Medical Transcription Training

The medical transcription program at Schoolcraft 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 Michigan colleges that offer medical transcription training.

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Schoolcraft College

7400 Bay Rd, University Center, MI

The intention of putting up Schoolcraft College (Schoolcraft) in the 1960's
was to provide a community college for the school districts serving
Livonia, Garden City, Clarenceville, and Plymouth-Carton. It was initially
known as Northwest Wayne Community College until 1963; during which year,
the first few buildings of what is now the main Livonia campus were built.
The fall semester of 1964 saw the college's first batch of undergraduates
which has since grown to a per semester count of over 12,000 students (as
of 2012).

Those attending Schoolcraft can choose among at least 70 majors designed
towards earning them certifications or associate degrees which may then be
continued in most public and private four-year colleges or universities in
Michigan. Two years of coursework usually needs to be accomplished prior to
processing transfers. Tuition can cost between $90 per credit hour for
residents to $195 per credit hour for those from out of state.

Majors are divided into several areas of study, including: Public Safety,
Social Sciences, Culinary Arts, Business and Information Technology,
Natural Sciences, Humanities and Communication, Business and Information
Technology, among others. Classes are held both on and off-campus; days,
evenings, and even online to accommodate students who need to work while
studying.

A separate facility - The Public Safety Training Complex - for Public
Safety majors is located in Livonia. Back on the main campus is the
American Harvest Restaurant, considered the pride of the college's
excellent culinary program. The Radcliff Center in Garden City is a venue
for Police Academy and Fire Academy classes as well as a Firearms Training
Lab.

Schoolcraft's Ocelots offer scholarships to students who qualify for their
men's and women's soccer teams, men's cross country, and women's
volleyball. Teams for basketball, golf, and bowling will be formed in the
near future.

Students Enrolled in the Medical Transcription Program

Get more details below regarding enrollment, academics, and school demographics. Schoolcraft College has offered the following program levels for students:

• Less Than One Year Certificate
• Less Than Two-Year Award

Students by Academic Level (2019)

Source: IPEDS Survey 2012-2020: Data obtained from the US Dept. of Education's Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS). Data may vary depending on school and academic year.

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

• Saginaw, MI
  • Total Employment: 60
  • Average Hourly Rate: $15.36
  • Average Annual Salary: $31950

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