AHEC West

Name

AHEC West

Legal name

AHEC West

Website

https://ahecwest.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1976

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Cumberland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

AHEC West delivers accredited health professions training and community health programs across Western Maryland and Mineral County, WV. Its core paid offerings are the 140-hour MDH-accredited Community Health Worker training and the MABPCB-approved Certified Peer Recovery Specialist training, priced at $1,400 per trainee with group pricing for agencies. It also coordinates clinical rotations for health professions students and operates community-facing recovery, navigation, and insurance enrollment services through The Possibility Shop and partner sites.

Product overview

AHEC West is a rural, community-based nonprofit offering a portfolio of healthcare workforce development, community health, and substance use recovery programs. The organization provides clinical education coordination for health professions students, multiple community-facing programs including The Possibility Shop, Healthy Together, Healing Together, RAMP, ECHO, and AHEC Scholars, along with the AHEC West Learning Academy training platform offering accredited certification courses for Community Health Workers (140-hour program) and Certified Peer Recovery Specialists. Programs serve Garrett, Allegany, Washington, Frederick, and Carroll counties in Maryland, and Mineral County, West Virginia.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• The Possibility Shop: Resource center connecting Allegany County residents with health, social, and recovery services in Cumberland, Oakland, and Westernport locations.
• AHEC West Learning Academy
• MARCH
• Hope Station
• Mountain Haven

Products and services

• Community Health Worker (CHW) Training

Quantifiable outcome

• 3,000+ health professions students placed since 1977
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• National AHEC Organization: The national umbrella organization for AHECs across the U.S., supporting 300+ programs. AHEC West is a member program; comparable in mission and federally-funded training model, but broader in scope.

Regional players

• Allegany College of Maryland: Local community college in Cumberland, MD serving the same Western Maryland geography. Comparable as a regional health workforce training provider with allied health and nursing programs that compete for the same student pipeline.
• Howard County Health Department CHW Program: Another Maryland CHW training initiative within a local health department. Comparable in CHW training and certification mission but operates in a more urban/suburban jurisdiction than AHEC West's rural focus.
• Maryland Department of Health - CHW Certification: The state regulatory body that accredits CHW training programs like AHEC West's. Comparable as a stakeholder and counterparty in the CHW certification ecosystem.

Others

• Rural Health Association of Pennsylvania: An advocacy and training organization supporting rural health workforce development across PA counties, some of which AHEC West also touches. Comparable in mission around rural healthcare access but focused on advocacy rather than direct training.
• Maryland Addiction & Behavioral-health Professionals Certification Board (MABPCB): The Maryland state body that approves Peer Recovery Specialist training programs. AHEC West's certified peer recovery program is MABPCB-approved; the board is a key regulatory peer and counterparty in the recovery workforce pipeline.

Direct peers

• Maryland AHEC: The statewide AHEC program in Maryland operating as the parent network for regional AHECs including AHEC West. Directly comparable in mission, CHW/clinical training focus, and rural workforce development mandate.
• West Virginia AHEC: West Virginia's AHEC network addressing rural health workforce shortages, including in Mineral County where AHEC West also operates. Directly comparable in rural health workforce training mission and Appalachian community focus.
• Penn State AHEC: Pennsylvania's regional AHEC serving central PA communities with similar rural workforce and CHW training mandates. Directly comparable in structure, mission, and rural health workforce development scope.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ahecwest
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ahec-west
• Xx.com/AHECWest

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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