American Health Information Management Association
233 North Michigan Avenue
21st Floor
Chicago, IL 60601
21st Floor
Chicago, IL 60601
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http://www.ahima.org| Feature | Note |
|---|---|
| Public or private | Private |
| Type of school | Allied Health |
| Date founded | 1928 |
| Degrees offered | Certificates of Completion |
| School accreditation | Approved by Illinois Board of Higher Education; NCRA for Cancer Registry Management |
| Setting | Urban (in a large city) |
| Population of city the school is in | 2,853,114 |
| County | Cook |
| Feature | Note |
|---|---|
| Total number of students | 850 |
| American Indian/Alaskan Native | 1% |
| Asian | 7% |
| Black | 17% |
| Hispanic | 7% |
| White | 67% |
| These figures reflect responses of people who chose to indicate their racial-ethnic background. All categories except Hispanic represent non-Hispanic students. International students are not included in these figures so they may not add up to 100 percent. | |
| Feature | Note |
|---|---|
| Costs (for proprietary schools) | For COding Basics, the cost is $225 per course, this does not include books. The entire program of 13 courses can be purchased as a bundle for $2,340. Again, this does not include books. Books are different prices and can be found on ahima.org/store. We also have many other online courses and there are many different price points for those courses. All of AHIMA's online course offerings can be found on ahima.org and then Online Education. |
| Tuition refund policy |
Return Policy for Online Learning Per the AHIMA web store policy at https://www.ahimastore.org/Returns.aspx, AHIMA Online Learning products are eligible for a refund if cancelled within thirty days after the date of purchase. Returned online education products are subject to a $25 cancellation fee. Refunds are not issued for any course after 30 days from the purchase date. Customers who have cancelled their purchase will be un-enrolled from the product and will not have access to any of the online content or course-related user data. Cancelled courses will not appear on the learner’s grade report. Refund requests may be submitted by contacting AHIMA’s Customer Relations Department at 800-335-5535 or by emailing the request to mailto:online.education@ahima.org. |
| Tuition guarantee (you aren't affected by tuition increases; the tuition you pay your first year is the amount you pay all years) | Yes |
| Feature | Note |
|---|---|
| Submit these forms | We are not a school and as such, do not accept financial aid. We are an association. |
| Veteran's benefits | |
| Veteran's benefits, such as the GI Bill, are honored | Yes |
| Feature | Note |
|---|---|
| Admissions contact person | American Health Information Management Association |
| Admissions contact title | Customer Relations |
| Admissions contact e-mail | |
| Admissions phone (local) | 312.233.1100 |
| Admissions phone (toll free) | 800.335.5535 |
| Application fee | $0 |
| Feature | Note |
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| Academic calendar | Open |
| On-line/distance learning | Yes |