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Medical assistant program at Stellar Career College
Chicago, IL · Private for-profit less-than-2-year · (773) 317-7284 · School website
The program in figures
- Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year)
- $16,500
- Books and suppliesIPEDS 2024-25
- $1,450
- Listed cost
- $17,950
- LengthIPEDS
- 35 credit hours, 10 months
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 6
- Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard
- Not published (small cohort)
- 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
Stellar Career College awarded 6 medical assistant credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its second largest career program of 2 we list. Its listed tuition of $16,500 compares with a Illinois median wage of $46,090 for medical assistants (BLS, May 2025).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medical Assisting with Phlebotomy TechnicianIndustry-Recognized Certificate · Hybrid (in person and online) · CIP 51.0801 | $4+ $2 books | 32 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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