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Health Care Assistant Certificate

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Program Purpose: The Health Care Assistant technical certificate of credit is designed for students preparing to enter diploma level Health Sciences programs: Practical Nursing, Medical Assisting, Medical Administrative Assistant, Emergency Services Professions (AEMT) and the Paramedic Diploma.  The program also offers students the opportunity to complete a variety of occupational options.

The coursework in the following TCC curriculum may have prerequisite courses that must be completed prior to enrolling in the TCC courses.  All TCCs offered at the college require a minimum of appropriate certificate/diploma placement test scores OR completion of any required learning support courses through the diploma exit point.




Certificate Requirements

Program Courses

ENGL 1010Fundamentals of English I

3
or
ENGL 1101Composition and Rhetoric

3

Choose one of the following courses:

PSYC 1010Basic Psychology

3
PSYC 1101Introductory Psychology

3

Must complete all of the following:

ALHS 1011Structure and Function of the Human Body

5
ALHS 1090Medical Terminology for Allied Health Sciences

2

Choose one of the following courses:

MATH 1012Foundations of Mathematics

3
MATH 1101Mathematical Modeling

3
MATH 1103Quantitative Skills and Reasoning

3
MATH 1111College Algebra

3

Nurse Assistant


ALHS 1040Introduction to Health Care

3
ALHS 1060Diet & Nutrition for Allied Health

2
NAST 1100Nurse Aide Fundamentals

6

Patient Care Technician

PCTA 1100Skills for the Patient Care Technician

6
ALHS 1060Diet & Nutrition for Allied Health

2

Phlebotomy Technician

PHLT 1030Introduction to Venipuncture

3
PHLT 1050Phlebotomy Clinical Practice

5

Optional Courses

ALHS 1140Health Care Communication

3
ALHS 1550Pharmacology for Health Care

3
COMP 1000Introduction to Computer Literacy

3
COMP 1500Information Literacy and Communication Skills for the Workplace

3
MAST 1120Human Diseases

3

Total Credit Hours: 30-36