Medical assistant training in Iowa
13 medical assistant programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free
13 schools offer these medical assistant programs, and Iowa has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.
Medical assistants do office and clinical work, from scheduling appointments to taking patients' vital signs. Most train in a certificate program. Certification isn't required in most states, but employers often prefer it.1 In Iowa, 4 of the 13 programs take students without a high school diploma, and 2 are taught partly or fully online.
See the 13 programsHow much does a medical assistant program cost in Iowa?
$8,880 to $11,154
is what most programs cost if you pay yourself
All 13 programs with a price: $2,574 to $16,148
- Finished the program
- 64%
- Working 6 months later
- 88%
- Earned a year, estimated
- about $29,500
- Length
- 36 to 48 weeks
Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). How these figures are made
Medical assistant training in Davenport, Cedar Rapids, Des Moines and other Iowa cities
Choosing an area filters the list below. 4 more programs are in 4 other areas, 2 in smaller cities and towns.
All 13 medical assistant programs in Iowa approved for funding
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13 programs
Medical Assisting
Kirkwood Community College, Cedar Rapids
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$32,700Price if you pay yourself$13,230Program website, Medical Assisting at Kirkwood Community CollegeMore details about Medical Assisting at Kirkwood Community College
- Finished
- 36%
- Working at 6 months
- 86%
- Earned in a quarter
- $8,181
- Length
- 80 weeks, 20 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $3,911
- Students counted
- 679
- a year, estimated
- $32,700
- price
- $13,230
Medical Assistant *MDAST.DP
Northeast Iowa Community College, Calmar
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$33,200Price if you pay yourself$10,140Program website, Medical Assistant *MDAST.DP at Northeast Iowa Community CollegeMore details about Medical Assistant *MDAST.DP at Northeast Iowa Community College
- Finished
- 67%
- Working at 6 months
- 97%
- Earned in a quarter
- $8,301
- Length
- 44 weeks, 23 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $674
- Students counted
- 151
- a year, estimated
- $33,200
- price
- $10,140
Medical Assistant Diploma
Des Moines Area Community College, Ankeny
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$37,200Price if you pay yourself$8,880Program website, Medical Assistant Diploma at Des Moines Area Community CollegeMore details about Medical Assistant Diploma at Des Moines Area Community College
- Finished
- 46%
- Working at 6 months
- 94%
- Earned in a quarter
- $9,308
- Length
- 48 weeks, 20 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $2,252
- Students counted
- 140
- a year, estimated
- $37,200
- price
- $8,880
Medical Assistant
Ross College, Davenport
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$20,900Price if you pay yourself$15,990Program website, Medical Assistant at Ross CollegeMore details about Medical Assistant at Ross College
- Finished
- 61%
- Working at 6 months
- 86%
- Earned in a quarter
- $5,227
- Length
- 30 weeks, 24 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- 120
- a year, estimated
- $20,900
- price
- $15,990
Medical Assistant
Eastern Iowa Community Colleges, Davenport
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$29,000Price if you pay yourself$6,464Program website, Medical Assistant at Eastern Iowa Community CollegesMore details about Medical Assistant at Eastern Iowa Community Colleges
- Finished
- 80%
- Working at 6 months
- 88%
- Earned in a quarter
- $7,262
- Length
- 36 weeks, 20 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $2,362
- Students counted
- 119
- a year, estimated
- $29,000
- price
- $6,464
Medical Assistant
Southeastern Community College, West Burlington
No diploma needed
Earned a year, estimated$27,800Price if you pay yourself$11,154Program website, Medical Assistant at Southeastern Community CollegeMore details about Medical Assistant at Southeastern Community College
- Finished
- 95%
- Working at 6 months
- 88%
- Earned in a quarter
- $6,962
- Length
- 40 weeks, 33 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $1,935
- Students counted
- 66
- a year, estimated
- $27,800
- price
- $11,154
Medical Assistant (E/MVMED) CIP: 510801.0100 ITSO: 03.02.11.03
Iowa Valley Community College District, Marshalltown
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$27,300Price if you pay yourself$10,166Program website, Medical Assistant (E/MVMED) CIP: 510801.0100 ITSO: 03.02.11.03 at Iowa Valley Community College DistrictMore details about Medical Assistant (E/MVMED) CIP: 510801.0100 ITSO: 03.02.11.03 at Iowa Valley Community College District
- Finished
- 90%
- Working at 6 months
- 84%
- Earned in a quarter
- $6,832
- Length
- 39 weeks, 22 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $3,446
- Students counted
- 64
- a year, estimated
- $27,300
- price
- $10,166
Medical Assistant Diploma
North Iowa Area Community College, Mason City
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$27,200Price if you pay yourself$8,260Program website, Medical Assistant Diploma at North Iowa Area Community CollegeMore details about Medical Assistant Diploma at North Iowa Area Community College
- Finished
- 50%
- Working at 6 months
- 92%
- Earned in a quarter
- $6,806
- Length
- 36 weeks, 24 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $2,186
- Students counted
- 54
- a year, estimated
- $27,200
- price
- $8,260
Medical Assistant
Iowa Central Community College, Fort Dodge
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$29,900Price if you pay yourself$9,200Program website, Medical Assistant at Iowa Central Community CollegeMore details about Medical Assistant at Iowa Central Community College
- Finished
- 67%
- Working at 6 months
- 96%
- Earned in a quarter
- $7,483
- Length
- 45 weeks, 20 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $1,175
- Students counted
- 49
- a year, estimated
- $29,900
- price
- $9,200
Medical Assistant - Diploma
Iowa Western Community College, Council Bluffs
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimated$33,600Price if you pay yourself$9,718Program website, Medical Assistant - Diploma at Iowa Western Community CollegeMore details about Medical Assistant - Diploma at Iowa Western Community College
- Finished
- 54%
- Working at 6 months
- 67%
- Earned in a quarter
- $8,411
- Length
- 40 weeks, 26 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $2,242
- Students counted
- 45
- a year, estimated
- $33,600
- price
- $9,718
Certified Clinical Medical Assistant
Indian Hills Community College, Ottumwa
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$2,574Program website, Certified Clinical Medical Assistant at Indian Hills Community CollegeMore details about Certified Clinical Medical Assistant at Indian Hills Community College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 12 weeks, 28 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- None listed
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $2,574
Medical Assistant - Diploma
Western Iowa Tech Community College, Sioux City
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$10,058Program website, Medical Assistant - Diploma at Western Iowa Tech Community CollegeMore details about Medical Assistant - Diploma at Western Iowa Tech Community College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 48 weeks, 21 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $1,690
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $10,058
Medical Assistant
Iowa Lakes Community College, Estherville
High school diploma or equivalent
Earned a year, estimatedNot reportedPrice if you pay yourself$16,148Program website, Medical Assistant at Iowa Lakes Community CollegeMore details about Medical Assistant at Iowa Lakes Community College
- Finished
- Not reported
- Working at 6 months
- Not reported
- Earned in a quarter
- Not reported
- Length
- 72 weeks, 15 hours a week
- Cost of supplies
- $1,400
- Students counted
- Not reported
- a year, estimated
- Not reported
- price
- $16,148
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How to pay for medical assistant training in Iowa
Workforce funding can pay for medical assistant training in Iowa
Every program on this page is approved for public workforce funding, the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. It can pay for training for eligible adults, people who lost their job and young people.2People on public assistance, with a low income or lacking basic skills come first, and veterans have priority.3
Ask at an American Job Center
Eligibility rules apply, and services vary from state to state. Your local American Job Center can tell you whether you qualify. The Department of Labor's page links to the center finder, or call 1-877-US-2JOBS (1-877-872-5627).4
Financial aid and grants for medical assistant training
Most students can get federal student aid for college, career school or trade school. A Federal Pell Grant, unlike a loan, usually doesn't have to be repaid. Ask the school whether its program qualifies.56
GI Bill for medical assistant training
Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.7
The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.
Where the Iowa medical assistant program numbers come from
Which Iowa medical assistant programs are on this list?
These are the medical assistant programs Iowa approved for public workforce funding (the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), as reported to the US Department of Labor for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). The list covers programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what Iowa offers.
How Iowa medical assistant program prices are reported
The price is tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported it. Prices under $100 are treated as not reported, because the file holds many blanks entered as $0. Check the current price with the school.
What the graduate results of these programs measure
The figures at the top of this page are the middle program among those that report results: half did better, half did worse. Results describe students who left each program in recent years: the share who finished, the share working in the second quarter after leaving, and the middle earnings of those working in that quarter. States report earnings for that one quarter because they take them from the wage reports employers file every three months. The yearly figure here is that quarter times four, rounded to the nearest $100: an estimate, and an early one, since it is measured about half a year after training. The quarter as reported is under "More details" on each program. Results are withheld for small programs, and they describe past students, so they are no guarantee.
Why do some medical assistant programs say "Not reported"?
Where a school or the state left a field empty, or the Department of Labor withheld it, the page says "Not reported". Nothing here is estimated to fill a gap.
Why the kind of school is left off each program
The file also records whether a school is public, private or nonprofit, but those entries are wrong too often to print next to a school's name, so this page leaves them out.
Sources for the facts about medical assistant training in Iowa
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- US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Medical Assistants
- US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
- US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
- US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
- US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
- US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
- US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs