Chicago, Illinois

Stellar Career College Medical Assistant Diploma

DiplomaPrivate for-profit

What Medical Assistant Programs Does Stellar Career College Offer?

Stellar Career College in Chicago, Illinois offers one medical assisting program: Medical Assisting with Phlebotomy Technician Diploma, taught hybrid. It comes to $17,950 total. It runs 43 weeks.

Medical Assisting With Phlebotomy Technician Diploma at Stellar Career College

Inside Stellar Career College's Diploma

Length
10 months
Hours or credits
35 credits
Externship
Clinical externship at affiliated healthcare facilities
Also covers
phlebotomy; EKG
Certification
Eligible for the NCMA (NCCT) and NCPT (NCCT) exams
Admission
High school diploma or GED (minimum 2.0 GPA); government ID; transcript; orientation; digital literacy and distance-education assessments
Tuition (school's wording)
$17,950 total: $16,500 tuition plus $1,450 books, technology and library fee2026-27. Source: stellarcollege.edu, reviewed October 12, 2026.
Published total
$17,950The school's own program total.

From Stellar Career College's own program, admissions and tuition pages, reviewed October 12, 2026. Tuition changes each year; confirm fees with the school.

How Stellar Career College Compares

  • Medical Assisting with Phlebotomy Technician Diploma costs $17,950, against a median of $17,215 across 304 priced diploma programs on this site.
  • Medical Assisting with Phlebotomy Technician Diploma runs 43 weeks; the median for diploma programs is 40 weeks.

Medical assistants in Illinois earn a median of $46,090 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), against $45,690 nationally.

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Is Stellar Career College's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?

Stellar Career College's medical assisting diploma isn't on the CAAHEP or ABHES lists captured October 12, 2026. Graduates can still sit the RMA (AMT), CCMA (NHA) or NCMA (NCCT) exams, which accept other education routes. Accredited medical assistant programs.

What CAAHEP or ABHES accreditation means for the CMA (AAMA)

Medical Assisting Awards at Stellar Career College

Award levelAwards, 2022-23
Certificates under one year8

Federal completions data (IPEDS, CIP 51.0801) count 8 medical assisting awards conferred by Stellar Career College in 2022-23, 764th of 951 schools on this site. These are credentials awarded, not graduates or job outcomes.

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Stellar Career College Medical Assisting: Common Questions

Is Stellar Career College's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?

Stellar Career College's medical assisting diploma isn't on the CAAHEP or ABHES lists captured October 12, 2026. Graduates can still sit the RMA (AMT), CCMA (NHA) or NCMA (NCCT) exams, which accept other education routes. Accredited medical assistant programs.

How Much Does Stellar Career College's Medical Assistant Diploma Cost?

Medical Assisting with Phlebotomy Technician Diploma: $17,950 total: $16,500 tuition plus $1,450 books, technology and library fee (2026-27).

How Long Is Stellar Career College's Medical Assistant Diploma?

Medical Assisting with Phlebotomy Technician Diploma: 10 months (35 credits).

Does Stellar Career College Include an Externship?

Yes. Medical Assisting with Phlebotomy Technician Diploma: Clinical externship at affiliated healthcare facilities.

Which Certification Exams Does Stellar Career College Prepare You For?

Medical Assisting with Phlebotomy Technician Diploma names the NCMA (NCCT). CMA (AAMA) eligibility through the standard route requires a CAAHEP- or ABHES-accredited program.

What Do You Need to Apply to Stellar Career College?

Medical Assisting with Phlebotomy Technician Diploma: High school diploma or GED (minimum 2.0 GPA); government ID; transcript; orientation; digital literacy and distance-education assessments.

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Sources

  1. stellarcollege.edu: Medical Assisting with Phlebotomy Technician Diploma program page, reviewed October 12, 2026
  2. U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS completions 2022-23, CIP 51.0801 (medical/clinical assistant)
  3. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025: Medical Assistants, Illinois

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