Approved Formal Education Programs

The approved programs listed below may be used toward the eligibility requirements of the CTR examination. Approved programs are maintained and regularly reviewed by NCRA's Formal Education Committee.

To gain approval of your formal education program, please download and submit the formal education application.

Formal Education Application (78 KB)

The following colleges and universities offer Certificate courses:

Burlington County College
Van Nguyen, RHIA, Academic Program Director
Health Information Technology
Cancer Registry Program
County Route 530
Pemberton, NJ 08068
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(609) 894-9311, Ext. 7339

Lehman College
Miriam Cooney, MPS, RRA, Director Cancer Registry Program
Office of Continuing Education
250 Bedford Park Boulevard West
Bronx, NY 10468-1589
(718) 960-8825
FAX: 516/593-7266

Molloy College
Kerry Wallace, MBA, CTR, Program Coordinator
Division of Continuing Education
1000 Hempstead Ave.
P. O. Box 5002
Rockville Centre, NY 11571-5002
(516) 678-5000 Ext. 6206

Northeastern University - Program currently NOT AVAILABLE
For more information please contact:
Annalee Collins, MEd., RHIA
360 Huntington Ave.
266 Ryder Hall
Boston, MA 02115
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(617) 373-2525

Orange County Community College
Institute for Business, Industry and Government (IBIG)
Joan Howard, IBIG Coordinator
115 South Street
Middletown, NY, 10940
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(845) 341-4380
Fax (845) 341-4921

Owens Community College
Health Information Technology
Cancer Information Management Program (Online Program)
Associate Degree and Advanced Certificate
Bonnie Hemp, MBA, RHIA
Chair, Health Information Technology
Associate Professor

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Phone: 567-661-7295
Fax: 567-661-7731

San Jacinto College North
James Steen, RHIA
5800 Uvalde Rd.
Houston, TX 77049
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(281) 459-7608

Santa Barbara City College
Cancer Information Management (CIM) Online Program
Sue Watkins, RHIA, CTR, Program Coordinator
721 Cliff Drive
Santa Barbara, California 93109-2394
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SUNY Downstate
Mary C. Bowman, RHIT
Director, Cancer Registry Certificate Program (CRC)
395 Lenox Road
Brooklyn, NY 11203
718-270-7750


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