Are you looking for a coding position in a health care setting? Do you already have a job involving medical records and want to enhance your coding knowledge? Then you're ready to become a Coding Specialist.
Upon completion of the Coding Specialist Certificate program students will be able to:
Coding Specialists are employed in medical offices, medical insurance companies, sports medicine clinics, speech therapy practices, outpatient laboratories, digital imaging facilities, freestanding surgical centers, occupational medicine clinics, and home health agencies.
The Coding Specialist program is designed to prepare you for potential employment in the following: (the occupation listed contains a link to information on the U.S. Department of Labor’s O*NET website).
29-2071.00 - Medical Records and Health Information Technicians
Northwestern College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, www.ncahlc.org
See the Northwestern College Catalog.
The job placement rate for the Coding Specialist certificate program was unable to be calculated at this time, pending the creation of an approved formula for job placement calculations by the U.S. Department of Education. Upon publication of a formula, this web page will be updated promptly.
The tuition and fees cost for a student starting the Coding Specialist Certificate program as of the 2011-2012 academic year is estimated at $19,105, based upon current tuition rates. (Potential future tuition increases cannot be determined at this time, and hence are not factored into this estimate.) Book and supply costs are estimated at $1,800. (The actual cost will vary depending on multiple factors). Northwestern College does not offer on-campus housing. For additional information on college costs, please visit our Financial Aid Cost of Attendance web page.
During the 2010-2011 Academic Year, thirteen part-time students graduated from the Coding Specialist certificate program. Of these students, none graduated on-time as defined in the Northwestern College catalog. Certificate programs are built for part-time students; however, the normal graduation rate is based only on full-time attendance. The median student loan indebtedness of the Paralegal program graduates in 2010-2011 was as follows: Federal Stafford Student Loans (subsidized/unsubsidized) - $15,835; Third-Party Private Education Loans - $0; Northwestern College Institutional (GAP) Loan - $0.
