El Paso Community College medical assistant program

The public college El Paso Community College, located in El Paso, Texas, offers a medical assisting certificate or degree, and it had 32 graduates in 2023-24. CAAHEP and ABHES don't list it for medical assisting. That isn't a judgment on the school. Other routes also qualify you for exams for RMA, CCMA and NCMA.

one year of classes: $3,274
graduates in 2023-24: 32
medical assisting accreditation: Not CAAHEP or ABHES
classes: On campus

School website and the NCES profile

El Paso Community College in brief

Address: 9050 Viscount Blvd, El Paso, TX 79925
Type of school: Public
Federal student aid: Yes
Program: Certificate, under 12 weeks; Certificate, 12 to 24 months; Associate degree, about 2 years
Accreditation: Not CAAHEP or ABHES
Price: $3,274 for one year of classes, local students
Graduates by award: Certificate under 12 weeks 16 · Certificate, 1 to 2 years 11 · Associate degree 5

How it compares with the state median

Measure	This program	Texas median	Rank in Texas
Price, public-college yearly prices	$3,274	$2,546	14th lowest of 19
Graduates in 2023-24	32	63	49th of 69

These medians come from Texas programs reporting the same figure in the IPEDS, 2023-24 survey. The figures were checked 2026-10-22.

Nearby medical assistant programs

Pima Medical Institute-El Paso, El Paso: 1 mile (accredited)
Southwest University at El Paso, El Paso: 2 miles (accredited)
El Paso County Community College District-Rio Grande Campus, El Paso: 7 miles (accredited)
Western Technical College, El Paso: 7 miles (accredited)
Howard College, Big Spring: 290 miles
Western Texas College, Snyder: 325 miles

Rules for medical assistants in the state

State certification required: No state credential; national certification not required by state law

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