Medical Assistant Programs in the Brownsville area

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX metro area

Programs

3 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$34,960

medical assistants, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$4,500

of 4 with a cost, DOL WIOA list and IPEDS

Medical Assistant Programs in the Brownsville area at a glance

Open to the public: 4 programs: 3 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 1 known only from the WIOA list
Distance from Brownsville: 3 within 10 miles; nearest 5.4 miles, farthest 15.7 miles
Listed program cost: 4 of 4 list one: $4,500 to $22,540, middle $18,450 (DOL WIOA list and IPEDS)
Program length: 3 colleges list a length: 9 months to 13 months (IPEDS)
Completions, 2023-24: 335 medical assistant awards at the 3 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 2 of 4 on Texas's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Pay here: $34,960 median for medical assistants ($16.81 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $27,720 to $43,600; 1,360 employed in the metro area; Texas median $39,520 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Length	Completions	Miles
South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-BrownsvilleWIOA list	Brownsville	Certificate	$22,540	13 months	122	5.4
Cameron County Education Initiative INCWIOA list	Brownsville	WIOA list only	$4,500	Not reported		5.9
Southern Careers Institute-Brownsville	Brownsville	Certificate	$18,450	10 months	104	5.9
Southern Careers Institute-Harlingen	Harlingen	Certificate	$18,450	9 months	109	15.7

WIOA in Texas: 5,743 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 147 of them Medical assistant.
Pell Grants for short programs
Workforce Pell
GI Bill