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:

Spring 2024 Cohort:

• Colorado
  • Clinica Family Health
    • Boulder, Denver, Lafayette, Westminster
  • Denver Health and Hospital Authority
    • Bernard F Gipson Eastside Family Health Center, Federico F Pena Southwest Family Health Center, La Casa Quigg Newton Family Health Center, Lowry Family Health Center, Montbello Family Health Center, Parkhill Family Health Center, Primary Care Clinic at OMC, San Sandos Westside Family Health Center, Wellington E Webb Center for Primary Care, Westwood Family Health Center
  • Hopelight Medical Center
    • Longmont
  • Salud Family Health Centers
    • Aurora, Brighton
  • San Luis Valley Health
    • Alamosa, Antonito, Monte Vista
  • Tepeyac Community Health Center
    • Denver: Lincoln Street, Vine Street
  • Valley-Wide Health Systems, Inc.
    ** Valley-Wide has reached applicant capacity for the Spring 2024 cohort.
    Alamose, Canon City, La Junta
• Connecticut
  • Community Health Center, Inc.
    • Bristol, Clinton, Danbury, Hartford, Meriden, Middletown, New Britain, New London, Norwalk, Stamford, Waterbury
• Hawaii
  • Kokua Kalihi Valley Comprehensive Health Services (KKV)
    • Honolulu
  • Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center
    • James & Abigail Campbell Clinic - Nanakuli, Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center, Waiola Walk-In Clinic, Waipahu Family Health Center, West O'ahu Community Health
• Idaho
  • Health West
    • Aberdeen, American Falls, Downey, Lava Hot Springs, Pocatello, Preston
• Illinois
  • Chicago Family Health Centers
    • South Chicago Health Center, Roseland Health Center, Pullman Health Center, East Side Health Center, Chicago Lawn Health Center
  • Erie Family Health Centers
    • Chicago, Evanston, Waukegan
  • Esperanza Health Centers
    • 63rd Street, Brighton Park, California Avenue
  • PrimeCare Health
    • Chicago: Belmont Cragin, Fullerton, Northwest, West Town, Wicker Park, Young Family
  • Shawnee Health Services Development Corp
    • Marion, Murphysboro
• Indiana
  • HealthNet
  • **HealthNet has reached applicant capacity for the Spring 2024 cohort.
    • Indianapolis: Barrington Health and Dental Center, Downtown Health Center, Martindale Brightwood Health Center, People’s Health and Dental Center, Speedway Health Center, Southeast Health and Dental Center
• Missouri
  • ACCESS Family Care
    • Aurora, Neosho Joplin (Jasper County)
  • Compass
    • Columbia, Warrentown, Wentville
  • Missouri Highlands Health Care
    • Annapolis, Doniphan North, Doniphan South, Ellington, Eminence, Piedmont, Pilot Knob, Poplar Bluff, Van Buren, Viburnum
  • Northeast Missouri Health Council Inc.
    • Edina, Kirksville, Macon, Memphis, Milan
  • Swope
    
• Montana
  • Northwest CHC
    • Libby
  • SouthWest Montana CHC
    • Butte
• New York
  • Sun River
    • Bronx, Amityville, Monticello, Patchogue
• North Carolina
  • Kintegra Family Medicine
    • Asheboro, Bessemer City, Gastonia, Hickory, Kings Mountain, Lawndale, Lexington, Lincolnton, Mocksville, Shelby, Statesville, Thomasville
  • Roanoke Chowan Community Health Center
    • Ahoskie, Creswell, Colerain, Murfreesboro, Woodland
• Oregon
  • Oregon Health & Science University
    **OHSU has reached applicant capacity for the Spring 2024 cohort
    • Portland, Scappoose
  • Virginia Garcia Memorial
    • Beaverton, Cornelius, Hillsboro, McMinnville, Newberg
  • Wallace Health
    • Gresham, Portland
• Pennsylvania
  • Centerville Clinics Inc
    • Fredericktown, Uniontown, Washington
  • Community Health and Dental Care
    • Pottstown
  • Esperanza Health Center
    • Philadelphia: EHC Fifth Street, EHC Hunting Park, EHC Kensington
  • Keystone Rural Health Center
    • Chambersburg
  • Primary Health Network
    • Altoona, Greenville, Latrobe, Mercer, Rochester, Sharon
  • River Valley Health
    • Williamsport
  • Sto-Rox Health Center
    • McKees Rocks, Pittsburgh
  • Wayne Memorial CHC
    • Carbondale, Forest City, Honesdale, Hamlin, Lake Ariel, Lake Como, Lords Valley, Tafton, Waymart
  • The Wright Center
    • Jermyn, Scranton, Wilkes-Barre
• Texas
  • HealthPoint
    • Bryan, College Station, Madisonville, Navasota, Somerville
• West Virginia
  • Cabin Creek Health Systems
    • Belle, Charleston, Clendenin, Dawes, Sissonville

Fall 2023 Cohort:

• Colorado
  • Axis
    • Locations: Durango, Cortez
  • Clinica Family Health
    • Locations: Lafayette, Denver, Boulder, Westminster, Thornton, Nederland)
  • Denver Health and Hospital Authority
    • Location: Denver
  • Hopelight Medical Center
    • Location: Longmont
  • Inner City Health Center
    • Locations: Denver, Wheat Ridge
  • Salud Family Health Centers
    • Locations: Aurora, Brighton, Lupton, Frederick, Commerce City, Longmont, Ft. Collins, Ft. Morgan, Estes Park, Sterling
  • Tepeyac Community Health Center
    • Location: Denver
  • Valley-Wide Health Systems, Inc.
    • Locations: La Junta, Alamosa, Canon City
• Connecticut
  • Community Health Center, Inc.
    • Locations: Bristol, Clinton, Danbury, Enfield, Hartford, Meriden, Middletown, New Britain, New London, Norwalk, Stamford, Waterbury, Groton
• Hawaii
  • Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center
    • Location: Waianae
• Illinois
  • Christian Community Health Center
    • Location: Chicago
  • Erie Family Health Centers
    • Location: Chicago
  • Esperanza Health Centers
    • Location: Chicago
  • Hamdard Community Health
    • Location: Chicago
  • Heartland Health Services
    • Location: Pekin
  • Shawnee Health Services Development Corp
    ** Shawnee has reached applicant capacity for the Fall 2023 cohort.
    • Locations: Murphysboro, Marion
• Indiana
  • • HealthNet

    ** HealthNet has reached applicant capacity for the Fall 2023 cohort.

    • Location: Indianapolis
• HealthLinc
  • Location: Valparaiso, Michigan City, Knox, Mishawka, South Bend, East Chicago
• Mississippi
  • Coastal Family Health Center
    • Location: D'Iberville
• Missouri
  • • ACCESS Family Care
      • Locations: Aurora, Neosho, Joplin
  • Compass Health Network
    • Locations: Columbia, Wentville
  • Missouri Highlands Health Care
• Montana
  • Northwest CHC
  • SouthWest Montana CHC
• New York
  • Sun River
    • Locations: Bronx, Amityville, Amenia, Staten Island, Peekskill, Brooklyn, Spring Valley, Haverstraw
• North Carolina
  • Kintegra Family Medicine
    • Locations: Gastonia, Bessemer City, Shelby, Hickory, King Mountain, Lincolnton, Mocksville, Statesville, Lexington, Thomasville
  • Roanoke Chowan Community Health Center
    • Locations: Ahoskie, Murfreesboro, Creswell, Colerain, Woodland
• Oregon
  • Oregon Health & Science University
    **OHSU has reached applicant capacity for the Fall 2023 cohort
    
    • Location: Portland, Scappoose
• Pennsylvania
  • Broad Top Area Medical Center
    • Location: Broad Top, Orbisonia, Huntingdon
  • Centerville Clinics Inc
    • Fredericktown, Connelsville, Bentleyville, Donora, California, Fairchance, Carmichaels, Republic, Charlerol, Uniontown, Washington, Waynesburg
  • Delaware Valley Community Health
    • Location: Norristown
  • Esperanza Health Center
    • Location: Philadelphia
  • Primary Health Network
    • All Primary Health Network locations
  • Wayne Memorial CHC
    • Locations: Carbondale, Forest City, Honesdale, Hamlin, Lake Ariel, Lords Valley, Tafton
  • The Wright Center
    • Locations: Jermyn, Scranton, Wilkes Barre
  • Sto-Rox Health Center
    • Location: McKees Rocks, Pittsburgh
  • River Valley Health
    • Location: Williamsport
• West Virginia
  • Cabin Creek Health Systems
    • Sissonville, Charleston, Clendenin, Dawes,
• Texas
  • HealthPoint
    • Locations: College Station, Bryan, Navasota

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

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.

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.
• 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

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 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

For those applicants who are offered a place on the NIMAA waitlist:

• You will need to confirm that you wish to be placed on the waitlist.
• NIMAA will remain in contact with you regarding your status on a regular basis prior to program start.