Launch your healthcare career from home this February with Milan Institute’s Administrative Medical Assistant online program for Las Cruces, featuring a limited-time $7,000 tuition-based scholarship opportunity for qualified students.
What this program is
Milan’s online Administrative Medical Assistant program is a 36‑week* career training program that prepares you for entry-level roles on the front office side of healthcare. You’ll learn how to keep medical offices, clinics, and hospitals running smoothly by handling scheduling, records, billing, and patient communication.
As a graduate, you can pursue positions in medical offices, specialty clinics, and hospital departments where you support both patients and providers from the administrative side.
100% online, built for busy adults
This program is delivered entirely online. Attend class from home while living in New Mexico. The flexible format fits around work and family, allowing you to complete coursework and activities without commuting to campus every day.
Even though it’s online, you still receive guidance from dedicated instructors and support staff who are available to help you stay on track and build confidence with the material.
Skills you will learn
The curriculum focuses on the real-world skills today’s medical offices expect from administrative team members.
You will learn:
- Office basics: appointment scheduling, file and records management, customer service, workplace ethics, and HIPAA regulations, plus core anatomy, physiology, and medical terminology.
- Business technology: practical computer skills, including Microsoft Office applications and basic office technology concepts to keep digital workflows running.
- Insurance, coding, and billing: insurance forms and processes (including Medicare, HMOs, and PPOs), diagnosis and procedure coding, and computerized billing software.
- Accounting and office finance: fundamentals like accounts payable and receivable, budgeting, revenue cycle concepts, and commonly used office accounting tools.
These topics help you step into a modern medical office. You will learn how to contribute in areas like reception, scheduling, billing, and patient intake.
New Las Cruces students start with a $7,000 scholarship
The Administrative Medical Assistant program is one of the offerings at Milan Institute’s Las Cruces campus, located on Missouri Ave. Milan will award $7,000 tuition-based scholarships to qualified students who enroll in this first Las Cruces cohort.
- $7,000 tuition-based scholarship for eligible students in the inaugural February Las Cruces class.
- The application includes a short essay; an admissions representative can guide you through the process.
- Application deadline: February 14, 2026, with options to arrange low monthly payment plans for remaining tuition.
This offer is tied specifically to the inaugural class. Interested students are encouraged to connect with Admissions as early as possible to review eligibility and timelines.
Start with Milan Institute
In the Las Cruces area? Want to start a healthcare career from home? This online Administrative Medical Assistant program offers a focused training path plus a substantial scholarship opportunity for the first start.