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Medical assistant program at Rio Grande Valley College
Pharr, TX · Private for-profit 2-year · (956) 781-6800 · School website
School takes federal student aid (IPEDS) Accreditor on file: Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools
The program in figures
- Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (1 to under 2 years)
- $15,550
- LengthIPEDS
- 900 clock hours, 7 months
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 64
- Graduates' earningsCollege Scorecard reports Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services as one group at this school
- Not shown for this program alone
- National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
- $34,272
- Typical pay for medical assistantsBLS OEWS May 2025, McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
- $34,810
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About this program
Rio Grande Valley College awarded 64 medical assistant credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its third largest career program of 8 we list. Its listed tuition of $15,550 compares with a Texas median wage of $39,520 for medical assistants (BLS, May 2025).
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