Houston, Texas

Northwest Educational Center Medical Assistant Certificate

CertificatePrivate for-profit

What Medical Assistant Programs Does Northwest Educational Center Offer?

Northwest Educational Center in Houston, Texas offers one medical assisting program: Medical Assistant Program, taught on campus.

Medical Assistant Program at Northwest Educational Center

Inside Northwest Educational Center's Certificate

Externship
Externship in a medical facility upon completion of coursework
Also covers
medical billing and coding; pharmacology; clinical and laboratory procedures; medical office procedures

From Northwest Educational Center's own program, admissions and tuition pages, reviewed October 12, 2026. Tuition changes each year; confirm fees with the school.

Is Northwest Educational Center's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?

Northwest Educational Center'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.

What CAAHEP or ABHES accreditation means for the CMA (AAMA)

Medical Assisting Awards at Northwest Educational Center

Award levelAwards, 2022-23
Certificates of one to two years24

Federal completions data (IPEDS, CIP 51.0801) count 24 medical assisting awards conferred by Northwest Educational Center in 2022-23, 475th of 951 schools on this site. These are credentials awarded, not graduates or job outcomes.

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Northwest Educational Center Medical Assisting: Common Questions

Is Northwest Educational Center's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?

Northwest Educational Center'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.

Does Northwest Educational Center Include an Externship?

Yes. Medical Assistant Program: Externship in a medical facility upon completion of coursework.

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Sources

  1. nwec.edu: Medical Assistant Program program page, reviewed October 12, 2026
  2. U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS completions 2022-23, CIP 51.0801 (medical/clinical assistant)
  3. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025: Medical Assistants, Texas

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