A community college is a good option for receiving training in an affordable, college campus setting. These colleges have fully staffed financial aid offices and career placement programs.
The Penn Valley Campus of the Metropolitan Community Colleges system takes up an entire city block just south of downtown Kansas City, Missouri. They award a medical transcriptionist certificate as part of their Health Science Institute, requiring 30 program credit hours that can be completed in 18 months.
Metropolitan Community College
Penn Valley Campus
3201 Southwest Trafficway
Kansas City, MO 64111
816-604-4000
mcckc.edu
Johnson County Community College has a sprawling campus in Overland Park. Their medical transcriptionist certificate is part of their Business Office Technology program, requiring four semesters---including an internship---to complete the total of 33 credit hours.
Johnson County Community College
12345 College Blvd.
Overland Park, KS 66210
913-469-8500
jccc.edu
The for-profit technical schools in the Kansas City metropolitan area offer classroom training in business office environs. They all have diverse tuition payment options and job-placement offices.
TechSkills, in the EcoWorks building in Lenexa, has a nine-course accelerated program that results in a medical transcriptionist certificate issued by the Association for Healthcare Documentation Integrity (ADHI).
TechSkills Kansas City
16105 W. 113th St., Suite 101
Lenexa, KS 66219
913-342-7100
techskills.edu
Wright Career College offers medical transcriptionist training as part of their administrative medical assistant diploma. The program takes three semesters to complete.
Wright Career College
Kansas City Campus
10975 El Monte
Overland Park, KS 66211
913-385-7700
wrightcareercollege.com
Medical transcription skills are also taught as part of the Medical Assistant degree. This diversified training results in an associate's degree and allows the graduate more career options. However, the actual medical transcriptionist certification may be required for some jobs.
Concorde Career College has a Kansas City location in the midtown area at 32nd and Broadway.
Concorde Career College
3239 Broadway
Kansas City, MO 64111
816-531-5223
concorde-colleges.com
Pinnacle Career Institute has two locations in Kansas City that offer the medical assistant degree, one near the airport in North Kansas City and one near Interstate 435 and Holmes Road.
Pinnacle Career Institute - North Kansas City
11500 NW Ambassador Dr., Suite 221
Kansas City, MO 64153
816-221-5305
pcitraining.edu
Pinnacle Career Institute - South Kansas City
1001 E. 101st Terrace, Suite 325
Kansas City, MO 64131
816-270-5300
pcitraining.edu