59 schools · North Carolina
Medical billing and coding programs in North Carolina
59 schools in North Carolina offer medical billing and coding programs (54 of them public), with 59 certificate and 54 associate programs between them. Graduates of the typical certificate program here earned $34,112 a year after finishing, compared with $33,497 nationally.
Schools59
Public schools54
Certificate programs59
Certificate: earnings 1 yr after$34,112
Certificate: earnings 4 yrs after$34,539
Associate: earnings 1 yr after$34,408
All medical billing and coding programs in North Carolina
Sorted by earnings one year after graduation. Click a heading to sort; tuition is the school's yearly tuition and fees (2025-26), in-state for public schools.
| School | Type | Credential | Graduates (2023-24) | Earnings 1 yr after | Earnings 4 yrs after | Median debt | School tuition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Durham Technical Community CollegeDurham, NC | Community college | Associate degree | 17 | $52,780 | $54,338 | n/a | $1,986 |
| Wake Technical Community CollegeRaleigh, NC | Public community or technical college | Associate degree | 76 | $42,048 | $40,682 | $20,000 | $2,284 |
| Central Piedmont Community CollegeCharlotte, NC | Community college | Associate degree | 18 | $39,436 | $41,911 | n/a | $2,454 |
| Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community CollegeAsheville, NC | Public community or technical college | Certificate | 55 | $39,299 | $40,033 | n/a | $2,882 |
| Wake Technical Community CollegeRaleigh, NC | Public community or technical college | Certificate | 76 | $37,932 | $42,708 | $24,157 | $2,284 |
| Fayetteville Technical Community CollegeFayetteville, NC | Public community or technical college | Associate degree | 70 | $37,625 | $31,829 | $17,000 | $2,344 |
| Johnston Community CollegeSmithfield, NC | Community college | Certificate | 31 | $37,551 | $42,376 | n/a | $2,756 |
| Rowan-Cabarrus Community CollegeSalisbury, NC | Public community or technical college | Associate degree | 16 | $36,909 | $37,912 | n/a | $2,080 |
| Forsyth Technical Community CollegeWinston-Salem, NC | Community college | Associate degree | 38 | $36,654 | $42,789 | $16,500 | $2,276 |
| Guilford Technical Community CollegeJamestown, NC | Community college | Certificate | 141 | $36,226 | $36,695 | $23,520 | $2,334 |
| Johnston Community CollegeSmithfield, NC | Community college | Associate degree | 14 | $35,786 | n/a | n/a | $2,756 |
| Guilford Technical Community CollegeJamestown, NC | Community college | Associate degree | 60 | $35,691 | $38,720 | $22,125 | $2,334 |
| Surry Community CollegeDobson, NC | Public community or technical college | Certificate | 51 | $35,602 | n/a | n/a | $2,728 |
| Rowan-Cabarrus Community CollegeSalisbury, NC | Public community or technical college | Certificate | 42 | $35,378 | $38,403 | n/a | $2,080 |
| Forsyth Technical Community CollegeWinston-Salem, NC | Community college | Certificate | 53 | $35,356 | $39,703 | $15,832 | $2,276 |
| Cape Fear Community CollegeWilmington, NC | Community college | Certificate | 37 | $35,067 | n/a | n/a | $2,772 |
| Davidson-Davie Community CollegeThomasville, NC | Public community or technical college | Associate degree | 11 | $34,735 | $51,140 | n/a | $1,979 |
| Pitt Community CollegeWinterville, NC | Public community or technical college | Associate degree | 69 | $34,408 | $35,144 | $18,125 | $2,680 |
| Pitt Community CollegeWinterville, NC | Public community or technical college | Certificate | 97 | $34,112 | $33,424 | $14,250 | $2,680 |
| Randolph Community CollegeAsheboro, NC | Public community or technical college | Associate degree | 18 | $33,532 | $31,023 | n/a | $2,416 |
| Catawba Valley Community CollegeHickory, NC | Community college | Certificate | 28 | $33,104 | $35,653 | n/a | $2,427 |
| Fayetteville Technical Community CollegeFayetteville, NC | Public community or technical college | Certificate | 288 | $32,485 | $27,244 | $18,833 | $2,344 |
| Wayne Community CollegeGoldsboro, NC | Public community or technical college | Associate degree | 10 | $32,172 | n/a | n/a | $2,598 |
| Catawba Valley Community CollegeHickory, NC | Community college | Associate degree | 23 | $32,056 | $36,141 | n/a | $2,427 |
| Cape Fear Community CollegeWilmington, NC | Community college | Associate degree | 17 | $32,054 | $39,940 | n/a | $2,772 |
| Isothermal Community CollegeSpindale, NC | Public community or technical college | Certificate | 38 | $31,933 | $30,995 | n/a | $2,050 |
| Wayne Community CollegeGoldsboro, NC | Public community or technical college | Certificate | 96 | $31,901 | $32,592 | n/a | $2,598 |
| Gaston CollegeDallas, NC | Public community or technical college | Associate degree | 14 | $31,762 | $34,994 | n/a | $3,229 |
| Southeastern College-CharlotteCharlotte, NC | For-profit trade school | Certificate | 12 | $31,381 | $36,649 | n/a | $26,016 |
| Randolph Community CollegeAsheboro, NC | Public community or technical college | Certificate | 41 | $31,172 | $30,999 | n/a | $2,416 |
| Lenoir Community CollegeKinston, NC | Public community or technical college | Associate degree | 10 | $30,428 | n/a | n/a | $2,618 |
| Vance-Granville Community CollegeHenderson, NC | Community college | Associate degree | 17 | $30,300 | $38,122 | n/a | $1,964 |
| Central Carolina Community CollegeSanford, NC | Community college | Associate degree | 28 | $28,405 | $40,028 | n/a | $2,741 |
| Miller-Motte College-FayettevilleFayetteville, NC | For-profit trade school | Certificate | 9 | $28,352 | $30,738 | $20,000 | $19,790 |
| Miller-Motte College-JacksonvilleJacksonville, NC | For-profit trade school | Certificate | 12 | $28,352 | $30,738 | $20,000 | $21,040 |
| Coastal Carolina Community CollegeJacksonville, NC | Community college | Associate degree | 8 | $27,497 | $32,378 | n/a | $2,512 |
| Durham Technical Community CollegeDurham, NC | Community college | Certificate | 25 | n/a | $88,914 | n/a | $1,986 |
| Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community CollegeAsheville, NC | Public community or technical college | Associate degree | 10 | n/a | $39,536 | n/a | $2,882 |
| Caldwell Community College and Technical InstituteHudson, NC | Community college | Associate degree | 15 | n/a | $36,453 | n/a | $2,620 |
| Alamance Community CollegeGraham, NC | Public community or technical college | Certificate | 27 | n/a | $36,262 | n/a | $2,592 |
| Craven Community CollegeNew Bern, NC | Community college | Associate degree | 18 | n/a | $35,841 | n/a | $2,022 |
| Surry Community CollegeDobson, NC | Public community or technical college | Associate degree | 6 | n/a | $31,915 | n/a | $2,728 |
| Rockingham Community CollegeWentworth, NC | Community college | Associate degree | 10 | n/a | $31,643 | n/a | $2,006 |
| Gaston CollegeDallas, NC | Public community or technical college | Certificate | 7 | n/a | $30,400 | n/a | $3,229 |
| Lenoir Community CollegeKinston, NC | Public community or technical college | Certificate | 52 | n/a | $29,031 | n/a | $2,618 |
| Gwinnett CollegeRaleigh, NC | For-profit trade school | Certificate | 3 | n/a | $25,121 | n/a | $14,988 |
| Alamance Community CollegeGraham, NC | Public community or technical college | Associate degree | 16 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,592 |
| Beaufort County Community CollegeWashington, NC | Public community or technical college | Certificate | 95 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,540 |
| Beaufort County Community CollegeWashington, NC | Public community or technical college | Associate degree | 11 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,540 |
| Bladen Community CollegeDublin, NC | Community college | Certificate | 15 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,638 |
| Bladen Community CollegeDublin, NC | Community college | Associate degree | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,638 |
| Blue Ridge Community CollegeFlat Rock, NC | Public community or technical college | Certificate | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,690 |
| Blue Ridge Community CollegeFlat Rock, NC | Public community or technical college | Associate degree | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,690 |
| Brunswick Community CollegeBolivia, NC | Community college | Certificate | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,553 |
| Brunswick Community CollegeBolivia, NC | Community college | Associate degree | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,553 |
| Caldwell Community College and Technical InstituteHudson, NC | Community college | Certificate | 9 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,620 |
| Carteret Community CollegeMorehead City, NC | Public community or technical college | Certificate | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $1,900 |
| Carteret Community CollegeMorehead City, NC | Public community or technical college | Associate degree | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $1,900 |
| Central Carolina Community CollegeSanford, NC | Community college | Certificate | 21 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,741 |
| Central Piedmont Community CollegeCharlotte, NC | Community college | Certificate | 23 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,454 |
| Cleveland Community CollegeShelby, NC | Public community or technical college | Certificate | 29 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,588 |
| Cleveland Community CollegeShelby, NC | Public community or technical college | Associate degree | 14 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,588 |
| Coastal Carolina Community CollegeJacksonville, NC | Community college | Certificate | 14 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,512 |
| College of the AlbemarleElizabeth City, NC | Community college | Certificate | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,273 |
| College of the AlbemarleElizabeth City, NC | Community college | Associate degree | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,273 |
| Craven Community CollegeNew Bern, NC | Community college | Certificate | 36 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,022 |
| Davidson-Davie Community CollegeThomasville, NC | Public community or technical college | Certificate | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $1,979 |
| Edgecombe Community CollegeTarboro, NC | Public community or technical college | Certificate | 31 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,640 |
| Edgecombe Community CollegeTarboro, NC | Public community or technical college | Associate degree | 12 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,640 |
| Halifax Community CollegeWeldon, NC | Community college | Certificate | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,638 |
| Halifax Community CollegeWeldon, NC | Community college | Associate degree | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,638 |
| Haywood Community CollegeClyde, NC | Community college | Certificate | 9 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,647 |
| Haywood Community CollegeClyde, NC | Community college | Associate degree | 8 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,647 |
| Isothermal Community CollegeSpindale, NC | Public community or technical college | Associate degree | 10 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,050 |
| Martin Community CollegeWilliamston, NC | Public community or technical college | Certificate | 14 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,523 |
| Martin Community CollegeWilliamston, NC | Public community or technical college | Associate degree | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,523 |
| McDowell Technical Community CollegeMarion, NC | Community college | Certificate | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,032 |
| McDowell Technical Community CollegeMarion, NC | Community college | Associate degree | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,032 |
| Mitchell Community CollegeStatesville, NC | Community college | Certificate | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,641 |
| Mitchell Community CollegeStatesville, NC | Community college | Associate degree | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,641 |
| Montgomery Community CollegeTroy, NC | Public community or technical college | Certificate | 18 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,538 |
| Montgomery Community CollegeTroy, NC | Public community or technical college | Associate degree | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,538 |
| Nash Community CollegeRocky Mount, NC | Public community or technical college | Certificate | 12 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,800 |
| Nash Community CollegeRocky Mount, NC | Public community or technical college | Associate degree | 10 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,800 |
| North Carolina Wesleyan UniversityRocky Mount, NC | Private college | Certificate | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $37,856 |
| Pamlico Community CollegeGrantsboro, NC | Public community or technical college | Certificate | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $1,946 |
| Pamlico Community CollegeGrantsboro, NC | Public community or technical college | Associate degree | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $1,946 |
| Piedmont Community CollegeRoxboro, NC | Public community or technical college | Certificate | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,616 |
| Piedmont Community CollegeRoxboro, NC | Public community or technical college | Associate degree | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,616 |
| Richmond Community CollegeHamlet, NC | Public community or technical college | Certificate | 10 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $1,956 |
| Richmond Community CollegeHamlet, NC | Public community or technical college | Associate degree | 12 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $1,956 |
| Roanoke-Chowan Community CollegeAhoskie, NC | Community college | Certificate | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,642 |
| Roanoke-Chowan Community CollegeAhoskie, NC | Community college | Associate degree | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,642 |
| Robeson Community CollegeLumberton, NC | Community college | Certificate | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,634 |
| Robeson Community CollegeLumberton, NC | Community college | Associate degree | 10 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,634 |
| Rockingham Community CollegeWentworth, NC | Community college | Certificate | 22 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,006 |
| Sampson Community CollegeClinton, NC | Public community or technical college | Certificate | 13 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,877 |
| Sampson Community CollegeClinton, NC | Public community or technical college | Associate degree | 8 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,877 |
| Sandhills Community CollegePinehurst, NC | Community college | Certificate | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,040 |
| Sandhills Community CollegePinehurst, NC | Community college | Associate degree | 12 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,040 |
| South Piedmont Community CollegePolkton, NC | Community college | Certificate | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,022 |
| South Piedmont Community CollegePolkton, NC | Community college | Associate degree | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,022 |
| Southeastern Community CollegeWhiteville, NC | Community college | Certificate | 25 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,600 |
| Southeastern Community CollegeWhiteville, NC | Community college | Associate degree | 11 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,600 |
| Southwestern Community CollegeSylva, NC | Community college | Certificate | 26 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,448 |
| Southwestern Community CollegeSylva, NC | Community college | Associate degree | 15 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,448 |
| Tri-County Community CollegeMurphy, NC | Community college | Certificate | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,705 |
| Tri-County Community CollegeMurphy, NC | Community college | Associate degree | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,705 |
| Vance-Granville Community CollegeHenderson, NC | Community college | Certificate | 29 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $1,964 |
| Western Piedmont Community CollegeMorganton, NC | Community college | Certificate | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,650 |
| Western Piedmont Community CollegeMorganton, NC | Community college | Associate degree | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,650 |
| Wilson Community CollegeWilson, NC | Community college | Certificate | 8 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,572 |
| Wilson Community CollegeWilson, NC | Community college | Associate degree | 8 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $2,572 |
Cities with the most programs: Raleigh (2), Charlotte (2), Fayetteville (2), Jacksonville (2), Rocky Mount (2), Durham (1), Asheville (1), Smithfield (1), Salisbury (1), Winston-Salem (1), Jamestown (1), Dobson (1).
What counts: health and medical administrative services, including medical billing, coding and records.
Frequently asked questions
How many medical billing and coding programs are in North Carolina?
59 schools in North Carolina awarded medical billing and coding certificates or associate degrees recently, according to the U.S. Department of Education: 59 certificate and 54 associate programs.
Which medical billing and coding program in North Carolina has the highest earnings?
Durham Technical Community College in Durham, where associate degree graduates earned a median of $52,780 one year after finishing (programs with at least 5 graduates).
What is the cheapest medical billing and coding school in North Carolina?
By yearly tuition and fees, Carteret Community College in Morehead City charges $1,900 (2025-26, in-state). Program fees, tools and licensing exams can add to that, so ask the school.
How much do medical billing and coding graduates make in North Carolina?
The typical certificate program in North Carolina reported median earnings of $34,112 one year after graduation and $34,539 four years after, for graduates who received federal aid and were working.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (institution and field of study files), data release of October 15, 2026. Earnings are for graduates who received federal aid and were working, not enrolled. What each figure covers.