Health

The Community Paramedic training program is the first in the state and extends the skills and role of paramedics to serve patients in their communities. The Dental Assistant program prepares students to assist dentists during patient treatments, as well as complete patient dental records.

A Health Science (Broad Field) degree prepares students for transfer to four-year health programs. Health Unit Coordinators work in hospitals, extended care facilities, or medical offices to assist nursing staff with non-clinical clerical tasks. Nursing Station Technicians assist nursing staff with hands-on patient care and advanced administrative duties. Medical Assistant students gain critical skills needed to perform clinical, lab and administrative duties. Medical Office prepares students to work in acute care, hospital, outpatient clinic, extended-care, medical insurance office, research or other medical facility. Nursing Assistants/Home Health Aides can begin their careers at HTC with a 75-hour course that prepares them to take the Nursing Assistant state exam. Practical Nursing programs are approved by the MN Board of Nursing. Diploma graduates are eligible to take the NCLEX-PN exam for licensure.

“I liked the hands-on part of the program the most. We had real patients come into the clinic. It was cool to actually do the work we were learning about.”

— DENTAL ASSISTANT GRADUATE, ANNA JURMU

COMMUNITY PARAMEDIC • DENTAL ASSISTANT • HEALTH SCIENCE (BROAD FIELD) HEALTH AND SAFETY • HEALTH UNIT COORDINATOR & NURSING STATION TECHNICIAN MEDICAL ASSISTANT ** • MEDICAL OFFICE NURSING ASSISTANT / HOME HEALTH AIDE • PRACTICAL NURSING See page 22 for more information

**The Medical Assistant programis accredited by the Commission of Accreditation of Allied Health Education

Programs (CAAHEP) upon the recommendation of the Medical Assistant Education Review Board (MAERB).