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Medical Billing and Coding Programs in the Houston area
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area
Programs
10
2 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$51,250
medical records specialists, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$18,400
of 3 with a cost, IPEDS
Medical Billing and Coding Programs in the Houston area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 10 programs: 10 at colleges and schools (IPEDS)
- Distance from Houston
- 2 within 10 miles; nearest 4.7 miles, farthest 33.7 miles
- Listed program cost
- 3 of 10 list one: $18,400 to $19,550, middle $18,400 (IPEDS)
- Program length
- 3 colleges list a length: 9 months to 12 months (IPEDS)
- Completions, 2023-24
- 537 billing and coding awards at the 10 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 2 of 10 on Texas's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
- Pay here
- $51,250 median for medical records specialists ($24.64 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $38,150 to $80,510; 3,680 employed in the metro area; Texas median $48,860 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
Billing and coding programs, nearest to Houston first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Community CollegeWIOA list | Houston | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 61 | 4.7 |
| College of Health Care Professions | Houston | Certificate | $18,400 | 9 months | 41 | 7.9 |
| San Jacinto Community College | Pasadena | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 71 | 12.1 |
| The College of Health Care Professions-Southwest Houston | Houston | Certificate | $18,400 | 10 months | 57 | 13.0 |
| The College of Health Care Professions-NorthwestWIOA list | Houston | Certificate | $19,550 | 12 months | 262 | 13.4 |
| Fortis Institute | Houston | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 1 | 15.6 |
| Lee College | Baytown | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 1 | 19.4 |
| Alvin Community College | Alvin | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 5 | 23.1 |
| College of the Mainland | Texas City | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 9 | 29.2 |
| Lone Star College System | The Woodlands | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 29 | 33.7 |
- College programs, cost and completions: IPEDS complete data files, 2024-25 collection, read October 8, 2026.
- WIOA list: DOL TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171), read October 8, 2026.
- Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, read October 8, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in Texas: 5,743 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 169 of them Billing and coding.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill
Other Texas metro areas
- Dallas area18 programs
- McAllen area11 programs
- Austin area6 programs
- San Antonio area6 programs
- Brownsville area4 programs
- Beaumont area3 programs
- El Paso area3 programs