The Health Information Technology Associate of Applied Science (AAS) Degree program is a sequence of courses designed to provide students with the technical knowledge and skills necessary to process, maintain, analyze, and report health information data according to legal, accreditation, licensure, and certification standards for reimbursement, facility planning, marketing, risk management, utilization management, quality assessment, and research. Program graduates will develop leadership skills necessary to serve in a functional supervisory role in various components of the health information system.
Students are accepted every semester based on course and space availability.
Students must complete all courses with a minimum grade of 2.0.
This program is eligible for the Pell Grant and may be eligible for Institutional and State Financial Aid.
Contact a Financial Aid Counselor for eligibility requirements and application materials.
Admissions Requirements
Must be 16 years of age.
High school diploma or GED is required prior to admission. (Official transcripts or GED scores must be submitted from all colleges and/or high schools attended for credit.)
ACCUPLACER Testing, or submit SAT, ACT, COMPASS, or ASSET test scores.
Curriculum
General Education Core – Total of 15 Hours
Area I – Language Arts/Communications – Choose 3 Hours
Area II – Social/Behavioral Sciences – Choose 3 Hours
Area III – Natural Sciences/Mathematics – Choose 6 Hours
Area IV – Humanities/Fine Arts – Choose 3 Hours
Program-Specific Core – Total of 37 Hours
Choose a Specialization – Total 12 - 13 Hours
Data Analytics Specialization - Total 12 Hours
Revenue Cycle Specialization - Total 13 Hours
Total Credit Hours: 64
Graduation requirement includes completion of a total of 64 hours in the above areas.
Program requires 61 hours; BIOL 2113 + BIOL 2113L + BIOL 2114 + BIOL 2114L add three credit hours. Additionally, the credit hours in the specialization options vary by specializations, making the total credit hours vary between 64 and 65 credit hours, depending on the chosen specialization.
Graduation Plan with Revenue Cycle Specialization
Note: For a list of which courses are part of the elective area, please see the Curriculum tab for this program.
Semester One
| ENGL 1101 | Composition & Rhetoric | 3 |
| Area II General Education Core | 3 |
| ALHS 1090 | Medical Terminology for ALHS | 2 |
| Area III General Education Core | 3 |
| HIMT 1100 | Intro to Health Info Tech | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 14 |
Semester Two
| Area IV General Education Core | 3 |
| BIOL 2113 | Anatomy & Physiology I | 3 |
| BIOL 2113L | Anatomy & Physiology I Lab | 1 |
| MATH 1127 | Introduction to Statistics | 3 |
| HIMT 1200 | Legal Aspects of Healthcare | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 13 |
Semester Three
Semester Four
Semester Five
Apply for Graduation
Total Credit Hours: 65
*Regular Admission means that a student has met all admissions requirements and that the student does not require any learning support classes.
This plan is for informational purposes ONLY. It is not a substitute for meeting with a program advisor each term.
Graduation Plan with Data Analytics Specialization
Note: For a list of which courses are part of the elective area, please see the Curriculum tab for this program.
Semester One
| ENGL 1101 | Composition & Rhetoric | 3 |
| Area II General Education Core | 3 |
| ALHS 1090 | Medical Terminology for ALHS | 2 |
| Area III General Education Core | 3 |
| HIMT 1100 | Intro to Health Info Tech | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 14 |
Semester Two
| Area IV General Education Core | 3 |
| BIOL 2113 | Anatomy & Physiology I | 3 |
| BIOL 2113L | Anatomy & Physiology I Lab | 1 |
| MATH 1127 | Introduction to Statistics | 3 |
| HIMT 1200 | Legal Aspects of Healthcare | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 13 |
Semester Three
Semester Four
Semester Five
Apply for Graduation.
Total Credit Hours: 64
*Regular Admission means that a student has met all admissions requirements and that the student does not require any learning support classes.
This plan is for informational purposes ONLY. It is not a substitute for meeting with a program advisor each term.
Program Accreditation
The Health Information Management Technology accreditor of Lanier Technical College is the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM). The College's accreditation for the associated degree in Health Information Management Technology has been reaffirmed through 2027-2028. All inquiries about the program's accreditation status should be directed by mail to CAHIIM, 200 East Randolph Street, Suite 5100, Chicago, IL, 60601; by phone at (312) 235-3255; or by email at info@cahiim.org.
Additional Program Information
Results for graduation and employment rates are drawn from the Technical College System of Georgia's Knowledge Management System (KMS). KMS is an enterprise-level reporting platform that generates reports drawn from each college’s Banner student database. The certification examination pass rate is based on the results reported by AHIMA (American Health Informatics and Information Management Association).
| Metric |
Percentage |
| Graduation Rate |
2022 - 71.4%
2021 - 80.0%
2020 - 70.4%
2019 - 71.0%
|
| Employment Rate |
2022 - 100%
2021 - 100%
2020 - 100%
2019 - 100%
|
| Certification Exam Pass Rate |
2022 - 100%
2021 - 100%
|