Administrative Health Care Management from San Joaquin Valley College
What the School Says: Health care management is a rewarding field to go into, as the healthcare field continues to grow at a rapid rates, and continues to be in high demand. The degree program teaches students the importance of administrative duties in the healthcare field and provides learning experiences in office management, patient record upkeep and confidentiality, and accounting. San Joaquin Valley College offers students an administrative health care management program that teaches students the basics and fundamentals of law and ethics, terminology, human relations, management and general psychology as it relates to the health care field. Students are generally able to complete this program between 1 and 2 years and financial aid options are available to students that qualify for assistance.
What We Say: Students that have completed the program and earned an administrative healthcare management certification from San Joaquin Valley College, have acquired the skills and knowledge needed to work in a healthcare related environment in medical buildings, hospitals, laboratories, and insurance claims offices. Students have learned medical insurance principles and systems as well as medical office terminology, billing, and procedure. After the completion of this program, many graduates of this degree program enter the work force in entry level jobs as medical front office assistants, customer service representatives, billing or insurance clerks, and medical secretaries. According to Payscale, starting medical front office assistants earn an annual salary range of $20,482- $30,723, while medical billing clerks earn an annual salary range of $20,952 – $29,227, and starting medical secretaries earn an annual salary range of $20,021- $39,430. Professional medical offices and hospitals wanting to hire better trained and knowledgeable employees in their offices make graduates of this program in high demand, and more likely for candidates in the field to be chosen.
