Home / Medical Assistant Programs / Iowa / Kirkwood Community College

Medical assistant program at Kirkwood Community College

Cedar Rapids, IA · Public 2-year · (319) 398-5411 · School website

On Iowa's WIOA training list (U.S. DOL file, programs listed June 30, 2025) School takes federal student aid (IPEDS) Accreditor on file: Higher Learning Commission

The program in figures

Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (1 to under 2 years): Not reported
LengthIPEDS: Not reported
CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels: 66
Graduates' earningsCollege Scorecard reports Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services as one group at this school: Not shown for this program alone
National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools: $34,272
Typical pay for medical assistantsBLS OEWS May 2025, Cedar Rapids, IA: $46,480

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

Kirkwood Community College awarded 66 medical assistant credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its number 4 career program of 14 we list.

Award	CIP	Completions	Length	Tuition
Certificate (1 to under 2 years)	51.0801 Medical/Clinical Assistant	38	Not reported	Not reported
Associate degree	51.0801 Medical/Clinical Assistant	28	Not reported	Not reported

On Iowa's WIOA eligible training list

People who meet WIOA's rules for training services can have their local workforce board pay for a program on the state's approved training list. Limits vary by area. How WIOA training funds work.

Listed program	Listed cost	Weeks	Completed	Employed, Q2	Median earnings, Q2
Medical Assisting	$13,230	80	35.8%	86.4%	$8,181

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171): programs on state lists as of June 30, 2025; outcomes for all participants who exited between July 2021 and June 2025. Suppressed means the state withheld a small count. Matched to this school by name and address.

Compare nearby medical assistant programs

Hawkeye Community CollegeWaterloo, IA · 50.0 mi

Medical Assistant Programs in Iowa · All programs at Kirkwood Community College