Medical Transcription Training

The medical transcription program at El Centro College prepares students for careers in hospitals, clinics, physicians' offices, nursing homes, public health agencies, and home health care agencies. The program focuses on executing verbatim medical conference minutes, medical reports, and medical orders. Program courses include: dictation and simultaneous reading, analysis of notes and visual evidence, medical terminology, data processing applications and skills, formal medical report and correspondence formats, professional standards, and applicable law and regulations. Get more details below including other Texas colleges that offer medical transcription training.

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El Centro College

3737 Motley Dr, Mesquite, TX

El Centro College is a community college located in the city of Dallas, Texas, fittingly close to the center of the city's corporate limits.

Prospective students considering El Centro College will find a cheaper alternative to many other local universities, with a low annual tuition rate of under $2,500 a year for in-state residents, and about $5,000 for out of state students.

As a public institute of higher education, applicants will enjoy an open admissions process at El Centro Colleges, which opens its door to all students who apply.

As of today, El Centro College currently serves the higher education needs of approximately 9,800 students; of which some 7,700 are part-time and a little over 2,000 are full-time students. As you can guess from the numbers, El Centro College is a great option for those who want to earn a college degree, but are unable to devote the time required for a full course load.

Students can choose to major in a number of popular academic programs at El Centro College, earning an associate's degree in fields, including early childhood education, culinary arts, diagnostic medical sonography, biotechnology laboratory technician, criminal justice, fashion and apparel design, emergency medical technician, and many, many more.

Considering its prime location in Dallas, a large city and financial hub, students in search of off-campus extracurricular activities will find any number of entertainment hotspots options and a thriving night life is well within reach at El Centro Colleges, whether by car or on foot.

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Career Options for Graduates

Medical Transcriptionists

Description

Transcribe medical reports recorded by physicians and other healthcare practitioners using various electronic devices, covering office visits, emergency room visits, diagnostic imaging studies, operations, chart reviews, and final summaries. Transcribe dictated reports and translate abbreviations into fully understandable form. Edit as necessary and return reports in either printed or electronic form for review and signature, or correction.

Career Outlook & Projections ()

According to the BLS, medical transcriptionists employment is expected to shrink at a rate of -3.1% from 2014 to 2024

Salary & Wages

• Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division
  • Total Employment: 450
  • Average Hourly Rate: $20.50
  • Average Annual Salary: $42630
• Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division
  • Average Hourly Rate: $19.79
  • Average Annual Salary: $41160

Source: Job descriptions, estimated salary and wages, and projected job growth are taken from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).