Houston, Texas
College of Health Care Professions Medical Assistant Certificate
What Medical Assistant Programs Does College of Health Care Professions Offer?
College of Health Care Professions in Houston, Texas offers one medical assisting program: Medical Assistant Certificate Program, taught hybrid. It comes to $18,500 total. It runs 36 weeks.
Medical Assistant Certificate Program at College of Health Care Professions
- Certificate
- Cost
- $18,500published total, 2026 (campus catalog addendum, July-Aug. 2026)
- Length
- 36 wk36 weeks
- Hours
- 900clock hours
- Externship
- 180 hours
- Phlebotomy
- EKG
- Billing and coding
- Pharmacology
- CMAAAMA
Inside College of Health Care Professions's Certificate
- Length
- 36 weeks
- Hours or credits
- 900 clock hours / 41.0 semester credits
- Schedule
- Day and evening
- Externship
- 180-hour supervised externship at a local healthcare facility
- Also covers
- phlebotomy; EKG; pharmacology; medical insurance and billing; electronic health records; CPR certification
- Certification
- Certification prep module for the NAHP Nationally Registered Certified Medical Assistant (NRCMA) exam; exam cost is included in tuition
- Admission
- High school diploma or GED; Scholastic Level Exam minimum score of 10; able to read and write English
- Tuition (school's wording)
- $18,500 total program cost: $17,950 tuition, $50 registration fee and $500 technology fee; textbooks included in tuition2026 (campus catalog addendum, July-Aug. 2026). Source: chcp.edu, reviewed October 12, 2026.
- Published total
- $18,500The school's own program total.
Medical Assistant Certificate Program at College of Health Care Professions: full program profileCollege of Health Care Professions certificate page on chcp.edu ↗
From College of Health Care Professions's own program, admissions and tuition pages, reviewed October 12, 2026. Tuition changes each year; confirm fees with the school.
How College of Health Care Professions Compares
- Medical Assistant Certificate Program costs $18,500, against a median of $8,930 across 426 priced certificate programs on this site.
- Medical Assistant Certificate Program runs 36 weeks; the median for certificate programs is 39 weeks.
Medical assistants in Texas earn a median of $39,520 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), against $45,690 nationally.
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Is College of Health Care Professions's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?
College of Health Care Professions's medical assisting certificate isn't on the CAAHEP or ABHES lists captured October 12, 2026. Graduates can still sit the RMA (AMT), CCMA (NHA) or NCMA (NCCT) exams, which accept other education routes. Accredited medical assistant programs.
Medical Assisting Awards at College of Health Care Professions
| Award level | Awards, 2022-23 |
|---|---|
| Certificates of one to two years | 182 |
Federal completions data (IPEDS, CIP 51.0801) count 182 medical assisting awards conferred by College of Health Care Professions in 2022-23, 54th of 951 schools on this site. These are credentials awarded, not graduates or job outcomes, and chains report each campus separately.
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College of Health Care Professions Medical Assisting: Common Questions
Is College of Health Care Professions's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?
College of Health Care Professions's medical assisting certificate isn't on the CAAHEP or ABHES lists captured October 12, 2026. Graduates can still sit the RMA (AMT), CCMA (NHA) or NCMA (NCCT) exams, which accept other education routes. Accredited medical assistant programs.
How Much Does College of Health Care Professions's Medical Assistant Certificate Cost?
Medical Assistant Certificate Program: $18,500 total program cost: $17,950 tuition, $50 registration fee and $500 technology fee; textbooks included in tuition (2026 (campus catalog addendum, July-Aug. 2026)).
How Long Is College of Health Care Professions's Medical Assistant Certificate?
Medical Assistant Certificate Program: 36 weeks (900 clock hours / 41.0 semester credits).
Does College of Health Care Professions Include an Externship?
Yes. Medical Assistant Certificate Program: 180-hour supervised externship at a local healthcare facility.
Which Certification Exams Does College of Health Care Professions Prepare You For?
Medical Assistant Certificate Program names the CMA (AAMA). CMA (AAMA) eligibility through the standard route requires a CAAHEP- or ABHES-accredited program.
What Do You Need to Apply to College of Health Care Professions?
Medical Assistant Certificate Program: High school diploma or GED; Scholastic Level Exam minimum score of 10; able to read and write English.
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