Enterprise State Community College
HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE DEGREE
Enterprise, USA
Associate of Applied Science
DURATION
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2026
STUDY FORMAT
Key Summary
About: The Health Information Technology Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree trains students to manage electronic health records (EHR), apply medical coding and clinical documentation skills, and follow HIPAA privacy and legal principles. You’ll learn medical terminology, caregiver workflows, coding systems, and elements of prospective payment systems. The program prepares graduates for roles across hospitals, physician offices, mental health facilities, outpatient clinics, plus consulting firms, government agencies, software and insurance companies.
Career Outcomes: Graduates often move into roles like Health Information Technician, Medical Coder, Clinical Documentation Specialist, EHR Specialist, Medical Records Manager, Coding Specialist, Health Data Analyst, and Compliance Officer.
Health Information Technology (Health IT) covers a variety of careers that keep patients’ medical records safe and secure. It is a highly ethical profession that requires you to have technical and social skills to manage electronic health records (EHR) while adhering to the federal privacy law known as HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act). Health IT specialists work across several different healthcare settings that include hospitals, physician offices, mental health facilities, outpatient clinics, and inpatient rehabilitation facilities. Health IT specialists are also hired to work in non-medical environments such as consulting firms, government agencies, software companies, and insurance companies.
Future Health IT specialists can obtain short-term and long-term certificates, or an associate degree, to learn clinical documentation, medical coding, medical terminology, caregiver workflows, coding, and elements of prospective payment systems. You also learn the legal principles behind patient rights and advocacy issues.
