The Health Care Support program offers exciting opportunities for people who are considering entry into the health care field, as well as to current health care providers who want additional credentials or an Associate of Applied Science degree to complement their current skills. The program allows students to complete personal goals for attaining credentials required or preferred by employers in nearly all health care sectors - hospitals, long term care centers, physician practices, home care, and community services. Students may also complete the AAS degree, which offers courses relevant to many other health care professions, as well.
SAMPLE CAREERS IN THIS FIELD: Phlebotomists, Pharmacy Technicians, EMTs, Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA) and Qualified Medication Aides (QMA), Home Health Specialists, Massage Therapists, or Electrocardiography Technicians (ECG)
DEGREES AVAILABLE: Associate of Applied Science, Certificate. Availability of concentrations and degrees varies by campus. Contact your campus of interest below for more information.
HEALTH CARE SUPPORT CERTIFICATES
Certificates are sequences of technical and professional courses. They provide access to targeted, short-term workforce training, and completers may sit for specific certification exams. Courses in certificate programs also apply toward technical certificates and associate degree programs in the subject area.
ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE
To earn this degree, you must have 62-67 credits in the following areas:
Health Care Support AAS Concentrations:
CURRICULUM
View the curriculum for this program and all others currently available at Ivy Tech.
LOCATIONS
The Health Care Support program is offered at the following campuses. Please click on the campus of interest below for contact and campus specific program information:
Faculty Contact:
Darlene Hooten
Paramedic Science Interim Program Chair
(812) 330-6122
dhooten1@ivytech.edu
Bloomington Region Concentrations
Clinical Support
Bloomington Region Certificates
Patient Care
Phlebotomy Technician
Contact:
Lana Anderson
317-921-4561
Lawrence Campus
Fairbanks Center for Health Professions
9201 E. 59th St.
Indianapolis, IN 46216
Local Curriculum
Certificates
Logansport
Lynn Taylor, program chair
574-753-5102, ext. 2283
Kokomo
Bonnie McKinney, faculty
765-457-0858, ext. 126
Degrees offered by Kokomo region:
Certificates offered by Kokomo region:
Michele Fishback
Program Chair
(765) 269-5720
Betty Klein
Program Chair
Ivy Tech Community College
2357 Chester Blvd.
Richmond, IN 47374
765-966-2656 ext. 1160
bjklein@ivytech.edu
Local Curriculum
Certificates
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MADISON
590 Ivy Tech Drive
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LAWRENCEBURG & BATESVILLE
50 Walnut Street Theresa Disch |
Contacts
Betsy Boyd
Administrative Assistant
Pfau Hall
812 246.3301 ext 4725
Susan Mayden
Program Chair
Pfau Hall
812 246.3301, ext 4289
Mark Kinkle
Dean, School of Health Sciences
Pfau Hall
812 246-3301, ext 4295
For more information, please contact Cynthia Moore, Program Chair, School of Health Sciences, at (812) 429-1381
Terre Haute:
Misty Harvey, MS, CPhT
Program Chair
812-298-2462
mharvey5@ivytech.edu
Greencastle:
Tana Tarana, RN, ALNC
Faculty
765-653-7410
ttarana@ivytech.edu
Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)
Dates: August 20 - October 1, 2012 (Monday, Tuesday & Thursday from
5:30 - 9:30 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.)
Location: Center for Workforce Development, 1700 E Industrial Drive,
Terre Haute, IN
Cost: $615.75 (The book, exam, background check, T.B. test, physical and
scrubs are not included in the course fee.)
If you are interested in this training, please sign up for the orientation scheduled on July 20, by contacting Amy Akers at (812) 298-2485 or aakers@ivytech.edu.