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Welcome to the Health Information Technology Program
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Gain the skills to manage patient care data as a Health Information Technician (HIT) with an Associate’s HIT Degree.
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Increase your employability with advanced skills and knowledge for use in the labor market right away.
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Helps prepare you to obtain Certification by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) as a Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT).
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Easily transfer your credits towards a Bachelor’s Degree in Health Information Management, should you desire.
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Accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM)
Learn more by following the links below, or check out the Health Information Technology FAQ. You can also contact Department Chair Cherise Jackson directly at [email protected] or (512) 223-5887.
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Program Info
Program Outcomes
| Graduation Rate | 100% (2023-2024) 100% (2022-2023) 90% (2021-22) 100% (2020-21) |
| Job Placement Rate | 100% (2023-2024) 100% (2022-2023) 100% (2021-22) 60% (2020-21) |
RHIT Exam Pass Rate:
| 2023-2024 | No students took the National Exam during the reporting period. |
| 2022-2023 | 87.5% |
| 2021-2022 | 100% |
| 2020-2021 | 100% |
The Health Information Management accreditor of Austin Community College is the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM). ACC’s accreditation for Associate Degree in Health Information Technology has been reaffirmed through 2022-2029. 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 [email protected].
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