Admission to Applied Technology Diploma Programs

The Applied Technology Diploma (ATD) is designed to prepare students for entry-level employment and for advanced standing into an Associate in Science (AS) degree at a Florida College System institution. The ATD may be offered either for technical credit or for college credit. Students entering an ATD program must have a standard high school diploma or a GED. When the ATD program articulates into an AS degree, the credit awarded will be college credit. PHSC offers the following ATD programs:

  • Emergency Medical Technician (offered for college credit)
  • Medical Coder/Biller (offered for technical credit)-this program is no longer accepting new students
  • Medical Record Transcribing (offered for technical credit)-this program is no longer accepting new students

In order to receive a diploma, students in the Medical Coder/Biller or Medical Record Transcribing programs must achieve the state designated TABE scores in math, reading and language.