Pharr, Texas

South Texas Training Center Medical Assistant Diploma

DiplomaPrivate for-profit

What Medical Assistant Programs Does South Texas Training Center Offer?

South Texas Training Center in Pharr, Texas offers one medical assisting program: Medical Assistant, taught on campus.

Medical Assistant at South Texas Training Center

Inside South Texas Training Center's Diploma

Hours or credits
42.5 quarter credit hours (13 courses)
Externship
Ten-week externship in local medical facilities
Also covers
phlebotomy; injections; EKG; pharmacology; urinalysis
Certification
Eligible for AMCA certifications: Certified Clinical Medical Assistant, Certified Administrative Medical Assistant, Certified Phlebotomy Technician, Certified EKG Technician
Start dates
Every four to six weeks

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

Is South Texas Training Center's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?

South Texas Training Center's medical assisting diploma 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 South Texas Training Center

Award levelAwards, 2022-23
Certificates under one year168

Federal completions data (IPEDS, CIP 51.0801) count 168 medical assisting awards conferred by South Texas Training Center in 2022-23, 60th 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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South Texas Training Center Medical Assisting: Common Questions

Is South Texas Training Center's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?

South Texas Training Center's medical assisting diploma 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 South Texas Training Center Include an Externship?

Yes. Medical Assistant: Ten-week externship in local medical facilities.

Which Certification Exams Does South Texas Training Center Prepare You For?

Medical Assistant names the CCMA (NHA). CMA (AAMA) eligibility through the standard route requires a CAAHEP- or ABHES-accredited program.

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Sources

  1. southtexastraining.com: Medical Assistant 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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