Launch your career in patient care.

Prepare for a hands-on career in direct patient care with the Healthcare Studies–Clinical Science major. Learn to perform lab techniques, interpret medical data, and understand test results—skills that can lead to roles like an EMT or a leadership role within the Certified Nursing Assistant field.

The coursework you take will prepare you for national exams such as Certified Professional Coder® and/or Certified Professional Biller®, allowing you to earn lucrative industry certifications that will directly prepare you to join the workforce.

The coursework you take will prepare you to perform laboratory techniques and procedures and also interpret medical data and laboratory results.

2+2 Educational Opportunities

If you want to continue your eduction, you will have a seamless pathway into a bachelor’s degree program that you can complete in just two additional years. Those programs could include:

• Biology
• Health Sciences
• Healthcare and Business

You can build on your associate degree by pursuing several other rewarding bachelor’s or advanced degree options that may take more than two additional years to complete, but lead to high-demand careers:

• Doctor of Pharmacy (4 year professional program, requires application and admission)
• Nursing (2.5 years, requires admission to the program)
• Public Health (2.5 years)
• Respiratory Therapy (3 years)