Medical assistant programs in Texas
Compare the 70 schools with a medical assistant program in Texas by accreditation, price and length.
- schools
- 70
- accredited13 CAAHEP programs, 20 ABHES schools
- 33
- typical career-school price, whole program
- $17,400
- typical public-college price, one year
- $2,546
| School | Certificate or degree, length | Accreditation | Price | Graduates2023-24 | Request |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificateabout 10 months | ABHES-accredited school | $19,800 whole program | 847 | Request information | |
| Certificateabout 9 months | ABHES-accredited school | $17,400 whole program | 356 | Request information | |
| Certificateabout 9 months | ABHES-accredited school | $17,400 whole program | 273 | Request information | |
| Certificateabout 9 months | ABHES-accredited school | $17,257 whole programwith books | 261 | Request information | |
| Certificateabout 9 months | ABHES-accredited school | $17,400 whole program | 256 | Request information | |
| Certificateabout 9 months | ABHES-accredited school | $16,950 whole program | 251 | Request information | |
| Certificateabout 8 months | ABHES-accredited school | $18,748 whole programwith books | 234 | Request information | |
| Certificateabout 9 months | ABHES-accredited school | $16,800 whole program | 232 | Request information | |
| Certificateabout 8 months | ABHES-accredited school | $18,748 whole programwith books | 192 | Request information | |
| Certificateabout 9 months | ABHES-accredited school | $17,400 whole program | 189 | Request information | |
 PCI Health Training Center | Certificateabout 9 months | Not accredited | $15,915 whole programwith books | 180 | Visit the school's site |
 Southern Careers Institute-Pharr | Certificateabout 9 months | Not accredited | $18,450 whole program | 161 | Visit the school's site |
 South Texas Training Center | Certificateunder 1 year | Not accredited | $12,400 a yearfull-time | 159 | Visit the school's site |
| Certificateabout 9 months | ABHES-accredited school | $17,400 whole program | 147 | Request information | |
| Certificateabout 9 months | ABHES-accredited school | $17,257 whole programwith books | 146 | Request information | |
| Certificateabout 8 months | ABHES-accredited school | $18,570 whole programwith books | 142 | Request information | |
| Certificateabout 9 months | ABHES-accredited school | $17,400 whole program | 129 | Request information | |
 CyberTex Institute of Technology | Certificateabout 9 months | Not accredited | $13,500 whole program | 127 | Visit the school's site |
 Southern Careers Institute-Corpus Christi | Certificateabout 9 months | Not accredited | $18,450 whole program | 125 | Visit the school's site |
 South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Brownsville | Certificateabout 10 months | Not accredited | $19,735 whole program | 122 | Visit the school's site |
 Southern Careers Institute-Harlingen | Certificateabout 9 months | Not accredited | $18,450 whole program | 109 | Visit the school's site |
 Southern Careers Institute-Brownsville | Certificateabout 10 months | Not accredited | $18,450 whole program | 104 | Visit the school's site |
 Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio | Certificateabout 9 months | Not accredited | $17,900 whole program | 100 | Visit the school's site |
 Miller-Motte College-STVT-McAllen | Certificateabout 13 months | Not accredited | $21,040 whole program | 94 | Visit the school's site |
Fortis Institute | Certificateabout 9 months | Not accredited | $17,301 whole programwith books | 93 | Visit the school's site |
| Certificateunder 1 year21 graduatesCertificate1 to 2 years71 graduates | CAAHEP accredited certificate | $2,040 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area; same for each award | 92 | Request information | |
 Southern Careers Institute-Waco | Certificateabout 9 months | Not accredited | $18,450 whole program | 90 | Visit the school's site |
| Certificateunder 1 year58 graduatesCertificate1 to 2 years30 graduates | CAAHEP accredited certificate | $2,370 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area; same for each award | 88 | Request information | |
 South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Weslaco | Certificate1 to 2 years | Not accredited | $21,040 whole program | 84 | Visit the school's site |
| Certificate1 to 2 years | CAAHEP accredited | $16,840 whole programwith books | 80 | Request information | |
| Certificate1 to 2 years | CAAHEP accredited | $1,992 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area | 77 | Request information | |
 Miller-Motte College-STVT-Corpus Christi | Certificateabout 13 months | Not accredited | $21,040 whole program | 68 | Visit the school's site |
| Certificateabout 9 months | ABHES-accredited school | $17,301 whole programwith books | 66 | Request information | |
| Certificate1 to 2 years | ABHES-accredited school | $15,450 whole program | 64 | Request information | |
| Certificate1 to 2 years60 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years3 graduates | CAAHEP accredited certificate | $1,864 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area; same for each award | 63 | Request information | |
 Remington College-Dallas Campus | Certificateunder 1 year28 graduatesCertificate1 to 2 years27 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years5 graduates | Not accredited | $23,785 a yearfull-time; same for each award | 60 | Visit the school's site |
 South Texas College | Certificateunder 1 year22 graduatesCertificate1 to 2 years15 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years18 graduates | Not accredited | $4,920 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area; same for each award | 55 | Visit the school's site |
Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio | Certificateabout 10 months | Not accredited | $18,450 whole program | 53 | Visit the school's site |
 Peloton College | Certificateabout 10 months | Not accredited | $15,995 whole programwith books | 48 | School profile |
 Southern Careers Institute-Austin | Certificate1 to 2 years | Not accredited | Ask the school for the price | 47 | Visit the school's site |
| Certificateabout 9 months | ABHES-accredited school | $17,257 whole programwith books | 44 | Request information | |
 Remington College-Fort Worth Campus | Certificateunder 1 year24 graduatesCertificate1 to 2 years13 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years5 graduates | Not accredited | $19,341 a yearfull-time; same for each award | 42 | Visit the school's site |
 Texas Healthtech Institute | Certificateabout 6 months | Not accredited | $9,500 whole programwith books | 40 | Visit the school's site |
 Remington College-North Houston Campus | Certificateunder 1 year20 graduatesCertificate1 to 2 years14 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years5 graduates | Not accredited | $20,001 a yearfull-time; same for each award | 39 | School profile |
 Northwest Educational Center | Certificateabout 8 months | Not accredited | $10,700 whole program | 37 | Visit the school's site |
Southwest School of Business and Technical Careers-San Antonio | Certificateabout 9 months | Not accredited | $14,850 whole programwith books | 37 | School profile |
| Certificate1 to 2 years | CAAHEP accredited | $2,472 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area | 33 | Request information | |
 Lamson Institute | Certificateabout 9 months | Not accredited | $15,750 whole programwith books | 33 | Visit the school's site |
 El Paso Community College | Certificateunder 12 weeks16 graduatesCertificate1 to 2 years11 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years5 graduates | Not accredited | $3,274 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area; same for each award | 32 | Visit the school's site |
Institute of Allied Healthcare | Certificateabout 4 months | Not accredited | $7,500 whole programwith books | 27 | Visit the school's site |
| Certificate1 to 2 years | CAAHEP accredited | $1,728 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area | 25 | Request information | |
| Certificate1 to 2 years14 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years8 graduates | CAAHEP accredited certificate | $1,773 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area; same for each award | 22 | Request information | |
 Amarillo College | Certificateunder 1 year16 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years5 graduates | Not accredited | $2,136 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area; same for each award | 21 | Visit the school's site |
| Certificateabout 8 months | ABHES-accredited school | $17,735 whole programwith books | 20 | Request information | |
Peloton College | Certificateabout 10 months | Not accredited | $15,995 whole programwith books | 20 | School profile |
 Remington College-Houston Southeast Campus | Certificateunder 1 year14 graduatesCertificate1 to 2 years6 graduates | Not accredited | $13,484 a yearfull-time; same for each award | 20 | School profile |
| Certificate1 to 2 years | CAAHEP accredited | $3,440 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area | 19 | Request information | |
| Associate degreeabout 2 years | CAAHEP accredited | $3,660 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area | 16 | Request information | |
 Laredo College | Certificate1 to 2 years9 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years7 graduates | Not accredited | $3,300 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area; same for each award | 16 | Visit the school's site |
| Certificateunder 1 year5 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years9 graduates | CAAHEP accredited associate degree | $2,794 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area; same for each award | 14 | Request information | |
 Milan Institute-Amarillo | Certificateabout 9 months | Not accredited | $14,335 whole programwith books | 14 | Visit the school's site |
| Certificate1 to 2 years6 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years5 graduates | CAAHEP accredited certificate | $3,412 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area; same for each award | 11 | Request information | |
| Certificateabout 10 months | ABHES-accredited school | $17,753 whole programwith books | 9 | Request information | |
 Miller-Motte College-STVT-Arlington | Certificateabout 13 months | Not accredited | $21,040 whole program | 9 | Visit the school's site |
 Howard College | Certificate1 to 2 years6 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years2 graduates | Not accredited | $2,766 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area; same for each award | 8 | Visit the school's site |
 Panola College | Certificate1 to 2 years7 graduatesAssociate degreeabout 2 years1 graduate | Not accredited | $2,280 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area; same for each award | 8 | Visit the school's site |
 Galveston College | Certificateunder 1 year | Not accredited | $2,546 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area | 5 | Visit the school's site |
| Certificate1 to 2 years | ABHES-accredited school | $16,000 a yearfull-time | 4 | Request information | |
 Western Texas College | Associate degreeabout 2 years | Not accredited | $3,240 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area | 2 | Visit the school's site |
| Certificate | CAAHEP accredited | Ask the school for the price | – | Request information |
- CAAHEP accredited
- CAAHEP has checked and approved the medical assisting program itself. People who finish it can take the CMA exam to become a Certified Medical Assistant.
- ABHES-accredited school
- ABHES approves the whole school. Before you count on the CMA exam, ask the school whether its medical assisting program is covered too.
- Price
- Tuition and fees for 2023-24, as each school reports them: for the whole program, or for one year of full-time classes. Each row says which.
- Graduates
- Students who finished between July 2023 and June 2024. Prices and graduates come from a yearly survey by the U.S. Department of Education.
- Listing
- No school pays to be listed or moved up. "Request information" appears on schools accredited by CAAHEP or ABHES; other schools link to their own site.
Medical assistant programs in Austin
| School | Certificate or degree, length | Accreditation | Price | Graduates2023-24 | Request |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificateabout 9 months | ABHES-accredited school | $16,950 whole program | 251 | Request information | |
CyberTex Institute of Technology | Certificateabout 9 months | Not accredited | $13,500 whole program | 127 | Visit the school's site |
Southern Careers Institute-Austin | Certificate1 to 2 years | Not accredited | Ask the school for the price | 47 | Visit the school's site |
Texas at a glance
The graduate count covers every medical assistant certificate and degree that 69 schools in Texas awarded in the 2023-24 school year. The largest is The College of Health Care Professions-Northwest in Houston, which had 847 graduates.
Larger cities with a page of their own: Houston (15), Dallas (13), San Antonio (10).
Texas does not license or certify medical assistants. Occupations Code Sec. 157.001 lets a physician hand medical tasks to a trained, qualified person, as long as the physician supervises the work. Texas beside five other states
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