The Medical Coding diploma program at Northwest Technical College—Bemidji’s technical college—has been ranked as the 11th-best online certificate in medical billing or coding program in the nation by the website Intelligent.com.
NTC placed 11th out of 19 schools ranked on the website’s list, Best Online Certificate in Medical Billing and Coding Degree Programs of 2024.
NTC’s medical coding diploma is a 29-credit program that prepares graduates for entry-level medical coding positions and stacks directly into NTC’s diploma and associate of applied science degree programs in medical coding. The program typically sees 100% job placement rates for its graduates.
Intelligent.com uses information from a variety of sources, including aggregate data gathered from other ranking sites such as U.S. News & World Report, in compiling its rankings. It also uses publicly available information from resources such as the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard, the National Center of Education Statistics’ College Navigator, College Board, and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The site’s rankings focus exclusively on accredited non-profit institutions. In addition to assigning a score based on a comparison of aggregate data from other ranking sites, Intelligent.com also assigns points for academic quality, graduation rate, cost and return-on-investment and the availability of student resources at the school.
The website says, “our top picks are highly-regarded, affordable and offer the tools and resources students need to successfully graduate and excel in their fields.”