Medical assistant programs in Chicago
Compare the 17 schools with a medical assistant program in the Chicago area by accreditation, price and length.
- schools
- 17
- accredited8 CAAHEP programs, 2 ABHES schools
- 10
- typical career-school price, whole program
- $17,320
- typical public-college price, one year
- $4,380
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
 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 | |
 Denmark College | Certificateabout 10 months | Not accredited | $16,675 whole program | 7 | Visit the school's site |
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 |
 Stellar Career College | Certificateunder 1 year | Not accredited | Ask the school for the price | 6 | Visit the school's site |
- 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.
The Chicago area at a glance
The graduate count covers every medical assistant certificate and degree that 17 schools in the Chicago area awarded in the 2023-24 school year. The largest is Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park in Melrose Park, which had 196 graduates. The area is the city and its nearby towns, as the Census Bureau draws it for Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, which crosses a state line, so some schools are in a neighboring state.
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