801 Main Street NW
PO Box 2000
Hanceville, AL, 35077
Program Director: Lori Blubaugh , RHIA, CCS
Program Phone: (256) 352-8337
Program Email: lori.blubaugh@wallacestate.edu
Content Delivery:
Campus Based, Online
Program Level: Associate
Enrollment Status: Active
Progress Report: Progress Report satisfactory and completed
Current Accreditation Award: Continuing
Last Accreditation Date: 05/22/2019
Next Review Cycle: 2029-2030
Accreditation Actions
December 2019 Accreditation Action: Accept the Progress Report.
Rationale: The program is compliant with all Standards.
Accreditation Award: Continuing Accreditation.
May 2019 Accreditation Action: Grant ten years of Continuing Accreditation with a Progress Report. The program remains non-compliant with the following Accreditation Standards:
The following Standards are Partially Met:
Standard 24. The Curriculum. The program must demonstrate that the curriculum meets or exceeds the professional course content as published in the AHIMA HIM entry-level curriculum competencies. There are deficiencies noted below as either not met or partially met curriculum competencies.
Standard 27. Curriculum Evaluation. Student learning cannot be evaluated with lectures and powerpoint slides alone. Evaluation methodologies (tests, exams, projects, assignments, etc.) should be conducted frequently and address different cognitive levels (Bloom’s taxonomy).