Medical Billing and Coding Programs in the Lakeland area

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL metro area

Programs

2 within 10 miles

Median pay here

$46,820

medical records specialists, BLS May 2025

Lowest listed cost

$14,400

of 1 with a cost, DOL WIOA list

Medical Billing and Coding Programs in the Lakeland area at a glance

Open to the public: 3 programs: 2 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 1 known only from the WIOA list
Distance from Lakeland: 2 within 10 miles; nearest 3.5 miles, farthest 11.1 miles
Listed program cost: 1 of 3 list one: $14,400 (DOL WIOA list)
Length on the WIOA list: 2 listed programs give weeks: 36 to 52 weeks full time
Completions, 2023-24: 24 billing and coding awards at the 2 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
On the WIOA list: 2 of 3 on Florida's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
Pay here: $46,820 median for medical records specialists ($22.51 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $35,680 to $76,010; 420 employed in the metro area; Florida median $45,760 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)

Program	Where	Type	Program cost	Completions	Miles
Polk State College	Winter Haven	Certificate	Not reported	14	3.5
Ridge Technical CollegeWIOA list	Winter Haven	Certificate	Not reported	10	7.8
Florida Technical College, Inc.-IsWIOA list	Lakeland	WIOA list only	$14,400		11.1

WIOA in Florida: 2,364 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 51 of them Billing and coding.
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