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Illinois Medical Secretaries: Schools and Careers

Career Information for Medical Secretaries in Illinois

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Fast Facts for Medical Secretaries in Illinois

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Danville, Peoria, and Champaign
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Chicago, Kankakee, and Decatur
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Chicago, Peoria, and Rockford

Salaries for Medical Secretaries in Illinois

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Chicago, Decatur, and Rockford. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Medical Secretaries in Illinois are listed below.

Selected Medical Secretary Schools in Illinois

These schools offer particularly quick info upon request, and we have written detailed profiles for each (click school names to see the profiles).

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Everest College
Burr Ridge, Chicago, Merrionette Park, North Aurora, Skokie

Offers certificate programs, degree programs, and courses in 11 U.S. states with more than 35 locations. Online programs are also available.

  • Programs: Administrative Medical Assistant, Hospital Patient Registration Specialist, Medical Administrative Assistant
  • Degrees/Course Work: Diploma
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

Vatterott College
Quincy

Offers diploma and degree programs in health care, business, computer science, and technical fields. Located in several campus locations across the Midwest

  • Programs: Medical Office Assistant
  • Degrees/Course Work: Diploma

First Institute
Crystal Lake

Offers career training in healthcare-related fields. Located in Crystal Lake, Illinois.

  • Programs: Medical Office Specialist
  • Degrees/Course Work: Certificate

Coyne College
Chicago

Do you realize that Coyne College in Chicago can train you for a better career? Programs offered include Heating, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration, Medical Assisting, Electronic Systems Technician, and more.

  • Programs: Medical Administrative Assistant
  • Degrees/Course Work: Diploma

Selected Online Schools for Medical Secretaries in Illinois

Ashworth College
Online

Ashworth College (AU) provides online and campus based classes, in a flexible capacity so learning goes at the students pace during their free time.

  • Programs: Medical Office Assisting
  • Degrees/Course Work: Diploma

Stratford Career Institute
Online

Career training in several fields. Offered in a distance-learning format.

  • Programs: Medical Office Assistant
  • Degrees/Course Work: Diploma

More Illinois Medical Secretary Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Carl Sandburg CollegeGalesburgAssociate2,693
College of Lake CountyGrayslakeAssociate16,010
Danville Area Community CollegeDanvilleAssociate2,832
Harper CollegePalatineAssociate15,156
Illinois Central CollegeEast PeoriaAssociate11,804
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges-Olney Central CollegeOlneyAssociate1,610
John A Logan CollegeCartervilleAssociate7,559
Kankakee Community CollegeKankakeeAssociate3,591
Kaskaskia CollegeCentraliaAssociate5,041
Lake Land CollegeMattoonAssociate7,177
Lewis and Clark Community CollegeGodfreyAssociate7,875
Lincoln CollegeLincolnBachelor1,266
Lincoln Land Community CollegeSpringfieldAssociate6,655
McHenry County CollegeCrystal LakeAssociate5,274
Oakton Community CollegeDes PlainesAssociate10,805
Richland Community CollegeDecaturAssociate3,274
Rock Valley CollegeRockfordAssociate7,923
Sauk Valley Community CollegeDixonAssociate2,700
Shawnee Community CollegeUllinAssociate2,176
Southeastern Illinois CollegeHarrisburgAssociate2,606
Southwestern Illinois CollegeBellevilleAssociate13,713
The College of Office TechnologyChicagoAssociate368
Waubonsee Community CollegeSugar GroveAssociate8,731

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Medical Secretaries

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for Illinois. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Medical Secretaries

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Medical Secretaries relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.
Metro AreaJobsSalary
(2008)
Relative
Popularity

ILLINOIS

   
Danville90$25,6201.2
Peoria590$28,6401
Champaign280$26,4700.9
Bloomington190$31,2000.9
Rockford430$31,6700.9
Decatur110$32,3100.8
Kankakee80$30,2500.7
Chicago9,260$36,6000.7
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