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The Associate in Applied Science in Accounting degree online from Edgecombe Community College offers essential skills to enter this rewarding career field. Accountants serve vital roles in any business environment, assembling, analyzing, processing, and communicating essential information about the company’s financial operations.

Students in this program learn about accounting principles, theories, and practice. In addition, courses examine related topics in business law, finance, management, and economics. Graduates will have skills in business communications, computer applications, financial analysis, critical thinking, and ethics.

Upon completion of this associate’s degree in Accounting, students will qualify for entry-level positions in organizations such as:

• Accounting firms
• Small businesses
• Manufacturing firms
• Banks
• Hospitals
• School systems
• Governmental agencies

The online AAS in Business Administration degree program from Edgecombe Community College is designed to introduce students to the various aspects of the free enterprise system. Students are provided with a fundamental knowledge of business functions and processes, and an understanding of business organizations in today's global economy. Additionally, course work in this online Business Administration degree covers business concepts such as:

• Accounting
• Business Law
• Economics
• Management
• Marketing

Edgecombe Community College offers students an online associate’s degree in Distribution Management. The skills and knowledge gained through this program opens the door to career opportunities in distribution, transportation, warehousing, supply chain, and manufacturing. 

Courses examine international and domestic transport of goods from raw material sources through production and into the hands of the consumer. Students in this operations management degree online also gain valuable knowledge in economics, finance, safety regulations, and technology used in this field. 

The curriculum covers aspects of Distribution Management including:

• Transportation
• Warehousing
• Inventory control
• Material handling
• Purchasing

An AAS in Trucking Operations is offered online through Edgecombe Community College. Graduates of this degree program will have the skills and knowledge necessary to manage supply chain operations for trucking companies.

Students learn about the transportation process of goods from raw material sources to production to the consumer. The curriculum also includes related topics in economics, finance, safety regulations, and technology. This operations management online degree features courses in fleet management and maintenance, transportation logistics, and operations of trucking.

The online Business Administration Diploma program from Edgecombe Community College provides students with a thorough understanding of the business administration field. Courses in this online Business Administration program cover topics such as:

• Financial Accounting
• Principles of Marketing
• Business Law
• Payroll Accounting
• Principles of Management

The online Business Leadership Certificate program from Edgecombe Community College provides students with the leadership knowledge and skills needed to enter or advance in the business field. Courses in this online organizational leadership program provide an introduction to business and cover topics in:

• Business Law
• Principles of Marketing
• Principles of Management
• Business Ethics
• Computers

The online Ambulatory Billing/Coding Certificate program prepares students to calculate charges, develop bills, prepare bills to be mailed to customers, and ensure that all bills are accurate.  Courses include Medical Terminology, Procedure Coding, and Diagnostic Coding.  Graduates of this program may transfer eligible course work into higher level programs offered by the Health Information Technology program.

The online Associate in Applied Science in Health Information Technology program prepares students to supervise departmental functions; classify, code, and index diagnoses and procedures; coordinate information for cost control, quality management, statistics, marketing, and planning; monitor governmental and non-governmental standards; facilitate research; and design system controls to monitor patient information security.  The curriculum gives students the knowledge and skills to process, analyze, abstract, compile, maintain, manage, and report health information.

The online Associate of Applied Science in Medical Office Administration prepares graduates to work in medical and other healthcare office settings. Students will learn information systems, medical terminology, coding, billing, insurance, laws, and administrative skills. They will learn to be the first point of contact for patients seeking healthcare services.

Classes include, but are not limited to:

• Emerging technologies
• Public speaking
• Procedure coding

Students will have the opportunity to simulate working in a medical office to acquire the necessary skills for future careers. Graduates will have a competitive edge in the job market. The online associate program in medical office administration paves the way to a rewarding career helping people.

The online Coding Certificate program is designed for students who are currently employed as full-time hospital inpatient coders and have two current and consecutive years of full-time hospital inpatient coding work experience.  Courses include ICD Coding, CPT/Other Coding Systems, Reimbursement Methodology, Procedure Coding, and Diagnostic Coding.  Graduates of this program may transfer all course credits to higher level programs of study offered by the Health Information Technology program.

The online Coding Diploma program prepares students for jobs in the coding sector of the healthcare field as data analysts, health information coders, medical record coders, coder/abstractors, or coding specialists.  The curriculum provides skills in classifying medical data from patient records, teaching students to review patients’’ records and assign appropriate codes for each diagnosis and procedure.  Graduates are able to transfer all course credits into the higher level, AAS degree in Health Information Technology, program.

The online Hospital Ambulatory Coding Certificate program provides students who have some hospital employment experience with the skills needed to classify and code diagnoses and procedures while working to improve the accuracy and productivity of coding in hospital ambulatory/outpatient services.  The curriculum’s main focuses are teaching students to review, abstract, and interpret both diagnostic and financial data from clinical healthcare documentation and encounter forms.  Graduates of this program may transfer all course work into higher level programs offered by the Health Information Technology program.

The online Protected Health Information Certificate program provides a solid foundation for understanding data collection, storage, maintenance, and retrieval in any healthcare setting.  Courses include Fundamentals of HIM, Health Data Sys/Standards, Medical Terminology, and Prof Practice Experience.  Graduates of this program may transfer their course work into higher level programs offered by the Health Information Technology program.