The BLS for Healthcare Providers Classroom Course is designed to provide a wide variety of healthcare professionals the ability to recognize several life-threatening emergencies, provide CPR, use an AED and relieve choking in a safe, timely and effective manner.

Participants complete the cognitive and skill evaluation in accordance with the curriculum of the American Heart Association BLS for Healthcare Providers. They work with manikins to practice and perfect skills.

**Registering for this section will place you on our course interest list, so we can easily communicate with you about upcoming class dates and course cost once registration opens. **

Clinical Medical Assistant Program – 140 Course Hours w/ a Clinical Externship Option

This program is intended for students who want to prepare for an exciting, challenging and rewarding career in healthcare.  This program will train students to assist physicians by performing functions related to the clinical responsibilities of a medical office.  Instruction includes among other things preparing patients for examination and treatment, routine laboratory procedures, diagnostic testing, technical aspects of phlebotomy and the cardiac life cycle.  Students will review important topics including phlebotomy, pharmacology, the proper use and administration of medications, taking and documenting vital signs, cardiology including proper lead placements, a professional workplace behavior, ethics and the legal aspects of healthcare. This program includes 140 hours of classroom lecture and labs.  After completion there is an optional clinical externship opportunity at a local healthcare provider.  To be eligible for the clinical rotation, students must successfully complete the 140-hour program, submit to a thorough background check, drug screening and meet other requirements.            

This program is not eligible for FAFSA funding. Anyone seeking financial assistance is encouraged to reach out to their local Career Center or American Job Center to inquire about WIOA funding options. When registration opens, all individuals on the contact list will be emailed first.          

Note: Upon successful completion of this program, students would be eligible to sit for the National Healthcare Association (NHA) Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) national examination. 

Course Contact Hours: 140 hours + Clinical Externship

Student Tuition: $2,099 (unless grant funding is available)

*** We encourage all interested individuals to register (at no charge) to be placed on our course interest list, so you can be sure to receive pre-registration information the day it is released. All communications about upcoming program dates will go to those registered to receive course interest first. ***  

The program includes theory and hands-on instruction during 48-hours of classroom time across six weeks, followed by 72 hours of clinical time. Individuals interested in starting a career in the medical field, prospective client care technicians, current nurses, or those looking to develop skills may benefit from this program. This certification program will prepare students for a phlebotomy certification exam that the instructor will schedule for the class once classroom and clinical time is complete.

Tuition includes the NHA exam fee, NHA course prep materials, and textbook: $1,249.00

This program is not eligible for FAFSA funding. Anyone seeking financial assistance is encouraged to reach out to their local Career Center or American Job Center to inquire about WIOA funding options. When pre-registration opens, all individuals on the contact list will receive a detailed email about the upcoming cohort along with a checklist of items required in order to register for this program. The items on the checklist include registration documents, diploma or equivalent, a TB skin test, basic shot records including Hepatitis B, drug test, background check, and proof of personal professional liability insurance.

NOTE: A number of the pre-registration items are time sensitive item, so getting them prior to receiving a pre-registration email will likely result in having to repeat them. 

*Registering for this section will place you on our course interest list, so we can easily communicate with you about upcoming class dates and course cost once registration opens. *