Medical Assistant Program at Parkland College

✔️ Page Updated: December 26th, 2025 | Current for 2026, learn more about our data 🛈

For those in Champaign seeking a high-quality Medical Assisting Certificate, Parkland College boasts a perfect 100% NHA certification passage rate and an 82% job placement rate.

This page provides up-to-date program costs, graduation and employment data, accreditation details, contact information, and interactive resources – including a Google map, student reviews, and official video – to help you quickly evaluate whether Parkland College is the right medical assisting school for you.

CMA AAMA: Medical Assistant Program Overview at PC

Parkland College’s Medical Assistant program, located in Champaign, IL, is a Certificate program designed to launch you into a high-demand healthcare career. The curriculum creates well-rounded professionals skilled in both clinical procedures and essential administrative tasks.

Program Focus and Outcomes

Students master critical administrative skills (medical records management, insurance billing, and patient scheduling) alongside clinical competencies (performing EKGs, venipuncture, and administering immunizations). This strong preparation translates directly to career success, as shown by outstanding recent program outcomes:

• 100% retention rate for the 2023 class.
• 100% 3-year average passage rate on the National Healthcare Association (NHA) certification exam (2021-2023).
• The current job placement rate is 82%, with 100% reported employer satisfaction.

Clinical Training and Contact Information

A key local advantage is clinical site placement. Parkland maintains board-approved affiliations with numerous local clinics throughout the 505 district, ensuring students receive practical experience in the area where they will likely seek employment, though travel is required for clinic assignments. The program received its initial accreditation date of March 18, 2022. While specific credit hours and current costs require contacting the office, prospective students can direct inquiries to Program Director Robin Hayden at rhayden@parkland.edu.

PC’s Medical Assistant Program Data

Our Data

Our Medical Assistant Program Data is carefully researched and curated from the following government and higher education organizations.

• CAAHEP (Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs) – CAAHEP is the largest programmatic accreditor for health sciences education and the official medical assisting program accreditor for the National CMA (AAMA) Certification Exam.
• IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) – A comprehensive database of U.S. colleges and universities.
• Peterson’s Database – Includes detailed college information and their Distance Learning Licensed Data Set.
• College Scorecard – A U.S. Department of Education tool offering key statistics on college costs, graduation rates, and student outcomes.
• NCES (National Center for Education Statistics) – The primary federal source for data and analysis on education in the U.S. such as cost of tuition. Our data shows average cost of tuition and fees for Public 2 year institutions per state.
• BLS (Bureau of Labor Statistics) – May 2024 Occupational Outlook Handbook Medical Assistants Data for Salary and Employment. Our data shows the mean annual salary and the total number of employed MAs per state.

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