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Medical assistant program at Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center
Cape Girardeau, MO · Public 2-year · School website
The program in figures
- Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (1 to under 2 years)
- $4,600
- Books and suppliesIPEDS 2024-25
- $1,181
- Listed cost
- $5,781
- LengthIPEDS
- 900 clock hours, 9 months
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 5
- Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard, 41 graduates
- $25,824
- Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard
- $41,001
- Median federal debtCollege Scorecard, about $61 a month over 10 years
- $5,750
- National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
- $34,272
- Typical pay for medical assistantsBLS OEWS May 2025, Cape Girardeau, MO-IL
- $37,470
Every line comes from the federal file named under it. A blank means the source does not publish the figure for this program; we never estimate it.
About this program
Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center awarded 5 medical assistant credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its second largest career program of 9 we list. Its listed tuition of $4,600 compares with a Missouri median wage of $40,440 for medical assistants (BLS, May 2025).
On Missouri's WIOA eligible training provider list
People who meet WIOA's rules for training services can have their local workforce board pay for a program on the state's eligible training provider list. Limits vary by area. How WIOA training funds work.
| Listed program | Tuition and fees | Length | Completed | Employed, 2nd quarter | Median earnings, 2nd quarter | Students who exited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medical AssistantC0-certificate < 1 Year · In person · CIP 51.0801 | $4,600+ $1,189 books | 36 weeks, 40 hours a week | 92.3% | 92.3% | $7,479 | 13 |
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171): programs on state lists as of June 30, 2025; outcomes for all students who exited between July 2021 and June 2025, not only WIOA-funded ones. Median earnings are one quarter's pay in the second quarter after exit. Suppressed means DOL withheld the figure (a small group, nothing reported, or a data quality hold); for length it can also mean a competency-based program. Matched to this page by provider name, address and field of study (CIP code).
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