The actual reason is far less complicated. - sm

Posted: Oct 6th, 2015 - 8:51 pm In Reply to: I know Andrews teaches at the CCS level, - just not sure why AHIMA

Yes, they teach to the higher credentials, but that is not the reason.

You can only apply if you are a program that qualifies for federal financial aid. Basically, that means colleges are in and programs like Andrews are out. Previously, AHIMA was approving noncollege programs, quite a lot of them, but they dropped them when their approvals expired. Except for one, which happens to be a "platinum donor." No surprise there.

See? Not very exciting at all.

The approved schools do seem to go only to the CCA, but the real reason, I believe, is that Andrews just didn't apply. Good thing for you, because the school is so small the tuition would have had to go up to absorb the expense.

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Is there a reason that Andrews isn't on AHIMA's - list of approved schools? (Views: 765, 2015-10-06, 4:37 pm)
- Because they refuse to teach at the CCA level - sm (Views: 756, 2015-10-06, 4:46 pm)
  - I know Andrews teaches at the CCS level, - just not sure why AHIMA (Views: 867, 2015-10-06, 6:29 pm)
    - I think it goes back for years when nobody could pass without experience - My Guess (Views: 758, 2015-10-06, 8:32 pm)
      - There are still a few of us around who remember that - Mature and Aged Coder (Views: 863, 2015-10-06, 8:45 pm)
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      - Andrews and AHIMA - OKMT (Views: 830, 2015-10-06, 11:31 pm)
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    - Andrews qualifies to sit for the exam by education - sm (Views: 677, 2015-10-10, 5:13 pm)

The actual reason is far less complicated. - sm

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