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Healthcare Administration Certificate

The healthcare administration certificate is a credential designed to enhance your leadership and management skills specific to the healthcare industry and give you a competitive advantage in the growing field of healthcare administration.

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Program Benefits

  • Learn from faculty who possess the highest degrees in their fields and have relevant and valuable real-world experience.
  • Finish your master's-level certificate with just four courses in as little as six months.
  • Complete your certificate entirely online with the flexibility to accommodate your busy schedule.
  • Carry your certificate credits into the Master of Healthcare Administration program by seamlessly applying your 12 hours to the advanced degree.

What to Expect

You’ll gain practical skills in strategic planning and management in healthcare settings, taught through the lens of servant leadership. Over the course of four classes, you’ll explore strategies to advance and maintain a patient-centered perspective for your team. When you earn your certification, you will be equipped to integrate your values with a cutting-edge approach to helping healthcare organizations thrive.

Nashville has been called “Healthcare City” for the number of healthcare organizations that call it home.  Even as an online student, you will have access to area-specific resources that can lead to career advancement as well as significant professional development opportunities. Enrolled students are encouraged to grow their professional networks through professional memberships, attending local events virtually or in person (if applicable) and collaborative learning with their peers.

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Tuition & Costs

Here’s a look at the approximate tuition rates you could expect for this program at Trevecca, including the cost per credit hour and the total tuition expense for the full certificate program. Please note that rates and fees are subject to change.

Here’s a look at the approximate tuition rates you could expect for this program at Trevecca, including the cost per credit hour and the total tuition expense for the full certificate program. Please note that rates and fees are subject to change.

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Course Descriptions

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Financial Aid & Costs

Financial Aid & Costs

Nearly every student at Trevecca receives some form of assistance in paying for college. Learn all about the affordability of a TNU education and options for receiving aid.

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What are the potential outcomes/career options for this program?

  • Healthcare coordinator

  • Medical office manager

  • Patient services manager

  • Healthcare project coordinator

  • Clinical administrative supervisor

  • Practice administrator (small clinics)

  • Health information coordinator

  • Quality improvement assistant

  • Admissions or intake manager

  • Insurance/billing manager 

Why Choose Trevecca?

WSJ_Colleges_2026_Logo_white_1Founded in 1901 and a leader in online education for more than two decades, Trevecca helps students discover and pursue an individual calling by providing innovative instruction; cultivating a supportive, Christ-centered community; and establishing relationships that open doors.

Recognized nationally and locally for academic quality, Trevecca has earned a reputation for providing the world with servant leaders, problem solvers and difference makers. Trevecca’s holistic approach to education encompasses intellectual, social, emotional, physical and spiritual growth.

Next Steps

App Process & Timeline

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Our Healthcare Administration Faculty

  • Portrait for James Agee

    James Agee, Ph.D.

    Professor

    James’ specialization is in statistics, research and management, which he teaches in a variety of programs across campus, including the Doctor of Business Administration (DBA). He received his Ph.D. from the State University of New York (Albany) ...

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  • Portrait for Tammy Curtis

    Tammy Curtis, Ph.D.

    Adjunct Faculty

  • Portrait for Edmund McFadden

    Edmund McFadden, DBA

    Associate Professor, Healthcare Administration

    Dr. McFadden has over 30 years of healthcare consulting, operations, and information technology experience in multi-site, high-growth healthcare companies. He teaches undergraduate, master's, and doctorate-level courses. He has successfully ...

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  • Portrait for Nikolas McGehee

    Nikolas McGehee

    Adjunct Faculty

    Nikolas McGehee is a dynamic data scientist, an educator and a leading researcher in the realm of artificial intelligence in education. With a deep passion for shaping STEM education, he is dedicated to developing innovative policy solutions for ...

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  • Portrait for Brandee Norris

    Brandee Norris, Ph.D.

    Professor and Director, Healthcare Administration Programs Coordinator for MBA and DBA Healthcare Tracks

    Brandee’s specialization is healthcare administration and she is deeply passionate about mentoring future healthcare leaders. She embraces faith-based learning and promotes the importance of authentic servant leadership. As a former healthcare ...

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  • Portrait for Maria O'Neil Gray

    Maria O'Neil Gray

    Adjunct Faculty

I have felt supported during the good times and bad at Trevecca. I truly believe both the faculty and my classmates want to see me succeed and I want the same for them. It is a family environment of people who push each other to be their best.

Mary Kathryn Lunceford-Levesque Trevecca graduate
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