2 accredited schools across the Waco metro area trained 106 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.
This private for-profit two-year college in McLennan County graduated 90 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. Published tuition and fees plus books and supplies come to $18,450 for a program of about 36 weeks.
Public two-year college in Waco that reported 16 Medical Assistant graduates in 2023–24. Annual in-district tuition (before fees): $3,180 ($5,430 out of state).
2 accredited schools in the Waco, TX metro area graduated 106 Medical Assistant students in 2023–24. The largest was Southern Careers Institute-Waco with 90.
Among schools that published a program price, Southern Careers Institute-Waco in Waco listed the lowest total: $18,450 for tuition, books and supplies.
Medical Assistants in the Waco, TX metro earn a median $38,910 a year ($18.71/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.