Campus status: Effective Fall quarter, Shoreline Community College will require in-person & on campus students & all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
Frequently Searched
Prepare online for an entry-level career as an inpatient and outpatient coder, biller, patient account representative and other support positions in a variety of healthcare settings.
Students who successfully complete this program, by achieving a grade of 2.0 or better for each individual course in the program and program prerequisites, should be able to:
The job outlook for medical coding specialists is good with graduates working as Medical
Coders, Medical Reimbursement Specialists, Coding Analysts, Clinical Documentation
Improvement (CDI) Specialists, Billers, Revenue Cycle Specialist, and Patient Account
Representatives. For salary information in your state, visit the Bureau of Labor Statistics
at http://www.bls.gov.
Potential employers include: Medical and dental offices, insurance companies, medical coding and billing companies,
hospitals and other healthcare facilities.
(does not include additional program or course fees, books, or supply costs)
| Per Quarter 2021-2022 |
WA-Resident | Non-WA resident, US citizen, & Eligible non-citizen On Campus |
Non-WA resident Non-US citizen¹ |
Non-WA resident, US citizen Online Only |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 credit | $147.42 | $241.53 | $330.49 | $170.14 |
| 5 credits | $645.10 | $1,115.65 | $1,560.45 | $758.70 |
| 12 credits (full-time) | $1,388.76 | $2,337.72 | $3,234.38 | $1,632.56 |
| 15 credits | $1,557.90 | $2,518.65 | $3,425.90 | $1,826.60 |
¹ Includes all International Students, both on campus and overseas online
Federal aid, scholarships, grants, and more are available to help you pay for school.
New student applications are primarily accepted between January and June each year. Applications will continue to be accepted outside this time frame on a space-available basis.