Associate in Applied Arts in Medical Office Administration

This degree program provides students an opportunity to develop essential medical administrative skills in their area of interest, as well as, to offer a comprehensive general education. Placement in courses depends on prior education and experience. Options for this degree include the Front Office or Medical Coding and Reimbursement: Front Office - This degree option provides students an opportunity to develop essential front office medical administrative skills including customer service, patient registration, scheduling, filing and computer skills necessary to obtain employment in a variety of healthcare settings. Medical Coding and Reimbursement Specialist: This degree option provides student an opportunity to develop essential ICD, CPT, HCPCS and reimbursement skills necessary to obtain employment in the medical billing or coding setting. Upon completion of the program, students will be eligible to sit for formal exams offered through national organizations in order to obtain medical coding certification. To earn this degree, the student must complete all core classes. In addition, the student must choose an area of concentration and complete the required courses in that area. Students in this program must complete each class with a grade of 2.0 or higher.

Admission to the college is open to anyone who has completed High School and 9th grade transcript

English Proficiency Requirements:

TOEFL iBT 61 or higher on the international TOEFL or the iBT Special Home Edition while TOEFL testing centers are closed during the COVID-19 pandemic

IELTS 5.5 no band lower than 5.0

Official ACT score of 14 in ELA (English Language Arts) with completed writing section

Official SAT Score of not lower than English Language Arts 410 and Math 430

Cambridge General Certificate of Education (GCE) O level with C in English as First Language, or B in English as Second Language

Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE) of no lower than 46

STEP/EIKEN score of Grade Pre-1 or better

Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) English as First Language score of C or higher; or English as Second Language score of B

Duolingo score of no lower than 95

English Language Level Test, ELLT overall score of 4 (B2) with no band lower than 3 (B1+).