Medical assistant programs in San Antonio
Compare the 10 schools with a medical assistant program in the San Antonio area by accreditation, price and length.
- schools
- 10
- accredited1 CAAHEP program, 4 ABHES schools
- 5
- typical career-school price, whole program
- $17,400
| School | Certificate or degree, length | Accreditation | Price | Graduates2023-24 | Request |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificateabout 9 months | ABHES-accredited school | $17,400 whole program | 147 | 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 | |
 Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio | Certificateabout 9 months | Not accredited | $17,900 whole program | 100 | 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 |
| Certificateabout 9 months | ABHES-accredited school | $17,257 whole programwith books | 44 | Request information | |
Southwest School of Business and Technical Careers-San Antonio | Certificateabout 9 months | Not accredited | $14,850 whole programwith books | 37 | School profile |
 Lamson Institute | Certificateabout 9 months | Not accredited | $15,750 whole programwith books | 33 | 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 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 |
- 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 San Antonio area at a glance
The graduate count covers every medical assistant certificate and degree that 10 schools in the San Antonio area awarded in the 2023-24 school year. The largest is The College of Health Care Professions-San Antonio in San Antonio, which had 147 graduates. The area is the city and its nearby towns, as the Census Bureau draws it for San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.
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