Delivery: A mix of daytime, evening and online courses. Can be completed entirely online.
Start: Fall, Spring, or Summer; Full- or Part-Time.
- Medical Office Assistant — Associate in Applied Science Degree (60 credits)
- Medical Administrative Support — Diploma (47 credits)
- Medical Office Support — Certificate (18 credits)
About the Program
The Medical Office program prepares you to perform critical functions in almost any medical office environment. The medical office technology program prepares you for today’s medical office responsibilities with knowledge in medical terms and anatomy and keyboarding, word processing, communications, filing, and interpersonal relations. The program includes medical insurance, billing, coding, electronic health records, transcription, editing, and other administrative classes. Students will:
- Combine business applications and knowledge of medicine, pharmacology, and coding to create and manage electronic health records.
- Provide critical administrative support to hospitals, clinics, insurance companies, and other healthcare providers.
- Help people navigate the health care system by ensuring access and transfer of accurate medical information
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Cost & Financial Aid
As a two-year public community and technical college, Century College receives funding from the State of Minnesota, keeping tuition rates significantly lower than private colleges and universities. With affordable tuition rates and financial aid and scholarship opportunities, our students avoid student loan debt.
Financial Aid
Century College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, and our programs qualify for financial aid including grants, loans, and college work-study. Eligibility for financial aid is determined annually based on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Century College’s Federal School Code is 010546.
Scholarship Opportunities
Each year, the Century College Foundation awards more than $300,000 in scholarships to Century College students involved in several areas of study. Students are encouraged to create an account and apply for scholarships online.
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Potential Job Titles
- Healthcare Documentation Specialist
- Medical Transcriptionist
- Medical Secretary
- Insurance Policy & Claims Clerk
- Medical Coder
Salary Data
Insurance Policy & Claims Clerk
Average Wage: $17.53/hour
Top Earners: $23.16/hour
Medical Transcriptionist/Healthcare Documentation Specialist
Average Wage: $17.85/hour
Top Earners: $24.52/hour
Medical Secretary
Average Wage: $18.81/hour
Top Earners: $23.09/hour
Medical Coder
Average Wage: $19.54/hour
Top Earners: $25.67/hour
Information gathered pertains to seven-county metro area-careerwise.minnstate.edu
Prerequisites
These prerequisites must be met for OFFT 2006 and OFFT 2010. These two courses are prerequisites for this program’s other OFFT Medical courses (OFFT 2012, 2013, 2021, 2030, 2031, 2032, 2035, 2041, 2044, 2050, 2783). Students should not register for courses for which the prerequisites have not been met. Program faculty will enforce prerequisites.
- Declared Office Technology-Medical major with the Century College Records Office.
- Course placement into college-level English and Reading OR completion of ENGL 0950 with a grade of C or higher OR completion of RDNG 0940 with a grade of C or higher and qualifying English Placement Exam OR completion of RDNG 0950 with a grade of C or higher and ENGL 0090 with a grade of C or higher OR completion of ESOL 0051 with a grade of C or higher and ESOL 0052 with a grade of C or higher.
- Check the Computer Requirements section of the Online Learning page to determine if technology requirements are met.
- Am I Ready for Study is one of the self-assessments that must be completed. .
- Typing score of at least 30 adjusted words per minute (wpm) as measured on https://www.learn2type.com/typingtest/typingtest.cfm.
- A minimum score of 80 percent on https://edu.gcfglobal.org/en/word/quiz/.
- Please fill out and submit the Office Technology - Medical Checklist before you start this program. Email it to MedOffTech@century.edu.
Contact Program Faculty: MedOffTech@century.edu
- Carla TobinFacultyOffice Technology651-779-5781