3 accredited schools across the Corpus Christi metro area trained 212 medical assistants in 2023–24. Here’s how they compare on cost, length and size, plus what the job pays locally.
Updated October 2026 · Data: IPEDS 2023–24, BLS May 2025
Sorted by number of 2023–24 graduates (IPEDS), a proxy for program size and stability.
Private for-profit two-year college in Corpus Christi that reported 125 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $18,450 for a program of about 36 weeks.
This private for-profit career school in Nueces County graduated 68 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $21,040 for a program of about 50 weeks.
Public four-year institution in Corpus Christi that reported 19 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $2,190 ($3,300 out of state).
3 accredited schools in the Corpus Christi, TX metro area graduated 212 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was Southern Careers Institute-Corpus Christi with 125.
Among schools that published a program price, Southern Careers Institute-Corpus Christi in Corpus Christi listed the lowest total: $18,450 for tuition, books and supplies.
Medical Assistants in the Corpus Christi, TX metro earn a median $37,070 a year ($17.82/hour), per BLS May 2025 data. That compares with $39,520 statewide and $45,690 nationally.
Certificate and diploma programs commonly run about 9 to 12 months; associate degrees take about 2 years.