“Employment of medical and health service managers is expected to grow faster than the average for all occupations through 2012, as the health services industry continues to expand and diversify.” —US Department of Labor

With the tremendous growth in the health care industry, especially with an aging “Baby Boomer” population nearing retirement, health care administrators are in great demand. In fact, medical and health service managers are listed as one of the occupations with the most openings on America’s Career Infonet, with estimated 11,880 new openings annually related to growth in the industry. Nearly 30% of all first-line managers, supervisors and administrative support workers will have a Bachelor’s degree or more. The skills needed for success as an administrator include knowledge of business and management, practices involved in strategic planning, recourse management, leadership skills, and other office procedures and medical terminology.

In the CollegeAmerica Health Care Administration Bachelor of Science Degree program, you will learn all of the following in one program:

—Anatomy and Physiology —Healthcare Finance —Accounting —Management —Insurance and Healthcare —Reimbursement —Principles of Health and Disease —Healthcare Policy and Economics —HMO Management —HIPAA and Healthcare Policy —Long-term Care Administration

The Bachelor of Science in Health Care Administration program is designed to provide health care practitioners with the competencies to function as supervisors and managers. The curriculum provides a working foundation in management and interpersonal skills and introduces the student to the health care delivery system and its many and varied issues and challenges.