Healthcare Administration
30 Week Associate of Applied Science Degree Program. 100% Online.
Advance Your Career Through Healthcare Administration
Healthcare Administration (HCA) is an exciting field that provides the opportunity for you to advance your career in healthcare. As a health administrator, your job would be to provide leadership and assistance in managing healthcare organizations. In addition, you would help oversee healthcare employees and settings, often working behind the scenes to ensure patients are provided with the healthcare they need.
Students starting on November 21st, 2022, or later will receive a preloaded iPad included in their tuition, to use throughout school and keep upon graduation.
30 Week Degree Program With Flexible Start Dates
Take the next step in your career in as little as 7 months with our 30 week associate of applied science degree program. If you’re interested in the business administration side of healthcare, are detail-oriented, and enjoy improving healthcare processes to help make a difference, Healthcare Administration may be for you!
Diverse Career Opportunities
Job Duties
Program Benefits
Industry-Focused Classes And Coursework
Arizona College’s Health Care Administration associate of applied science degree program features a comprehensive academic curriculum that includes coursework with an emphasis on management while preparing you to support the business side of a health office. Our health administration courses cover training on the computer skills required for your administrative role and are taught by experienced faculty.
Why Become a Healthcare Administrator?
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Healthcare management is one of the fastest growing fields in the U.S. The occupation is projected to add 144,700 jobs between 2022-2032. This is a growth rate of 28%, which is must faster than the national average growth rate for all occupations of 3%.*
In addition to the strong job growth, healthcare administrators have a substantial influence over how their facilities are run and the quality of care provided. If you’re looking to have an impact on the healthcare patients receive, an administrator role could be a great fit.
The curriculum for the health care administration degree program includes coursework in:
Extensive management training for your professional development.
Business administration, including classes in operations management, accounting, finances, and software systems.
- Legal competency, including health care law and policy, ethics, and health insurance information.
- General education to help you hone your soft skills, such as communication and leadership
100% Online – Serving The Phoenix Valley
Accreditations
All Arizona College campuses are institutionally accredited by the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES), a U.S. Department of Education-recognized national accrediting agency.
The Pharmacy Technician program at Arizona College, Glendale is ASHP accredited. Accreditation is the act of granting credit or recognition, especially to an educational institution that maintains quality and compliance with the ASHP standards.