Manchester Community College and Charter Oak State College have signed an agreement that enables graduates from the community college to more easily transfer credits.
The new program specifically targets MCC’s associate’s degree in business office technology/medical with a transfer to Charter Oak’s bachelor of science degree in health information management.
At the same time, the recent accreditation of the Charter Oak program from the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management (CAHIM) means that graduates from that program can sit for the Registered Health Information Administrator certification.
The agreement between MCC and Charter Oak represents an opportunity for students who already are halfway toward the credential to complete it. “This relationship will be fruitful for everyone involved,” Moses Terrell Adgers, senior associate in the Charter Oak Office of Admissions said in a statement. “It is a great opportunity for working adults to earn a bachelor’s degree while still working.”
Adgers added that the only way to earn the credential is to sit for the exam, which students cannot do unless they graduate from a CAHIIM-accredited institution. “Charter Oak is the only college in New England to earn this accreditation,” he said. “The transfer agreement provides students with a unique pathway to one of the highest growth sectors in the U.S. labor market.”
The expected growth rate for this field is 23 percent by 2020, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
