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Find Your Path In Healthcare

Qualified Healthcare workers are in high demand across the country.  With a wide range of healthcare service pathways to choose from, it’s simple to get your start in healthcare at VHCC.

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Mammography

The Mammography curriculum will prepare selected students to apply to take the National Registry examination leading to advanced certification as a Registered Mammographer by the AART.  Specific pre-requisites are required.

medical assisting Program

Medical Assisting

Medical assistants work within a variety of healthcare settings, such as medical offices and clinics, and work alongside physicians completing administrative and clinical tasks. 

This program is eligible for G3 scholarship funding. 

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Medical Coding

Medical coding is essentially translating healthcare information into universal medical codes.  Medical coders are in high demand in the healthcare field.

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Nurse Aide

A nurse aide is an excellent career for those who find it rewarding to care for others. The opportunity for hands-on, direct care is something nurse aides enjoy. Those considering a career in nursing, often find that nurse aide is a great place to start!

Two phlebotomy students and instructor in scrubs and caps gathered around a medical training mannequin in a hospital bed to practice blood collection techniques.

Phlebotomy

Discover a rewarding career in healthcare without the need for a four-year degree. Our Phlebotomy program provides hands-on training and certification to prepare you for in-demand jobs in medical offices, hospitals, and blood donation centers. Learn essential skills like blood drawing, patient care, and medical terminology.

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Practical Nursing

Practical Nurses (LPNs) provide basic care under the direction of a registered nurse or physician. LPNs find a wide variety of employment opportunities in a many healthcare settings.

Our nursing pathways are eligible for G3 scholarship funding.

Pre-Pharmacy

The Pre-Pharmacy Science CSC program is designed to allow students who complete this certificate will be prepared to take the Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam.

Two radiography students in grey and black scrubs working with a large X-ray machine in a clinical lab setting.

Radiography

The Radiography pathway will teach you how to safely apply x-radiation to generate images of the human body. Admission to our radiography program requires an initial application to the college followed by specific prerequisite courses and a separate application to be accepted into our radiography program. 

This program is eligible for G3 scholarship funding.
 

Tomography

The Computerized Tomography program prepares students who are registered through ARRT or CNMT to take the National Registry Examination leading to advanced certification as a Registered Radiographer in CT.

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