West Des Moines, Iowa

Medical Assistant Programs Near West Des Moines

Where Can You Train as a Medical Assistant Near West Des Moines?

No school we verified is based in West Des Moines itself, but 16 medical assisting programs run elsewhere in Iowa, at schools including Kirkwood Community College, Mercy College of Health Sciences, Southeastern Community College and Eastern Iowa Community College District. 11 fully online programs also arrange local externships.

Medical Assistant Programs in Iowa

ProgramFormatLengthCost
Medical Assisting Diploma at Kirkwood Community CollegeCedar Rapids, IA · CAAHEP accredited64 weeks$9,847
Medical Assisting A.A.S. at Kirkwood Community CollegeCedar Rapids, IA64 weeks$14,198
Medical Assisting Certificate at Mercy College of Health SciencesDes Moines, IA · CAAHEP accreditedHybrid40 weeks$437
Associate of Science in Medical Assisting at Mercy College of Health SciencesDes Moines, IAHybrid50 credits
Medical Assistant Diploma at Southeastern Community CollegeWest Burlington, IA · CAAHEP accreditedOn campus48 weeks$10,752
Medical Assistant Diploma at Eastern Iowa Community College DistrictDavenport, IAHybrid39 weeks$6,688
Medical Assistant Diploma at Northeast Iowa Community CollegeCalmar, IA · CAAHEP accreditedOn campus52 weeks$10,440
Medical Assistant Diploma at Iowa Central Community CollegeFort Dodge, IA · CAAHEP accredited32 weeks$223
Medical Assistant Associate of Applied Science at Iowa Central Community CollegeFort Dodge, IA$223
Medical Assistant Certificate at Des Moines Area Community CollegeAnkeny, IA · CAAHEP accreditedOn campus40 weeks$215
Medical Assistant Diploma at Hawkeye Community CollegeWaterloo, IA · CAAHEP accreditedOn campus, hybrid and online40 weeks$7,953
Medical Assistant Diploma at Western Iowa Tech Community CollegeSioux City, IA · CAAHEP accredited48 weeks$10,340
Medical Assistant Diploma at Marshalltown Community CollegeMarshalltown, IA · CAAHEP accreditedOn campus48 weeks$243
Medical Assistant Diploma at Ellsworth Community CollegeIowa Falls, IAOn campus48 weeks$217
Medical Assistant Diploma at North Iowa Area Community CollegeMason City, IA · CAAHEP accreditedOn campus45 weeks$234
Medical Assistant (Diploma) at Ross College-DavenportDavenport, IAOn campus and hybrid30 weeks$16,297

Online Medical Assistant Programs for West Des Moines Residents

Every online and hybrid medical assistant program

More on Medical Assistant Programs in Iowa

Sources

  1. Official program pages of the schools listed, reviewed October 2026
  2. CAAHEP, accredited medical assisting programs, captured October 12, 2026

Every program on this site was checked on the school's own website in October 2026. Accreditation comes only from the CAAHEP and ABHES directories (captured October 12, 2026), never from a school's own wording, and school size from U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS) completions. Sponsored listings are labeled as ads and never change which programs we list or how we rank them. How we verify programs