South Texas Training Center - Laredo Campus

South Texas Training Center’s Medical Office Coding and Billing Specialist program is offered at the school’s Laredo, Texas, location. It prepares students for medical office work involving patient and insurance billing, health information management, patient records, and office operations. After completing the program, graduates are eligible to take the national registry exam to become certified as a Medical Administrative Assistant with a Billing and Coding Certification and Electronic Health Records Certification. The eight-month course includes ten weeks of externship experience in local medical facilities and covers 14 courses totaling 45.5 quarter credit hours. Classes start every four to six weeks. The program includes financial aid through grants, scholarships, federal loans, and payment plans.

At a glance

• Next start: Classes start every four to six weeks.
• Leads to: the national registry exam to become certified as a Medical Administrative Assistant with a Billing and Coding Certification and Electronic Health Records Certification
• Financial aid: available (per the school's page)
• Payment plan: available (per the school's page)
• Scholarships: available (per the school's page)

South Texas Training Center’s Medical Assistant program in Laredo, Texas, prepares students to support office and clinical staff in doctor’s offices and other clinical settings. The eight-month course covers administrative skills, medical terminology, phlebotomy, injections, vital signs, pharmacology, urinalysis, infection control, electrocardiography, patient-history documentation, and diagnostic equipment care. Students also spend ten weeks applying their skills in local medical facilities. After completion, the program makes students eligible for national certification through the American Medical Certification Association as a Certified Clinical Medical Assistant, Certified Administrative Medical Assistant, Certified Phlebotomy Technician, and Certified EKG Technician. Classes start every four to six weeks.

At a glance

• Next start: Classes start every four to six weeks
• Leads to: Certified Clinical Medical Assistant; Certified Administrative Medical Assistant; Certified Phlebotomy Technician; Certified EKG Technician
• Financial aid: available (per the school's page)
• Payment plan: available (per the school's page)
• Scholarships: available (per the school's page)

South Texas Training Center’s Patient Care Technician program in Laredo, Texas, prepares students for hands-on work in dialysis clinics, laboratories, doctors’ offices, hospitals, and other medical facilities. Training covers basic nursing skills, anatomy, medical terminology, rehabilitation care, surgical-patient care, phlebotomy, and electrocardiography. The six-month course includes 8.2 weeks of externship experience in local medical facilities and leads to eligibility for the state Competency exam for Nurse Assistants through Pearson Vue and the national American Medical Certification Association examination for Patient Care Technicians, ECG Technicians, and Phlebotomy Technicians. Optional testing is available for Certified Physical Therapy Technician status. Classes start every four to six weeks, and the program is offered at the Laredo campus. The page states no admission requirements.

At a glance

• Next start: every four to six weeks
• Leads to: state Competency exam for Nurse Assistants through Pearson Vue; national American Medical Certification Association examination for Patient Care Technicians, ECG Technicians, and Phlebotomy Technicians; optional Certified Physical Therapy Technician testing
• Financial aid: available (per the school's page)
• Payment plan: available (per the school's page)
• Scholarships: available (per the school's page)

South Texas Training Center’s Nurse Aide and Home Health Aide program in Laredo, Texas, prepares students to provide basic care to residents in long-term care facilities and pursue the state Competency Exam for Nurse Assistants (NACES). The program is delivered as a full-time, six-week course, with eight days of clinical experience in a long-term care facility under the supervision of a licensed nurse. Classes start every six weeks. Training covers resident care, safety, observation and reporting, restorative care, mental health and social service needs, home health, and state exam review. The program includes a nurse aide externship and prepares graduates for nurse aide roles in hospitals, nursing homes, home health agencies, hospice, and transitional care units.

At a glance

• Format: In person
• Next start: every six weeks
• Leads to: state Competency Exam for Nurse Assistants (NACES)
• Financial aid: available (per the school's page)
• Payment plan: available (per the school's page)
• Scholarships: available (per the school's page)