Medical Billing and Coding Schools in California (2026)
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Key takeaway: California has 70 institutions that reported completions in a medical billing, coding, or health information program to the U.S. Department of Education, and medical records specialists in the state earned a median of $61,810 per year in May 2025 according to BLS. No state license is required for billing or coding work; employers hire on completed training plus an industry certification.
If you need to study after bedtime or you might move, look at fully online certificates that map to a national exam (CPC, CCA, or CBCS) as well as the California campuses below. The first job is often on site, starting pay sits near the lower percentiles, and the tuition on each card is the institution’s IPEDS sticker price, not the program price.
Medical billing and coding programs in California run from short certificates (often under a year) to two-year associate degrees in health information technology. The school list below comes from federal IPEDS data and is ordered by our independent BOC Score where enough data exists, so a school’s position is never affected by whether it advertises with us. Partner listings appear in the program finder and carry Esy’s own sponsored label.
How to compare California programs
- Accreditation. Confirm the school holds institutional accreditation you can verify in the Department of Education database. For health information technology associate degrees, CAHIIM program accreditation is what makes graduates eligible for AHIMA’s RHIT exam.
- Certification prep. Ask which exam the program typically prepares you for. Most entry-level hiring keys on the CPC, CCA, or CBCS. Our certification guide explains the differences. This site is not affiliated with AAPC, AHIMA, or NHA.
- Format. Fully online, hybrid, or on campus. Some programs require a supervised practicum; find out whether it can be completed where you live and who finds the site.
- Total cost, not per-credit price. Compare the published price of the whole program including books and exam fees. The tuition figures on the cards below are institution-wide sticker prices from IPEDS, not program prices. We do not quote exam fees.
- What the school reports. Every card links to the school’s IPEDS record so you can check enrollment, graduation rate, and program completions yourself.
A script for an admissions call: “I live in California and I am comparing programs that map to the CPC or CCA. What is the total published cost including manuals, is the practicum remote, and how many graduates sat for the exam last year?”
Medical records specialist pay in California
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports the following for medical records specialists (SOC 29-2072) in California, the occupation that covers most billing and coding roles. Figures are from the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey and describe workers already in the field, not program graduates.
| Measure | California | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Median annual wage | $61,810 | $51,140 |
| Mean annual wage | $68,230 | $56,790 |
| 10th percentile | $43,800 | $37,000 |
| 25th percentile | $49,000 | $43,490 |
| 75th percentile | $80,630 | $64,820 |
| 90th percentile | $102,470 | $81,150 |
| Employment | 18,700 | 194,720 |
| Jobs per 1,000 workers | 1.026 | 1.2523 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025, state estimates for SOC 29-2072. Location quotient 0.82 (1.0 = the national share of employment).
Schools with billing, coding, or health information programs in California
70 institutions in California reported completions in a health information, medical insurance coding, or medical billing program (CIP 51.07 family) to IPEDS. Schools with a BOC Score are ordered by that score; schools without enough published data follow in alphabetical order. See our methodology.
Loma Linda University
BOC 96.6- Programs reported
- Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator; Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder
- Credential levels
- Award level 21, Certificate (1-2 years), Post-baccalaureate certificate
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 16
Hacienda La Puente Adult Education
BOC 74.6- Program reported
- Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller
- Credential level
- Award level 20
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 33
ATA College
BOC 73.3- Program reported
- Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator
- Credential level
- Associate's
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 6
Healthcare Career College
BOC 72.7- Program reported
- Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller
- Credential level
- Certificate (1-2 years)
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 14
Saddleback College
BOC 71.2- Programs reported
- Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician; Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder
- Credential levels
- Associate's, Award level 21, Certificate (1-2 years)
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 30
- Published in-state tuition
- $1,156/yr
- Graduation rate
- 46%
- Institutional accreditor
- Western Association of Schools and Colleges Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
Butte College
BOC 67.2- Program reported
- Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder
- Credential level
- Award level 21
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 6
Canada College
BOC 66.1- Program reported
- Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder
- Credential level
- Award level 21
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 5
Irvine Valley College
BOC 65- Program reported
- Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician
- Credential level
- Associate's
- Published in-state tuition
- $1,156/yr
- Graduation rate
- 57%
- Institutional accreditor
- Western Association of Schools and Colleges Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
MTI College
BOC 63- Program reported
- Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller
- Credential level
- Certificate (1-2 years)
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 37
Galaxy Medical College
BOC 62.5- Program reported
- Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator
- Credential level
- Associate's
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 2
Shasta College
BOC 60.4- Program reported
- Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician
- Credential levels
- Associate's, Post-baccalaureate certificate
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 22
Palladium Technical Academy Inc
BOC 59.7- Program reported
- Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller
- Credential level
- Certificate (1-2 years)
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 18
Orange Coast College
BOC 59- Program reported
- Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician
- Credential level
- Associate's
CBD College
BOC 58.4- Program reported
- Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician
- Credential level
- Associate's
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 19
San Diego Mesa College
BOC 57.2- Programs reported
- Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator; Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician; Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder
- Credential levels
- Associate's, Award level 21, Post-baccalaureate certificate
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 54
- Published in-state tuition
- $1,146/yr
- Graduation rate
- 34%
- Institutional accreditor
- Western Association of Schools and Colleges Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
Cosumnes River College
BOC 56.7- Programs reported
- Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician; Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder
- Credential levels
- Associate's, Award level 21
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 20
Santa Barbara City College
BOC 56.7- Programs reported
- Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician; Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder
- Credential levels
- Associate's, Award level 21, Certificate (1-2 years)
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 103
Glendale Community College
BOC 55.8- Program reported
- Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder
- Credential levels
- Associate's, Certificate (1-2 years)
Institute for Business and Technology
BOC 55.4- Program reported
- Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder
- Credential level
- Award level 21
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 10
- Graduation rate
- 81%
- Institutional accreditor
- Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges
Integrity College of Health
BOC 55.4- Program reported
- Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller
- Credential level
- Certificate (1-2 years)
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 5
Fremont University
BOC 54.4- Programs reported
- Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator; Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician
- Credential levels
- Associate's, Certificate (1-2 years)
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 15
- Graduation rate
- 36%
- Institutional accreditor
- Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges
Concorde Career College-San Bernardino
BOC 54.2- Program reported
- Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller
- Credential level
- Award level 21
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 3
Asher College
BOC 53.4- Programs reported
- Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician; Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller
- Credential levels
- Associate's, Certificate (1-2 years)
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 57
American Career College-Ontario
BOC 52.5- Programs reported
- Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder; Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller
- Credential levels
- Award level 21, Certificate (1-2 years)
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 132
Glendale Career College
BOC 51.7- Program reported
- Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller
- Credential level
- Certificate (1-2 years)
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 4
Downey Adult School
BOC 51.4- Program reported
- Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller
- Credential level
- Award level 21
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 66
- Graduation rate
- 46%
- Institutional accreditor
- Council on Occupational Education
Southern California Health Institute
BOC 51- Program reported
- Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder
- Credential level
- Certificate (1-2 years)
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 26
- Graduation rate
- 84%
- Institutional accreditor
- Accrediting Council for Continuing Education & Training
Southwestern College
BOC 50.7- Program reported
- Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder
- Credential level
- Certificate (1-2 years)
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 6
Carrington College-Sacramento
BOC 50- Program reported
- Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller
- Credential level
- Certificate (1-2 years)
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 353
Cypress College
BOC 49.5- Programs reported
- Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician; Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder
- Credential levels
- Associate's, Certificate (1-2 years)
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 8
Laurus College
BOC 48.6- Program reported
- Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller
- Credential level
- Associate's
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 14
- Graduation rate
- 41%
- Institutional accreditor
- Distance Education Accrediting Commission
Diversified Vocational College
BOC 47.8- Program reported
- Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller
- Credential level
- Award level 21
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 12
Carrington College-San Jose
BOC 46.8- Program reported
- Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller
- Credential level
- Certificate (1-2 years)
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 6
San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia
BOC 45.3- Program reported
- Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder
- Credential levels
- Associate's, Certificate (1-2 years)
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 244
City College of San Francisco
BOC 44.5- Programs reported
- Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician; Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder
- Credential levels
- Associate's, Award level 21, Certificate (1-2 years)
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 28
Institute of Technology
BOC 44.2- Program reported
- Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator
- Credential level
- Certificate (1-2 years)
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 58
American Career College-Anaheim
BOC 44- Program reported
- Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder
- Credential level
- Certificate (1-2 years)
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 42
- Graduation rate
- 70%
- Institutional accreditor
- Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools
American Career College-Los Angeles
BOC 43.6- Program reported
- Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder
- Credential level
- Certificate (1-2 years)
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 45
North-West College-West Covina
BOC 43.3- Program reported
- Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller
- Credential level
- Certificate (1-2 years)
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 21
North-West College-Pomona
BOC 42.8- Program reported
- Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller
- Credential level
- Certificate (1-2 years)
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 1
UEI College-Reseda
BOC 42.6- Program reported
- Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder
- Credential level
- Certificate (1-2 years)
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 43
- Graduation rate
- 72%
- Institutional accreditor
- Accrediting Council for Continuing Education & Training
San Bernardino Valley College
BOC 42.3- Programs reported
- Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder; Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller
- Credential level
- Award level 21
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 15
Glendale Career College-North-West College-Bakersfield
BOC 42.1- Program reported
- Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder
- Credential level
- Certificate (1-2 years)
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 8
UEI College-Gardena
BOC 42- Program reported
- Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder
- Credential level
- Certificate (1-2 years)
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 162
North-West College-San Diego
BOC 41.8- Program reported
- Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller
- Credential level
- Certificate (1-2 years)
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 5
East Los Angeles College
BOC 41.4- Programs reported
- Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician; Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder
- Credential levels
- Associate's, Award level 21, Bachelor's, Certificate (1-2 years)
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 10
Fresno City College
BOC 41.3- Programs reported
- Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician; Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder
- Credential levels
- Associate's, Award level 21
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 10
North-West College-Riverside
BOC 41- Program reported
- Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller
- Credential level
- Certificate (1-2 years)
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 28
Carrington College-Stockton
BOC 41- Program reported
- Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller
- Credential level
- Certificate (1-2 years)
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 7
Carrington College-San Leandro Campus
BOC 40.7- Program reported
- Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller
- Credential level
- Certificate (1-2 years)
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 1
North-West College-Anaheim
BOC 40.1- Program reported
- Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller
- Credential level
- Certificate (1-2 years)
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 22
High Desert Medical College
BOC 38.6- Program reported
- Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder
- Credential level
- Award level 21
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 43
- Graduation rate
- 67%
- Institutional accreditor
- Accrediting Council for Continuing Education & Training
UEI College-West Covina
BOC 38.3- Program reported
- Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder
- Credential level
- Certificate (1-2 years)
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 29
- Graduation rate
- 66%
- Institutional accreditor
- Accrediting Council for Continuing Education & Training
North-West College-Glendale
BOC 38.3- Program reported
- Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller
- Credential level
- Certificate (1-2 years)
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 6
- Graduation rate
- 59%
- Institutional accreditor
- Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges
DeVry University-California
BOC 36.6- Program reported
- Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician
- Credential levels
- Associate's, Certificate (1-2 years)
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 209
UEI College-Riverside
BOC 35- Program reported
- Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder
- Credential level
- Certificate (1-2 years)
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 65
Monterey Peninsula College
BOC 34.5- Program reported
- Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder
- Credential levels
- Associate's, Award level 21
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 7
UEI College-Garden Grove
BOC 33.7- Program reported
- Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder
- Credential level
- Certificate (1-2 years)
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 36
North-West College-Long Beach
BOC 33.6- Program reported
- Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller
- Credential level
- Certificate (1-2 years)
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 26
North-West College-Van Nuys
BOC 33.5- Program reported
- Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller
- Credential level
- Certificate (1-2 years)
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 3
UEI College-Bakersfield
BOC 31.7- Program reported
- Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder
- Credential level
- Certificate (1-2 years)
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 44
California Healing Arts College
BOC 30.6- Program reported
- Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder
- Credential level
- Award level 21
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 4
UEI College-Sacramento
BOC 29.7- Program reported
- Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder
- Credential level
- Certificate (1-2 years)
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 49
Mendocino College
BOC 28.3- Program reported
- Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder
- Credential level
- Certificate (1-2 years)
Bakersfield College
BOC 24- Program reported
- Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician
- Credential level
- Associate's
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 14
ABC Adult School
BOC 20.7- Program reported
- Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller
- Credential level
- Award level 21
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 6
Ashford University
BOC 15.5- Program reported
- Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator
- Credential level
- Post-baccalaureate certificate
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 25
- Published in-state tuition
- $11,960/yr
- Graduation rate
- 10%
- Institutional accreditor
- Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission
Escondido Adult School
- Program reported
- Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder
- Credential level
- Award level 20
Valley College of Medical Careers
- Program reported
- Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller
- Credential level
- Award level 21
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 10
Vista Adult School
- Programs reported
- Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician; Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder; Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller
- Credential level
- Award level 20
- Completions (latest IPEDS year)
- 32
School data: U.S. Department of Education IPEDS and College Scorecard (latest available year in the shared dataset). Tuition is the published sticker price and does not reflect what any student pays. This site is not affiliated with any listed school.
By city
- Sacramento 5 schools
- Bakersfield 3 schools
- Glendale 3 schools
- Los Angeles 3 schools
- San Diego 3 schools
- Anaheim 2 schools
- Cerritos 2 schools
- North Hollywood 2 schools
- Ontario 2 schools
- Riverside 2 schools
- San Bernardino 2 schools
- San Jose 2 schools
- West Covina 2 schools
Frequently asked questions
How much do medical billers and coders make in California?
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics groups most billing and coding jobs under medical records specialists (SOC 29-2072). In California, that occupation had a median annual wage of $61,810 in May 2025, with the 10th to 90th percentile range running from $43,800 to $102,470. These figures describe current workers at all experience levels, not new graduates.
How many medical records specialists work in California?
BLS counted 18,700 medical records specialists employed in California in May 2025, or 1.026 jobs per 1,000 workers in the state.
Do I need a state license to work in medical billing or coding in California?
No state, including California, licenses medical billers or coders. Employers instead look for a completed program and an industry certification such as the CPC (AAPC), CCA or CCS (AHIMA), or CBCS (NHA). See our certification comparison.
Can I take a medical billing and coding program online from California?
Yes. 27 of the 70 California schools listed here report offering online programs at the institution level, and many out-of-state schools enroll California residents online. Check whether a program is fully online or requires an in-person practicum before you enroll.
Will I work from home after a California billing and coding program?
Usually not right away. Remote billing and coding jobs exist, but most employers want certification plus production experience first. Use the California wage table on this page for local pay context; BLS does not publish a remote-only wage.
How should I compare California medical billing and coding schools?
Ask which exam the curriculum maps to, verify institutional accreditation in the Department of Education database, get the total published program cost including manuals, and find out who places the practicum. Editorial lists on this page are ordered by our independent BOC Score, not by advertising.