Anoka Technical College is a two-year, public institution in Anoka, Minnesota, a suburban area approximately 20 miles north of Minneapolis. The school enrolls approximately 2,400 students per semester and features an average class size of 24 students. The college offers a medical billing and coding specialist diploma that can be completed in three semesters with full-time study or five semesters when studied part-time. Among the required courses are anatomy, human diseases, law and ethics, interpersonal communication and Microsoft Excel. In addition to federal and state grants and loans, the college offers a limited number of work-study placements and institutional scholarships. The school offers employment search workshops on a regular basis to help students start their careers.
Anoka Technical College
1355 West Highway 10
Anoka, MN 55303
763-576-4970
http://anokatech.edu/
Founded by the Roman Catholic Church in 1948, Gwynedd-Mercy College is a private institution with approximately 2,000 undergraduate students. The college is in Gwynedd Valley, Pennsylvania, a suburban area approximately 20 miles from Philadelphia. The college offers a two-year associate degree program in health information technology and coding. Required classes for the major include medical terminology, health statistics and abstracting, supervising, quality control, business, social studies, religious studies and the arts. Students complete two internships as a part of the program. In addition, the college offers a one-year certificate program in coding.
Gwynedd-Mercy College
1325 Sumneytown Pike
P.O. Box 901
Gwynedd Valley, PA 19437
215-646-7300
http://www.gmc.edu/
Established in 1909, Santa Barbara City College is a two-year public institution in Santa Barbara, California. The college's urban campus is home to approximately 19,000 credit-seeking students. Students in the college's medical coding program take courses for one full calendar year. Required classes include medical terminology, anatomy, health care law and medical insurance reimbursement. A brief internship is required before graduation. Eligible students can take advantage of federal and state grants and loans, institutional grants, work-study, private lending and veterans benefits, to help reduce and manage the cost of tuition. Low-cost daycare is offered on-site. The college's career center offers career counseling, assistance with resume-writing and interview preparation.
Santa Barbara City College
721 Cliff Drive
Santa Barbara, CA 93109
805-965-0581
http://sbcc.edu/