Medical assistant programs in Missouri
Compare the 17 schools with a medical assistant program in Missouri by accreditation, price and length.
- schools
- 17
- accredited2 CAAHEP programs, 4 ABHES schools
- 6
- typical career-school price, whole program
- $18,684
- typical public-college price, one year
- $4,104
| School | Certificate or degree, length | Accreditation | Price | Graduates2023-24 | Request |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificateabout 32 months | ABHES-accredited school | $18,684 whole programwith books | 70 | Request information | |
| Certificateabout 8 months | ABHES-accredited school | $18,684 whole programwith books | 48 | Request information | |
 State Fair Community College | Certificateunder 1 year23 graduatesCertificate1 to 2 years21 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years1 graduate | Not accredited | $4,104 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area; same for each award | 45 | Visit the school's site |
 St Louis College of Health Careers-St Louis | Certificateabout 9 months | Not accredited | $16,306 whole programwith books | 34 | Visit the school's site |
Crowder College | Certificateunder 1 year23 graduatesCertificate1 to 2 years1 graduate | Not accredited | $4,104 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area; same for each award | 24 | Visit the school's site |
WellSpring School of Allied Health-Kansas City | Certificateabout 15 months19 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years4 graduates | Not accredited | $25,800 whole programfor its 15-month program, with books | 23 | Visit the school's site |
| Certificateabout 8 months | ABHES-accredited school | $15,008 whole programwith books | 20 | Request information | |
 North Central Missouri College | Certificateunder 1 year13 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years5 graduates | Not accredited | $4,950 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area; same for each award | 18 | Visit the school's site |
| Certificate1 to 2 years10 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years6 graduatesonline classes, clinical hours in person | ABHES-accredited school | $15,868 a yearfull-time; same for each award | 16 | Request information | |
 Columbia College | Certificateunder 1 year | Not accredited | $12,268 a yearfull-time | 14 | Visit the school's site |
 St Louis College of Health Careers-Fenton | Certificate1 to 2 years | Not accredited | Ask the school for the price | 13 | Visit the school's site |
| Certificate1 to 2 years10 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years2 graduates | CAAHEP accredited certificate | $3,888 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area; same for each award | 12 | Request information | |
Rockhurst University | Postbaccalaureate certificate | Not accredited | $43,420 a yearfull-time | 11 | Visit the school's site |
| Certificate1 to 2 years | CAAHEP accredited | Ask the school for the price | 10 | Request information | |
 Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center | Certificate1 to 2 years | Not accredited | Ask the school for the price | 5 | Visit the school's site |
 St Charles Community College | Certificate1 to 2 years | Not accredited | $3,750 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area | 3 | School profile |
 WellSpring School of Allied Health-Springfield | Certificateabout 15 months | Not accredited | $25,800 whole programwith books | 3 | 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.
Missouri at a glance
The graduate count covers every medical assistant certificate and degree that 17 schools in Missouri awarded in the 2023-24 school year. The largest is Concorde Career College-Kansas City in Kansas City, which had 70 graduates. You can complete one of them online, with the clinical hours done in person.
Employers often ask for a national certification. See how the CMA, RMA, CCMA and NCMA compare.
What medical assistants earn in Missouri · Accredited online programs