-: Okay, so the prereqs for coding,
is medical terminology which is huge.
That is so helpful to do well in that course,
especially that course,
and that's what I tell anyone who is considering this.
I mean, just know your terminology
because it helps you as you're reading documentation,
to do it quicker.
Otherwise, you're looking up definitions,
so that's a requirement and it's very, very helpful
to really know it.
Some of the other requirements are computer courses,
things like that.
After I graduated from the coding course,
I took an online, just a test, just to see
where I was at before I took the CCA test for certification,
and that was very helpful because then I knew
the areas I need to work on before I took my test.
The CCA is, you can take the CCA after the coding course,
you're eligible.
And then the CCS, you're eligible after a year or two,
once you have some coding background.
But prior to me coming to WCTC,
I did have some background with some coding,
very little, but I was eligible to take the CCS,
and I passed.
And so I'm a CCS like right after I graduated.
So, AHIMA Membership is a requirement when you are at WCTC,
and I kept up with it these last two years.
And I think it's so important to have that membership
because you can online, they have CEU information
for continuing education.
There's so much information on their website
so that is very helpful,
it has been for me even after school.