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Medical Coding Specialist Certificate

Santa Barbara City College

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Academic program. This is a credit-bearing academic program; check the award and credit details below.

Cost

$1,748
Published tuition (Program cost, California residents (38 units))
ItemAmountStatus
California resident enrollment fee
Per-credit rate · includes tuition
California residents
$46
per credit
Compulsory
Program cost, California residents (38 units)
Published price · includes tuition
California residents; transfer credit reduces cost; additional fees apply
$1,748
total
Compulsory
Program cost, non-residents (38 units)
Published price · includes tuition
Non-residents
$12,578
total
Compulsory
  • Other compulsory charges may exist that the provider does not publish.
  • Prices checked October 18, 2026.

Delivery and schedule

Format
Fully online
Pacing
Instructor-led
Scheduled live attendance
Not published
Start dates
Scheduled start dates
Students enroll in classes prior to each semester.
Expected duration
Not published
Weekly workload
Not published
Course access
Not published
In-person requirements
None stated by the provider

Award and certification

Award from the institution
Academic certificate: Medical Coding Specialist Certificate
Issued by Santa Barbara City College
Academic credit
Credit-bearing · 38 credits
Professional credential preparation
  • CCA — Certified Coding Associate
    Voucher not confirmed
    Page says graduates are eligible to sit for the CCA exam; may also help prepare for CPC, CCS-P, CCS.
    Provider statement
  • CPC — Certified Professional Coder
    Voucher not confirmed
    Page says the certificate 'may also help you prepare'.
    Provider statement
Eligibility caveat
Completing this program does not award a professional credential. Eligibility requirements are set by the credentialing body and may include separate education, membership or experience conditions.
Official CCA requirements ↗
Official CPC requirements ↗

Curriculum

Overview
Credit certificate from the School of Extended Learning, AHIMA PCAP-approved, delivered entirely online; 38 units in total.
Main subjects
  • patient clinical record content
  • disease processes
  • reimbursement (DRG, RBRVS, APC)
  • pharmacology basics
  • encoders and groupers
  • health care law
Coding systems covered
ICD, CPT, HCPCS
Billing and reimbursement content
Components of fee setting, which optimize reimbursement based on insurance specifications
Medical terminology and anatomy
Included
Software or practice platform
Not published
Practical exercises
Not published

Admissions

Educational prerequisites
No separate program application; apply to SBCC and meet course prerequisites
Audience
Not published
Age requirement
Not published
State or residency restrictions
None published
Technology requirements
Students must have email and high-speed internet access.

Financial assistance

Federal student aid
Not confirmed
Payment plan
Not confirmed
Other
Nothing published

Aid eligibility is checked per program. A university marketing a course does not make that course aid-eligible, and financing is not a scholarship or grant.

Who is behind this program

Institution marketing the program
Santa Barbara City College · Community college Research checked
Actual training provider
Santa Barbara City College (same as the institution)
Underlying program
Medical Coding Specialist Certificate
Institutional accreditation / approvals
  • AHIMA Program-specific
    Professional Certificate Approval Program (PCAP)
    Source
Institutional accreditation does not mean a program is approved by a professional certification body.

Sources and review

Last reviewed October 18, 2026. Source check: “verified” means the quoted text was found on the page by an automated check; “pending” means not yet checked or the page could not be read.

  • verifiedinstitution3cbg.sbcc.edu“Medical Coding Specialist Certificate - Santa Barbara City College”
  • verifieddelivery3cbg.sbcc.edu“Courses in the Medical Coding Specialist Certificate Program are offered totally online; all course content and exams are delivered online.”
  • verifiedaward3cbg.sbcc.edu“Medical Coding Specialist Certificate”
  • verifiedcurriculum3cbg.sbcc.edu“ICD, CPT/HCPCS diagnostic and procedural coding systems, and common coding errors.”
  • verifiedadmissions3cbg.sbcc.edu“There is no separate application for the Medical Coding Program.”
  • verifiedapproval:AHIMA3cbg.sbcc.edu“The Medical Coding Specialist Program at Santa Barbara City College is approved by the American Health Information Management Association…”
  • verifiedofficial page3cbg.sbcc.edu

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