Community College of Baltimore County

Associate Degree in Health Information Management in Baltimore, MD

CAHIIM Continuing Accreditation Campus Based, Online Enrollment: Active

Program information

Address: Community College of Baltimore County, 7201 Rossville Blvd., Baltimore, MD, 21237
State: Maryland (MD)
Degree level: Associate Degree
Subject area: Health Information Management
Content delivery: Campus Based, Online
Program Director: Irby Hunter , MD, RHIA, MHA, CPC
Phone: (443) 840-4989
Email: ihunter@ccbcmd.edu
Last accreditation date: 11/29/2023
Next review cycle: 2030-2031

Our take

Baltimore’s community-college AAS, directed by a physician RHIA.

CCBC’s program director, Irby Hunter, holds an MD alongside the RHIA, an MHA, and the CPC. A physician running a health information associate program is genuinely unusual and shapes how clinical documentation gets taught. The program runs on campus at the Essex-area Rossville Boulevard location and online, with Continuing CAHIIM accreditation and its next review in 2030-2031.

Baltimore may be the strongest hospital town on the East Coast for its size: Johns Hopkins, the University of Maryland Medical System, MedStar Health, LifeBridge Health, and GBMC all run HIM, coding, and ROI operations in the metro. Community-college tuition into that market is the whole pitch.

What this means

Community College of Baltimore County is accredited and your degree counts.

Because Community College of Baltimore County holds Continuing accreditation from CAHIIM, graduates of this associate degree are eligible to sit for AHIMA's RHIT (Registered Health Information Technician) exam. That eligibility is the whole reason CAHIIM accreditation matters: without a CAHIIM-accredited degree, the exam is closed to you.

"Continuing Accreditation" is the standard status for established programs. The next scheduled review is 2030-2031.

The Maryland picture

Where Community College of Baltimore County sits among Maryland's 11 CAHIIM-accredited programs.

Maryland has 11 active CAHIIM-accredited programs, 6 of them at the associate degree level. 11 of the 11 offer online delivery, and this one is available online or on campus.

We score every Maryland program on a seven-factor methodology covering accreditation maturity, director credentials, pathways, delivery, employer pipeline, cost, and reputation. See how Community College of Baltimore County compares in our ranking of the best HIM programs in Maryland, or browse all 4 accredited programs in Baltimore.

MD programs

At this level

Online capable

2,440

HIM jobs in MD

What the work pays

Medical records specialist pay in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson metro.

The occupation most RHIT-track graduates enter is Medical Records Specialist (SOC 29-2072). In the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson metro the median is $54,220 a year, 6% above the national median. Per BLS OEWS May 2025.

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson metro

Median annual: $54,220

National (for reference)

Median annual: $51,140
Maryland state median: $54,220
90th percentile: $81,150

Accreditation history

Recent CAHIIM actions on this program

November 2023

Grant seven years of Continuation Accreditation. The program is compliant with the 2018 Accreditation Standards. New Degree Program Search New Certificate Program Search

Source: CAHIIM Program Directory listing for Community College of Baltimore County. Refreshed quarterly.

FAQ

Community College of Baltimore County HIM program: common questions.

Is the Community College of Baltimore County health information management program CAHIIM-accredited?

Yes. The associate degree in Health Information Management at Community College of Baltimore County holds Continuing accreditation from CAHIIM, most recently affirmed 11/29/2023, with its next review scheduled for the 2030-2031 cycle.

Does Community College of Baltimore County qualify me to sit for the RHIT exam?

Yes. Graduating from this CAHIIM-accredited associate degree makes you eligible for AHIMA's RHIT (Registered Health Information Technician) exam. CAHIIM accreditation is the eligibility gate; without it the exam is not available to you.

Is the Community College of Baltimore County program online?

Partly. CAHIIM lists delivery as Campus Based, Online, so you can take it on campus in Baltimore or online.

What do medical records specialists earn in Baltimore?

Medical records specialists in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson metro earn a median of $54,220 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025), 6% above the national median. The national median is $51,140.

How many CAHIIM-accredited programs are in Maryland?

Maryland has 11 active CAHIIM-accredited programs, 6 at the associate degree level. 11 of them offer online delivery. See our full Maryland ranking for how they compare.

Keep going

Next steps.

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How Community College of Baltimore County stacks up on our seven-factor methodology.

Associate degree in HIM guide

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RHIT certification guide

The exam this degree qualifies you for: structure, prep, wage impact.

Also in Maryland

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Data on this page is sourced from the official CAHIIM Program Directory listing for Community College of Baltimore County, last refreshed May 13, 2026, and BLS OEWS May 2025. Accreditation status can change between refreshes. Always verify directly with CAHIIM before enrolling.