Medical assistant programs in Illinois
Compare the 39 schools with a medical assistant program in Illinois by accreditation, price and length.
- schools
- 39
- accredited19 CAAHEP programs, 2 ABHES schools
- 21
- typical career-school price, whole program
- $17,010
- typical public-college price, one year
- $4,497
| School | Certificate or degree, length | Accreditation | Price | Graduates2023-24 | Request |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park | Certificateabout 9 months | Not accredited | $22,788 whole programwith books | 196 | Visit the school's site |
 First Institute of Travel, Inc. | Certificateabout 13 months | Not accredited | $17,925 whole programwith books | 127 | Visit the school's site |
| Certificateabout 9 months | CAAHEP accredited | $16,700 whole programwith books | 110 | Request information | |
| Certificate1 to 2 years | CAAHEP accredited | $4,380 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area | 98 | Request information | |
 Midwestern Career College | Certificateabout 15 months75 graduates | Not accredited | $17,320 whole program | 75 | Visit the school's site |
 Rasmussen University-Illinois | Certificate1 to 2 years42 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years13 graduates | Not accredited | $15,768 a yearfull-time; same for each award | 55 | Visit the school's site |
 Lincoln Land Community College | Certificateunder 12 weeks22 graduatesCertificateunder 1 year18 graduates | Not accredited | $3,672 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area; same for each award | 40 | Visit the school's site |
 Lewis and Clark Community College | Certificate1 to 2 years23 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years10 graduates | Not accredited | $3,552 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area; same for each award | 33 | Visit the school's site |
| Certificateunder 1 year8 graduatesCertificate1 to 2 years15 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years7 graduates | CAAHEP accredited certificate | $4,280 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area; same for each award | 30 | Request information | |
| Certificate1 to 2 years | CAAHEP accredited | $3,822 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area | 28 | Request information | |
| Certificate1 to 2 years20 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years7 graduates | CAAHEP accredited certificate | $4,494 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area; same for each award | 27 | Request information | |
| Certificate1 to 2 years19 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years4 graduates | CAAHEP accredited certificate | $3,870 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area; same for each award | 23 | Request information | |
| Certificateabout 11 months | ABHES-accredited school | $16,250 whole programwith books | 21 | Request information | |
| Certificate1 to 2 years | CAAHEP accredited | $3,432 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area | 21 | Request information | |
 CALC Institute of Technology | Certificateabout 13 months | Not accredited | $15,737 whole programwith books | 21 | Visit the school's site |
 John A Logan College | Certificate1 to 2 years | Not accredited | $4,700 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area | 17 | Visit the school's site |
| Certificate1 to 2 years7 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years8 graduates | CAAHEP accredited certificate | $4,320 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area; same for each award | 15 | Request information | |
| Certificate1 to 2 years | CAAHEP accredited | $4,920 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area | 15 | Request information | |
| Certificate1 to 2 years | CAAHEP accredited | $3,180 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area | 14 | Request information | |
| Certificate1 to 2 years | ABHES-accredited school | $4,530 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area | 14 | Request information | |
| Certificateunder 1 year | CAAHEP accredited | $4,284 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area | 13 | Request information | |
 Black Hawk College | Certificate1 to 2 years | Not accredited | $4,920 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area | 13 | Visit the school's site |
| Certificate1 to 2 years8 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years2 graduates | CAAHEP accredited certificate | $5,300 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area; same for each award | 10 | Request information | |
| Certificate1 to 2 years | CAAHEP accredited | $5,300 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area | 9 | Request information | |
 John Wood Community College | Certificate1 to 2 years | Not accredited | $5,700 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area | 8 | Visit the school's site |
 Methodist College | Certificate1 to 2 years | Not accredited | $18,008 a yearfull-time | 8 | Visit the school's site |
 Rend Lake College | Certificate1 to 2 years5 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years3 graduates | Not accredited | $4,500 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area; same for each award | 8 | Visit the school's site |
 Shawnee Community College | Certificate1 to 2 years | Not accredited | $4,650 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area | 8 | Visit the school's site |
 South Suburban College | Certificate1 to 2 years | Not accredited | $5,093 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area | 8 | Visit the school's site |
| Certificate1 to 2 years | CAAHEP accredited | $3,822 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area | 7 | Request information | |
Kishwaukee College | Certificate1 to 2 years | Not accredited | $4,980 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area | 7 | Visit the school's site |
| Certificate1 to 2 years | CAAHEP accredited | $5,460 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area | 6 | Request information | |
| Certificate1 to 2 years4 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years2 graduates | CAAHEP accredited certificate | $4,696 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area; same for each award | 6 | Request information | |
 Stellar Career College | Certificateunder 1 year | Not accredited | Ask the school for the price | 6 | Visit the school's site |
 Illinois Eastern Community Colleges | Certificate1 to 2 years4 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years1 graduate | Not accredited | $4,390 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area; same for each award | 5 | Visit the school's site |
 Spoon River College | Certificate1 to 2 years | Not accredited | $5,580 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area | 5 | Visit the school's site |
| Certificateunder 1 year | CAAHEP accredited | $4,060 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area | 4 | Request information | |
| Certificate | CAAHEP accredited | Ask the school for the price | – | Request information | |
| Diploma | CAAHEP accredited | Ask the school for the price | – | Request information |
- CAAHEP accredited
- CAAHEP has checked and approved the medical assisting program itself. People who finish it can take the CMA exam to become a Certified Medical Assistant.
- ABHES-accredited school
- ABHES approves the whole school. Before you count on the CMA exam, ask the school whether its medical assisting program is covered too.
- Price
- Tuition and fees for 2023-24, as each school reports them: for the whole program, or for one year of full-time classes. Each row says which.
- Graduates
- Students who finished between July 2023 and June 2024. Prices and graduates come from a yearly survey by the U.S. Department of Education.
- Listing
- No school pays to be listed or moved up. "Request information" appears on schools accredited by CAAHEP or ABHES; other schools link to their own site.
Illinois at a glance
The graduate count covers every medical assistant certificate and degree that 37 schools in Illinois awarded in the 2023-24 school year. The largest is Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park in Melrose Park, which had 196 graduates.
Larger cities with a page of their own: Chicago (17).
Employers often ask for a national certification. See how the CMA, RMA, CCMA and NCMA compare.
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