Health Care Assistant

Health Care Assistant
Career Studies Certificate

Purpose: The Health Care Assistant Career Studies Certificate prepares students for work as a health care assistant, who provides the appropriate services that make it possible for individuals to maintain their independence in their homes and live independently as long as possible. The health care assistant adds quality of life for adults, children, and physically handicapped individuals who are homebound, memory impaired, socially isolated, or depressed and who need a caring adult to support their independence. 

Occupational Objectives: Graduates may seek employment in private homes, adult day care centers, assisted living facilities, public school systems for a student who has special needs, and health care agencies that offer companion services. 

Admission Requirements: General college curricular admission 

Clarification of Admission Requirements:  Students must have completed a high school program with a recognized diploma/GED or have passed the college’s Ability to Benefit (ATB) test. 

Program Notes: All students applying to the Health Care Assistant program will take the college placement tests.  Students must possess the social skills necessary to function as independent persons among their peers in the college environment.  Social skills are defined as the ability to follow directions and exhibit appropriate communication skills and behavior that adhere to the college code of conduct.  Credits earned in this program are non-transferable.

Curriculum

  Effective Fall 2011; non-substantive revisions July 25, 2016