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For students in the Chicagoland area, Rasmussen University offers an ABHES-accredited, 12-month Medical Assisting Diploma pathway leading to CMA/RMA eligibility and a high-demand healthcare career.
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 RU
The ABHES accredited Medical Assisting Diploma at Rasmussen University’s Romeoville campus offers a hands-on pathway to a thriving allied health career in the broader Chicagoland area. Designed to be completed in as few as 12 months, this diploma requires 51 total credit hours across 12 comprehensive courses. Core studies include Fundamentals of Clinical Techniques, Clinical Laboratory Applications, and a crucial Medical Assisting Experiential Externship, ensuring students master both direct patient care and administrative skills. Local students benefit from on-campus labs for practice in procedures like injections, blood draws, and EKG testing.
Graduates are highly marketable, especially considering the Bureau of Labor Statistics projects a faster-than-average 15 percent job growth for medical assistants between 2023 and 2033. The program prepares students to sit for national certification exams like the CMA or RMA, with the first exam attempt fee covered in the program cost. Furthermore, this diploma offers a unique educational ladder: Illinois residents can seamlessly transfer credits to an Associate’s or Health Sciences degree at Rasmussen.
The estimated total tuition and fees are $20,831, which is offset by the potential to save up to $4,000 through the Medical Assisting Inspire Grant, significantly reducing the financial investment. This makes the Romeoville Medical Assisting program an efficient and affordable option for those ready to make a difference in local healthcare settings.
RU’s Medical Assistant Program Data
💲 Program Cost: $20,831
🎓 Graduation Rate: N/A%
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1400 West Normantown Road
Romeoville, IL 60446
Website Address: https://www.rasmussen.edu
Program Contact: information@rasmussen.edu
RMA Program Director: N/A
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) – 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) – A comprehensive database of U.S. colleges and universities.
- Peterson’s Database – Includes detailed college information and their Distance Learning Licensed Data Set.
- College Scorecard – A U.S. Department of Education tool offering key statistics on college costs, graduation rates, and student outcomes.
- NCES (National Center for Education Statistics) – 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) – 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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