Healthcare

Degrees, certificates, and other educational programs in this career pathway lead to careers in nursing and related health care fields that work in a hospital or health care setting. 

Programs

Medical students sitting at desk

Program

FastForward Credential Program

Prepare for an entry-level healthcare career as a clinical medical assistant.

Computed Tomography

Program

Career Studies Certificate

Credit Hours

19

This certificate prepares individuals to work as entry-level CT imaging technologists.

Sonography students in lab

Program

Associate of Applied Science Degree

Credit Hours

72

This degree program prepares graduates to be competent entry-level sonographers in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains of abdominal extended a

EKG Technician with patient

Program

FastForward Credential Program

Prepare for an entry-level healthcare career as an EKG Technician.

EMT

Program

Career Studies Certificate

Credit Hours

20

This certificate provides training in pre-hospital care under structured guidelines.

Emergency Medical Services: Paramedic

Program

Career Studies Certificate

Credit Hours

29

This certificate provides training for advanced pre-hospital care as an entry-level paramedic on an ambulance or in hospital emergency rooms.

EMS Program Ambulance

Program

Associate of Applied Science Degree

Credit Hours

65

This degree prepares you to offer pre-hospital care as a paramedic under structured guidelines in emergency situations.

Female and male registered nurses in scrubs

Program

Associate of Applied Science Degree

Credit Hours

41

This degree is designed to prepare Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) with a current, unrestricted Virginia license to further expand their role within the health care team by providing direct

A man faces the camera while preparing equipment to be used in the M R I machine seen behind him.

Program

Career Studies Certificate

Credit Hours

22

This certificate prepares students for entry-level MRI Imaging Technologists.

Woman looking at blood samples on computer screen

Program

Associate of Applied Science Degree

Credit Hours

71

This degree prepares students to be able to perform essential laboratory testing on blood and body fluids.

Female nurse smiling and handing medication to an older female patient with two older men sitting beside them

Program

FastForward Credential Program

This program prepares students with the knowledge and skills to serve as a Medication Aide in various healthcare settings.

Nursing students

Program

FastForward Credential Program

Prepare for an entry-level healthcare career as a Nurse Aide (CNA).

Students in nursing lab

Program

Associate of Applied Science Degree

Credit Hours

67

This degree is designed to prepare graduates to be contributing members of the health care team, providing direct patient care.

A doctor and nurse with their backs to the camera in the foreground, speaking with a patient with white hair in a hospital bed with a woman holding his hand sitting in a chair beside him

Program

FastForward Credential Program

Prepare to support healthcare teams and provide care to diverse patient populations.

This is a G3 program.

Pharmacy Technician

Program

Career Studies Certificate

Credit Hours

20

This certificate provides training to perform Pharmacy Technician duties in local retail and healthcare facilities.

Blood viles

Program

FastForward Credential Program

Prepare for an entry-level healthcare career as a phlebotomy technician.

PN students in lab

Program

Certificate

Credit Hours

37

This certificate prepares graduates to take care of patients in the role of an entry-level licensed practical nurse under the supervision of a registered nurse or physician in structured sett

Radiography Student in lab

Program

Associate of Applied Science Degree

Credit Hours

72

This degree prepares you for entry-level jobs in radiography in which you administer x-ray exams to individuals in hospitals, doctors' offices or clinics.

Sterile Processing Technician scrubbing utensils

Program

FastForward Credential Program

Prepare for an entry-level position in medical device cleansing, inspection and distribution.

Surgical Technology students in lab

Program

Associate of Applied Science Degree

Credit Hours

65

This degree prepares students to perform selected activities in the operating room as an entry-level member of the surgical team.