College of Health Sciences

About Health Information Technology (HIT)

Earn your associate degree in Health Information Technology from DeVry University, and you'll be prepared to join one of the 20 occupations projected to grow fastest through 20121. This Health Information Technology degree program follows a curriculum based on current associate degree entry-level competencies outlined by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA). You will also have access to up-to-date coding and chart management lab software 24/7, and the opportunity for professional practice experience, including two practicum.

After you earn your associate degree, you can choose to take the next step in your health information technology career through DeVry University's bachelor's degree program in Technical Management with a Health Information Management (HIM) specialty.

Program at a Glance

Degree: Associate of Applied Science in Health Information Technology (in Pennsylvania, Associate in Applied Science in Health Information Technology)
College: Health Sciences
Semesters: 4 full time
Minimum credit hours required for graduation: 67 (63 in Minnesota)
Accelerated option: Earn your associate degree in as few as 2 years if you attend class year-round.
Location: Find out which DeVry University locations offer this degree program or explore taking classes through our online degree programs.

DeVry University offers you a great deal of flexibility. You can take your classes onsite, online, or a mix of both—whatever best fits your schedule and your life.

Note: Program availability varies by location.

Course Highlights

Course Areas

Hours

Communication Skills

4

Humanities

3

Social Sciences

3

Personal and Professional Development

5

Mathematics and Sciences

152

Computer Applications

5

Health Information Technology

34

To learn more about required and elective courses for the Health Information Technology associate degree program, as well as to view individual course descriptions, please see the undergraduate academic catalog.

Graduate Success

At DeVry University, everything we do is focused on your career success. The proof is in the numbers. For the year ending the October ‘08 graduates, 79% of U.S. DeVry Health Information Technology graduates were employed in their field at an average salary of $33,425. (Of graduates who actively pursued and obtained employment and those who were already employed in education-related careers within 180 days of graduation.)

Program-specific Accreditation

The Health Information Technology (HIT) associate degree program offered online and at the Alpharetta, Chicago, Decatur, Houston, Irving, North Brunswick, and Pomona campuses is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM, U). CAHIIM requires separate review of each eligible program at each location. A location may not apply for accreditation review of a given program until the program is fully operational.

The most recent information on the status of CAHIIM accreditation of a location's HIT program, or of the bachelor's degree program in Technical Management with a technical specialty in Health Information Management, is available from the location offering the HIT program. More information on CAHIIM can be found at http://www.cahiim.org.

1 Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2008-09 Edition, http://www.bls.gov/oco.
2 Eleven credit hours required in Minnesota.