Health Information Management Technology Degree Program (Beginning 202614)
HI13 - 202614
Program Description
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.
Program Specific Information
Students are accepted every semester based on course and space availability.
The HIMT program offers courses as a hyflex option. What is a hyflex Classroom?
Each HIMT student may choose to receive the weekly lecture from the three options:
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Attend class at the Hall Campus in Gainesville, Walters Hall Room 2230(second floor).
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Attend virtually by clicking on the WebEx link provided by instructor.
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Watch the recorded lecture that will be posted in Blackboard within 24 hours after class meets.
Students are not required to communicate with their instructor on how they will attend class.
Students are required to attend and/or listen to each weekly lecture because it will contain important information that may not be repeated in an announcement, email, or discussion posting. Each student is accountable for the information discussed in each lecture.
Additional Requirements
Students must complete all courses with a minimum grade of 2.0.
Program Length and Availability
5 Semesters
Campus Availability: Hall
Financial Aid
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.)
Request official ACCUPLACER, SAT, or ACT test scores be sent to the Admissions Office or refer to our Admissions Assessment Procedure found here for more options: Admissions Testing – Lanier Technical College.
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 52 Hours
Total Credit Hours: 67
Graduation requirement includes completion of a total of 67 hours in the above areas.
Graduation Plan
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: 67
*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 |
2024 - 66.7%
2023 - 63.2%
2022 - 71.4%
2021 - 80.0%
2020 - 70.4%
2019 - 71.0%
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| Employment Rate |
2024 - 100%
2023 - 100%
2022 - 100%
2021 - 100%
2020 - 100%
2019 - 100%
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| Certification Exam Pass Rate |
2024 - 100%
2023 - 67%
2022 - 100%
2021 - 100%
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