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ASSOCIATE DEGREE PROGRAMS IN HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION

Thinking of a career in health care administration? These online colleges and universities offer accredited associate degree programs in health administration, medical office administration, medical secretary and administration assistant.
   
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Online Associate Degrees in Health Administration

The healthcare industry is changing rapidly, between technological advances and the rise of outpatient facilities for childbirth and plastic surgery. Organizing people and resources, keeping a department smoothly running, and keeping up with new techniques, machines and suppliers are all the duties of a health administration department. In this industry, any related work experience and a head for business will serve you well, so will an online degree.

Many facilities looking to hire directors of staff and administration will be seeking applicants with master's or bachelor's degrees in health administration, but earning your online associate degree will put you on the right path towards a career in health administration. Coursework towards an online associate degree in health administration will include classes in public policy, legal and ethical applications of health services, health systems, statistics, and accounting.

The field of health administration is a rapidly growing one, according to the US. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics, and is predicted to grow faster than average through 2014. Qualified individuals with online degrees in health administration can earn anywhere from $60,000 to $100,000 on average working in health practitioners’ offices, hospitals, clinics and care centers as health services managers, occupational health counselors, and case workers.


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DeVry University
  • Associate - Health Information Technology
    DeVry's Health Information Technology program prepares graduates to work with health information application and database systems. Aware of the importance of information security, accuracy and privacy, HIT professionals ensure that the design and use of information systems support patient safety. This associate degree program is designed to produce graduates able to: perform complex clinical coding tasks; support health care data analysis and management utilizing software applications; and use life sciences principles and information technology to implement and evaluate solutions to health care information technology problems.
Online students are provided with a comprehensive e-learning experience that enables them to master course content as thoroughly as if they had attended classes onsite. DeVry degree programs fit into your schedule via an online "campus" that is accessible 24 hours a day, seven days a week. DeVry University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association (NCA).

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American InterContinental University Online
American InterContinental University Online offers the following online associate degree in healthcare administration:
  • Associate's (AABA) - Healthcare Administration
  • Associate's (AABA) - Medical Coding and Billing
American InterContinental University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

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Kaplan University
  • A.A.S. in Medical Assisting
  • A.A.S. in Medical Office Management
  • A.A.S. in Medical Transcription
Kaplan University is accredited by the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.

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Colorado Technical University Online
  • Associate's Degree in Medical Billing and Coding (ASMBC)
Colorado Tech Online is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Institutions of Higher Learning.

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Penn Foster Schools
  • Health Information Technology
    Earn your associate degree at home, online, and in your spare time. Start a career in one of the fastest growing occupations in the job market. The course teaches you the skills you need including: medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, legal aspects of health information, coding and abstraction of data and database management. You will need to have or have access to a computer to complete this program. Earn your ASB Degree in as little as two years, or take up to 18 months per semester if you wish.
Penn Foster High School is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Secondary Schools, and by the Accrediting Commission of the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC). Penn Foster High School is affiliated with DANTES, which qualifies U.S. military personnel for tuition reimbursement. Many Penn Foster programs are approved for U.S. Armed Forces veterans training benefits.

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University of Northwestern Ohio
The University of Northwestern Ohio offers the following entirely online degree programs:

  • Associate Degree in Administrative Assistant
  • Associate Degree in Medical Secretarial
Accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.

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