Medical Coding

Medical Coding Certificate – Evening Schedule
(Offered Evenings only)

The Medical Coding Certificate program will prepare individuals for entry-level employment opportunities in the allied health specialty of medical coding. Requirements for the certificate include successful completion of the listed courses and the following documented prerequisite office skills:

Pass a keyboarding and basic computer skills test requiring:

• Keyboarding skill level of 25 words per minute for five minutes (or OST 131)
• Theory and hands-on skill using Microsoft Office software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and Windows 98 with 80 percent accuracy (or CIS 110 or CIS 111.)

Applicants will be accepted until the program is full on or after the first school day of March for the fall semester of each year and on or after the first school day in September for the following spring semester.

For more information about A-B Tech's Medical Coding Certificate program, contact:

Misty Shuler, Department Chairperson
(828) 254-1921 ext 485
mshuler@abtech.edu