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Health Care Management Associate of Applied Science Degree

The Health Care Management degree program provides students with the programmatic preparation necessary to perform as a professional manager in a health care setting.

Health care managers organize and manage health information data by ensuring its quality, accuracy, accessibility, and security in both paper and electronic systems. They use various classification systems to code and categorize patient information for reimbursement purposes, for databases and registries, and to maintain patients’ medical and treatment histories.

Students are accepted into the Health Care Management program each semester. To graduate, students must earn a minimum of 60 semester credit hours.

Employment Outlook

Career Traits/Requirements

Individuals wanting to enroll in the Health Care Management degree program must have good work ethics, be detail oriented and possess great organizational skills.

Employment Opportunities

Graduates of the Health Care Management degree program can find employment as health care managers in a physician’s office or outpatient clinics. Classroom instruction and practical application of learned skills provide a solid background, which appeals to prospective employers.

Program Costs

Tuition & Fees: $7,655.00

Books & Supplies: $1,700.00

Additional Fees
Science Lab Fees: $75.00

(Costs are estimated and are subject to change.)

Admission Requirements

OFTC may accept a student’s official entrance score on the following validated assessment instruments if the scores meet the required minimums:

  • COMPASS/ASSET,
  • SAT,
  • ACT,
  • PSAT,
  • PACT,
  • Accuplacer/Accuplacer Next Generation/Companion,
  • HOPE GPA after completion of 10th grade of 2.6 or higher, or High School GPA of 2.6 (for occupational programs), or 2.0 for Workforce Entry Level programs, or GED.

The College may accept transfer credit for other courses according to the College’s transfer policy.

Curriculum

Area I - Language Arts/Communications

Course NameCourse TitleCreditsContact
ENGL 1101Composition and Rhetoric

3

45

Area II - Social/Behavioral Science

Course NameCourse TitleCreditsContact
PSYC 1101Introductory Psychology

3

45

Area III - Natural Sciences/Mathematics

Choose three hours from the following:
Course NameCourse TitleCreditsContact
CHEM 1151Survey of Inorganic Chemistry

3

45
CHEM 1151LSurvey of Inorganic Chemistry Lab

1

45
MATH 1103Quantitative Skills and Reasoning

3

45
MATH 1111College Algebra

3

45
PHYS 1110Conceptual Physics

3

45
PHYS 1110LConceptual Physics Lab

1

45

Area IV - Humanities/Fine Arts

Choose one of the following:
Course NameCourse TitleCreditsContact
ENGL 2110World Literature

3

45
ENGL 2130American Literature

3

45

Program-Specific General Education Core Requirements

To meet the minimum required 15 semester credit hours in General Core Courses, students must take an additional 3 semester credit hours.

Course NameCourse TitleCreditsContact
ENGL 1102Literature and Composition

3

45
HIST 2111U.S. History I

3

45
HIST 2112U.S. History II

3

45
POLS 1101American Government

3

45
SOCI 1101Introduction to Sociology

3

45

Occupational Courses

To meet the minimum required 60 semester credit hours needed to graduate, students must take an additional 45 semester credit hours in Biology/Occupational Courses.
Course NameCourse TitleCreditsContact
ACCT 1100Financial Accounting I

4

75
ACCT 1105Financial Accounting II

4

75
ALHS 1090Medical Terminology for Allied Health Sciences

2

30
ALHS 1140Health Care Communication

3

45
BIOL 2113Anatomy and Physiology I

3

45
BIOL 2113LAnatomy and Physiology Lab I

1

45
BIOL 2114Anatomy and Physiology II

3

45
BIOL 2114LAnatomy and Physiology Lab II

1

45
BIOL 2117Introductory Microbiology

3

45
BIOL 2117LIntroductory Microbiology Lab

1

45
BUSN 1460Keyboarding and Document Formatting

4

105
BUSN 2190Business Document Proofreading and Editing

3

60
BUSN 2340Healthcare Administrative Procedures

4

90
BUSN 2350Electronic Health Records

3

75
COLL 1060Introduction to College and Computers

3

50
MAST 1061Front Office and Legal Implications

6

105
MAST 2100Electronic Medical Office Technology

2

45
MAST 2108Physician's Practice Management

6

210
MGMT 1100Principles of Management

3

45
MGMT 2115Human Resource Management

3

45

Program Pathway

Semester 1

Course NameCourse TitleCreditsContact
PSYC 1101Introductory Psychology

3

45
ENGL 1101Composition and Rhetoric

3

45
MAST 1061Front Office and Legal Implications

6

105
MAST 1061 is offered Spring Semester.

Choose one of the following:
Course NameCourse TitleCreditsContact
MATH 1103Quantitative Skills and Reasoning

3

45
MATH 1111College Algebra

3

45

Semester 2

Course NameCourse TitleCreditsContact
BIOL 2113Anatomy and Physiology I

3

45
BIOL 2113LAnatomy and Physiology Lab I

1

45
ACCT 1100Financial Accounting I

4

75
COLL 1060Introduction to College and Computers

3

50
ALHS 1090Medical Terminology for Allied Health Sciences

2

30

Semester 3

Course NameCourse TitleCreditsContact
BIOL 2114Anatomy and Physiology II

3

45
BIOL 2114LAnatomy and Physiology Lab II

1

45
ACCT 1105Financial Accounting II

4

75
 
ENGL 2130American Literature

3

45
Or
ENGL 2110World Literature

3

45
 

Choose one of the following:
Course NameCourse TitleCreditsContact
ENGL 2110World Literature

3

45
ENGL 2130American Literature

3

45

Semester 4

Course NameCourse TitleCreditsContact
BIOL 2117Introductory Microbiology

3

45
BIOL 2117LIntroductory Microbiology Lab

1

45
MGMT 2115Human Resource Management

3

45
MGMT 1100Principles of Management

3

45
 

Semester 5


Course NameCourse TitleCreditsContact
ENGL 1102Literature and Composition

3

45
Or
HIST 2111U.S. History I

3

45
Or
HIST 2112U.S. History II

3

45
Or
POLS 1101American Government

3

45
Or
SOCI 1101Introduction to Sociology

3

45

Choose one of the following:
Course NameCourse TitleCreditsContact
ENGL 1102Literature and Composition

3

45
HIST 2111U.S. History I

3

45
HIST 2112U.S. History II

3

45
POLS 1101American Government

3

45
SOCI 1101Introduction to Sociology

3

45

Student are required to take 8 additional credit hours listed under the Occupational Courses section of the Curriculum listing.
Course NameCourse TitleCreditsContact
XXXX XXXX
Occupational Electives

8