Corpus Christi, Texas

Southern Careers Institute-Corpus Christi Medical Assistant Diploma

DiplomaPrivate for-profit

What Medical Assistant Programs Does Southern Careers Institute-Corpus Christi Offer?

Southern Careers Institute-Corpus Christi in Corpus Christi, Texas offers one medical assisting program: Medical Assistant, taught on campus. It comes to $18,450 total. It runs 54 weeks.

Medical Assistant at Southern Careers Institute-Corpus Christi

Inside Southern Careers Institute-Corpus Christi's Diploma

Length
36 or 54 weeks, depending on shift
Hours or credits
978 clock hours (including 320 lab hours)
Externship
178-hour on-the-job externship
Also covers
phlebotomy; EKG; CPR/Basic Life Support; Microsoft Office
Certification
Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) exam fee included in tuition Basic Life Support exam fee included in tuition Prepares for Certified Phlebotomy Technician, Certified EKG Technician, Certified Medical Administrative Assistant and Microsoft Office Specialist exams (fees not included)
Tuition (school's wording)
$18,450 total cost (tuition; no separate registration or other fees listed)2026. Source: scitexas.edu, reviewed October 12, 2026.
Published total
$18,450The school's own program total.

From Southern Careers Institute-Corpus Christi's own program, admissions and tuition pages, reviewed October 12, 2026. Tuition changes each year; confirm fees with the school.

How Southern Careers Institute-Corpus Christi Compares

  • Medical Assistant costs $18,450, against a median of $17,215 across 304 priced diploma programs on this site.
  • Medical Assistant runs 54 weeks; the median for diploma programs is 40 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 Southern Careers Institute-Corpus Christi's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?

Southern Careers Institute-Corpus Christi'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 Southern Careers Institute-Corpus Christi

Award levelAwards, 2022-23
Certificates of one to two years115

Federal completions data (IPEDS, CIP 51.0801) count 115 medical assisting awards conferred by Southern Careers Institute-Corpus Christi in 2022-23, 119th 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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Southern Careers Institute-Corpus Christi Medical Assisting: Common Questions

Is Southern Careers Institute-Corpus Christi's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?

Southern Careers Institute-Corpus Christi'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.

How Much Does Southern Careers Institute-Corpus Christi's Medical Assistant Diploma Cost?

Medical Assistant: $18,450 total cost (tuition; no separate registration or other fees listed) (2026).

How Long Is Southern Careers Institute-Corpus Christi's Medical Assistant Diploma?

Medical Assistant: 36 or 54 weeks, depending on shift (978 clock hours (including 320 lab hours)).

Does Southern Careers Institute-Corpus Christi Include an Externship?

Yes. Medical Assistant: 178-hour on-the-job externship.

Which Certification Exams Does Southern Careers Institute-Corpus Christi 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. scitexas.edu: 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

Every program on this site was checked on the school's own website in October 2026. Accreditation comes only from the CAAHEP and ABHES directories (captured October 12, 2026), never from a school's own wording, and school size from U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS) completions. Sponsored listings are labeled as ads and never change which programs we list or how we rank them. How we verify programs