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Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician at South Texas College

If you plan to study health information/medical records technology/technician, take a look at what South Texas College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

South Texas College is located in McAllen, Texas and has a total student population of 28,233.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician section at the bottom of this page.

South Texas College Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Associate’s Degree in Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician

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Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician Student Demographics at South Texas College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health information/medical records technology/technician majors at South Texas College.

South Texas College Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician Associate’s Program

77% Women
85% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 23% of health information/medical records technology/technician associate's degrees went to men and 77% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in health information/medical records technology/technician only graduates about 7% men each year. The program at South Texas College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 16% more women than average.

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South Texas College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in health information/medical records technology/technician graduates 43% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from South Texas College with a associate's in health information/medical records technology/technician.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 11
White 2
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician Grads May Go Into

A degree in health information/medical records technology/technician can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for TX, the home state for South Texas College.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
Medical Records and Health Information Technicians 17,210 $41,950

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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