Quick answer: 10 colleges within 100 miles of Lake City, Florida award a health information management degree, the nearest about 5 miles away (IPEDS Completions, 2024). Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars in Florida earn a median $76,950 per year against $68,020 nationally (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
| Distance from Lake City | Colleges awarding this degree |
|---|---|
| Within 25 miles | 1 |
| Within 50 miles | 2 |
| Within 100 miles | 10 |
| Within 250 miles | 28 |
Source: IPEDS Completions, 2024, counting institutions that reported awarding this degree, joined to IPEDS institution coordinates. Distances are straight-line.
Access around Lake City is thinner than in the larger Florida metros. The nearest college awarding this degree is roughly 5 miles away and 10 sit within 100 miles, which is the case where an online or low-residency program earns its keep.
This page lists 10 schools within 140 miles, closest group first, then ordered by BOC Score with the highest at the top. 10 of them carry a score.
Scores come from IPEDS (2024) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Earnings are for all graduates of a school, not one program, so treat them as a signal about the institution rather than about this subject. Sponsored listings are paid placements and are labelled as such; they are separate from this ranking and never change it. Read the full methodology.
Source: ACCSC IPEDS College Scorecard
Source: ACCSC IPEDS College Scorecard
Source: ACCSC IPEDS College Scorecard
Source: ACCSC IPEDS College Scorecard
Source: ACCSC IPEDS College Scorecard
Source: ACCSC IPEDS College Scorecard
Source: ACCSC IPEDS College Scorecard
Source: ACCSC IPEDS College Scorecard
Source: ACCSC IPEDS College Scorecard
Source: ACCSC IPEDS College Scorecard
The Florida median for health information technologists and medical registrars is $76,950 per year, above the national median of $68,020, on state employment of 2,360 (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
These are statewide figures. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish wages at city level, so no page can tell you what this job pays in Lake City specifically. For the metro-level picture where it is published, and the full percentile spread, see the Florida page.
The subject matter does not change by location: medical coding systems, health data standards and governance, privacy and release of information, and electronic health record systems. What changes is how you take it. Ask each college whether the program holds accreditation from CAHIIM, the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education, how much of the coursework is delivered online, and which components require you on campus. Credit transfer is decided by the receiving institution and genuinely varies, so request a written transfer evaluation before you enroll.
Gainesville * Palatka * Ocala * Saint Augustine * Palm Coast * Tallahassee * Deltona * Saint Cloud
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