• Top 100 public universities (U.S. News & World Report college rankings, 2010)
• Ranked 62nd among the Top 100 "elite values" in higher education (Money Magazine)
• Featured in The Best 201 Colleges for the Real World: Get In. Get Out. Get a Job.
• Top 15 underrated gems (College Match, 2001)
• Top 50 research libraries (Association of Research Libraries)
• 11th largest endowment of 569 institutions surveyed (Chronicle of Higher Education, June 2000)
• Ranked 78th in the top 100 graduate schools in education (U.S. News & World Report)
• Washington Monthly (2007) The University of Cincinnati was ranked 168th among 242 "National Universities" in the September 2007 issue on measures of social mobility, research and service.
• Academic Ranking of World Universities (2007) The influential Academic Ranking of World Universities, published by Shanghai Jiaotong University, ranks the University of Cincinnati in the top 200 of more than 2,500 ranked worldwide.
• Princeton Review: Best 366 Colleges (2007) University of Cincinnati is ranked by the Princeton Review among the top schools in the United States.
• Experienced staff at an institution that has provided distance education since 1984
• Innovative curriculum and a variety of multimedia delivery formats
• Competitive tuition to make education and advancement affordable
  Tuition is $272/credit hour (non-Ohio residents) while most online schools cost $300 - $500/credit hour
• Classified as a Doctoral/Research-Extensive University by the Carnegie Commission; one of only 151 in the nation of nearly 4,000 institutions of higher education
• Accreditations from leading associations, such as NCATE, ISLLC, CNNE, ACNM, NAACLS, CAHIIM

• Clinical Laboratory Science - BS
• Health Information Management - BS
• Health Administration - MHA

Clinical Laboratory Science - Bachelor of Science
This NAACLS accredited online bachelor of science in clinical laboratory science program (BS CLS) offers working professional clinical laboratory technicians (CLTs) and medical laboratory technicians (MLTs) opportunities to learn and develop the skills needed for professional growth in their field. At the conclusion of the requisite online courses, students will complete clinical experiences in a clinical laboratory near their home.

The program is designed around the lifestyle of busy working professional students. Students will complete 10 credits per quarter and can graduate in just over 2 years. Graduates will be eligible, and well prepared for, the national certification examinations including:

• The Board of Registry (BOR) exam sponsored by the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) for the MT (ASCP) credential
• The National Credentialing Agency (NCA) exam sponsored by the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science (ASCLS) for the CLS (NCA) credential

• Immunology
• Laboratory Operations
• Clinical Parasitology
• Clinical Chemistry & Body Fluids
• Ecology & Environmental Toxicology
• Statistics and Research in Clinical Laboratory Science
• Humanities in Medicine
• Clinical Hematology and Hemostasis
• Clinical Microbiology
• Clinical Immunohematology
• Human Genetics and Molecular Diagnostic Techniques
• Clinical Mycology and Virology

Health Information Management - Bachelor of Science
RHIT to RHIA Progression Program
This CAHIIM accredited program provides a unique path for RHITs to obtain their BS in HIM in just 2 ¼ years. This program has been tailor-made for working RHITs who don't want to be bogged down with countless electives in their efforts to obtain a Bachelor's degree. The accelerated curriculum-made possible by an advanced network of support-prepares students to truly excel in the field. This RHIT progression program builds on the knowledge and skills acquired through prior education and work experience. Graduates of this program are equipped with the knowledge to take AHIMA's RHIA certification exam.

Courses are scheduled in two five-week periods per term to allow learners to focus their studies on one course at a time. This pace allows learners to successfully complete the Bachelor's degree in HIM in only 9 quarters (2 ¼ years).

• Health Data Management
• Clinical Data Management
• Applied Reimbursement Methods
• Computer Systems in Healthcare
• Legal and Ethical Issues in Healthcare
• Quality Management and Performance Improvement
• Electronic Health Records
• Clinical Terminologies and Classification Systems

Master of Health Administration The mission of the University of Cincinnati Master of Health Administration program (MHA) is to provide a high quality, graduate degree program to students who may not have access to traditional education opportunities with a high quality, individualized curriculum in health care administration and management. This professional degree program will prepare students to assume health care leadership roles within health care organizations and institutions, health care systems and teams.

• To allow students whose professional and personal situations, such as location, employment and other factors, to learn in a manner consistent with their needs through the use of an asynchronous distance-learning model
• To educate MHA students in the knowledge, skills and competencies of health care leadership and management allowing them to build and advance in their chosen field
• To provide a value-driven and socially responsible educational experience which promotes leadership excellence through quality improvement, inter professional team development, cultural competency and the building and sustenance of healthy communities
• To stimulate a commitment to intellectual curiosity, life-long learning and innovation

UC is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.

The Health Information Management program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM).