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Medical assistant program at First Institute of Travel, Inc.
Crystal Lake, IL · Private for-profit less-than-2-year · (815) 459-3500 · School website
The program in figures
- Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year)
- $17,025
- Books and suppliesIPEDS 2024-25
- $900
- Listed cost
- $17,925
- LengthIPEDS
- 40 credit hours, 13 months
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 127
- Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard, 154 graduates
- $33,597
- Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard
- $37,688
- Median federal debtCollege Scorecard, about $101 a month over 10 years
- $9,500
- National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
- $34,272
- Typical pay for medical assistantsBLS OEWS May 2025, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
- $47,270
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
First Institute of Travel, Inc. awarded 127 medical assistant credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its largest career program of 3 we list. Its listed tuition of $17,025 compares with a Illinois median wage of $46,090 for medical assistants (BLS, May 2025).
On Illinois's WIOA eligible training provider list
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| Listed program | Tuition and fees | Length | Completed | Employed, 2nd quarter | Median earnings, 2nd quarter | Students who exited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medical AssistingIndustry-Recognized Certificate · In person · CIP 51.0801 | $4+ $7 books | 53 weeks, 40 hours a week | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed |
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).
DOL marks this state's outcome reporting with a data quality note: read completion and employment figures with care.
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