Medical Office Administration AAS Degree
Overview
Approved By LWIA: 7
Last Re-Certification Date: 2/2/2023
Program Description
Prepare for a career as a health care office manager with this comprehensive, 60-credit-hour degree program. Youll develop the skills necessary to manage day-to-day operations of a medical facility. Upon graduation, you can obtain employment in medical offices, clinics, extended care facilities, home health care agencies or various departments with acute-care settings.
Youll take a variety of courses designed to give you a thorough understanding of health care office management. Areas of study include health care technology and informatics, medical terminology, health care records management, legal and ethical issues in health care, math applications in health care, principles of health insurance billing and health care office management. During the final semester of the program, youll also complete a medical office capstone project.
Established in 2021
CIP: 51-0707 Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician.
Training Program Type
Vocational
Provider Information
Harper College
Associated Job Families and Occupations
- Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
- (292072 )
Certifying / Licensing / Registering Body
Quality Assurance
- North Central Association
- Illinois Community College Board
Education Information
Associates Degree
64 Weeks ( 800.00 Hours / 60.00 Credit Hours )
| Tuition | $8,123.00 |
| Books | $2,495.00 |
| Fees | $1,736.00 |
| Other Expenses(Materials, Supplies, Tools, Uniforms, etc) | $300.00 |
| Total Cost | $12,654.00 |
Financial Aid
- Pell Grants
- Illinois Monetary Award Program
- Federal loans(Stafford, PLUS, etc)
- Institutional Scholarships
Application Procedure
WIOA and TAA students need to contact the Harper College Workforce Coordinator at (847) 925-6782 or WIOA@harpercollege.edu. A separate book voucher is required for Follett Bookstore #1341 on campus. Each semester, all Cook County WIOA sending agency case managers must supply the Harper College Workforce Coordinator with a Semester Training Schedule Approval Form that lists the courses the client will be taking that semester, and this must match the client's Harper Educational Plan. The maximum tuition and fees amount approved for this occupation is $5,000.
Entry Requirements:
- Math - High School
- Reading - High School
- Language - College level English placement by exam or C or better in ENG 100
- Writing - College level English placement by exam or C or better in ENG 100
- Other - credit-seeking WIOA clients must have initial & ongoing academic advising
Nondiscrimination, Equal Opportunity, and Disability Provisions Compliance Assurance
- EEO Compliant: Yes
- Disability Accomodation: Yes
Program Offerings
- Full-Time Enrollment
- Part-Time Enrollment
- Classroom Instruction
- Labs
- Night Classes
- Day Classes
- Online/E-Learning Instruction
Performance Data
Program: Medical Office Administration AAS Degree
Overview
Approved By LWIA: 7
Last Re-Certification Date: 2/2/2023
Program Description
Prepare for a career as a health care office manager with this comprehensive, 60-credit-hour degree program. Youll develop the skills necessary to manage day-to-day operations of a medical facility. Upon graduation, you can obtain employment in medical offices, clinics, extended care facilities, home health care agencies or various departments with acute-care settings.
Youll take a variety of courses designed to give you a thorough understanding of health care office management. Areas of study include health care technology and informatics, medical terminology, health care records management, legal and ethical issues in health care, math applications in health care, principles of health insurance billing and health care office management. During the final semester of the program, youll also complete a medical office capstone project.
Established in 2021
CIP: 51-0707 Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician.
Provider Information
Harper College
Associated Job Families and Occupations
- Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
- (292072 )
Certifying / Licensing / Registering Body
Quality Assurance
- North Central Association
- Illinois Community College Board
Education Information
Associates Degree
64 Weeks ( 800.00 Hours / 60.00 Credit Hours )
| Tuition | $8,123.00 |
| Books | $2,495.00 |
| Fees | $1,736.00 |
| Other Expenses(Materials, Supplies, Tools, Uniforms, etc) | $300.00 |
| Total Cost | $12,654.00 |
Financial Aid
- Pell Grants
- Illinois Monetary Award Program
- Federal loans(Stafford, PLUS, etc)
- Institutional Scholarships
Application Procedure
WIOA and TAA students need to contact the Harper College Workforce Coordinator at (847) 925-6782 or WIOA@harpercollege.edu. A separate book voucher is required for Follett Bookstore #1341 on campus. Each semester, all Cook County WIOA sending agency case managers must supply the Harper College Workforce Coordinator with a Semester Training Schedule Approval Form that lists the courses the client will be taking that semester, and this must match the client's Harper Educational Plan. The maximum tuition and fees amount approved for this occupation is $5,000.
Entry Requirements:
- Math - High School
- Reading - High School
- Language - College level English placement by exam or C or better in ENG 100
- Writing - College level English placement by exam or C or better in ENG 100
- Other - credit-seeking WIOA clients must have initial & ongoing academic advising
Nondiscrimination, Equal Opportunity, and Disability Provisions Compliance Assurance
- EEO Compliant: Yes
- Disability Accomodation: Yes
Program Offerings
- Full-Time Enrollment
- Part-Time Enrollment
- Classroom Instruction
- Labs
- Night Classes
- Day Classes
- Online/E-Learning Instruction