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Registered
Nursing (RN) | Information Packet
Purpose: The program in Nursing
is designed to provide individuals from diverse backgrounds with a lifelong
commitment to learning the nursing skills and knowledge needed to serve
as a member of the interdisciplinary healthcare team. Upon satisfactory
completion of the program, the student will be eligible to take the licensing
examination for Registered Nurse (NCLEX-RN).
Practical Nursing
(LPN) | Information
Packet
Purpose: The Practical Nursing Certificate
program is designed to prepare a nurse who participates as an integral member
of the nursing or health care team and who provides direct care for individual
clients experiencing common, well-defined health problems with predictable outcomes.
Upon satisfactory completion of the program, the student will be eligible to
take the national examination for licensure as a Practical Nurse (LPN).
Respiratory
Therapy
Purpose: The degree program
in Respiratory Therapy is designed to prepare students for roles as contributing
members of the modern health care team concerned with treatment, management,
and care of patients with breathing abnormalities.
EMS
Purpose: This program prepares students to become Emergency
Medical Technicians.
• Emergency
Medical Technician – Basic (CSC)
• Emergency
Medical Technician- Intermediate (CSC)
• Emergency
Medical Technician - Paramedic (CSC)
• Paramedic-Associate
of Applied Science (AAS)
Medical
Lab Technology | Information Packet
Purpose: The Medical Laboratory
major is designed to prepare students for certification and employment
as Medical Laboratory Technicians.
Dental
Assisting
Purpose To prepare students
to perform the following services under the supervision of a dentist:
chairside assisting, preparation of impression and restorative materials,
dental health education, patient care as authorized by the Virginia Board
of Dentistry.
Dental
Laboratory Technician | Information Packet
Purpose: The major in Dental
Laboratory Technology begins each fall semester and is designed to prepare
students for employment as dental laboratory technicians to provide an
essential support service for the dental professional according to the
dentist’s prescription or work request. The dental laboratory technician
constructs and repairs all types of dental prosthetic appliances.
Opticianry
Purpose: The Opticianry degree program
is a two-year curriculum that is designed to prepare individuals in the art
and science of all phases of the making and fitting of eyeglasses and contact
lenses: surfacing, finishing, eyeglass dispensing, contact lens fitting and
dispensing.
• Opticianry Associate
of Applied Science
• Opticians Apprentice Career Studies Certificate
Other Allied Health Programs
• Pharmacy Tech- CSC | Info Packet
• Health Records Coding | Info
Packet
• Phlebotomy | Info Packet
• Health
Care Technician