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Medical assistant program at Southern Careers Institute-Waco
Waco, TX · Private for-profit 2-year · (512) 387-7528 · School website
School takes federal student aid (IPEDS) Accreditor on file: Council on Occupational Education
The program in figures
- Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (1 to under 2 years)
- $18,450
- LengthIPEDS
- 978 clock hours, 9 months
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 90
- Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard, 1,868 graduates
- $21,645
- Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard
- $30,215
- Median federal debtCollege Scorecard, about $101 a month over 10 years
- $9,500
- National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
- $34,272
- Typical pay for medical assistantsBLS OEWS May 2025, Waco, TX
- $38,910
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About this program
Southern Careers Institute-Waco awarded 90 medical assistant credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its largest career program of 3 we list. Its listed tuition of $18,450 compares with a Texas median wage of $39,520 for medical assistants (BLS, May 2025).
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