ACC has the only accredited HIT program in Colorado.

The Health Information Technology program will enable you to develop the technical skills necessary for managing health information in the healthcare delivery system. This field offers job opportunities in hospitals, long-term care and ambulatory care facilities, and private industry.

• Our program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management (CAHIIM)
• As an HIT graduate, you will be eligible to take the national Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) certification exam and receive the RHIT credential.
• All required courses are offered online except for HIT 188 and HIT 288 practicum experiences.
• Your faculty will be accessible to you.
• Please contact Annette Bigalk, HIT Program Chair at annette.bigalk@arapahoe.edu for program planning prior to enrolling in any HIT courses.

Following are the basic requirements for admission to the HIT Program:

• High school graduation or GED equivalence
• Interview with Program Chair
• CPT scores of 95 on sentence skills, 83 on reading comprehension and 36 on arithmetic.
• If you do not achieve the required Math score you must complete MAT 030.
• Criminal Background Check

For more information about this profession, visit the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), the national association of health information management (HIM) professionals.

Faculty

Background Checks