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Medical assistant program at Lamson Institute
San Antonio, TX · Private for-profit 2-year · School website
The program in figures
- Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year)
- $14,750
- Books and suppliesIPEDS 2024-25
- $1,000
- Listed cost
- $15,750
- LengthIPEDS
- 25 credit hours, 9 months
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 33
- Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard, 135 graduates
- $26,882
- Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard
- $41,923
- Median federal debtCollege Scorecard, about $86 a month over 10 years
- $8,155
- National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
- $34,272
- Typical pay for medical assistantsBLS OEWS May 2025, San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
- $39,180
Every line comes from the federal file named under it. A blank means the source does not publish the figure for this program; we never estimate it.
About this program
Lamson Institute awarded 33 medical assistant credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its number 4 career program of 7 we list. Its listed tuition of $14,750 compares with a Texas median wage of $39,520 for medical assistants (BLS, May 2025).
On Texas's WIOA eligible training provider list
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| Listed program | Tuition and fees | Length | Completed | Employed, 2nd quarter | Median earnings, 2nd quarter | Students who exited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diploma Medical AssistantMedical Assistant Diploma · In person · CIP 51.0801 | $15,790+ $805 books | Competency-based or withheld | 73.2% | 81.8% | $6,199 | 190 |
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171): programs on state lists as of June 30, 2025; outcomes for all students who exited between July 2021 and June 2025, not only WIOA-funded ones. Median earnings are one quarter's pay in the second quarter after exit. Suppressed means DOL withheld the figure (a small group, nothing reported, or a data quality hold); for length it can also mean a competency-based program. Matched to this page by provider name, address and field of study (CIP code).
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