Scholarships and Grants for Medical Coding Training
In fact, many students train with Coding Clarified at little or no out of pocket cost through state workforce scholarships and grants. Find your state, follow our step by step directions, and then start your medical coding career.
What Funding Exists for Medical Coding Training
After all, starting a new career should not set you two steps back. Whether you want work you can do from home or a stable career that keeps you close to your family, there are several ways to cover the cost of our online CPC training.
Coding Clarified Scholarships
We partner with local workforce service programs in order to offer scholarships to students who qualify. Our online CPC course is available to anyone in the United States, and scholarship availability and amounts depend on your state and local workforce area.
WIOA and Workforce Funding
The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) funds training for in demand careers through local workforce boards. Coding Clarified is an approved Eligible Training Provider (ETPL) in 30+ states, so a qualifying caseworker can fund your training with us.
Employer Sponsorship
Many healthcare employers also offer tuition assistance or reimbursement. If you work in a hospital, clinic, or physician office, ask your HR team whether they will sponsor your training, then contact us for the enrollment documentation they need.
Payment Plans
If you do not qualify for funding, you can still start now. For example, you can pay in full, use our in-house financing with no credit check, or use a 401k or retirement education withdrawal. See every option on our enrollment and payment page.
Grants for Medical Coding: How Workforce Funding Works
Of course, you will hear the words scholarship and grant used interchangeably. For our students, both usually mean the same thing: training funded through your state's workforce program, so you do not repay it like a loan.
What programs does WIOA pay for? In general, WIOA funds training on your state's Eligible Training Provider List for occupations in demand in your area. Medical coding qualifies in many states. In addition, our program appears under CIP code 51.0713, Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder.
How much does WIOA pay for school? Each state and local workforce area sets its own funding amounts, so they vary. Your caseworker will then tell you what is available to you.
Eligibility at a Glance
Coding Clarified does not determine eligibility. Instead, each state and local workforce board sets its own criteria. Workforce programs commonly look at factors such as:
- Your employment status, including unemployed, underemployed, or laid off workers
- Household income
- Whether the career is in demand in your local area
- Residency in the state and local workforce area
Your local workforce office will then complete an eligibility screening with you.
WIOA Funding for Medical Coding Training
The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) is a federal program that operates through state and local workforce boards. It pays for training in careers that are in demand, so qualifying job seekers can train without taking on student loans. Medical coding also qualifies in many local areas.
Who usually qualifies? Adults who are unemployed, underemployed, recently laid off, or living on a limited household income. However, your local workforce office makes the final decision.
How it works with Coding Clarified: We are an approved Eligible Training Provider in 30+ states. As soon as your caseworker approves you, they issue a training voucher, you send it to us, and then we enroll you in our 16 week, instructor-led CPC training. Follow the step by step application or find your state funding directions.
Do You Qualify for WIOA?
WIOA training funds are generally available through three programs. In any case, your local workforce board decides eligibility.
- Adult program: age 18 or older. Priority often goes to people receiving public assistance and people with low income, as well as veterans.
- Dislocated worker program: people who were laid off, lost a job through no fault of their own, or are displaced homemakers.
- Youth program: eligible young adults, typically ages 16 to 24, who face barriers to employment.
How to Find and Work With Your Local Workforce Board
- Find your nearest American Job Center with the CareerOneStop locator.
- Then ask for an appointment about WIOA training funds and tell them you want to train as a medical coder.
- Bring ID and proof of address, as well as income or layoff documents and anything else they request.
- Ask them to confirm Coding Clarified is on your state training provider list, and then send us your caseworker's name and email.
- Complete our Proposal and Acceptance form so we can send your caseworker the program details.
Our team works with caseworkers every day and will also help you through each step.
For Caseworkers and Workforce Boards
- Program: Online Medical Coding Training and CPC exam prep
- CIP code 51.0713, Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder
- Length: 80 hours of training, about 16 weeks
- Format: online and instructor-led
- Total program cost: $5,999 in most states, including code books, AAPC membership, two CPC exam vouchers, and Practicode
- Indiana students pay $4,999, and we mail printed code books to Indiana students.
- Approved Eligible Training Provider in 30+ states
Need a training proposal or acceptance letter? Your student can complete our Proposal and Acceptance form, or email contact@codingclarified.com.
How to Apply for Medical Coding Scholarships
We have done the research for you and written each state's process in plain language, so applying feels less intimidating. Here are the steps:
- To begin with, find your state in the list below.
- Then locate your local workforce area.
- After that, contact your local workforce office.
- Tell them you want to become a medical coder through Coding Clarified, an approved ETPL training provider.
- Then request an eligibility screening.
- Email your training voucher to contact@codingclarified.com.
- Finally, complete the grant instructions form we email you after we receive your training voucher.
Ready to Start Your Application?
Complete our Proposal and Acceptance form in order to generate the training proposal and acceptance letter your caseworker needs. Also have your caseworker's information ready.
Prefer to pay on your own instead? Enroll now and start any day of the year.
State Grant Programs for Medical Coding Training
Pick your state to open its step by step WIOA funding directions, including how to contact your local workforce office, how to verify our approved listing, and a downloadable copy of the directions.
Or click your state below:
Don't see your state? Email contact@codingclarified.com and we will help you check your options.
Medical Coding Scholarships and Grants: FAQ
Are there scholarships for medical coding training?
Yes. In fact, many states fund medical coding training through workforce programs, often called scholarships or grants. Coding Clarified is an approved WIOA training provider in 30+ states, and we publish step by step funding directions for each state that lists us.
Who decides if I qualify for a medical coding grant?
Your local workforce board decides. Coding Clarified does not determine eligibility, and criteria also differ by state and local area. So contact your local workforce office and request an eligibility screening.
What programs does WIOA pay for?
WIOA pays for training programs on your state's Eligible Training Provider List that prepare you for in demand occupations in your area. Coding Clarified's medical coding program is listed under CIP code 51.0713, Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder.
How much does WIOA pay for school?
Each state and local workforce area sets its own funding amounts, so they vary. Still, your caseworker will tell you how much funding is available to you.
Applying for Funding and Other Ways to Pay
What do I send my caseworker?
Complete our Proposal and Acceptance form to generate the training proposal and acceptance letter your caseworker needs, and provide CIP code 51.0713 if they ask for it. Your program start date must be at least two weeks after the date you submit the form.
What if my state is not listed or I do not qualify?
Email contact@codingclarified.com and we will help you check your options. You can also enroll directly and pay in full, use our in-house payment plans with no credit check, or use a 401k or retirement education withdrawal.
Is medical coding a good career to fund?
Medical coding is a stable, in demand healthcare career that does not require clinical work, and many roles can be done remotely once you are certified and experienced. Our program also includes CPC exam prep, Practicode, an HCC internship, and job placement assistance.
What is WIOA?
The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act is a federal program, run by state and local workforce boards, that pays for training in in demand careers. Coding Clarified is an approved WIOA training provider in 30+ states.
How long is WIOA funded medical coding training?
Our CPC training is 80 hours of instruction, so it takes most students about 16 weeks.
Ready to Start Your Medical Coding Career?
Whether your training is funded by your state or you pay on your own, classes start daily. Enroll now or start your funding application today.