South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Weslaco medical assistant program
In Weslaco, Texas, you'll find the private for-profit school South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Weslaco. It offers a medical assisting certificate and had 84 graduates in 2023-24. CAAHEP and ABHES don't list the school for medical assisting. That isn't a verdict on the school. Other routes are also accepted for the RMA, CCMA and NCMA exams.
- whole program
- $21,040
- graduates in 2023-24
- 84
- medical assisting accreditation
- Not CAAHEP or ABHES
- classes
- On campus
A quick look at South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Weslaco
- Address
- 1600 North Westgate Drive, Suite 400, Weslaco, TX 78599
- Type of school
- Private for-profit
- Federal student aid
- Yes
- Program
- Certificate, 12 to 24 months
- Accreditation
- Not CAAHEP or ABHES
- Price
- $21,040 for the whole program
State median comparison
| Measure | This program | Texas median | Rank in Texas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price, whole-program prices | $21,040 | $17,400 | 40th lowest of 43 |
| Graduates in 2023-24 | 84 | 63 | 29th of 69 |
These medians come from Texas programs reporting the same figure to the IPEDS, 2023-24 survey. They were checked on 2026-10-22.
Nearby medical assistant programs
- Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies, Weslaco: 2 miles (accredited)
- South Texas Training Center, Pharr: 11 miles
- Rio Grande Valley College, Pharr: 12 miles (accredited)
- Southern Careers Institute-Pharr, Pharr: 12 miles
- Miller-Motte College-STVT-McAllen, McAllen: 14 miles
- The College of Health Care Professions-McAllen Campus, McAllen: 15 miles (accredited)
Rules that apply to medical assistants in the state
- State certification required
- No state credential; national certification not required by state law
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