Gainful Employment

Federal regulations, tied to Title IV funding, require colleges to disclose how certain programs prepare students for "gainful employment."

At TCC, the Medical Billing Specialist is a program that meets “gainful employment” reporting requirements. The required information is:

Program Title: Medical Billing Specialist

6-digit Program CIP code: 51.0714

CIP program description: A program that prepares individuals to perform and manage the medical and health insurance operations in a medical office, health care facility, health maintenance organization, or insurance provider. Includes instruction in health and medical insurance processes; health insurance law, policy, and regulations; insurance records and paperwork administration; insurance office administration; health/medical insurance software applications; personnel supervision; business mathematics; billing and collection procedures; medical terminology; and communications skills.

Program Website: http://www.tacomacc.edu/medicalbillingspecialist/

Program Level: Certificate

Normal Program Length: 12 months

Related Occupations: http://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/43-3021.02

Completion Rate within Normal Time: 70%

Job Placement Rate within 9 months after graduation: 90.99%

COSTS

This calculation does not include any remedial coursework you may need to take. Based on full-time enrollment (13 credits per quarter), students will complete this program in 4 quarters. Tuition and fees are calculated using 2011-12 rates. Books and supplies are estimated using the "new book" purchase price. The estimates below represent the total cost of this program.

Tuition and Fees – Entire Program: $4486.00

Books and Additional Supplies: $160

Room and Board: Not Applicable (no student housing options)

DEBT LEVEL

Percent of Program Completers with any loan debt after completion: 70%

Median Debt Level due to Federal Loans: $11,224.00

Median Debt Level due to Private Loans: $0

Median Debt Level due to Private Institutional Financing: $0

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