Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services at Praxis Institute

Praxis Institute's medical assisting certificate delivers earnings that fall significantly short of what students can expect from comparable Florida programs. At $22,717 after one year, graduates earn about $3,500 less than the state median and nearly $5,000 below the national average—putting this program in just the 12th percentile nationally. What makes this particularly concerning: multiple Florida technical colleges produce graduates earning $33,000 to $36,000 in the same field, suggesting students could achieve 50% higher earnings by choosing a different in-state program.

The debt load itself is manageable at $9,080, creating a reasonable 0.40 debt-to-earnings ratio that most graduates can handle. However, this modest positive shouldn't obscure the fundamental issue: students are paying market-rate tuition for below-market outcomes. With 68% of students receiving Pell grants, many are from families who can least afford to settle for earnings at the bottom of the range.

For parents considering this program, the path forward is clear: before committing, visit the admissions offices at Miami Dade College, Palm Beach State, or nearby technical colleges to understand why their graduates earn 40-50% more in identical roles. The difference in first-year earnings alone—potentially $10,000+—would recoup any extra effort in the application process many times over.