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Medical billing & coding programs in North Carolina
North Carolina has 16 accredited campuses awarding billing & coding credentials. If you finish and work as a medical records specialist in North Carolina, expect to start around $36,840–$41,490 and reach a median of $49,620 with experience; the top quarter earn $64,800 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, North Carolina). Graduates of these North Carolina programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $25,386 in their first year, against $26,499 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What medical records specialists earn in North Carolina
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 6,760 employed in North Carolina. National median: $51,140.
Campuses in North Carolina, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: BoliviaCharlotteDurhamFayettevilleHickoryJacksonvilleJamestownMarionNew BernSanfordSylvaTarboroThomasvilleWilmingtonWinston-SalemWinterville
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Durham Technical Community College | Durham | Public | 6 | $33,271 | not reported | 45% | not reported |
| Edgecombe Community College | Tarboro | Public | 38 | $28,830 | not reported | 37% | not reported |
| Guilford Technical Community College | Jamestown | Public | 8 | $27,511 | $20,000 | 31% | not reported |
| Southwestern Community College | Sylva | Public | 29 | $26,779 | not reported | 53% | not reported |
| Craven Community College | New Bern | Public | 16 | $26,602 | not reported | 48% | not reported |
| Pitt Community College | Winterville | Public | 31 | $26,399 | $18,685 | 35% | not reported |
| Southeastern College-Charlotte | Charlotte | for-profit | 9 | $24,590 | $9,500 | 77% | not reported |
| Forsyth Technical Community College | Winston-Salem | Public | 4 | $22,311 | $20,000 | 34% | not reported |
| Central Carolina Community College | Sanford | Public | 11 | $21,841 | not reported | 43% | not reported |
| Catawba Valley Community College | Hickory | Public | 12 | $20,861 | not reported | 35% | not reported |
| Miller-Motte College-Wilmington | Wilmington | for-profit | 120 | $20,357 | $20,000 | not reported | not reported |
| Miller-Motte College-Fayetteville | Fayetteville | for-profit | 12 | $20,357 | $20,000 | 78% | $31,202 |
| Miller-Motte College-Jacksonville | Jacksonville | for-profit | 9 | $20,357 | $20,000 | 75% | $28,436 |
| Brunswick Community College | Bolivia | Public | 14 | not reported | not reported | 40% | not reported |
| Davidson-Davie Community College | Thomasville | Public | 11 | not reported | not reported | 46% | not reported |
| McDowell Technical Community College | Marion | Public | 3 | not reported | not reported | 48% | not reported |
Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.
Ranked by median earnings of this program's graduates one year after completion (College Scorecard field-of-study, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026); campuses without a reported figure follow, by credentials awarded. "Program debt" is the median federal loan debt for graduates of this program at this campus. Completion is the campus-wide 150%-of-time rate. "Not reported" means the federal file suppresses the value for privacy.