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Medical Billing and Coding Programs in the Los Angeles area
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area
Programs
42
10 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$59,110
medical records specialists, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$380
of 20 with a cost, DOL WIOA list and IPEDS
Medical Billing and Coding Programs in the Los Angeles area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 42 programs: 32 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 10 known only from the WIOA list
- Distance from Los Angeles
- 10 within 10 miles; nearest 1.5 miles, farthest 47.4 miles
- Listed program cost
- 20 of 42 list one: $380 to $37,322, middle $7,340 (DOL WIOA list and IPEDS)
- Program length
- 10 colleges list a length: 8 months to 15 months (IPEDS)
- Length on the WIOA list
- 21 listed programs give weeks: 6 to 55 weeks full time
- Completions, 2023-24
- 750 billing and coding awards at the 29 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 21 of 42 on California's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025); middle 62% of exiters employed in the second quarter (19 report it); middle completion 76% (21 report it)
- Pay here
- $59,110 median for medical records specialists ($28.42 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $41,710 to $101,290; 7,240 employed in the metro area; California median $61,810 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
Billing and coding programs, nearest to Los Angeles first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Providence College, Inc.WIOA list | Pico Rivera | WIOA list only | $3,900 | Not reported | 1.5 | |
| East Los Angeles College | Monterey Park | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 10 | 3.9 |
| Downey Adult SchoolWIOA list | Downey | Certificate | $4,499 | 8 months | 66 | 4.9 |
| Crescent CollegeWIOA list | Huntington Park | WIOA list only | $5,525 | Not reported | 5.5 | |
| Healthcare Career CollegeWIOA list | Paramount | Certificate | $15,849 | 11 months | 14 | 7.3 |
| Palladium Technical Academy IncWIOA list | Temple City | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 18 | 8.1 |
| ABC Adult School | Cerritos | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 6 | 8.3 |
| Fremont University | Cerritos | Associate | $37,322 | 15 months | 6 | 8.6 |
| Hacienda La Puente Adult EducationWIOA list | La Puente | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 33 | 8.7 |
| Diversified Vocational College | Los Angeles | Certificate | $17,000 | 8 months | 12 | 10.0 |
| Montrose AcademyWIOA list | Pasadena | WIOA list only | $7,100 | Not reported | 11.1 | |
| North-West College-West CovinaWIOA list | West Covina | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 21 | 11.1 |
| Richard N. Slawson Occupational Center - LAUSDWIOA list | Los Angeles | WIOA list only | $1,575 | Not reported | 11.4 | |
| American Career College-Los Angeles | Los Angeles | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 45 | 11.8 |
| CBD College | Los Angeles | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 19 | 11.9 |
| UEI College-GardenaWIOA list | Gardena | Certificate | $19,900 | 9 months | 162 | 11.9 |
| Cypress College | Cypress | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 8 | 12.4 |
| Integrity College of Health | Pasadena | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 5 | 12.5 |
| American Career College-Anaheim | Anaheim | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 42 | 12.7 |
| California Healing Arts CollegeWIOA list | Carson | Certificate | $17,850 | 9 months | 4 | 13.2 |
| North-West College-Long Beach | Long Beach | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 26 | 13.2 |
| UEI College-West Covina | West Covina | Certificate | $19,900 | 9 months | 29 | 13.2 |
| Glendale Career College | Glendale | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 4 | 13.5 |
| North-West College-Glendale | Glendale | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 6 | 13.5 |
| Glendale Community CollegeWIOA list | Glendale | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 | 13.7 |
| North-West College-Anaheim | Anaheim | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 22 | 13.8 |
| Torrance Adult SchoolWIOA list | Torrance | WIOA list only | $2,099 | Not reported | 15.2 | |
| UEI College-Garden Grove | Garden Grove | Certificate | $19,900 | 9 months | 36 | 16.4 |
| Southern California Health InstituteWIOA list | North Hollywood | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 26 | 19.2 |
| Huntington Beach Adult SchoolWIOA list | Huntington Beach | WIOA list only | $2,696 | Not reported | 19.9 | |
| Harbor Occupational Center - LAUSDWIOA list | San Pedro | WIOA list only | $1,575 | Not reported | 20.6 | |
| North-West College-Pomona | Pomona | Certificate | $17,861 | 9 months | 1 | 21.5 |
| North-West College-Van Nuys | Van Nuys | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 3 | 23.5 |
| Orange Coast College | Costa Mesa | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 | 25.2 |
| AAA InstituteWIOA list | Van Nuys | WIOA list only | $7,340 | Not reported | 25.4 | |
| UEI College-Reseda | Reseda | Certificate | $19,900 | 9 months | 43 | 27.6 |
| Irvine Valley College | Irvine | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 | 29.2 |
| HealthStaff Training Institute - MainWIOA list | Ontario | WIOA list only | $5,845 | Not reported | 30.8 | |
| Valley College of Medical CareersWIOA list | West Hills | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 10 | 32.2 |
| Fontana Adult SchoolWIOA list | Fontana | WIOA list only | $380 | Not reported | 37.8 | |
| Saddleback College | Mission Viejo | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 30 | 39.8 |
| High Desert Medical CollegeWIOA list | Lancaster | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 43 | 47.4 |
- College programs, cost and completions: IPEDS complete data files, 2024-25 collection, read October 8, 2026.
- WIOA list: DOL TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171), read October 8, 2026.
- Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, read October 8, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in California: 4,171 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 95 of them Billing and coding.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill
Other California metro areas
- Riverside area7 programs
- Sacramento area6 programs
- San Diego area5 programs
- San Francisco area5 programs
- Bakersfield area4 programs