Online Medical Classes

Does anyone know of any good, reasonably priced, online medical transcription courses I could take?

Hi! I'm thinking about taking online courses to go into the medical transcription field. My friend just recently enrolled in one and it's only costing her 175.00 for the transcription training and then another 175.00 for the coding training. I tried to enroll where she did, and now the classes are filled up! Anyone know of any online courses I could take that won't cost me an arm and a leg? Any help would be appreciated!! Thanks~Deb:)

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