2025 Best Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder is of the hottest associate degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #78 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the best for medical insurance coding specialist/coder students pursuing a associate degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 210 associate degrees in medical insurance coding specialist/coder during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder School for Your Associate Degree

Your choice of medical insurance coding specialist/coder for getting your associate degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To account for this we include a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a collection of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on medical insurance coding specialist/coder students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other medical insurance coding specialist/coder students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized medical insurance coding specialist/coder related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for medical insurance coding specialist/coder students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder in the Far Western US Region

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for medical insurance coding specialist/coder students seeking a an associate degree.

Top Far Western US Region Schools for an Associate in Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder

1

San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia
Visalia, CA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

57 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in medical insurance coding specialist/coder has to look into San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia. San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia is a small private for-profit college located in the medium-sized city of Visalia.More information about a associate in medical insurance coding specialist/coder from San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia

2

Spokane Community College
Spokane, WA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

38 Annual Graduates

Spokane Community College is a great option for individuals interested in an associate degree in medical insurance coding specialist/coder. Located in the city of Spokane, Spokane Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.More information about a associate in medical insurance coding specialist/coder from Spokane Community College

3

Everett Community College
Everett, WA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

25 Annual Graduates

Everett Community College is a wonderful choice for students interested in an associate degree in medical insurance coding specialist/coder. Located in the medium-sized city of Everett, Everett Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a associate in medical insurance coding specialist/coder from Everett Community College

4

Bellingham Technical College
Bellingham, WA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

14 Annual Graduates

Bellingham Technical College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in medical insurance coding specialist/coder. Located in the city of Bellingham, Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in medical insurance coding specialist/coder from Bellingham Technical College

5

Hawaii Medical College
Honolulu, HI

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

24 Annual Graduates

Hawaii Medical College is a fairly small private for-profit college located in the city of Honolulu.More information about a associate in medical insurance coding specialist/coder from Hawaii Medical College

6

Charter College
Anchorage, AK

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

28 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Anchorage, Charter College is a private for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a associate in medical insurance coding specialist/coder from Charter College

Best Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder Colleges by State

Explore the best medical insurance coding specialist/coder colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	405	49
Washington	288	73
Hawaii	79	22

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Rankings in Majors Related to Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder

Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder is one of 23 different types of Health & Medical Administrative Services programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician	387
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant & Medical Secretary	320
Medical Office Assistant/Specialist	83
Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller	79
Health Care Management	63
Health Information Management	19
Hospital & Health Care Facilities Administration/Management	3
Medical Office Management/Administration	2

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard). More about our data sources and methodologies.