Health Information Management
They are the invisible backbone of the health care system.
Health information management technicians perform a variety of functions, such as organizing, analyzing, coding and managing patients’ information. These functions are important for reimbursement, complete and accurate records, quality improvement, research and decision making.
A rapidly growing field, health information management is perfect for those who thrive on detail, accuracy and helping others.
Choose Your Path
Certificate – Medical Coding
Students can complete the certificate in a year and a half to prepare for jobs in medical coding. After graduation, students can enter the workforce or continue one more semester for the associate degree.
Associate of Applied Science – Health Information Management
The two-year degree expands on the certificate in one extra semester, giving graduates greater job opportunities from clerical jobs to information technology to management.
COM’s Health Information Management Program Advantages
- Classes focus on hands-on learning with activities and virtual labs.
- During clinicals you find your niche by rotating departments in medical facilities such as the University of Texas-Medical Branch.
- Faculty with years of experience in health care dedicate themselves to helping you succeed.
Program Details
Next Start Date
Jan. 2026
Learning Format
Face to Face
Program Length
Certificate: 4 semesters
AAS: 4 semesters
Degree Plan
View in course catalog
Let’s Connect!
409-933-8264
enrollment@com.edu
Careers & Outcomes
Graduates are in demand in hospitals, physician offices and clinics as well as many other types of settings. After successfully completing the program, you are eligible to sit for the American Health Information Management Association’s national exam to become a registered health information technician (RHIT).
Additional Program Info
Financial Aid and Scholarships Available
Students taking the AAS or Medical Coding Certificate are required to:
- maintain a “C” (75 percent average in HITT related courses)
- pass a Criminal Background Check
- provide documentation of current immunizations such as Tetanus, Measles, Mumps, Rubella, TB Skin Test, and Chicken Pox.
- pass a drug screen
Students may also be required to:
- provide proof of completion of Hepatitis B, Influenza and COVID vaccine series
- wear hospital scrubs and student identification badge
- Apply to COM and submit the necessary documents (transcripts, meningitis vaccination if under 22 and proof of Texas residency).
- Complete a criminal background check.
- Provide documentation of current immunizations such as tetanus, measles, mumps, rubella, TB skin test and chicken pox.
- Submit necessary documentation including high school or college transcripts, proof of Texas residency and meningitis vaccination records if you are under 22.
- If you are a first-time college student, attend a New Student Orientation before registering. Transfer students meet with an advisor before registering.
- Register for classes at www.com.edu/register.
For additional information call 409-933-8414.
To be eligible for an Associate of Applied Science degree in Health Information Management, students must
- complete the prescribed courses listed in this Catalog with an overall grade point average of 2.0 or better
- pass each HITT related course listed in the prescribed course of study with a grade of “C” (75%) or better
- meet any individually prescribed behavior or remediation-related requirements
Effective September 1, 2017, HB 1508 amends the Texas Occupations Code Section 53 that requires education providers to notify potential or enrolled students that a criminal history may make them ineligible for an occupational license upon program completion. Program specific information will be provided in course syllabi.
The Health Information Management accreditor of College of the Mainland is the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM). The College’s accreditation for ASSOCIATE degree in HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT has been reaffirmed through 29-30. All inquiries about the program’s accreditation status should be directed by mail to CAHIIM, 200 East Randolph Street, Suite 5100, Chicago, IL, 60601; by phone at (312) 235-3255; or by email at info@cahiim.org
For the academic year 2023 - 2024:
- Graduation Rate: 33.33%
- Retention (Progression) rate: 65.38%
- Student Satisfaction - 100%