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Medical assistant program at Midwestern Career College
Chicago, IL · Private for-profit 2-year · School website
The program in figures
- Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year)
- $12,480
- LengthIPEDS
- 29 credit hours, 10 months
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 75
- Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard, 164 graduates
- $31,998
- Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard
- $37,795
- Median federal debtCollege Scorecard, about $80 a month over 10 years
- $7,521
- 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
Midwestern Career College awarded 75 medical assistant credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its largest career program of 6 we list. Its listed tuition of $12,480 compares with a Illinois median wage of $46,090 for medical assistants (BLS, May 2025).
| Award | CIP | Completions | Length | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year) | 51.0801 Medical/Clinical Assistant | 30 | 29 credit hours, 10 months | $12,480 |
| Certificate (1 to under 2 years) | 51.0801 Medical/Clinical Assistant | 45 | 29 credit hours, 10 months | $12,480 |
On Illinois'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical Medical AssistingIndustry-Recognized Certificate · Hybrid (in person and online) · CIP 51.0801 | $4+ $7 books | 60 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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