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Institutional and Programmatic Accreditation
Rasmussen University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (hlcommission.org), an institutional accreditation agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Select campuses are accredited by the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES).2 Learn more about programmatic accreditation and the ABHES.
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Get Knowledge Credit™
The Medical Assisting Diploma program offers up to four $149 self-directed assessments, which allow you to prove that you already know the content of a particular course and don't need to take it.
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Live Your Skills, Don’t Just Study Them
You can choose to attend live online and interactive lectures or listen to lectures at a time that’s convenient for you. Online video tutorials are available for every assessment to ensure you are fully prepared to practice hands-on skills and collaborate with other students in your on-campus labs. Gain first-hand experience with injections, blood draws, EKG testing and emergency management. Mock clinicals will help you practice rooming a patient, and virtual simulation labs will help you learn to give direct patient care.
Not only will you develop specific skills as a medical assistant, but also six employer-valued transferable skills, or soft skills, that will help you flourish in any role: critical thinking, digital fluency, information literacy, communication, diversity and teamwork, and ethics and professional responsibility.
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Industry Certifications
Our Medical Assisting Diploma program will help you prepare for the Certified Medical Assistant or Registered Medical Assistant certification exams.1 Plus, the fee for the first attempt at each exam is included in the total program cost.5 You may also qualify to register and sit for additional certification exams that can open doors in your career (exam fees not included):6
- RPT (Registered Phlebotomy Technician) through the American Medical Technologist (AMT)
- CPT (Certificated Phlebotomy Technician) through the National Healthcareer Association (NHA)
- CMAA (Certified Medical Administrative Assistant) through the NHA
- CET (Certified EKG Technician) through the NHA
- CEHRS (Certified Electronic Health Records Specialist) through the NHA
Medical Assisting Diploma students can also participate in additional certificate/training courses:
- ECG (Electrocardiogram) Certificate through the AMT
- POCT (Point-of-Care Testing), help get reliable testing results for prompt patient treatment, through the AMT
- Immunization Certification through the AMT
Medical Assisting
Diploma
If you’ve got a mind for medicine and a heart for healing, our hands-on Medical Assisting Diploma program will help you quickly start your healthcare journey. You can be assured that our Medical Assisting program will give you the necessary skills you need for your career and to sit for the in-demand CMA or RMA certification exams, among others.1 Our program is also accredited by the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES) at select campuses.2 As a Medical Assisting student, you’ll learn direct patient care and office administrative skills to help you be career-ready in as few as 12 months.3 Employers recognize that our students are professional, confident, patient and well-prepared from day one. 4
Eligible new students enrolled by January 2024 could save up to $4K11 with the Medical Assisting Inspire grant and earn their Diploma for under $12K.12 Visit the Medical Assisting Inspire Grant page to learn more.
Medical Assisting Student Story
Beckie wasn't sure what she wanted to do with her life, but thanks to the Medical Assisting program at Rasmussen University, she found her opportunity to help people and find a fulfilling career. Select the video to hear Beckie's full story as a student.
"I was given such a wonderful opportunity from Rasmussen to become a medical assistant. I wasn't sure what I wanted to do in life...I wanted to make a difference in people's worlds, so I became a medical assistant."
– Beckie W.
Medical Assistant Graduate and Certified Medical Assistant
Speaker 1:
Hi everybody. My name's Becky. I'm a certified medical assistant at the Moffitt Cancer Center. I was given such a wonderful opportunity by Rasmussen to become a medical assistant. Wasn't even sure what I wanted to do in life. I worked for a big retail giant for 15 years and not getting the personal satisfaction that I was looking for. I wanted to help people and make a difference in, you know, people's world. And I just didn't know which way to go by that. So I became a medical assistant, clearly having no idea what I was doing. But now, five years later, here I am—a medical assistant, helping people, touching lives, one patient at a time. It just brings me such joy and happiness, and we get to be on their journey with them as they fight their way battling cancer. And it just, it's amazing to be a part of their journey. And at Rasmussen, makes it so much easier for you to become a medical assistant, to having organized classes, the one-on-one structure, the field trips that you get to take to see different places where you can really touch a life and touch a patient's life. I wish each one of you a wonderful journey on your new career. Good luck to each and every one of you. And medical assisting is the way to go!
Medical Assisting Credentials Offered
Medical Assisting
Diploma
Finish in as few as
12 months3
Learning includes
- On-Campus and Online Classes
- Field Experience
Intended for
Students looking to pursue a fulfilling career in medical assisting with well-rounded knowledge about the field. Also ideal for students interested in the opportunity to advance their education with a Healthcare or Health Sciences Associate's degree with a specialization in Medical Assisting.
Prepares you for
Medical assistant, medical office administrative assistant
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What Does a Medical Assistant Do?
Take a look at four important realms of healthcare—hospital, clinical, private practice and ambulatory—in which medical assistants play a vital role to see if this career could be the right path for you.
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Turn Your Medical Assisting Education Into a Career
We’ve made advancing your education even easier by offering our Medical Assisting Diploma program online and on campus to fit your busy working schedule and give you the skills for a future career.7 Opportunities to use in-demand digital tools in online courses and virtual simulation labs will help you support front and back office operations. You'll gain experience with electronic health records (EHR), EKG programs, ultrasound software, blood pressure and more to be a valuable asset in a variety of healthcare workplaces.
When you’re ready to further your education, you can seamlessly transfer your Diploma credits toward a Healthcare Associate’s degree specializing in Medical Assisting, or a Health Sciences degree if you live in Illinois, which you can earn in as few as nine months.3 In fact, 23% of Medical Assistant grads continued on for additional education at Rasmussen University.8
Earning a degree, regardless of the field of study, can help improve income potential, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).9 Medical Assistant jobs are projected to grow 18% between 2020 and 2030, which is much faster than average.10
Accreditation
Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES)
The Medical Assisting Diploma program at the Aurora/Naperville (with an ABHES approved separate education center in Mokena/Tinley Park), Rockford, and Romeoville/Joliet campuses in Illinois; the Fort Myers, Ocala, Central Pasco, and Tampa/Brandon campuses in Florida; the Green Bay campus in Wisconsin; and the Bloomington, Eagan, Hennepin/Anoka, Mankato, and St. Cloud campuses in Minnesota are accredited by the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education School (ABHES).
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