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Health information professionals are vital to ensuring that a patient's health information and records are accessible, complete, accurate and protected. If you’re interested in a career that combines technical office skills with health care, our Health Information Technology program could be a perfect fit.

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If you're interested in a career that combines science, business, management, law and technology, and you enjoy working with physicians, nurses, lawyers, administrators, and executives, then an Associate of Applied Science Degree in Health Information Technology is a fit for you.

As a health information professional, you will be vital to ensuring that a patient's health information and records are accessible, complete, accurate, and protected. You'll have career options where you can choose to work on your own, with others, or a little of both with work flexibility and great pay.

So why choose Dallas College? At Dallas College, our program is CAHIIM accredited, provides training in medical terminology, computers, health information content and management, inpatient and outpatient medical coding and reimbursement, health information law and management of healthcare delivery systems. Our graduates are eligible to sit for American Health Information Management Association's professional certifications, the Certified Coding Associate, and Registered Health Information Technician. For more information, visit our website and begin your Dallas College journey.

The Health Information Technology (HIT) program will prepare you for a career in a fast-growing job sector. Our faculty draw on their knowledge and experience to ensure student success.

HIT Performance Indicators

(August 2022 - July 2023)

Graduation Rate*: 39%

Employment Rate: 100%

RHIT Certification Exam Pass Rate: 50%

*The HIT program is a part-time program. The average time of completion is 36 months.

Health Information Technology

Program Overview

HB 1508 Notice

This program may lead to an occupational license for which a prior criminal history may make a student ineligible.

For more information, please visit
dallascollege.edu/hb1508.

The Health Information Management/Health Informatics accreditor of Dallas College is the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM). The College’s accreditation for the Associate degree in Health Information Technology has been reaffirmed through 2029-2030. 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).