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Medical Billing (Online)

American Career College · Los Angeles, CA

Cost
$15,910
Length
29 weeks
Working 6 months later
74%

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
838
Finished the program
76%Based on 452 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
74%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
$7,800A 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.

Where California publishes a separate figure for Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County), it appears beneath the statewide one. Statewide stays the headline: people who train here do not necessarily work here.

Billing and Posting Clerks

Job ads may call this: Biller · Billing Clerk · Medical Biller · Pre-Audit Clerk

Some of what people in this job do. The Department rates how important each one is, and they appear in that order.

  • Verify accuracy of billing data and revise any errors.
  • Resolve discrepancies in accounting records.
  • Prepare itemized statements, bills, or invoices and record amounts due for items purchased or services rendered.
  • Operate typing, adding, calculating, or billing machines.
Show 3 more things this job involves
  • Review documents, such as purchase orders, sales tickets, charge slips, or hospital records, to compute fees or charges due.
  • Post stop-payment notices to prevent payment of protested checks.
  • Keep records of invoices and support documents.
Typical pay in California
$57,591per yearLos Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD: $53,990
Projected openings
44,130Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD: 11,080
Projected change
+4.8%
Usually needs
High school diploma or equivalent

Getting in

Experience needed first
None
Training after you are hired
1 to 12 months

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: High school diploma or equivalent. 3% of the people doing it went less far than that.

No high school diploma
3%
High school diploma
28%
Started college, no degree
31%
Two-year degree
16%
Four-year degree
17%
Master's degree
4%
Doctorate or professional degree
0.8%

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.

Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants

Pay, hiring, and what people studied

Job ads may call this: Secretary · Unit Clerk · Ward Clerk · Medical Secretary

  • Answer telephones and direct calls to appropriate staff.
  • Transcribe recorded messages or practitioners' diagnoses or recommendations into patients' medical records.
  • Compile and record medical charts, reports, or correspondence, using typewriter or personal computer.
  • Schedule and confirm patient diagnostic appointments, surgeries, or medical consultations.
Show 2 more things this job involves
  • Complete insurance or other claim forms.
  • Greet visitors, ascertain purpose of visit, and direct them to appropriate staff.
Typical pay in California
$55,779per yearLos Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD: $53,598
Projected openings
128,130Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD: 34,470
Projected change
+12.6%
Usually needs
High school diploma or equivalent

Getting in

Experience needed first
None
Training after you are hired
1 to 12 months

What people in this job actually studied

Most common: Started college, no degree — 33% of the people doing this work.

California says this job usually needs: High school diploma or equivalent. 2% of the people doing it went less far than that.

No high school diploma
2%
High school diploma
24%
Started college, no degree
33%
Two-year degree
17%
Four-year degree
19%
Master's degree
5%
Doctorate or professional degree
0.9%

Program details

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

The American Career College (ACC) Medical Billing and Coding program is designed to help you learn how to use databases, industry software and various reference materials as you train for the critical responsibility of quickly and accurately recording and reporting patient information. Upon successful completion of this program and the receipt of your diploma, you will know how to: Work on the business side of dental or medical offices Secure patient information Work with insurance companies Submit and monitor billings for payment And perform many other important skills ACC's dynamic curriculum is designed to help you become proficient on current industry software, forms and terminology. Graduates of this program may pursue entry-level positions such as health claims examiner, claims processor, dental biller or insurance biller.

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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

  • Hollywood WorkSource CenterComprehensive center

    Phone: 323-454-6100

    4311 Melrose AvenueLos Angeles, CA 90029about 1.3 miles away

    Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm

    Has a veterans' representative

  • Downtown/Pico-Union WorkSource Center, Pacific Asian Consortium in EmploymentComprehensive center

    Phone: 213-353-1677

    1055 Wilshire BlvdSuite 900ALos Angeles, CA 90017about 3 miles away

    Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m.-4:45 p.m. (Evenings by appointment only)

  • West Adams WorkSource CenterComprehensive center

    Phone: 323-293-6284

    2900 Crenshaw Blvd.AADAPLos Angeles, CA 90016about 3.2 miles away

    Hours: 9:00am-6:00pm Monday-Friday

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 →