Health Information Technology
Certificates and Associate in Applied Science (AAS) Degree
NEW-- Lower entry requirements!
- ENGL&101, English Composition I
- HIT 105, Comprehensive Medical Terminology
OR HIT 130, Medical Terminology I - CU 103, Excel I
OR CU 105, Word I/Excel I
Program Description
The HIT certificates and degree program focus on the business operations of healthcare. Employment opportunities range from entry-level clerical roles to more advanced roles within the revenue cycle and medical information management.
HIT Certificates + Associate of Applied Science Degree
The first-year certificates can be taken as stand-alone options or applied to a degree. Each certificate builds on the one before.
1. Health Records Certificate
(26 credits)
This 26-credit certificate can be taken as a stand-alone option, or it can be applied to the HIT Associates in Applied Sciences degree. Prepares students for employment in entry-level healthcare clerical roles such as: Customer service representative, call center representative, patient service representative, medical records clerk, medical receptionist, and more.
- ENGL&101, English Composition
- HIT 130 or HIT 105
- CU 103, Excel I (or CU 105, Word/Excel I)
- HIT 120, Information Protection
- HIT 125, Record Content & Standards I
- HIT 126, Health Info Technologies
- LS 101, Introduction to Research
2. Health Information Associate (HIA) Certificate
(26 credits Health Records Certificate + 28 additional credits = 54 credits)
This 54-credit certificate can be taken as a stand-alone option, or it can be applied to the HIT Associates in Applied Sciences degree. Prepares students for employment in entry-level health information roles such as: health information technician, medical records specialist, patient access representative, scheduling coordinator, or release of information clerk.
- Health Records Certificate
- MATH&146, Introduction to Statistics
- CU 203, Excel II
- HIT 145, Healthcare Statistics
- HIT 195, Health Law
- HIT 173, Data Analytics
- HIT 175, Healthcare Quality & PI
- HIT 225, Record Content & Standards II
3. Health Information Technology (HIT) Associates in Applied Sciences Degree
(54 credits HIA certificate + 52 additional credits = 106 credits)
Prepares students for employment in entry-level health information roles such as: health information technician, medical records specialist, patient access representative, scheduling coordinator, or release of information clerk.
- Health Information Associate (HIA) Certificate
- BIOL&175, Human Biology w/ Lab
- HIT 131, Medical Terminology II (if took HIT 130)
- HIT 161, Pathopharmacology
- HIT 141, Intro to ICD-10-CM coding
- HIT 221, Intro to ICD-10-PCS coding
- HIT 230, Revenue Cycle
- HIT 170, Coding for Professional Services
- HIT 245, Coding & legal Compliance
- HIT 242, Leadership/Management
- HIT 251, Advanced Coding Practice
- HIT 254, Capstone
- HIT 255, PPE/Internship
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Program Pathway
TCC’s HIT AAS degree prepares students for a variety of careers in health information technology. The two-year Associates in Applied Sciences (AAS) degree can also lead to the Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS) in Health Information Management offered at TCC.
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