The Patient Care Technician program prepares individuals for a variety of job opportunities in the health care field.

This program is generated to meet the need of individuals and petential employers; this is accomplished by meeting the need for cross training of employees. Graduates may find employment in a number of settings such as long-term care facilities, hospitals, laboratories, and clinics.

Our graduates will be able to perform basic bedside nursing skills as well as the skills of phlebotomy, performing electrocardiograms (EKG), stress testing, and holter monitoring procedures. The program consists of classroom and lab instruction and supervised/preceptor clinical internship activities.

Upon successful completion of this competancy-based program, students may be eligible to take State and/or National exams in Phlebotomy, Electrocardiogram (EKG) Technician, and/or Patient Care Technician.