Medical assistant programs in Houston
Compare the 15 schools with a medical assistant program in the Houston area by accreditation, price and length.
- schools
- 15
- accredited4 CAAHEP programs, 6 ABHES schools
- 10
- typical career-school price, whole program
- $17,351
- typical public-college price, one year
- $2,040
| 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 | 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 | |
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 | |
| Certificate1 to 2 years | CAAHEP accredited | $1,992 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area | 77 | Request information | |
| Certificateabout 9 months | ABHES-accredited school | $17,301 whole programwith books | 66 | Request information | |
 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 |
| Certificate1 to 2 years | CAAHEP accredited | $2,472 a yearfull-time, if you live in the college's area | 33 | 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 | |
| Certificateabout 8 months | ABHES-accredited school | $17,735 whole programwith books | 20 | Request information | |
 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 |
 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 |
- 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.
The Houston area at a glance
The graduate count covers every medical assistant certificate and degree that 15 schools in the Houston area awarded in the 2023-24 school year. The largest is The College of Health Care Professions-Northwest in Houston, which had 847 graduates. The area is the city and its nearby towns, as the Census Bureau draws it for Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
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