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Associate of Health Sciences
Beatrice, Lincoln & Milford
Medical Assisting
Lincoln
4 Terms | A.S.
3 Terms Minimum | DI
Program Description:
Program Description:
Graduate Careers:
The Associate of Health Sciences degree allows students to earn an
Associate of Sciences degree that has a wide applicability to healthcare
fields and prepares students for a number of educational opportunities
beyond that degree. This degree may apply toward a specific health
profession program at SCC or transfer toward a health-related program at
another college or university. The Associate of Science in Health Sciences
supports degree work that can be accomplished during the time a student
may be waiting for admission to a specific program.
Medical assistants perform clinical duties
such as vital signs, laboratory tests and
electrocardiograms. They draw blood, prepare
and administer medication and assist the
physician. They may also schedule appointments,
billing, coding and handling insurance. Graduates
work in a variety of physician offices: family
practice, cardiology, dermatology, endocrinology,
obstetrics and gynecology, ophthalmology,
pediatrics, and urgent care clinics.
• Certified Medical
Assistant
Dental Assisting
• Optometry
Technician
• Orthodontic
Assistant
Lincoln
Medical Laboratory Technology
2-4 Terms + 1 Summer Term | A.A.S., DI
Lincoln
Program Description:
Graduate Careers:
4 Terms + 2 Summer Terms | A.A.S.
Make someone smile! Dental assistants interact
with patients and assist dentists in providing
quality dental care. Dental assistants may also
expose and process dental X-rays, prepare
and sterilize instruments and equipment, take
impressions of patients’ teeth, polish (coronal)
teeth, assist the dentist with various procedures,
communicate with other healthcare professionals
and manage some office tasks. Dental assistants
are classified as licensed professionals in the
state of Nebraska.
• Certified Dental
Assistant
Program Description:
Graduate Careers:
Medical laboratory technicians are highly sought
after! They work in all areas of the clinical laboratory,
including blood banking, chemistry, hematology,
immunology and microbiology. MLTs use high-tech
instrumentation and microscopes to aid physicians
in the diagnosis and treatment of disease.
• Medical Laboratory
Technician
• Dental/Orthodontic
Assistant
• Licensed Dental
Assistant
• Orthodontic
Assistant
• Surgical Assistant
Nursing
Healthcare Management
Lincoln
Associate Degree Nursing
Beatrice & Lincoln
3 Terms + 1 Summer Term | A.A.S.
Some Online Courses** | 4 Terms | A.S.
Program Description:
Our Healthcare Management program is designed for you if you are a
healthcare professional and want to further your career in a supervisory
position. We will teach you how to build teams, supervise effectively,
and understand planning and the decision-making process. You will take
courses in human resources, finance and information management, strategic
planning, quality growth and control. This program includes a healthcare
management practicum which allows you to demonstrate what you have
learned. Once you graduate, you will have the option of transferring to a fouryear college to pursue a degree in Healthcare Management or Leadership, or
seek employment.
Healthcare Services
Beatrice, Lincoln, Milford
& SCC Learning Centers
Program Description:
Graduate Careers:
The Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) program will
prepare students for entry-level practice as a nurse.
Upon successful completion of the program, you
will be able to sit for the National Council Licensure
Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN).
After successful completion of this exam, you will
be a registered nurse and can work in a variety of
healthcare settings, including hospitals, outpatient
surgery centers, rehabilitation centers, physicians’
offices and urgent care clinics, long-term care and
home healthcare agencies, among other areas.
Our intensive curriculum prepares learners to
excel in nursing core courses and to practice with
competence, confidence and compassion.
• Registered Nurse (RN)
• RN, Acute Rehab
• RN, Burn Unit
• RN, Cardiac
Intermediate,
Perioperative or
Nurse
• RN, Charge Nurse
• RN, Coordinator
• RN, Float
• RN, ICU
Awards Offered:
• Advanced Associate Degree Nursing
(LPN to ADN)
Some Online Courses** | 1 Term | CE
Program Description:
Graduate Careers:
Careers in both healthcare support and technical
jobs are expected to be the two fastest-growing
groups during 2014–24. The Healthcare Services
certificate provides you with entry-level, flexible
skills to work in hospitals, medical facilities and
physicians’ offices.
• EKG Tech
We provide coursework and training for this
certificate through the healthcare programs on
campus, in the Continuing Education Division,
dual-credit health pathways offered through The
Career Academy and Southeast Nebraska Career
Academy Partnership (SENCAP) and through our
six Learning Centers in our 15-county service area.
• Personal Care Aide
• Phlebotomist
Practical Nursing
Beatrice, Lincoln,
Milford & Falls City
Some Online Courses** | 2 Terms | DI
• CNA
• Medication Aide
• EMT
• Nutrition Aide
• Sterile Processing
Tech
• Physical Therapy
Aide
Program Description:
Graduate Careers:
This program will teach you the concepts,
principles and skills needed to become a
practical nurse who can work with patients
throughout their lifespan. LPNs report directly
to a registered nurse or physician and perform
many procedures, including monitoring vital
signs, administering medication, documentation
and supervising unlicensed personnel.
• Long-term Care
• Rehabilitation
• Clinics
• Pediatric Clinics
• Acute Care
• Home Health
**Program offers web-based courses but requires supervised clinicals/practicums/labs at identified locations.
***This is an advanced certificate for those who already have an A.A.S. in Surgical Technology.
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