San Antonio, Texas

Southwest School of Business and Technical Careers-San Antonio Medical Assistant Certificate

CertificatePrivate for-profit

What Medical Assistant Programs Does Southwest School of Business and Technical Careers-San Antonio Offer?

Southwest School of Business and Technical Careers-San Antonio in San Antonio, Texas offers one medical assisting program: Clinical/Medical Assistant, taught on campus. It comes to $14,900 total. It runs 34 weeks.

Clinical/Medical Assistant at Southwest School of Business and Technical Careers-San Antonio

Inside Southwest School of Business and Technical Careers-San Antonio's Certificate

Length
Day: 34 weeks classroom + 5 weeks externship (just under 8 months); night and weekend: 50 weeks + 5 weeks externship
Hours or credits
800 clock hours / 57.5 quarter credit hours
Schedule
Day, evening and weekend
Externship
125-hour externship (5 weeks)
Also covers
pharmacology and medication administration; first aid, CPR and radiology; computerized medical office software
Tuition (school's wording)
$14,900 total program cost: $14,500 tuition, $50 registration fee and $350 books2026. Source: sws.edu, reviewed October 12, 2026.
Published total
$14,900The school's own program total.

From Southwest School of Business and Technical Careers-San Antonio's own program, admissions and tuition pages, reviewed October 12, 2026. Tuition changes each year; confirm fees with the school.

How Southwest School of Business and Technical Careers-San Antonio Compares

  • Clinical/Medical Assistant costs $14,900, against a median of $8,930 across 426 priced certificate programs on this site.
  • Clinical/Medical Assistant runs 34 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 Southwest School of Business and Technical Careers-San Antonio's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?

Southwest School of Business and Technical Careers-San Antonio'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 Southwest School of Business and Technical Careers-San Antonio

Award levelAwards, 2022-23
Certificates of one to two years20

Federal completions data (IPEDS, CIP 51.0801) count 20 medical assisting awards conferred by Southwest School of Business and Technical Careers-San Antonio in 2022-23, 537th 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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Southwest School of Business and Technical Careers-San Antonio Medical Assisting: Common Questions

Is Southwest School of Business and Technical Careers-San Antonio's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?

Southwest School of Business and Technical Careers-San Antonio'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 Southwest School of Business and Technical Careers-San Antonio's Medical Assistant Certificate Cost?

Clinical/Medical Assistant: $14,900 total program cost: $14,500 tuition, $50 registration fee and $350 books (2026).

How Long Is Southwest School of Business and Technical Careers-San Antonio's Medical Assistant Certificate?

Clinical/Medical Assistant: Day: 34 weeks classroom + 5 weeks externship (just under 8 months); night and weekend: 50 weeks + 5 weeks externship (800 clock hours / 57.5 quarter credit hours).

Does Southwest School of Business and Technical Careers-San Antonio Include an Externship?

Yes. Clinical/Medical Assistant: 125-hour externship (5 weeks).

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Sources

  1. sws.edu: Clinical/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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