 80% of exiters employed in the second quarter (9 report it)
- Pay here
- $57,970 median for medical records specialists ($27.87 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $41,460 to $78,470; 4,510 employed in the metro area; Illinois median $56,440 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
Billing and coding programs, nearest to Chicago first
| Program | Where | Type | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Management Info Tech Solutions (MITS)WIOA list | Oak Brook, IL | WIOA list only | 2.7 | |
| Triton CollegeWIOA list | River Grove, IL | Certificate | 0 | 5.5 |
| College of DuPageWIOA list | Glen Ellyn, IL | Certificate | 5 | 7.9 |
| Morton CollegeWIOA list | Cicero, IL | Certificate | 0 | 8.5 |
| Illinois Health CareersWIOA list | Harwood Heights, IL | WIOA list only | 9.1 | |
| DeVry University-IllinoisWIOA list | Lisle, IL | Certificate | 4,556 | 10.8 |
| Moraine Valley Community CollegeWIOA list | Palos Hills, IL | Certificate | 55 | 12.4 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X CollegeWIOA list | Chicago, IL | Certificate | 40 | 12.6 |
| Chicago Center for Arts and TechnologyWIOA list | Chicago, IL | WIOA list only | 12.9 | |
| Northeastern Illinois UniversityWIOA list | Chicago, IL | WIOA list only | 13.5 | |
| Oakton CollegeWIOA list | Des Plaines, IL | Certificate | 21 | 13.9 |
| B&DA Inc.WIOA list | Skokie, IL | WIOA list only | 14.2 | |
| National College of HealthWIOA list | Chicago, IL | WIOA list only | 14.3 | |
| Taylor Business Institute | Chicago, IL | Associate | 2 | 15.2 |
| William Rainey Harper CollegeWIOA list | Palatine, IL | Certificate | 0 | 17.0 |
| Genesis Healthcare InstituteWIOA list | Romeoville, IL | WIOA list only | 17.5 | |
| South Suburban CollegeWIOA list | South Holland, IL | Certificate | 5 | 23.6 |
| Waubonsee Community CollegeWIOA list | Sugar Grove, IL | Certificate | 19 | 28.2 |
| Joliet Junior CollegeWIOA list | Joliet, IL | Certificate | 51 | 28.4 |
| Governors State UniversityWIOA list | University Park, IL | WIOA list only | 31.7 | |
| College of Lake CountyWIOA list | Grayslake, IL | Certificate | 20 | 34.3 |
| McHenry County CollegeWIOA list | Crystal Lake, IL | Certificate | 10 | 35.8 |
| Indiana University-Northwest | Gary, IN | Associate | 6 | 36.7 |
| Kishwaukee CollegeWIOA list | Malta, IL | Certificate | 3 | 49.7 |
- 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, 79 of them Billing and coding.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill
Other Illinois metro areas
- Rockford area3 programs