Phlebotomy Technician Program

This 88 hour course is designed for those who have no experience and want to become employed as a Phlebotomy Technician in a clinical laboratory, public health department setting, or other Allied Health fields where phlebotomy is utilized. The course includes 48 hours of classroom training and a 40 hour externship to provide you with a complete learning experience.

Cost: $1,500, includes books, course supplies, externship, and a course certificate of completion. Financial assistance available.
Classes will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. beginning June 10 and ending July 24. Externships will be coordinated after class completion.

Come to our FREE Orientation Session to learn about this exciting career!
Date: Thursday, May 15, 2008   Time: 7:00pm     
Location: James C. Bailey Center, 2nd floor

 

Assisting Aging Parents- Online Class - Online Class

Are your parents in their golden years? Learning how to help parents or other loved ones through their transition can prepare us for our own. This compassionate and comprehensive class will give you the tools, techniques, and insights for this passage.
Class offered online through Ed2Go.
Cost: $89

 

Human Anatomy and Physiology- Online Class

This six-week online course begins with an explanation of the nature of matter and a review of the principles of chemistry that are important to human physiology.
Class offered online through Ed2Go.
Cost: $89

 

Handling Medical Emergencies- Online Class

This course will identify common medical emergencies affecting children and adults, help you recognize signs and symptoms, and teach you how to render appropriate emergency care. For adults, you will learn how to recognize and manage chest pain, heart attack, stroke, diabetic problems, seizures, breathing difficulty, burns, and allergic reactions. For children, you will also learn about poisoning, fever, childhood illnesses, injuries from accidents, and the signs of abuse.
Class offered online through Ed2Go.
Cost: $89

 

Introduction to Natural Health and Healing - Online Class

This course is designed for anyone who wants to learn how to promote wellness, balance and health in their daily lives. It will give you a basic understanding of the field of natural health. You will discover how to create and maintain a naturally healthy lifestyle and a healing environment. You will explore areas of natural health to include Naturopathy, Aromatherapy, nutritional healing, and body therapies.
Class offered online through Ed2Go.
Cost: $89

 

Luscious, Low-Fat, Lightning-Quick Meals - Online Class

Have you ever wished you had a personal chef preparing luscious, low-fat meals for you? This course is the next best thing! You'll learn how to ferret out fat in recipes, and discover how to reduce fat without sacrificing flavor or texture. Explore how to use flavor profiling to expand your culinary horizons. Learn how to prepare casseroles, crock-pot dishes, vegan dishes, oven-fried foods, meat-based meals, and many other entrees that are both nutritious and delicious!
Class offered online through Ed2Go.
Cost: $89

 

Medical Coding  Online Class

Take your first step toward a lucrative career as a medical coder! In this course, you'll learn how to use the CPT manual and the ICD-9-CM to find medical codes for any disease, condition, treatment, or surgical procedure. This knowledge will help prepare you to work almost anywhere in the medical field—doctors' offices, clinics, public health facilities, hospitals, labs, nursing homes, insurance agencies, or even the comfort of your own home.
Class offered online through Ed2Go.
Cost: $89

 

Medical Terminology: A Word Association Approach - Online Class

This course teaches medical terminology from an anatomical approach. Root terms are divided by each body system. The origin, a combined form, and an example of non-medical everyday usage is provided for each root term. Word Associations are provided as a learning tool. Unusual and interesting information is provided in regards to each term. Root terms are combined with prefixes and suffixes as your learning will culminate in the interpretation of several paragraphs of medical notes.
Class offered online through Ed2Go.
Cost: $89

 

 Legal Nurse Consulting - Online Class

If you’ve dreamed of using your medical background as the basis for a new and lucrative career, you might want to consider legal nurse consulting. Attorneys are increasingly relying on experienced nurses to help them understand and resolve complex medical cases or claims.By the end of the course, you'll have a solid foundation in several different areas of law to help you understand exactly what you can do to assist attorneys in all phases of civil and criminal litigation.

 

Outdoor Survival Techniques - Online Class

Learn the essential skills you need to survive in a remote and/or stranded condition. In this course, you will learn how to shape your attitudes so you react appropriately during emergencies. You will develop a survival kit; learn the proper usage of a map and a compass; discover the secret to making fire without matches or lighters; share in the construction of a solar still; learn how to purify any water source; understand how to construct shelter; identify a wide variety of wild plants that can be used as survival foods; find out how to fish, hunt, and trap for protein; understand a variety of effective uses of cordage; and more.

 

Become a Veterinary Assistant - Online Class

Do you love animals? Have you ever thought about a career as a veterinary assistant? This course, taught by a practicing veterinarian and college instructor, will give you the information you need to prepare for work in veterinary hospitals.

 Become a Veterinary Assistant II: Canine Reproduction - Online Class

This course is the definitive guide to the principles of sound dog breeding. If you're a veterinary assistant or preparing to become one, this course will help you understand the essential facts so you can knowledgeably converse with clients on the complexities of canine reproduction.

 

Become a Veterinary Assistant III: Practical Skills - Online Class

Learn the practical skills you'll need to be a valuable veterinary assistant or educated pet owner. Taught by a practicing veterinarian, this course is the third installment in our "Become a Veterinary Assistant" series.