Need a plan to get an Associates fast and cheap

[rachel83az]

The BOG AAS is the only quick/cheap Associate degree offered by Pierpont. Other Associate degrees have very different rules at Pierpont. If the Pierpont BOG AAS will allow you to sit for the RHIT certificate, I'd go for that. You'll want to double-check on the rules. For instance, they might require a certain number of graded credits or credits from an RA institution in the same way that CPA exam requirements in some states are more challenging than in other states.

The Pierpont BOG degree can be finished in just a couple of months; it's waiting for graduation that usually takes the most time. That is, students usually finish Sophia classes in maybe 2 or 3 months, then have to wait 3-4 months for the next graduation date.

If even the Associate degree needs to be CAHIIM accredited in order to sit the exam, I would skip the Associate entirely and just go to a Bachelor's degree. It'll be cheaper and likely faster in the long run.

WGU is CAHIIM accredited and should take 6-12 months if you do maximum transfer: https://www.wgu.edu/online-nursing-healt...ogram.html Probably 12 months. Maybe 18 months, but hopefully not. While we don't currently have a plan for this on the wiki, we can help work out what you'd need to complete this degree as quickly as possible.