Application Process

Thank you for your interest in NIMAA! You'll find all the information you need to complete your application on this page. If you ever have any questions you can always contact our team directly.

Applications are now OPEN for Fall 2023

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Where is NIMAA currently offered?

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 2023 Cohort:

Spring 2023 Cohort:

Colorado
- Axis Health
- Clinica Family Health
- Denver Health and Hospital Authority
- Doctors Care
- Mountain Family Health Centers
- River Valley Family Health
- Salud Family Health Centers
- San Luis Valley Health
- Valley-Wide Health Systems, Inc.
Connecticut
- Community Health Center, Inc.
Hawaii
- Waianae Coastal Community Health Center
- Kokua Kalihi Valley
Idaho
- Health West
Illinois
- Chicago Family Health
- Christian Community Health Center
- Erie Family Health
- Esperanza Health Centers
- Tapestry 360 Health (formerly Heartland Health Centers)
- Near North Health
- Prime Care
- Shawnee Health Services Development Corp
Michigan
- Honor Community Health
Mississippi
- Coastal Family Health Center
Montana
- Glacier Community Health Center
- SouthWest Montana Community Health Center
North Carolina
- Kintegra Health
- Roanoke Chowan Community Health Center
New York
- Sun River
Oregon
- Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center
- Oregon Health and Science University
Pennsylvania
- Centerville Clinics, Inc.
- Hamilton Health Center
- Keystone Health
- Primary Health Network
- River Valley Health
- Sto-Rox Neighborhood Health
- The Wright Center
- Wayne Memorial
Texas
- Project Vida Health Center
West Virginia
- Cabin Creek Health Center

Fall 2022 Cohort:

Arizona
- Optum Care-Phoenix
- Wesley Community & Health Centers
Colorado
- Clinica Family Health
- Denver Health and Hospital Authority
- Mountain Family Health Centers
- River Valley Family Health Center
- Salud Family Health Centers
- Valley-Wide Health Systems, Inc.
- Doctors Care
- Mental Health Center of Denver
Connecticut
- Community Health Center, Inc.
Hawaii
- Waianae Coast
Illinois
- Erie Family Health Centers* This externship partner is no longer accepting applications for the Fall 2022 cohort. Please consider applying to another area partner.
- Esperanza Health Centers
- Heartland Health Centers
- Shawnee Health Services Development Corp
- Sparta Community Health
- Heartland Health System
- Prime Care Health
- Christian Community Health Center
- Hamdard Community Health
Indiana
- HealthLinc, Inc.
Mississippi
- Coastal Family Health Center
Montana
- Glacier Community Health Center
- Northwest Community Health Center
- SouthWest Montana CHC
New York
- Sun River
North Carolina
- Kintegra Family Medicine
- Roanoke Chowan Community Health Center
Pennsylvania
- Centerville Clinics Inc
- Hamilton Health Center
- Primary Health Network
- The Wright Center
- Delaware Valley Community Health
- Wayne Memorial Community Health Centers

How much does NIMAA cost? Is there financial aid available?

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.

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

What are the minimum requirements to apply?

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.

What are the steps in the admissions process?

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.
Pay the $25 application fee. Unless you reside in Colorado or Pennsylvania or applied on a Free Application Day, your application will not be considered until the fee is paid.
Have a video interview with a NIMAA representative.
Select applicants will participate in an externship interview or second interview with a NIMAA representative.

If you successfully complete the four 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

How do you choose who is admitted?

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)

What happens if I'm accepted?

If you have been accepted 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
Provide proof of required immunizations
Provide proof of your high school diploma or GED
Provide proof of age
Provide ID showing residency in your state
Sign a form consenting to NIMAA completing a background check and successfully pass that background check (see background check requirements here)
Plan for how you will pay for the program and make your payment installments according to the published payment schedule
Read and review the NIMAA Catalog and sign a Catalog Acknowledgement
Sign the Enrollment Agreement, which is the contract between you and NIMAA

What happens if I am placed on the waitlist?

Admissions

Application Process

Applications are now OPEN for Fall 2023Apply Now!

Applications are now OPEN for Fall 2023

Apply Now!