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For students in Blanding, Utah State University Eastern’s ABHES-accredited Technical Certificate is a financially accessible way to start a versatile healthcare career with a 70% 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 USUE
The Medical Assistant Technical Certificate (TC) program at Utah State University Eastern (USUE) in Blanding, UT, provides an ABHES accredited pathway into the rapidly expanding healthcare field. Located in scenic southeastern Utah, the Blanding campus offers specialized training that is both versatile and schedule friendly.
Medical assisting is a high-demand profession. Graduates master diverse roles, including clinical and administrative skills such as taking patient histories, performing electrocardiograms and pulmonary function tests, phlebotomy, collecting and processing lab specimens, and assisting in minor in-office surgical procedures. This certificate prepares students for immediate entry into the workforce in emergency rooms, urgent care facilities, specialty clinics, and hospitals.
A key feature of the USUE program is the required hands-on training; labs must be completed in person at either the Blanding campus or the USU Eastern campus in Price. The program is administered through the S.J. & Jessie E. Quinney College of Agriculture & Natural Resources, Department of Technology, Design and Technical Education.
With an estimated cost of $3,896, the program is a financially accessible option. Prospective students can reach out to Program Director Kim Mortensen (kim.mortensen@usu.edu) for individualized advising. USUE also offers adjacent certificates like EMT and Practical Nursing, supporting comprehensive healthcare career development in the area.
USUE’s Medical Assistant Program Data
💲 Program Cost: $3,896
🎓 Graduation Rate: 70%
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576 W 200 S
Blanding, UT 84511
Website Address: https://qanr.usu.edu/health-professions/
Program Contact: kim.mortensen@usu.edu
RMA Program Director: Kim Mortensen
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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