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Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician at Southwest Mississippi Community College

Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician at Southwest Mississippi Community College

If you plan to study health information/medical records technology/technician, take a look at what Southwest Mississippi Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

SMCC is located in Summit, Mississippi and has a total student population of 1,888. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 17 students received their associate's degree in health information/medical records technology/technician.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician section at the bottom of this page.

SMCC Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician

Online Classes Are Available at SMCC

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, SMCC does offer online courses in health information/medical records technology/technician for the following degree levels:

  • Associate’s Degree

SMCC Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician Rankings

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician Student Demographics at SMCC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health information/medical records technology/technician majors at Southwest Mississippi Community College.

SMCC Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician Associate’s Program

88% Women
24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 12% of health information/medical records technology/technician associate's degrees went to men and 88% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in health information/medical records technology/technician only graduates about 7% men each year. The program at SMCC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 5% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in health information/medical records technology/technician at SMCC are white. Around 76% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southwest Mississippi Community College with a associate's in health information/medical records technology/technician.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 13
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician Grads May Go Into

A degree in health information/medical records technology/technician can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MS, the home state for Southwest Mississippi Community College.

Occupation Jobs in MS Average Salary in MS
Medical Records and Health Information Technicians 2,210 $35,300

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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