Located in Alamonte Springs, Fla., Seminole State College is a public, two-year school approximately 10 miles from Orlando. The school is home to more than 19,000 credit and non-credit students and grants a one-year certificate program in medical billing and coding. Among the courses required for the major are computer technologies, healthcare coding systems, physician office billing, office software, medical terminology, concepts of disease, pharmacology and anatomy. Many of the courses are offered during the evening and online. A one-semester internship is required for graduation. Federal and state financial aid and a limited number of institutional scholarships are available. The Career Services department offers job placement assistance for all students.
Seminole State College
850 South State Road
Altamonte Springs, FL 32714
407-404-6000
seminolestate.edu
The Ohio Board of Regents established Eastern Gateway Community College in 1966 in Steubenville, Ohio. The public college's coding program lasts for three semesters or one calendar year. Students in the program learn the necessary terminology and procedure to code for diagnoses, testing, and surgery for private health insurance, Medicare and Medicaid. The program culminates in a one-term internship placement at a local medical clinic or hospital. In addition to federal and state aid programs, the school offers a limited number of scholarships and work-study placements to help offset the cost of tuition. An on-campus preschool provides low-cost daycare for students' children. Job placement assistance is available for all graduates.
Eastern Gateway Community College
4000 Sunset Blvd.
Steubenville, OH 43952
740-264-5591
egcc.edu
CODEMED School of Professional Medical Coding is a private institution based in Los Angeles that exclusively offers programs in medical coding and billing. Students have the option to attend courses at the school on a full or part-time basis. Those who attend full-time finish the required classes in approximately one year. The curriculum requires study of healthcare data law and ethics, health care delivery systems, anatomy and medical terminology, microcomputers, pathology, private practice and institutional coding systems, Medicare and Medicaid coding, and private health insurance billing. Instead of an internship, CODEMED students take a final class that simulates a real working environment. Government aid is not available, but eligible students may qualify for private lending programs.
CODEMED School of Professional Medical Coding
8939 South Sepulveda Blvd.
Suite 302
Los Angeles, CA 90045
310-645-9415
codemedschool.com