2025 Best Medical/Clinical Assistant Associate Degree Schools in Illinois

Medical/Clinical Assistant is of the hottest associate degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #21 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 7 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Medical/Clinical Assistant Associate Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 100 associate degrees in medical/clinical assistant to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Medical/Clinical Assistant School for Your Associate Degree

Your choice of medical/clinical assistant for getting your associate degree school matters. Important measures of a quality medical/clinical assistant program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To account for this we include a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a host of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on medical/clinical assistant students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of medical/clinical assistant students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized medical/clinical assistant related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for medical/clinical assistant students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Medical/Clinical Assistant Associate Degree Schools in Illinois list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Medical/Clinical Assistant in Illinois

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in medical/clinical assistant.

Top Illinois Schools for an Associate in Medical/Clinical Assistant

1

Fox College
Tinley Park, IL

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

7 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Fox College if you want to pursue an associate degree in medical/clinical assistant. Fox College is a small private for-profit college located in the suburb of Tinley Park.More information about a associate in medical/clinical assistant from Fox College

2

Rasmussen University - Illinois
Rockford, IL

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

39 Annual Graduates

Rasmussen University - Illinois is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in medical/clinical assistant. Located in the medium-sized city of Rockford, Rasmussen University - Illinois is a private for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a associate in medical/clinical assistant from Rasmussen University - Illinois

3

College of DuPage
Glen Ellyn, IL

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

6 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in an associate degree in medical/clinical assistant needs to take a look at College of DuPage. Located in the suburb of Glen Ellyn, COD is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in medical/clinical assistant from College of DuPage

4

Lewis and Clark Community College
Godfrey, IL

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

9 Annual Graduates

Lewis and Clark Community College is a wonderful choice for individuals pursuing an associate degree in medical/clinical assistant. Lewis and Clark Community College is a small public college located in the small suburb of Godfrey.More information about a associate in medical/clinical assistant from Lewis and Clark Community College

5

College of Lake County
Grayslake, IL

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

15 Annual Graduates

Located in the suburb of Grayslake, College of Lake County is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in medical/clinical assistant from College of Lake County

6

Lake Land College
Mattoon, IL

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

6 Annual Graduates

Lake Land College is a small public college located in the rural area of Mattoon.More information about a associate in medical/clinical assistant from Lake Land College

7

Southwestern Illinois College
Belleville, IL

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

Located in the suburb of Belleville, SWIC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a associate in medical/clinical assistant from Southwestern Illinois College

Best Medical/Clinical Assistant Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Medical/Clinical Assistant Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Ohio	450	391
Michigan	410	95
Wisconsin	224	83
Indiana	221	246

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Rankings in Majors Related to Medical/Clinical Assistant

One of 14 majors within the Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services area of study, Medical/Clinical Assistant has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Medical/Clinical Assistant

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Physical Therapy Assistant	253
Occupational Therapist Assistant	139
Anesthesiologist Assistant	9
Emergency Care Attendant (EMT Ambulance)	5

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard). More about our data sources and methodologies.