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Medical Billing and Coding (Online)

Azusa Adult Education Center · Azusa, CA

Cost
$1,359
Length
18 weeks
Working 6 months later
71%

Program names, program descriptions and occupation titles appear here in English, because that is the only language the federal and state records publish them in. Everything else on this page is translated.

What happened to people who took this

People enrolled
80
Finished the program
94%Based on 66 peopleTypical California program: 85% of 1,951 reportingThat median pools every California program that reported this measure, whatever its length, credential, or field, and leaves out the ones that reported nothing. It is a reference point, not a rating of this program.
Working 6 months later
71%Typical California program: 69% of 1,690 reportingThat median pools every California program that reported this measure, whatever its length, credential, or field, and leaves out the ones that reported nothing. It is a reference point, not a rating of this program.
Earnings in one quarter after
$10,400A single quarter of earnings, roughly three months, not a yearly salary. Do not compare it directly with the yearly pay shown for the occupation.Typical California program: $10,900 of 1,339 reportingThat median pools every California program that reported this measure, whatever its length, credential, or field, and leaves out the ones that reported nothing. It is a reference point, not a rating of this program.

The jobs this trains for

This describes the jobs people do, not the classes this program teaches. It comes from the U.S. Department of Labor, which asks people already doing the work. The Department publishes it in English only, so the job names and the sentences below stay in English on this page.

Trains for more than one job. The outlook shown is the weakest of them.

No regional figures for this program's city

Azusa is not one of the metropolitan or rural areas California names when it publishes wages and openings. A neighbouring area's figures would look exactly like a correct answer, so none are shown and the statewide figures stand alone. About half of California's programs are in this position.

Medical Records Specialists

Job ads may call this: Coder · Medical Records Clerk · Health Information Clerk · Medical Records Coordinator

The Department publishes no list of daily tasks for this job. This is how it describes the work instead.

Compile, process, and maintain medical records of hospital and clinic patients in a manner consistent with medical, administrative, ethical, legal, and regulatory requirements of the healthcare system. Classify medical and healthcare concepts, including diagnosis, procedures, medical services, and equipment, into the healthcare industry's numerical coding system. Includes medical coders.

Typical pay in California
$63,540per year
Projected openings
15,610
Projected change
+15%
Usually needs
Postsecondary non-degree award

Getting in

Experience needed first
None
Training after you are hired
None

No earlier job experience is expected, and new hires are not put through a long training period. For work like this, a program is usually the way in.

These are the federal government's answers for the occupation, not rules this provider sets. California publishes the same two answers for every one of these jobs.

What people in this job actually studied

Most common: Started college, no degree — 31% of the people doing this work.

California says this job usually needs: Postsecondary non-degree award. That is not one of the steps below, so there is no way to count how many people meet it.

No high school diploma
1%
High school diploma
19%
Started college, no degree
31%
Two-year degree
26%
Four-year degree
17%
Master's degree
4%
Doctorate or professional degree
2%

This counts people already doing this job, across the whole United States. Every other figure on this page is California's, and the federal government publishes no state version of this one. It is what people happen to have, not a rule about who gets hired. A small row does not mean you would be turned away, and a large one is not a promise of a job. It is also measured on a different scale from “Usually needs” above, so the two cannot be subtracted from one another.

Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars

Pay, hiring, and what people studied

Job ads may call this: Medical Records Analyst · Medical Records Director

The Department publishes no list of daily tasks for this job. This is how it describes the work instead.

Apply knowledge of healthcare and information systems to assist in the design, development, and continued modification and analysis of computerized healthcare systems. Abstract, collect, and analyze treatment and followup information of patients. May educate staff and assist in problem solving to promote the implementation of the healthcare information system. May design, develop, test, and implement databases with complete history, diagnosis, treatment, and health status to help monitor diseases.

Typical pay in California
$93,290per year
Projected openings
2,650
Projected change
+18.8%
Usually needs
Associate's degree

Getting in

Experience needed first
None
Training after you are hired
None

No earlier job experience is expected, and new hires are not put through a long training period. For work like this, a program is usually the way in.

What people in this job actually studied

Most common: Master's degree — 35% of the people doing this work.

California says this job usually needs: Associate's degree. 19% of the people doing it went less far than that.

No high school diploma
0.8%
High school diploma
7%
Started college, no degree
12%
Two-year degree
9%
Four-year degree
31%
Master's degree
35%
Doctorate or professional degree
7%

Program details

This program provides online instruction, e-learning, or distance learning only.

This class prepares students for employment in a hospital, medical care center, doctors office, or an insurance agency. Students are instructed in the complexities of reading, decoding and coding of medical procedures for billing purposes. Students attaining the National Certificate receive compensation that is far above the average. An introduction to billing procedures and standard insurance claim forms for out-patient and in-patient billing.

Someone else may be able to pay for this

This program was on California's Eligible Training Provider List when the state last reported it to the U.S. Department of Labor (2026-08-04). Programs on that list can be paid for through an Individual Training Account. Listings are renewed periodically and can lapse, so a program listed when the state last reported may not be listed today. Ask before you rely on it.

The place to ask is an America's Job Center of California

A comprehensive center is where all the required partner programs can be reached; an affiliate site offers some of them. California's Employment Development Department directs people to CareerOneStop's finder to locate one. Contacting a center before traveling is worth it — the state notes that its own staff are not physically present at every location.

The rule: 20 CFR 678.305 — What is a comprehensive one-stop center? · 20 CFR 678.310 — What is an affiliated site? · California EDD — Office Locator

  • Pomona Valley Comprehensive AJCCComprehensive center

    Phone: 909-242-7999

    1460 E. Holt AvenueThe Village at Indian Hill Suite 130Pomona, CA 91767about 14 miles away

    Hours: Monday - Friday 8 am-5 pm

    Has a veterans' representative

  • Covina AJCCAffiliate site

    Phone: 626-667-2601

    1115 E. Puente StreetTri-Community Adult School BuildingCovina, CA 91724about 14.1 miles away

    Hours: Monday - Thursday 8:00am - 4:30pm 0pm Friday 8:00am-4:30pm

  • Monrovia Adult School Career CenterAffiliate site

    Phone: 626-471-3052

    920 South Mountain AvenueMonrovia, CA 91016about 14.3 miles away

    Hours: Mon - Wed 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Tue -Thu - Fri 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Distances are straight-line, so the drive is longer. Call before you travel: opening hours here are as the federal directory published them, and the state notes its own staff are not present at every location.

Find a center anywhere in California, and check what is on the list today:
CareerOneStop — American Job Center Finder (U.S. DOL) · California EDD — Office Locator · California EDD — Eligible Training Provider List

How this gets paid for, and what to ask

Whether a person can have a program paid for is decided by their local workforce development board and the America's Job Center staff who interview them — not by this site, and not by the training provider. California has 45 local workforce development areas and each sets its own policies, so the answer can differ between two people in neighboring counties. Nothing here is a promise of funding or a determination of eligibility.

The rules cited here, and the state and federal sites linked to, are published in English.

How this site gets its figures, and what they do not tell you