Medical certification programs in Texas
551 medical certification programs in 9 fields of medical office and lab work, with costs, results and funding that can make them free
166 schools offer these programs, and Texas has approved every one for workforce funding. Compare the 9 fields below, then open one to see each program with its price and how past students did.
These programs lead to the support jobs that keep clinics, labs and pharmacies running: medical assistants, phlebotomists who draw blood, EKG technicians and pharmacy technicians, and office work in medical billing, coding and healthcare administration. Most are certificate programs, and many prepare for a certification exam.
All job training programs in Texas, every line of work
Accredited medical certification programs in Texas, each school with its accreditor
Medical certification programs by state, to compare Texas with other states
Compare medical certification programs in Texas: cost, pay and results
139 programs at 103 schools
- Most cost
- $3,938 to $11,607
- Earned a year, estimated
- about $24,100
- Working 6 months later
- 76%
- Finished
- 75%
102 programs at 62 schools
- Most cost
- $2,859 to $9,295
- Earned a year, estimated
- about $29,100
- Working 6 months later
- 69%
- Finished
- 74%
77 programs at 67 schools
- Most cost
- $2,495 to $9,100
- Earned a year, estimated
- about $25,600
- Working 6 months later
- 75%
- Finished
- 85%
75 programs at 47 schools
- Most cost
- $2,595 to $10,231
- Earned a year, estimated
- Not enough data
- Working 6 months later
- Not enough data
- Finished
- Not enough data
72 programs at 65 schools
- Most cost
- $1,096 to $3,378
- Earned a year, estimated
- about $24,900
- Working 6 months later
- 74%
- Finished
- 97%
40 programs at 30 schools
- Most cost
- $2,698 to $8,728
- Earned a year, estimated
- about $33,900
- Working 6 months later
- 65%
- Finished
- 52%
21 programs at 21 schools
- Most cost
- $654 to $2,448
- Earned a year, estimated
- about $27,300
- Working 6 months later
- 73%
- Finished
- 100%
14 programs at 11 schools
- Most cost
- $3,995 to $7,552
- Earned a year, estimated
- about $29,900
- Working 6 months later
- 75%
- Finished
- 36%
11 programs at 11 schools
- Most cost
- $5,355 to $12,832
- Earned a year, estimated
- about $44,100
- Working 6 months later
- 78%
- Finished
- 60%
Each figure is the middle program of that field. Yearly earnings are the reported quarter times four, an estimate. Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are counted; other schools in Texas may offer more. How these figures are made
Other job training in Texas, by line of work
- Trade school programs1392
- IT certification programs666
- Business and office training550
- Nursing and patient care programs333
- Transportation and logistics training257
- Allied health programs228
- First responder training121
- Child care and social services training61
- Culinary and hospitality programs16
- Beauty school8
- All job training in Texas4,183
Programs approved in Texas in each line of work.
Where the Texas medical certification numbers come from
Which Texas programs are counted?
Programs Texas approved for WIOA funding (public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act) in the fields listed above. Each state keeps its approved programs on an eligible training provider list (ETPL).5 They come from the US Department of Labor's file for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025), covering programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what Texas offers.
What the figures for each field mean
Each figure is the middle program among those that report it: half did better, half did worse. Prices are what most programs cost if you pay yourself (the middle half). Earnings are for the second quarter after students left, times four. Where a figure is missing, the table says why: "Not reported", "Left out" or "Not enough data" (what each means).
Sources for the funding facts about medical certification programs in Texas
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- US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
- US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
- Code of Federal Regulations, title 20, part 680, sections 680.220, 680.230 and 680.310: career services before training, other grants such as Pell Grants first, and limits on Individual Training Accounts (GovInfo, 2024 edition)
- US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
- US Department of Labor, Training and Employment Guidance Letter 8-19, Attachment I: Requirements for Training Providers, Program Eligibility, and the State Eligible Training Provider (ETP) List