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Medical Billing and Coding Programs in the Tampa area
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area
Programs
10
5 within 10 miles
Median pay here
$50,020
medical records specialists, BLS May 2025
Lowest listed cost
$2,550
of 4 with a cost, DOL WIOA list and IPEDS
Medical Billing and Coding Programs in the Tampa area at a glance
- Open to the public
- 10 programs: 7 at colleges and schools (IPEDS), 3 known only from the WIOA list
- Distance from Tampa
- 5 within 10 miles; nearest 6.2 miles, farthest 29.8 miles
- Listed program cost
- 4 of 10 list one: $2,550 to $29,925, middle $18,525 (DOL WIOA list and IPEDS)
- Program length
- 1 college lists a length: 11 months (IPEDS)
- Length on the WIOA list
- 4 listed programs give weeks: 32 to 75 weeks full time
- Completions, 2023-24
- 7,078 billing and coding awards at the 6 colleges that reported any (IPEDS)
- On the WIOA list
- 4 of 10 on Florida's eligible training list (DOL file, June 30, 2025)
- Pay here
- $50,020 median for medical records specialists ($24.05 an hour); 10th to 90th percentile $36,700 to $81,470; 2,450 employed in the metro area; Florida median $45,760 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
Billing and coding programs, nearest to Tampa first
| Program | Where | Type | Program cost | Length | Completions | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida Technical College - TampaWIOA list | Tampa | WIOA list only | $15,475 | Not reported | 6.2 | |
| Education Institute of Tampa FamilyWIOA list | Tampa | WIOA list only | $2,550 | Not reported | 7.1 | |
| Ultimate Medical Academy Online-IsWIOA list | Tampa | WIOA list only | $29,925 | Not reported | 7.1 | |
| Erwin Technical College | Tampa | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 5 | 7.9 |
| Hillsborough Community College | Tampa | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 21 | 8.9 |
| Ultimate Medical Academy | Clearwater | Certificate | $18,525 | 11 months | 6,937 | 14.1 |
| St Petersburg College | St. Petersburg | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 85 | 17.8 |
| Pasco-Hernando State College | New Port Richey | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 0 | 18.2 |
| Pinellas Technical College-St. PetersburgWIOA list | Saint Petersburg | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 24 | 19.4 |
| ATA Career Education | Spring Hill | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 6 | 29.8 |
- 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, Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL, read October 8, 2026.
Paying for training
- WIOA in Florida: 2,364 programs are on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 51 of them Billing and coding.
- Pell Grants for short programs
- Workforce Pell
- GI Bill
Other Florida metro areas
- Miami area14 programs
- Orlando area10 programs
- Cape Coral area3 programs
- Lakeland area3 programs
- Ocala area3 programs