Connie Renda, MA, RHIA, CHDA, Program Director and Assistant Professor for Health Information Technology and Management, was recognized by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) with the prestigious Leadership Award.

In March 2015, the California Community College Board of Governors voted unanimously to approve that San Diego Mesa College offer a Bachelor of Science degree in Health Information Management (HIM). Mesa College is one of only fifteen community colleges in the state to offer a BA degree, and made history in 2018 with the first graduating class to receive bachelors from the College.

A pilot program allowing 15 California community colleges – including San Diego Mesa College – to offer bachelor’s degrees in critical workforce areas has been extended through July of 2026, thanks to legislation signed into law September 20 by Governor Jerry Brown.

State legislation that would expand and extend a pilot program allowing a limited number of California community colleges to offer a bachelor’s degree passed a key test Wednesday when the California State Senate endorsed the bill on a 38-2 vote.

As San Diego Mesa College’s Health Information Management (HIM) bachelor’s degree program premier junior class moves into their second semester, the program is accepting applications online until April 27 for the fall of 2017.

Workers in the field of health information looking to get higher paying jobs just got more good news. Not only can they complete a four-year degree at San Diego Mesa College at a fraction of what it costs at private institutions, but they can begin college this fall as juniors, and they can also apply for financial aid. This thanks to the Department of Education, which approved the college’s application for eligibility and certification last week.

San Diego Mesa College is now accepting applications for its first upper-division cohort in the Health Information Management (HIM) Bachelor Degree program. This cohort will enter the HIM program as juniors in fall 2016, and be a part of Mesa College’s first bachelor’s degree graduating class in May 2018. Applicants have until May 6th to apply.

San Diego Mesa College has been selected to offer a baccalaureate degree in the rapidly growing field of Health Information Management thanks to a new law allowing a limited number of community colleges to develop baccalaureate programs in career technical fields. The new law, Senate Bill 805 was authored by Senator Marty Block.