Overview
Offered at the Augusta Campus
Entrance Dates: |
Summer and Fall Semesters |
Length of Program: |
Three Terms |
Credit Hours Required for Graduation: |
29-34 |
Program Description: The Health Care Assistant Certificate of Credit is a program that 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 health care delivery and are well prepared for employment and subsequent upward mobility. For information regarding this process, please contact the Admissions Office (706) 771-4028.
Admission: Admission to the Health Care Assistant Program can be obtained through achieving the established minimum score on the ASSET or ACCUPLACER exam and having a GED or graduating from high school.
Employment: Health Care Assistants are employed in medical and surgical centers, medical laboratories, and offices of physicians.
Gainful Employment
Guided Pathway
Augusta Day Program, Central Sterile Supply Processing Technician
PROGRAM NAME: Health Care Assistant – Central Sterile Supply Processing Technician
AWARD: Technical Certificate of Credit
CAMPUS: Augusta Day Program
Year 1 Summer Semester
Year 1 Fall Semester
Year 1 Spring Semester
Note(s):
A background check and drug screen is required by all clinical agencies prior to a student attending clinical. For more information, contact the appropriate advisor.
Student activities associated with the curriculum, especially while student are completing his or her clinical rotations, will be educational in nature. Students will not be receiving monetary remuneration during this educational experience, nor will he or she be substituted for hired stall personnel within the clinical institution.
*Refer to the College catalog for course prerequisite requirements.
Students who choose to not follow the Course Sequence listed above may not be able to complete the program in the number of semesters shown above.
The Augusta Technical College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender or disability. For information on Title IX, contact the Title IX Coordinator, Shannon Patterson at (706) 771-4013 or in Building 100. For information on ADA/504, contact the ADA/504 Coordinator, Karissa D. Wright, at (706) 7714067 or go to the Counseling Center in Building 1300.
Augusta Day Program, Certified Personal Trainer
PROGRAM NAME: Health Care Assistant – Certified Personal Trainer
AWARD: Technical Certificate of Credit
CAMPUS: Augusta Day Program
Year 1 Fall Semester
Year 1 Spring Semester
Year 1 Summer Semester
*Refer to the College catalog for course prerequisite requirements.
Students who choose to not follow the Course Sequence listed above may not be able to complete the program in the number of semesters shown above.
The Augusta Technical College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender or disability. For information on Title IX, contact the Title IX Coordinator, Shannon Patterson at (706) 771-4013 or in Building 100. For information on ADA/504, contact the ADA/504 Coordinator, Karissa D. Wright, at (706) 7714067 or go to the Counseling Center in Building 1300.
Augusta Day Program, Medical Office Support Specialist
PROGRAM NAME: Health Care Assistant – Medical Office Support Specialist
AWARD: Technical Certificate of Credit
CAMPUS: Augusta Day Program
Year 1 Summer Semester
Year 1 Fall Semester
Year 1 Spring Semester
*Refer to the College catalog for course prerequisite requirements.
Students who choose to not follow the Course Sequence listed above may not be able to complete the program in the number of semesters shown above.
The Augusta Technical College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender or disability. For information on Title IX, contact the Title IX Coordinator, Shannon Patterson at (706) 771-4013 or in Building 100. For information on ADA/504, contact the ADA/504 Coordinator, Karissa D. Wright, at (706) 7714067 or go to the Counseling Center in Building 1300.
Augusta Day Program, Nurse Aide
PROGRAM NAME: Health Care Assistant – Nurse Aide
AWARD: Technical Certificate of Credit
CAMPUS: Augusta Day Program
Year 1 Summer Semester
Year 1 Fall Semester
Year 1 Spring Semester
*Refer to the College catalog for course prerequisite requirements.
Students who choose to not follow the Course Sequence listed above may not be able to complete the program in the number of semesters shown above.
The Augusta Technical College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender or disability. For information on Title IX, contact the Title IX Coordinator, Shannon Patterson at (706) 771-4013 or in Building 100. For information on ADA/504, contact the ADA/504 Coordinator, Karissa D. Wright, at (706) 7714067 or go to the Counseling Center in Building 1300.
Augusta Day Program, Physicians Practice Management
PROGRAM NAME: Health Care Assistant – Physicians Practice Management
AWARD: Technical Certificate of Credit
CAMPUS: Augusta Day Program
Year 1 Fall Semester
Year 1 Spring Semester
Year 1 Summer Semester
*Refer to the College catalog for course prerequisite requirements.
Students who choose to not follow the Course Sequence listed above may not be able to complete the program in the number of semesters shown above.
The Augusta Technical College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender or disability. For information on Title IX, contact the Title IX Coordinator, Shannon Patterson at (706) 771-4013 or in Building 100. For information on ADA/504, contact the ADA/504 Coordinator, Karissa D. Wright, at (706) 7714067 or go to the Counseling Center in Building 1300.
Augusta Day Program – Fall Entrance, Patient Care Assistant
PROGRAM NAME: Health Care Assistant – Patient Care Assistant
AWARD: Technical Certificate of Credit
CAMPUS: Augusta Day Program – Fall Entrance
Year 1 Fall Semester
Year 1 Spring Semester
Year 1 Summer Semester
*Refer to the College catalog for course prerequisite requirements.
Students who choose to not follow the Course Sequence listed above may not be able to complete the program in the number of semesters shown above.
The Augusta Technical College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender or disability. For information on Title IX, contact the Title IX Coordinator, Shannon Patterson at (706) 771-4013 or in Building 100. For information on ADA/504, contact the ADA/504 Coordinator, Karissa D. Wright, at (706) 7714067 or go to the Counseling Center in Building 1300.
Augusta Day Program – Summer Entrance, Patient Care Assistant
PROGRAM NAME: Health Care Assistant – Patient Care Assistant
AWARD: Technical Certificate of Credit
CAMPUS: Augusta Day Program – Summer Entrance
Year 1 Summer Semester
Year 1 Fall Semester
Year 1 Spring Semester
*Refer to the College catalog for course prerequisite requirements.
Students who choose to not follow the Course Sequence listed above may not be able to complete the program in the number of semesters shown above.
The Augusta Technical College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender or disability. For information on Title IX, contact the Title IX Coordinator, Shannon Patterson at (706) 771-4013 or in Building 100. For information on ADA/504, contact the ADA/504 Coordinator, Karissa D. Wright, at (706) 7714067 or go to the Counseling Center in Building 1300.