Want to learn more about our unique medical assistant training program? Join us at one of the following Zoom informational sessions to hear more about how we combine flexible online learning with hands-on in-clinic experience. We will discuss the role of a medical assistant, program requirements, the admissions process and more!

• Tuesday, January 14^th       4:00pm MT/ 6:00pm ET
• Wednesday, January 29^th        4:00pm MT/ 6:00pm ET
• Wednesday, February 12^th        4:00pm MT/ 6:00pm ET
• Tuesday, February 25^th        4:00pm MT/ 6:00pm ET

Please note the time zones listed above.

NIMAA is an online program that also requires students to complete 240 hours of clinical experience at one of the many externship organizations that work with us. Students applying for the program must be located near one of our approved externship partners. We are excited to work with the following healthcare organizations to support the externship experience:

Fall 2025 Cohort:

Externship Partners Coming Soon

Spring 2025 Cohort:

• Colorado
  • Clinica Family Health
    • Boulder, Denver, Lafayette, Westminster, Thornton
  • Denver Health and Hospital Authority
    • Bernard F Gipson Eastside Family Health Center, Federico F Pena Southwest Family Health Center, Primary Care Clinic at OMC, Lowry Family Health Center, Montbello Family Health Center, Parkhill Family Health Center, San Sandos Westside Family Health Center, Wellington E Webb Center for Primary Care, Westwood Family Health Center, Sloans Lake Primary Care Center
  • Salud Family Health Centers
    • Aurora, Brighton, Commerce City, Estes Park, Ft. Collins, Frederick, Longmont, Ft. Lupton, Ft. Morgan, Sterling
  • San Luis Valley Health
    • Alamosa, Antonito, La Jara
  • Tepeyac Community Health Center
    • Denver
  • Valley Wide Health Systems
    • Alamosa, La Junta, Las Animas, Bueno Vista
• Connecticut
  • Fair Haven Community Health Care
    • New Haven
  • Shoreline Family Health Care
    • Branford
• Hawaii
  • Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center
    • Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center
• Idaho
  • Health West
    • Pocatello, Chubbuck, Lava Hot Springs, Downey, Preston, American Falls, Aberdeen
• Illinois
  • Chicago Family Health Center
    • South Chicago, Roseland, Pullman, East Side, Chicago Lawn
  • Christian Community Health Center
    • Chicago, South Holland, Calumet City
  • Esperanza Health Center (IL)
    • Esperanza at Cultivate Collective, Brighton Park, California, Little Village, 63rd Street, Marquette
  • PrimeCare Community Health, Inc.
    • Northwest, Belmont Cragin, Young Family
  • Shawnee Health Service and Development Corp.
    • Murphysboro, Carbondale, Marion
  • Erie Family Health Centers
    • Chicago, Evanston, Waukegan
• Missouri
  • Missouri Highlands Health Care
    • Van Buren, Ellington, Piedmont, Doniphan, Poplar Bluff, Eminence, Pilot Knob
  • Northeast Missouri Health Council
    • Kirksville, Milan, Edina, Macon
• Montana
  • Northwest Community Health Center
    • Libby
  • Southwest Montana Community Health Center
    • Butte Clinic
• New York
  • Sun River Health
    • Brooklyn, Jamaica, Spring Valley, Haverstraw, Staten Island, Amenia, Amityville, Peekskill, Bronx
• North Carolina
  • Roanoke Chowan Community Health Center
    • Ahoskie, Murfressboro, Creswell, Colerain, Woodland
• Oregon
  • Salem Clinic
    • Keizer, Salem
  • Wallace- Together in Health
    • Portland
  • Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center
    • Hilsboro, Cornelius, Beaverton, McMinnville, Newberg
• Pennsylvania
  • Centerville Clinics
    • Fredericktown, Connellsville, Carmichaels, Charleroi, Uniontown, Washington
  • Community Health and Dental Care
    • Pottstown
  • Esperanza Health Center (PA)
    • Philadelphia - Kensington and Allegheny, Hunting Park, 5th Street
  • Keystone Family Practice
    • Chambersburg, Gerdners
  • The Primary Health Network
    • Latrobe, Erie, Clarion, Sharon, Minersville, Beaver Falls, Aliquippa, Titusville, Ellwood City, Greenville, Punxsutawney
  • River Valley Health
    • Williamsport
  • Wayne Memorial Community Health Centers
    • Forest City, Carbondale, Lake Como, Waymart, Honesdale, Jefferson Twp. Tafton, Lords Valley
  • The Wright Center for Community Health
    • Scranton, Jermyn, Wilkes-Barre
• Texas
  • HealthPoint
    • Bryan, College Station, Centerville, Somerville
• West Virginia
  • Cabin Creek Health Systems
    • Charleston, Sissonville, Clendenin

The NIMAA medical assistant program is designed to be affordable.

We offer multiple payment options for the program, including online and check. For more information about tuition and fees, click here. Please contact us at [email protected] for more information, contact NIMAA's Financial Aid Team at [email protected]

NIMAA was recently approved to participate in the Federal Student Aid (Title IV) program. Click here for more information.

Minimum requirements to apply to NIMAA are:

• Proof of a high school diploma, GED or equivalent (an official translation by a qualified agency of a foreign transcript demonstrating U.S. HS diploma/GED equivalency is required)*
• Literacy in written and spoken English, with additional bilingual requirements at some externship sites
• Minimum age of 18 years old by the date of graduation
• Residence in a state where NIMAA offers its program

*If you have the required qualifications but do not have access to appropriate documentation due to extenuating circumstances, please contact NIMAA Admissions at [email protected] to discuss.

These are the steps in the application process:

• Complete the online NIMAA application. You don't have to finish it all at once. You will receive an email with a link to complete it later, if needed.
• Complete a phone call with a NIMAA admissions representative.
• Select applicants will participate in an externship interview.

If you successfully complete the three steps above, your application will be submitted for review by the Admissions Committee. From there, you will either receive one of the following via email:

• Offer of admissions
• Offer of placement on the admissions waitlist
• Rejection

Selection for the program is based on the NIMAA Admissions Committee’s review of all aspects of your application, including the following:

• Writing samples demonstrating a desire to pursue a career as a medical assistant
• An interview with a member of the NIMAA Admissions team
• An in-person interview with an official NIMAA externship organization partner
• A background check (see background check criteria here)

If you receive an offer of admissions to NIMAA, congratulations! The next step is to complete the enrollment process. You will be required to do the following:

• Formally accept your offer of admissions
• Complete your onboarding paperwork
  • Provide proof of required immunizations
  • Provide proof of your high school diploma, GED, or equivalent
  • Provide ID showing your date of birth and residency in your state
  • Complete the background check initiated by NIMAA and successfully pass that background check (see background check requirements here)
• Review the published payment schedule
• Read the NIMAA Catalog and sign the Catalog Acknowledgement
• Sign your Enrollment Agreement (not available until onboarding paperwork is complete)

For applicants who are placed on the NIMAA waitlist:

• Complete your Waitlist Confirmation form
• NIMAA will remain in contact with you regarding your status on a regular basis prior to program start
• If NIMAA is unable to offer admissions in the cohort you applied to, you will have the option to participate in a rollover admissions process for the following cohort. Please note this is not a guarantee that you will be admitted into the next cohort.

NIMAA has two admissions periods: early and regular with the main difference being that early admissions has earlier deadlines and are reviewed by the admissions committee before the regular admissions candidates.

The application deadline for Fall 2024 is May 29, 2024. If you apply on or before April 24^th, 2024, you will be in early admissions.