The associate degree curriculum emphasizes the technical component of providing a variety of health information services.

The Health Information Technology (HIT) program requires six quarters of study on campus or online plus one quarter off campus at professional practice sites. Through online study, students will take courses each year during the fall, winter, spring and summer quarters. Students will use various forms of communication (e.g., online lectures, e-mail, electronic bulletin boards, digital drop box) to complete coursework and to communicate with each other and the faculty during the online program.

Students must complete certain courses in a specified sequence in order to complete their studies within the two-year time frame. Therefore it is very important that first-year students develop a plan of study with their assigned advisor. This plan of study will be placed on file in the Department of Health Information Management office before or during regustration for the winter quarter. Failure to develop a curriculum plan with the advisor and to follow the plan could prolong the course of study.

The program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM) in cooperation with the Council on Accreditation of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA). Graduates of the program are eligible to apply to write the accreditation examination of the American Health Information Management Association. Graduates who pass this examination may use the credential, RHIT, Registered Health Information Management Technician. The 2-year program leads to the Associate of Science degree.

For more information on Health Information Technology Curriculum please send an email to himinfo@latech.edu