The AIU Online Associate of Arts in Business Administration degree features a concentration in Healthcare Administration. Students learn to identify key ethical, theoretical, and practical issues related to medical records, and learn how to perform essential clerical and organizational tasks within a healthcare office. Discussion of ethical, legislative, and regulatory issues relative to the day-to-day operations of a medical or allied health office is also included in this up-to-date, real-world curriculum. Students who complete the AABA in Healthcare Administration will have acquired an up-to-date knowledge that can prepare them to pursue jobs such as: Admitting Clerk, Patient Services Representative, Healthcare Supply Coordinator, Front Office Medical Assistant, Medical Records Clerk and many other in-demand professions.

AIU Online's Associate of Arts in Business Administration (AABA) degree program with a concentration in Medical Coding and Billing has been designed to help meet the demand for qualified healthcare professionals. This program combines fundamental business courses and general education requirements with career-relevant coursework relating to the modern healthcare industry. This program helps prepare students for career opportunities such as Medical Records Specialist, Patient Services Coordinator, Healthcare Technician, Insurance Verification Representative and others.

AIU Online's BBA in Healthcare Management is your prescription for success, whether you want to break into the healthcare industry or inject your current career with new vitality. Your AIU Online education will combine a solid foundation in business with coursework that specializes in healthcare management. This program positions you to have an excellent career in the healthcare field with great earning potential. It was designed to provide a unique, market-relevant combination of a comprehensive business education with real-world, healthcare-focused applications.

AIU Online's MBA in Healthcare Management was designed to provide a unique, market-relevant combination of a comprehensive business education with real-world, healthcare-focused deliverables. This program is designed to turn managers into executives: to arm them with the knowledge, skills, and experience necessary to reach high-level success.

The 48-credit program prepares students for senior managerial positions in healthcare management. It combines the management and specialized training of an executive MBA program with specialized training in healthcare management.

American InterContinental University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and a member of the North Central Association. Additional information is available at 312-263-0456 or www.ncahigherlearningcommission.org.

Ashford is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.

Healthcare Reimbursement focuses on the fundamentals of medical office protocol with specialized training in the areas you will need for a job in this growing field. As a Virginia College student, you?ll be prepared for entry-level positions in the medical field related to reimbursement procedures. You?ll learn the fundamentals of medical office protocol and get specialized training in Current Procedural Terminology (CPT), International Classification of Diseases (ICD), and Health Care Financing Administration Common Procedural Coding System (HCPCS). You will also serve an externship for on-the-job training. You?ll be supervised by a physician, nurse, or health services professional and learn the billing and coding process from the working perspective.

What do Medical Office Administration graduates do? Medical Office Administrators perform administrative duties in a medical office or clinic, reporting directly to an office manager, physician, or other health practitioner. You will help with communicating with patients and other providers, billing insurance companies, code physician diagnostic comments and orders, and more. This program is designed to teach you how to work closely with doctors to organize and monitor patient care services. In short, you will be a vital part of the health care team in a physician?s office, a clinic, a hospital, a long-term care facility, or other medical office.

What classes will I take?

At Virginia College, you will only take courses that pertain to your success in the workforce. Do not worry if you are not already skilled in the areas below. That is why you are coming to school! We are experienced in giving students the training they need to become successful in their chosen careers.

You will have classes in:
- Medical terminology
- Medical law and ethics
- Medical laboratory procedures
- Medical records systems
- Accounting
- Business
- Office automation
- Customer service

In addition to training from instructors with real-world experience, you will also complete an externship in a physician's office, clinic or related health care facility under the supervision of a physician, nurse, or health services professional.

This online Bachelor of Science degree in Golf Course Management is designed to provide students with a diversified education in managing and operating a golf course, or other golf-related facilities. The program is designed for those who have completed the fundamentals in an associate degree program* and would like to add the skills and knowledge needed to give them a solid background in business and management. Students will gain critical thinking skills, management training, and leadership development. This comprehensive program provides graduates with the fundamental skills necessary to adapt to the golf management path they choose to follow.

Upon successful completion of this program, students should be able to _ evaluate the golf management industry and career opportunities in the field; _ establish and maintain high standards of personal and industry ethics at the pro shop; _ conform to professional standards in personal appearance; _ define concepts and procedures for purchasing, receiving, storage, and inventory of golf equipment and supplies;
_ apply management principles to the food service industry and demonstrate leadership skills; _ perform front of the house service functions and set and maintain service standards for various customers; and _ describe the origin of various industry standards and their relationship to the history and cultural development of golf.

*Note: This program is offered in the online format but to qualify for admission, candidates must have completed an associate of applied business degree in golf complex operations and management comparable to the one offered by Golf Academy of America. Prospective students should speak with an Admissions Associate to determine acceptability of earned credits or degrees.

The online BS in Health Services Management program is designed for current and aspiring healthcare professionals. With this degree, you may qualify for jobs in hospitals, physicians' offices, ambulatory care centers, home health agencies, and more.

Virginia College is a senior college accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools to award certificates, diplomas, associate's, bachelor's, and master's degrees. The Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools is listed as a nationally recognized accrediting agency by the United States Department of Education and is recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.