What Vocate Education Solutions does

Vocate Education Solutions is a Tampa, Florida-based nonprofit shared services organization that operates as the strategic parent for a family of healthcare education and workforce development brands. Formally launched in January 2026, it consolidates four operating subsidiaries: Ultimate Medical Academy (online and campus-based allied healthcare education with a Clearwater ground campus), American Institute (career-focused programs across New Jersey campuses acquired in August 2023), Nasium Training (B2B workforce upskilling and reskilling for healthcare employers), and Global Education Group (continuing medical education for medical professionals). The organization serves more than 20,000 active adult learners, 100,000+ alumni cumulatively, thousands of healthcare employer partners, and is supported by 2,500+ team members. Its core technology stack centers on the D2L Brightspace learning management system, Cengage course materials, mobile applications, virtual reality learning tools, and a national externship network spanning 22,000+ locations.

Vocate generates revenue through four primary streams: tuition and fees from individual learners in associate degree, diploma, and certificate programs; professional-services revenue from custom workforce training contracts via Nasium Training; recurring CME program revenue via Global Education Group; and grants from government and private foundations supporting workforce development initiatives such as the EMT apprenticeship. Its go-to-market combines direct enrollment sales for adult learners (both consumer self-serve online and field-led campus channels) with enterprise field sales for healthcare employer workforce contracts, supported by content marketing, LinkedIn presence, earned media, and industry conference participation. The corporate structure reflects a roll-up of healthcare education brands under a single nonprofit entity, with a recent Board refresh (Dr. Saundra Wall Williams as Chair, Hugh Campbell as Vice Chair) and a new President and CEO (Alexandra Schaffrath, appointed May 2026) signaling an active strategic cycle.

Name

Vocate Education Solutions

Legal name

Vocate Education Solutions, Inc.

Website

https://vocate.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2026

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Vocate Education Solutions is a Tampa-based nonprofit shared services platform operating four healthcare education and workforce development brands (Ultimate Medical Academy, American Institute, Nasium Training, Global Education Group) serving 20,000+ adult learners and thousands of healthcare employer partners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education and Workforce Development Services

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Professional and Management Development Training (61143), Technical and Trade Schools (61151)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Healthcare Clinical Professions (CME/CE for Nurses, Allied Health, Pharmacy) (EDAAALAC)

Keywords

• Healthcare education
• Workforce development
• Continuing medical education
• Allied health training
• Career training programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Tampa

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Fees: Revenue from student tuition and fees for healthcare education programs at Ultimate Medical Academy, American Institute, and other institutional brands. Programs include associate degrees, diploma programs, and certificate programs for allied healthcare careers.
2. Workforce Development Services: Custom training programs for healthcare employers through Nasium Training, including upskilling, reskilling, and certification programs for existing workforce teams.
3. Continuing Medical Education: CME programs and conferences through Global Education Group for medical professionals seeking continuing education credits.
4. Grants and Foundation Funding: Grant funding from government and private foundations to support workforce development initiatives, EMT apprenticeship programs, and dental workforce education.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Vocate Education Solutions provides shared services for a family of higher education and workforce development brands. Through Ultimate Medical Academy and American Institute it delivers online and campus-based healthcare education programs (associate degrees, diploma, and certificate programs) to adult learners. Through Nasium Training it delivers customized workforce upskilling and reskilling training to healthcare employers. Through Global Education Group it delivers accredited continuing medical education (CME) to medical professionals.

Product overview

Vocate Education Solutions is a multi-brand education and workforce development enterprise organized as a shared services platform. It comprises four distinct brand subsidiaries under two verticals: Education (Ultimate Medical Academy, American Institute, Global Education Group) and Workforce Development (Nasium Training, alongside programs from Ultimate Medical Academy and American Institute). The parent organization provides shared operational services that unify the brands while allowing each to maintain its own identity and market focus. Together the portfolio spans healthcare education, career training, continuing medical education, and employer-aligned workforce upskilling/reskilling.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Ultimate Medical Academy Healthcare Education Programs Online and campus-based healthcare education programs for adult learners, including associate degrees, diploma programs, and certificate programs covering allied healthcare careers. Includes the Clinical Medical Assistant program launched in 2025. Targets adult learners, often from under-resourced populations, seeking to transition into healthcare.
• American Institute Career Training Programs Career-focused, hands-on training programs in healthcare and skilled trades with campuses in Cherry Hill, Clifton, and Somerset, New Jersey. Designed to help students build practical skills and step into new roles. Targets adult learners across the New Jersey region and beyond.
• Nasium Training Employer Workforce Training Customized, stackable corporate training programs for healthcare teams covering entry-level certifications through advanced reskilling initiatives. Designed to drive employee retention and satisfaction. Targets healthcare employers needing to upskill, reskill, and certify their workforce; programs are tailored to organizational needs and high-quality patient care. The Cardiovascular Technologist program was launched in 2025.
• Global Education Group Continuing Medical Education Accredited Continuing Medical Education (CME) programs and conferences for medical professionals seeking continuing education credits. Provides certified, accurate CME learning trusted by medical professionals. Targets licensed medical professionals and CME-granting organizations globally.
• Ultimate Medical Academy Clinical Medical Assistant Program A Clinical Medical Assistant training program designed to prepare learners for in-demand clinical healthcare roles. Offered through Ultimate Medical Academy as part of the allied health education portfolio.
• Ultimate Medical Academy EMT Apprenticeship Program An EMT apprenticeship program operated in partnership with the Crisis Center of Tampa Bay to address healthcare workforce shortages in emergency medical services. Targets adult learners pursuing EMT certification.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100,000+ graduates achieved career success
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

AI capability2 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Level AccesscoreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership to ensure digital accessibility compliance with WCAG 2.2 AA standards across Vocate's websites and online services. Level Access provides digital accessibility platform and expertise to evaluate and achieve conformance to accessibility standards.
• Crisis Center of Tampa BaycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEMT apprenticeship program partnership to address healthcare workforce shortages in emergency medical services. Ultimate Medical Academy awarded PCOG grant to expand the program in partnership with Crisis Center of Tampa Bay.
• Tampa General HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare employer partner providing student training opportunities including major vehicle trauma simulation and helicopter rescue training events for Ultimate Medical Academy students.
• American Red CrossminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLicensed training provider relationship enabling Ultimate Medical Academy to offer Red Cross training programs and certifications.
• University of Arizona Global CampusminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership providing articulation pathways for Ultimate Medical Academy graduates to continue their education.
• Florida A&M UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArticulation agreement providing transfer pathways for UMA graduates to continue their higher education.
• Bellevue UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership allowing UMA graduates to continue their higher education and pursue bachelor's and advanced degrees.
• Excelsior CollegeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational partnership providing pathways for students to continue their academic journey.
• CareerSource Tampa BaycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBoard membership and workforce development partnership supporting local employment and training initiatives.
• American Cancer SocietyminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLongstanding Making Strides Against Breast Cancer partnership, bringing the nation's largest team to the annual walk event.
• American Heart AssociationcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerGo Red for Women campaign partnership; Alexandra Schaffrath serves as 2025 Chair and executive cabinet member.
• Feeding Tampa BayminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity partnership addressing food insecurity through donations and volunteer efforts.
• Metropolitan MinistriesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity support partnership providing food donations and holiday assistance programs.
• Johns Hopkins All Children's HospitalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing partnership including radiothon support, toy drives, and community health initiatives.
• BayCare Health SystemcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBoard relationship through Hugh Campbell's service on BayCare Health System Board of Trustees.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Fortis College: Career college network with healthcare and skilled trades programs across multiple U.S. campuses. Closely comparable to American Institute's hands-on skills training and to Nasium Training's workforce upskilling approach.
• Southern Careers Institute: Career training provider focused on healthcare, business, and skilled trades with campuses in Texas and online. Comparable in target learner demographic, healthcare vocational program mix, and employer-aligned placement model.
• Concorde Career Colleges: Operates a network of healthcare-focused career colleges offering diploma and degree programs in nursing, dental, and allied health. Most directly comparable to Ultimate Medical Academy given shared focus on healthcare vocational training for adult learners.
• ECPI University: Career-focused institution offering healthcare, nursing, and technical programs at campus and online formats. Comparable to Vocate's multi-brand approach blending American Institute's hands-on training with Ultimate Medical Academy's online healthcare degrees.
• Pima Medical Institute: Private healthcare vocational school with campus and online programs across allied health disciplines. Comparable in target student (adult healthcare career entrants), program mix (certificates, associate degrees), and employer-driven placement model.
• CE Broker / CME Outfitters: Continuing medical education providers serving healthcare professionals with accredited CME/CE programming. Directly comparable to Global Education Group's CME business line and to Vocate's healthcare professional development vertical.

Broad incumbents

• Adtalem Global Education: NYSE-listed education company operating Chamberlain University (nursing), Walden University, and ACAMS. Comparable as a broader education incumbent with healthcare vertical exposure, though for-profit and at substantially larger scale than Vocate.
• Strategic Education Inc. NASDAQ-listed parent of Strayer University and Capella University, with a focused healthcare MBA and nursing portfolio. Comparable as a multi-institution education platform operator with healthcare-adjacent programs.
• Perdoceo Education Corporation: NASDAQ-listed parent of Colorado Technical University and American InterContinental University, both with healthcare and business programs. Comparable as a publicly traded postsecondary education incumbent with career-focused degree offerings.

Emerging players

• MedCerts: Pure-play online healthcare certification provider serving adult learners and employer-sponsored workforce programs. Comparable to Ultimate Medical Academy's online programs and to Nasium Training's employer-aligned certification offerings, though narrower in program breadth.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/vocate-education-solutions

Compliance12 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles18 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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