pay per class
Posted By: Maria on 2009-04-26
In Reply to: Transcription--pay per class? - Erika
Your husband is a SMART MAN! LISTEN TO HIM! If it sounds too good to be true it usually is. Many if not all of the "transcription schools" are nothing but a scam. An in fact, a lot of the "coding" schools are nothing but a scam. The ads are pushing the same thing that they pushed for transcription several years ago -- "Work at Home . . ." etc. Question, question, question. Kids or not, DO NOT GO INTO TRANSCRIPTION UNLESS YOU WANT TO WORK LIKE A WOMAN IN A THIRD-WORLD COUNTRY.
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Take a medical terminology class - one class - at a community college (sm)
You don't have to sign up for the whole program, just take a medical terminology class and learn it inside and out. Get some medical terminology CDs and listen to them in your car. Find places with in-house transcriptionists to let you test and start out working in-house so that you will have help. It is very hard the first couple of months but gets much easier after that. I was a secretary, took anatomy and physiology and some other pre-nursing classes. Decided not to be a nurse, took a medical terminology class and that was it. Studied a lot, listened to tapes, went and tested, worked in house a few months. Have been doing this 12 years now.
Math class
Some simple calculations would reveal that 0.055 would yield a mere $8.25/hr at 150/lph, which most newbies are not capable of producing. So let's be somewhat optimistic but more realistic and assume they could do 125/lph. That would yield a dismal $6.88/hr. I think we all know non-skilled labor that pays better than that; for instance, burger flipping. But to be truly realistic, most newbies can only hope to make about 100/lph for the first few months. There are state minimum wages that are higher than $5.50/hr.
Like I said, atrocious for ANYONE, even a newbie. As long as individuals are eager to grab up those slave wage jobs, the rates will only continue to drop. Sad reality.
Transcription--pay per class?
I need help. Through my research, I've found that all or most approved transcription schools require you to pay for the whole program (either up front or with a payment plan). I understand that since it is a specialized program with very specific content, it should be purchased as a "whole". My husband, on the other hand INSISTS that any legitimate school will have you pay per class and not commit to paying for an entire program.
Has anyone ever heard of transcription schools that charge per class?
never heard of pay by class
I can tell you what I did. I went to a vocational college locally that had a good program. They allowed you to pay by semester/quarter, and not the whole thing at once. Maybe that is what your husband meant. I don't have a lot of good experience with online schools. Check out ahdionline.org for accredited online MT schools if that is what you need to do. If you do go to a local college, you may be able to tap into local scholarships. That is what I did to help take the bite out of tuition. Or if you don't have a degree yet, there are government grants available out there. Most of the ladies in my class did that it seemed. Just do your homework and make sure you are comfortable with the program. Good luck.
Was your local course a single class or
a curriculum? How long did the training take?
I'm deciding on whether or not to train locally here or online with Career Step.
The advice you've been given sounds really good. I hope it helps you! Hang in there! :)
I failed my first test...took another class and (sm)
got some medical terminology cassette tapes to listen to in my car - I listened to them everywhere I drove...no music for a few months, just terminology, listening and repeating. I went back to the same place and asked them to let me test again. They did and I passed. They had everyone work at their service for at least 3 months before working at home. The first month I made about $2.00 an hour - no kidding. I was just determined...it was very helpful to have other MTs working there with me to help (some chose to work in house and not at home). By the second month I was up to $13.00 an hour. Within a month I was working at home on my own. It is very hard at first but it gets easier - don't give up! 
OOhhhh - they have basket making classes? Too bad they don't offer a class on maturity.
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Might want to take a medical terminology class at a local college. Anyone nearby to mentor with? nm
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