13
Colleges in the Far Western US Region
387
Associate Degrees
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician is of the hottest associate degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #39 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 13 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the best for health information/medical records technology/technician students pursuing a associate degree. Combined, these schools handed out 387 associate degrees in health information/medical records technology/technician to qualified students.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
The health information/medical records technology/technician associate degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality health information/medical records technology/technician program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:
Quality Overall Is Important
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To take this into account we consider a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a collection of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
Other Factors We Consider
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
- Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to health information/medical records technology/technician students as compared to other majors.
- Major Demand - How many other health information/medical records technology/technician students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
- Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
- Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized health information/medical records technology/technician related body.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for health information/medical records technology/technician students working on their associate degree.
One Size Does Not Fit All
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.