Rural Health Administrative Support

Want to build a meaningful healthcare career without becoming a clinician? Louisiana Tech’s Undergraduate Certificate in Rural Health Administrative Support is your gateway. Skilled administrative professionals are the backbone of rural healthcare, ensuring everything from medical billing and coding to health information management runs seamlessly. This 18-credit program offers six focused courses that equip you with the practical skills to support doctors, nurses, and patients in underserved communities. Whether you’re starting fresh, switching careers, or advancing in your current healthcare role, this certificate provides the training and credentials to make a real impact where it matters most.

The program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM). Students who complete the program are eligible to sit for the registration examination of the American Health Information Management Association during their last quarter of study. Graduates who pass this examination may use the credential RHIA, Registered Health Information Administrator. The program’s graduate satisfaction rate is 100% (2022-2023), the graduation rate is 67% (2022), and the employment rate is 77% (2022-2023).

The Health Informatics and Information Management accreditor of Louisiana Tech University is the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM). The College’s accreditation for Bachelor of Science degree in Health Informatics and Information Management has been reaffirmed through 2027-2028. All inquiries about the program’s accreditation status should be directed by mail to CAHIIM, 200 East Randolph Street, Suite 5100, Chicago, IL, 60601; by phone at 312.235.3255; or by email at info@cahiim.org.