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For Denver students seeking a fast, highly affordable MA career path, NIMAA offers an 8-month hybrid program featuring immediate in-clinic experience and a 97% graduation rate.
This page provides up-to-date program costs, graduation and employment data, accreditation details, contact information, and interactive resources such as Google Reviews, Maps, and Campus Videos.
RMA AMT: Medical Assistant Program Overview at NIMAA
The National Institute for Medical Assistant Advancement, Inc. (NIMAA) offers a highly focused and affordable 8-month (960 hour) Medical Assistant program in Denver, CO. NIMAA is a non-profit institute, founded by community health centers like Salud Family Health Centers of Colorado, dedicated to training MAs specifically for team-based primary care. Approved by the Colorado Department of Higher Education, the program is designed to meet accreditation requirements of bodies like ABHES, preparing students for national MA certifications (CMA, RMA, CCMA, NCMA).
NIMAA utilizes a unique training model: it combines flexible online instruction with extensive, concurrent in-clinic experience. Students begin their required 240 hours of hands-on externship from day one at partner clinics in their local communities, gaining real-world skills immediately. The comprehensive curriculum covers traditional tasks (vital signs, venipuncture) and emphasizes modern needs such as collaborative team-based care, critical thinking, patient panel management, and health coaching.
Financially, NIMAA is one of the most affordable options available; the program cost is under $7,000, significantly less than many other programs. With an impressive graduation rate of 97%, NIMAA prepares students for an excellent career outlook, supported by national medical assistant employment projected to grow by 12% to 15% through 2034.
NIMAA’s Medical Assistant Program Data
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1525 Raleigh Street, Suite 260
Denver, CO 80204
Website Address: https://www.nimaa.edu
Program Contact: admissions@nimaa.edu
RMA Program Director: Dawn Sexton
Program Accreditation: ABHES
Our Data
Our Medical Assistant Program Data is carefully researched and curated from the following government and higher education organizations.
- ABHES (Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools) β The nationally recognized accrediting body for medical assisting programs and the official programmatic accreditor for eligibility toward the Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) certification offered by American Medical Technologists (AMT).
- IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) β A comprehensive database of U.S. colleges and universities.
- Petersonβs Database β Includes detailed college information and their Distance Learning Licensed Data Set.
- College Scorecard β A U.S. Department of Education tool offering key statistics on college costs, graduation rates, and student outcomes.
- NCES (National Center for Education Statistics) β The primary federal source for data and analysis on education in the U.S. such as cost of tuition. Our data shows average cost of tuition and fees for Public 2 year institutions per state.
- BLS (Bureau of Labor Statistics) β May 2024 Occupational Outlook Handbook Medical Assistants Data for Salary and Employment. Our data shows the mean annual salary and the total number of employed MAs per state.
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