Healthcare Assistant Certificate (HA21)
The Healthcare Assistant certificate program provides academic foundations at the diploma level in communications, mathematics, and human relations, as well as technical fundamentals. Program graduates are trained in the underlying fundamentals of healthcare delivery and are well prepared for employment and subsequent upward mobility.
NOTE: Students wishing to apply to a diploma level Health Services program after completing the Healthcare Assistant certificate must consult the appropriate section of this catalog that explains the specific requirements for the individual program. Not all courses listed for the Healthcare Assistant certificate will be required for diploma programs. Each program description outlines the preparatory/core course requirements and competitive selection process eligibility criteria explicit to that program.
Career Opportunities
Graduates with any of these specializations may find employment in a variety of entry-level health care positions in nursing homes, home health agencies, medical offices, and hospitals.
Credit Required for Completion: Minimum of 30 credit hours
Curriculum
Basic Skills Courses (9 credits)
Occupational Courses (13 credits)
COLL 1090: Effective January 2018, COLL 1090 is required for graduation from this program if the admissions eligibility requirement is met (see Office of Admissions for exclusions). If COLL 1090 is not required due to a student's ineligibility, any occupational or occupationally related elective approved by the program advisor should be substituted to meet the minimum program credit hour requirement for graduation (see advisor for approval).
| COLL 1090 | First Class Student Seminar | 3 |
| ALHS 1011 | Structure and Function of the Human Body | 5 |
| ALHS 1040 | Introduction to Health Care | 3 |
| ALHS 1090 | Medical Terminology for Allied Health Sciences | 2 |
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Specific Occupational Courses (Nurse Aide Specialization - 8 additional credits)
*A student who completes NAST 1100 is eligible to sit for the National Nurse Aide Assessment Program written/oral and skills competency exam and, if successful, may become a Certified Nurse Aide.