College of Health Care Professions-Southwest Houston · Houston, Texas

Limited Medical Radiologic Technologist With Medical Assisting Skills Certificate Program at College of Health Care Professions-Southwest Houston

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What Should You Know About Limited Medical Radiologic Technologist With Medical Assisting Skills Certificate Program at College of Health Care Professions-Southwest Houston?

Limited Medical Radiologic Technologist with Medical Assisting Skills Certificate Program is a medical assisting certificate at College of Health Care Professions-Southwest Houston in Houston, Texas, offered hybrid. It takes 58 weeks (1,505 clock hours / 59.0 semester credits). Externship: 500-hour clinical module (Module XII). Cost: $25,500 total.

Cost
$25,500published total, 2026 (campus catalog addendum, July-Aug. 2026)
Length
58 wk58 weeks
Hours
1,505clock hours
Externship
500 hours
  • Phlebotomy
  • Limited X-ray
  • Pharmacology

How Limited Medical Radiologic Technologist With Medical Assisting Skills Certificate Program Works

Credential
Certificate
Format
Hybrid
Length
58 weeks
Hours or credits
1,505 clock hours / 59.0 semester credits
Externship
500-hour clinical module (Module XII)
Also covers
limited X-ray (radiography); phlebotomy; pharmacology

Admission and Certification at College of Health Care Professions-Southwest Houston

Certification
Prepares graduates to pass the state limited medical radiologic technologist licensing exam

What College of Health Care Professions-Southwest Houston's Medical Assisting Certificate Costs

Tuition (school's wording)
$25,500 total program cost: $24,900 tuition, $100 registration fee and $500 technology fee; textbooks included in tuition2026 (campus catalog addendum, July-Aug. 2026). Source: chcp.edu, reviewed October 12, 2026.
Published total
$25,500The school's own program total. Books, uniforms and exam fees may be extra.

Work out what the College of Health Care Professions-Southwest Houston certificate costs you after aid

From chcp.edu, reviewed October 12, 2026. Check start dates, deadlines and current tuition with the school before you apply.

How Limited Medical Radiologic Technologist With Medical Assisting Skills Certificate Program Compares

  • Its published total of $25,500 is above the median of $8,930 across 426 priced certificate programs on this site (421st lowest).
  • At 58 weeks it is longer than the 39-week median for certificate programs.
  • Its 500-hour externship compares with a median of 180 hours among certificate programs that state hours.

Is Limited Medical Radiologic Technologist With Medical Assisting Skills Certificate Program at College of Health Care Professions-Southwest Houston Accredited?

It 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.

Besides core clinical and front-office skills, the program's course list covers phlebotomy, limited x-ray and pharmacology.

How the CMA, RMA, CCMA and NCMA exams differ

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Limited Medical Radiologic Technologist With Medical Assisting Skills Certificate Program at College of Health Care Professions-Southwest Houston: Common Questions

How Much Does Limited Medical Radiologic Technologist With Medical Assisting Skills Certificate Program at College of Health Care Professions-Southwest Houston Cost?

$25,500 total program cost: $24,900 tuition, $100 registration fee and $500 technology fee; textbooks included in tuition (2026 (campus catalog addendum, July-Aug. 2026)).

How Long Is Limited Medical Radiologic Technologist With Medical Assisting Skills Certificate Program at College of Health Care Professions-Southwest Houston?

58 weeks, 1,505 clock hours / 59.0 semester credits, according to the school's program page.

Is Limited Medical Radiologic Technologist With Medical Assisting Skills Certificate Program at College of Health Care Professions-Southwest Houston Accredited?

It 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.

Can You Take Limited Medical Radiologic Technologist With Medical Assisting Skills Certificate Program at College of Health Care Professions-Southwest Houston Online?

Partly. It is hybrid: coursework online, with labs and the externship in person.

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Sources

  1. chcp.edu: Limited Medical Radiologic Technologist with Medical Assisting Skills Certificate Program program page, reviewed October 12, 2026
  2. CAAHEP, accredited medical assisting programs, captured October 12, 2026

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