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Billing and coding program at Oakton College

Des Plaines, IL · Public 2-year · (847) 635-1600 · School website

On Illinois's WIOA eligible training provider list (DOL file dated June 30, 2025) School takes federal student aid (IPEDS) Accreditor on file: Higher Learning Commission

The program in figures

Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year)
Not reported
LengthIPEDS
Not reported
CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
21
Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard
Not published (small cohort)
National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
$35,447
Typical pay for medical records specialistsBLS OEWS May 2025, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
$57,970

Every line comes from the federal file named under it. A blank means the source does not publish the figure for this program; we never estimate it.

About this program

Oakton College awarded 21 billing and coding credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its number 5 career program of 14 we list.

AwardCIPCompletionsLengthTuition
Certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year)51.0707 Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician6Not reportedNot reported
Certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year)51.0714 Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller11Not reportedNot reported
Associate degree51.0707 Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician4Not reportedNot reported

On Illinois's WIOA eligible training provider list

People who meet WIOA's rules for training services can have their local workforce board pay for a program on the state's eligible training provider list. Limits vary by area. How WIOA training funds work.

Listed programTuition and feesLengthCompletedEmployed, 2nd quarterMedian earnings, 2nd quarterStudents who exited
Medical Coding & Billing CertificateIndustry-Recognized Certificate · Hybrid (in person and online) · CIP 51.0713$4+ $2 books32 weeks, 40 hours a weekSuppressedSuppressedSuppressedSuppressed

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171): programs on state lists as of June 30, 2025; outcomes for all students who exited between July 2021 and June 2025, not only WIOA-funded ones. Median earnings are one quarter's pay in the second quarter after exit. Suppressed means DOL withheld the figure (a small group, nothing reported, or a data quality hold); for length it can also mean a competency-based program. Matched to this page by provider name, address and field of study (CIP code).

DOL marks this state's outcome reporting with a data quality note: read completion and employment figures with care.

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