AA in Healthcare Administration from American InterContinental University
What the School Says: The healthcare field is one of the fastest growing industries around, making the field high beneficial to get into and leaving a number of jobs in high demand. American InterContinental University gives students the opportunity to earn an associate degree in healthcare administration with the completion of a program that requires a total of 90 credit hours. The concentration courses, made up of 18 credit hours, include courses in medical terminology, office procedures, technology and medical records, and the lower division core classes, 36 credit hours, includes classes in business, accounting, marketing, microeconomics, and macroeconomics. The remaining part of the program is general education courses, 27 credit hours, in english, computers, mathematics, and biology, and an additional 9 hours of general electives in the basics of web design and security and loss prevention. Tuition for this degree program is $260 per credit hour and financial aid options are available for students that qualify for assistance.
What We Say: After completing the pogram at American InterContinental University for an associate degree in healthcare administration, students are prepared to enter the healthcare field on a number of different levels. While this degree is designed for students to make an easy transition into furthering their education to earn their bachelor degree in healthcare management, the associate degree alone, can still be rewarding. After completing the associate degree, many graduates find entry level jobs as medical and health information technicians, which made a median annual income of $30,610 in 2008, or medical and clinical lab technicians, which made a median annual income of $35,380 in 2008, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The bureau also estimates employment and job openings to increase at least 20% by 2018 for medical records and health information technicians, and 16% by 2018 for medical and clinical lab technicians. With the healthcare field being so diverse and in such high demand, a degree in the field is certainly beneficial.
