Houston, Texas
Texas Health School Medical Assistant Certificate
What Medical Assistant Programs Does Texas Health School Offer?
Texas Health School in Houston, Texas offers one medical assisting program: Medical Assistant, taught hybrid. It comes to $16,100 total. It runs 32 weeks.
Medical Assistant at Texas Health School
- Certificate
- Cost
- $16,100published total
- Length
- 32 wk32 weeks
- Hours
- 800clock hours
- Externship
- 180 hours
- Pharmacology
- RMAAMT
Inside Texas Health School's Certificate
- Length
- 32 weeks
- Hours or credits
- 800 hours (315 lecture, 305 lab, 180 externship)
- Schedule
- Day and evening
- Externship
- 180-hour externship
- Also covers
- pharmacology; injections
- Certification
- Prepares students for the Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) certification
- Tuition (school's wording)
- Program tuition $16,100 including all books; additional fees include registration, laboratory $450, technology $500 and national certification $135Source: ths.edu, reviewed October 12, 2026.
- Published total
- $16,100The school's own program total.
- Outcomes the school publishes
- Graduation rate 75% (2024-2025)Reported for 2024-25.
Medical Assistant at Texas Health School: full program profileTexas Health School certificate page on ths.edu ↗
From Texas Health School's own program, admissions and tuition pages, reviewed October 12, 2026. Tuition changes each year; confirm fees with the school.
How Texas Health School Compares
- Medical Assistant costs $16,100, against a median of $8,930 across 426 priced certificate programs on this site.
- Medical Assistant runs 32 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 Texas Health School's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?
Texas Health School'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 Texas Health School
| Award level | Awards, 2022-23 |
|---|---|
| Certificates of one to two years | 10 |
Federal completions data (IPEDS, CIP 51.0801) count 10 medical assisting awards conferred by Texas Health School in 2022-23, 731st of 951 schools on this site. These are credentials awarded, not graduates or job outcomes.
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Texas Health School Medical Assisting: Common Questions
Is Texas Health School's Medical Assistant Program Accredited?
Texas Health School'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 Texas Health School's Medical Assistant Certificate Cost?
Medical Assistant: Program tuition $16,100 including all books; additional fees include registration, laboratory $450, technology $500 and national certification $135.
How Long Is Texas Health School's Medical Assistant Certificate?
Medical Assistant: 32 weeks (800 hours (315 lecture, 305 lab, 180 externship)).
Does Texas Health School Include an Externship?
Yes. Medical Assistant: 180-hour externship.
Which Certification Exams Does Texas Health School Prepare You For?
Medical Assistant names the RMA (AMT). CMA (AAMA) eligibility through the standard route requires a CAAHEP- or ABHES-accredited program.
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