Medical assistant programs in St. Louis
Look at the 8 campuses of 7 schools in the St. Louis area that offer a medical assistant program, comparing price, length and accreditation.
- campuses of 7 schools
- 8
- accredited
- 3
- career school, whole program
- $15,737
- public college, a year
- $3,810
- graduates in 2023-24
- 159
When we use accredited, we mean ABHES or CAAHEP. For 2023-24, we used the middle of the published prices from 3 career schools plus 4 public colleges. 159 graduates in 2023-24.
Schools for medical assistants around St. Louis
First come the accredited schools, sorted from largest to smallest.
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Southwestern Illinois College
On campus · Belleville, Illinois · 23 graduates in 2023-24
- Price
- $3,870 for one year of classes
- Program
- Certificate or degree 1 to 2 years
- Accreditation
- CAAHEP approves the certificate only
Midwest Institute
On campus · Earth City, Missouri · 20 graduates in 2023-24
- Price
- $15,008 for the whole program
- Program
- Certificate about 8 months
- Accreditation
- ABHES approves the whole school
East Central College
On campus · Union, Missouri · 12 graduates in 2023-24
- Price
- $3,888 for one year of classes
- Program
- Certificate or degree 1 to 2 years
- Accreditation
- CAAHEP approves the certificate only
St Louis College of Health Careers-St Louis
On campus · Saint Louis, Missouri · 34 graduates in 2023-24
- Price
- $16,306 for the whole program
- Program
- Certificate about 9 months
- Accreditation
- Not CAAHEP or ABHES
Lewis and Clark Community College
On campus · Godfrey, Illinois · 33 graduates in 2023-24
- Price
- $3,552 for one year of classes
- Program
- Certificate or degree 1 to 2 years
- Accreditation
- Not CAAHEP or ABHES
CALC Institute of Technology
On campus · Alton, Illinois · 21 graduates in 2023-24
- Price
- $15,737 for the whole program
- Program
- Certificate about 13 months
- Accreditation
- Not CAAHEP or ABHES
St Louis College of Health Careers-Fenton
On campus · Fenton, Missouri · 13 graduates in 2023-24
- Price
- Ask the school for the price
- Program
- Certificate 1 to 2 years
- Accreditation
- Not CAAHEP or ABHES
St Charles Community College
On campus · Cottleville, Missouri · 3 graduates in 2023-24
- Price
- $3,750 for one year of classes
- Program
- Certificate 1 to 2 years
- Accreditation
- Not CAAHEP or ABHES
In one table, all 8 St. Louis area campuses sit side by side; choose to sort by price, length or graduates.
| School | Certificate or degree, length | Accreditation | Price | Graduates2023-24 | Request |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificateabout 9 months | Not CAAHEP or ABHES | $16,306 whole program | 34 | Visit the school's site | |
| Certificate12 to 24 monthsAssociate degreeabout 2 years | Not CAAHEP or ABHES | $3,552 per year, local studentsone year of classes, same for each award | 33 | Visit the school's site | |
| Certificate12 to 24 monthsAssociate degreeabout 2 years | CAAHEP (certificate) | $3,870 per year, local studentsone year of classes, same for each award | 23 | Request information | |
| Certificateabout 13 months | Not CAAHEP or ABHES | $15,737 whole program | 21 | Visit the school's site | |
| Certificateabout 8 months | ABHES (school) | $15,008 whole program | 20 | Request information | |
| Certificate12 to 24 months | Not CAAHEP or ABHES | Ask the school for the price | 13 | Visit the school's site | |
| Certificate12 to 24 monthsAssociate degreeabout 2 years | CAAHEP (certificate) | $3,888 per year, local studentsone year of classes, same for each award | 12 | Request information | |
| Certificate12 to 24 months | Not CAAHEP or ABHES | $3,750 per year, local studentsone year of classes, not the whole program | 3 | School profile |
"Request information" shows up only for schools CAAHEP or ABHES accredits; it sends your request there, and we may get paid. Other rows go to the school website. No school pays to get listed or ranked higher. We used IPEDS 2023-24 (prices and graduates) along with directories from CAAHEP and ABHES.
Learn what accreditation, prices and graduates mean in this list.
- CAAHEP-accredited program
- CAAHEP has approved the medical assisting program itself after checking it. You can take the CMA exam after finishing to become a Certified Medical Assistant.
- ABHES-accredited school
- ABHES approves the entire school. Ask the school if its medical assisting program is covered too before you count on the CMA exam.
- Not CAAHEP or ABHES
- This does not judge the school; neither group has listed it for medical assisting. A different agency could still accredit the college itself. You need a CAAHEP or ABHES program for the CMA exam; the RMA, CCMA and NCMA exams also take other paths, like work experience.
- Price
- Each school reports tuition and fees for 2023-24, including books and supplies if listed: either for the whole program or one year of full-time classes (local student rate at public colleges). Each award listed by the school has the same yearly price.
- Graduates
- These students finished between July 2023 and June 2024. The U.S. Department of Education runs a yearly survey named IPEDS that supplies prices and graduates.
A quick look at the St. Louis area
Every medical assistant certificate and degree awarded by 8 schools in the St. Louis area during the 2023-24 school year is included in this graduate count. St Louis College of Health Careers-St Louis in Saint Louis had 34 graduates, making it the largest. Some schools are in a neighboring state because the Census Bureau defines the St. Louis, MO-IL area to cross a state line, covering the city and nearby towns.
View all 17 programs in Missouri · More Missouri cities: Kansas City.
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