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Medical Assistant Programs

Medical assistant programs in Houston

In the Houston area, compare the 15 campuses of 12 schools offering a medical assistant program by their price, length and accreditation.

campuses of 12 schools
15
accredited
10
career school, whole program
$17,351
public college, a year
$2,040
graduates in 2023-24
2,141

When we say accredited, we mean CAAHEP or ABHES. The prices shown are the middle value from the 8 career-school and 5 public-college figures published for 2023-24. 2,141 graduates in 2023-24.

Schools for medical assistants in the Houston area

We start with accredited schools and list the biggest first.

One table puts every one of the 15 campuses in the Houston area together; you may sort by graduates, length or price.
Medical assistant programs in Houston
SchoolCertificate or degree, lengthAccreditationPriceGraduates2023-24Request
The College of Health Care Professions-Northwest12230 Northwest Freeway, Houston
Certificateabout 10 monthsABHES (school)$19,800 whole program847Request information
College of Health Care Professions2616 S. Loop West Suite 201, Houston
Certificateabout 9 monthsABHES (school)$17,400 whole program273Request information
Pima Medical Institute-Houston11125 Equity Drive, Suite 100, Houston
Certificateabout 9 monthsABHES (school)$17,257 whole program261Request information
The College of Health Care Professions-Southwest Houston7322 Southwest Freeway Suite 110, Houston
Certificateabout 9 monthsABHES (school)$17,400 whole program256Request information
Fortis Institute450 N Sam Houston Pkwy E Ste 200, Houston
Certificateabout 9 monthsNot CAAHEP or ABHES$17,301 whole program93Visit the school's site
Houston Community College3100 Main Street, HoustonCMA exam results
Certificateunder 12 monthsCertificate12 to 24 monthsCAAHEP (certificate)$2,040 per year, local studentsone year of classes, same for each award92Request information
San Jacinto Community College8060 Spencer Hwy, Pasadena
Certificate12 to 24 monthsCAAHEP (program)$1,992 per year, local studentsone year of classes, not the whole program77Request information
Fortis College1201 West Oaks Mall, Houston
Certificateabout 9 monthsABHES (school)$17,301 whole program66Request information
Remington College-North Houston Campus11310 Greens Crossing Blvd, Ste 300, Houston
Certificateunder 12 monthsCertificate12 to 24 monthsAssociate degreeabout 2 yearsNot CAAHEP or ABHES$20,001 per yearone year of classes, same for each award39School profile
Northwest Educational Center2910 Antoine B-100, Houston
Certificateabout 8 monthsNot CAAHEP or ABHES$10,700 whole program37Visit the school's site
Lone Star College System5000 Research Forest Drive, The WoodlandsCMA exam results
Certificate12 to 24 monthsCAAHEP (program)$2,472 per year, local studentsone year of classes, not the whole program33Request information
College of the Mainland1200 Amburn Road, Texas City
Certificate12 to 24 monthsAssociate degreeabout 2 yearsCAAHEP (certificate)$1,773 per year, local studentsone year of classes, same for each award22Request information
Texas Health School11511 Katy Fwy Ste 200, Houston
Certificateabout 8 monthsABHES (school)$17,735 whole program20Request information
Remington College-Houston Southeast Campus2051 West Main Street, League City
Certificateunder 12 monthsCertificate12 to 24 monthsNot CAAHEP or ABHES$13,484 per yearone year of classes, same for each award20School profile
Galveston College4015 Ave Q, Galveston
Certificateunder 12 monthsNot CAAHEP or ABHES$2,546 per year, local studentsyearly rate; the certificate takes under a year5Visit the school's site

Only schools CAAHEP or ABHES accredits show "Request information". That link sends your request to the school, and we may receive payment. The remaining rows send you to each school's site. No school pays for a listing or to move up. Data comes from IPEDS 2023-24 for prices and graduates, plus directories from CAAHEP and ABHES.

Accreditation, prices and graduates: here is how to read the list.
CAAHEP-accredited program
The medical assisting program itself has been checked and approved by CAAHEP. If you finish, you can take the CMA exam and become a Certified Medical Assistant.
ABHES-accredited school
ABHES gives approval to the entire school. Ask the school if its medical assisting program is covered as well before you rely on the CMA exam.
Not CAAHEP or ABHES
The school is not listed by either group for medical assisting; this is not a verdict on it. Another agency might still accredit the college itself. You need a CAAHEP or ABHES program for the CMA exam; the RMA, CCMA and NCMA exams also allow other paths like work experience.
Price
For 2023-24, see tuition and fees as schools report them, plus books and supplies when listed: for the whole program or one year of full-time classes (local rate at public colleges). Each award a school lists shares the same yearly price.
Graduates
These are students who completed their studies between July 2023 and June 2024. The U.S. Department of Education runs IPEDS, a yearly survey providing our price and graduate data.

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A quick look at the Houston area

A medical assistant checks a patient in at a clinic front desk

Every medical assistant certificate and degree awarded by 15 schools in the Houston area during the 2023-24 school year is in this graduate count. The College of Health Care Professions-Northwest in Houston is the largest, with 847 graduates. As the Census Bureau defines it for Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, the area means the city plus nearby towns.

More Texas cities include Dallas, San Antonio, Austin, Fort Worth · See every program in Texas (70), El Paso

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