Health Information Technology
Notice
The admissions requirements for our Health Information Technology Program are changing. Please check back in July for the new information.
We appreciate your patience while we update the Web pages and program literature.
The Health Information Technology (HIT) Program at TCC provides the academic preparation and the clinical experience required to train health information professionals to manage healthcare data and resources in a variety of healthcare settings.
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The Health Information Management Profession encompasses planning, collecting, coding, aggregating, analyzing and disseminating individual patient and aggregate clinical data.
TCC’s HIT graduate embodies professionalism and the pursuit of excellence. If that describes you, we encourage you to apply to the HIT Program today.
The HIT Program is dedicated to enrolling talented students from a variety of ethnic and economic backgrounds. We are delighted that you are interested in TCC’s Health Information Technology Program and look forward to receiving your completed application.
Program Options
Associate of Applied Science Degree
Our two-year Associate of Applied Science Degree is fully accredited by the American Health Information Management Association’s (AHIMA) accreditation division (CAHIIM).
Successful completion of the program allows our graduates to sit for the associate degree based certifications offered by AHIMA, including:
- Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT)
- Certified Coding Specialist (CCS - experience recommended)
- Certified Coding Specialist – Physician based (CCS-P)
Certificate of Completion
Our certificate provides entry-level skills deemed essential by TCC’s HIT Advisory Committee for entry-level positions in health information management.
Successful completion of the program allows our students to meet requirements for basic employment in non-skilled positions or to apply the credits toward the Associate of Applied Science in Health Information Technology Degree.
Certificate Program Goals:
- Provide non-skilled health information management (HIM) employees with credit hours in health information technology foundation courses and selected other courses to enhance the individual’s marketability and job security
- Provide a basis for individuals who wish to enter the Health Information Technology Associate Degree Program
- Provide transferable, college-credit hours for individuals wishing to transfer to other colleges or universities
Program, Curriculum, Cost and Selective Admission Process
HIT Program Information Booklet 2012-2013 (PDF will open in a new window)
Tarrant County College Health Information Technology Program Outcomes Data
2011 Student Outcomes
- Placement rate: 100%
- Certification exam pass rate: 100%
- Graduate survey satisfaction rate: 100%
- Employer survey satisfaction rate: 100%
Contact
Healthcare Professions Division
Trinity River Campus East
245 East Belknap Street
Fort Worth, TX 76102
TRHA 4008
817-515-2453
817-515-1055
allied.health@tccd.edu
Updated June 13, 2013