Virginia College
Administrative Office ManagementCosmetologyCulinary ArtsHealthcare ReimbursementMedical Assistant - ASMedical Assistant - DiplomaMedical Billing and CodingMedical Office ManagementPastry ArtsPharmacy TechnicianSurgical TechnologyTherapeutic Massage - AASTherapeutic Massage - DiplomaHealth Sciences - Practical Nursing Conc.Medical Assistant (Associate)Medical Assistant (Diploma)Medical Office AdministrationParalegal StudiesPharmacy TechnologyPractical Nursing
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Virginia CollegeWas founded in 1983 - Virginia College has a long history of offering new direction to its students. The College was founded by the Atlantis Group, Inc., in 1983 and then purchased by Career Futures, Inc., in 1989. The College opened its first branch campus in Birmingham, Alabama, in February 1992, and this became the main campus in 1995. In April 1993, the College opened its second branch campus in Huntsville, Alabama. A fully accredited school - In 1997, Virginia College received senior college recognition from the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools(ACICS) which now accredits all programs at the school's campuses. The Future Is Waiting,
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Information on Programs Offered:Administrative Office Management skills put you in high demand with employers. Today's companies need highly skilled men and women who can organize, manage, and distribute information in the fast-paced business world. Virginia College helps you gain the special skills and prepare for the challenges you’ll face with hands-on training in: - Database management - Word-Processing - Spreadsheets - Presentation - Graphics - Accounting - Business management - Communication skills. Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) certification is available.Want a beautiful new direction? Now you can prepare for great opportunities in the dynamic field of cosmetology. If you are creative, enjoy working with people, and like working with hair, nails and skincare, you can turn your interests into a rewarding career. Top artists can earn good incomes in beauty-industry careers. You'll learn about: • Haircutting and styling • Wigs and hair enhancements • Facials and makeup • Manicure and pedicure • Careers in product marketing and education Now you can turn your love and passion for cooking into a culinary arts career—and do it in only 36 weeks! The new, completely immersive Culinard Culinary Arts diploma program offers intensive training that puts you in the kitchen the very first day of class…and in your new culinary career in as little as 36 weeks. At Culinard you get: An intensive culinary arts program with no unnecessary, unrelated classes. From day one, you take only those classes you need to be successful in your new culinary career. World-class chef/instructors, internationally recognized for their creative and teaching skills State-of-the-art teaching kitchens, specially designed for this program, modeled on those you will find in your new career Small class sizes for individualized instruction and the most rewarding learning experience Flexible day and night scheduling that may allow you to continue your current job while preparing for your exciting new one Career placement assistance for life Financial aid available for those who qualify Culinard is one of the South’s premier culinary schools with award-winning staff, top-notch facilities, and hundreds of successful graduates. Now you can realize your dream of attending a highly-acclaimed cooking school, get the best training from credentialed chef/instructors, and still begin your new culinary arts career in only 36 weeks! Culinard, the Culinary Institute of Virginia College, makes it all possible. One of the top culinary schools in the country is located right here in your area. You do not have to move away for years in order to live your dream! And the new fast-track 36-month culinary arts immersion program now makes attending a nationally-recognized, accredited culinary school a reality for you. Don’t postpone your dream any longer! Classes are forming NOW…but this intensive program has limited enrollment each quarter. Don’t wait! Talk with an admissions associate today to reserve your slot at Culinard. The Health Sciences Associate of Science degree program gives students the opportunity for a concentration in Practical Nursing while earning an associate degree. This program is designed to better prepare students for career opportunities in the medical field while it strengthens and broadens the student’s skills in other areas. Practical Nurses work in hospitals, clinics and nursing homes. Employment prospects are excellent and there are many more opportunities emerging. Employment of Practical Nurses is projected by the Bureau of Labor Statistics to grow much faster than average as healthcare expands outside the traditional hospital setting. Home healthcare services are also expected to grow faster than average because of the growing number of older persons and technological advances that make it possible to bring increasingly complex treatments into the home. Contact Virginia College in Pensacola today and learn how to increase your chance of success in this dynamic field. Healthcare Reimbursement focuses on the fundamentals of medical office protocol with specialized training in the areas you will need for a job in this growing field. As a Virginia College student, you’ll be prepared for entry-level positions in the medical field related to reimbursement procedures. You’ll learn the fundamentals of medical office protocol and get specialized training in Current Procedural Terminology (CPT), International Classification of Diseases (ICD), and Health Care Financing Administration Common Procedural Coding System (HCPCS). In addition to your classroom experiences, you will also serve an externship for on-the-job training. You’ll be supervised by a physician, nurse, or health services professional and learn the billing and coding process from the working perspective. Medical Assistants perform both administrative and clinical duties, reporting directly to an office manager, physician, or other health practitioner. Your training will focus on examining room procedures, obtaining vital signs and medical histories, performing routine laboratory procedures, sterilizing and maintaining equipment, and the proper techniques for administering medications as directed by the physician. You’ll also learn to handle administrative duties. In addition to training from instructors with real-world experience, you will also complete an externship in a physician's office, clinic or related healthcare facility under the supervision of a physician, nurse, or health services professional. Medical Assistants perform both administrative and clinical duties, reporting directly to an office manager, physician, or other health practitioner. Your training will focus on examining room procedures, obtaining vital signs and medical histories, performing routine laboratory procedures, sterilizing and maintaining equipment, and the proper techniques for administering medications as directed by the physician. You’ll also learn to handle administrative duties. In addition to training from instructors with real-world experience, you will also complete an externship in a physician's office, clinic or related healthcare facility under the supervision of a physician, nurse, or health services professional. Medical Assistants perform both administrative and clinical duties, reporting directly to an office manager, physician, or other health practitioner. Your training will focus on examining room procedures, obtaining vital signs and medical histories, performing routine laboratory procedures, sterilizing and maintaining equipment, and the proper techniques for administering medications as directed by the physician. You’ll also learn to handle administrative duties. In addition to training from instructors with real-world experience, you will also complete an externship in a physician's office, clinic or related healthcare facility under the supervision of a physician, nurse, or health services professional. Medical Assistants perform both administrative and clinical duties, reporting directly to an office manager, physician, or other health practitioner. Your training will focus on examining room procedures, obtaining vital signs and medical histories, performing routine laboratory procedures, sterilizing and maintaining equipment, and the proper techniques for administering medications as directed by the physician. You’ll also learn to handle administrative duties. In addition to training from instructors with real-world experience, you will also complete an externship in a physician's office, clinic or related healthcare facility under the supervision of a physician, nurse, or health services professional. Medical Billing & Coding focuses on the fundamentals of medical office protocol with specialized training in the areas you will need for a job in this growing field. As a Virginia College student, you’ll be prepared for entry-level positions in the medical field related to reimbursement procedures. You’ll learn the fundamentals of medical office protocol and get specialized training in Current Procedural Terminology (CPT), International Classification of Diseases (ICD), and Health Care Financing Administration Common Procedural Coding System (HCPCS). What do Medical Office Administration graduates do? Medical Office Administrators perform administrative duties in a medical office or clinic, reporting directly to an office manager, physician, or other health practitioner. You will help with communicating with patients and other providers, billing insurance companies, code physician diagnostic comments and orders, and more. This program is designed to teach you how to work closely with doctors to organize and monitor patient care services. In short, you will be a vital part of the healthcare team in a physician’s office, a clinic, a hospital, a long-term care facility, or other medical office. What classes will I take? At Virginia College, you will only take courses that pertain to your success in the workforce. Do not worry if you are not already skilled in the areas below. That is why you are coming to school! We are experienced in giving students the training they need to become successful in their chosen careers. You will have classes in: • Medical terminology • Medical law and ethics • Medical laboratory procedures • Medical records systems • Accounting • Business • Office automation • Customer service In addition to training from instructors with real-world experience, you will also complete an externship in a physician's office, clinic or related healthcare facility under the supervision of a physician, nurse, or health services professional. Medical Office Administrators perform both administrative and clinical duties, reporting directly to an office manager, physician, or other health practitioner. Students learn to work closely with doctors and other support personnel as well as how to use medical terminology, medical office procedures, and insurance coding to prepare for a career in this growing, specialized field. Looking for a career with a bright future? One where your care and compassion can help people through trying times? Then look to Virginia College. Get legal! Looking for a career in which you can positively affect the lives of others? Looking for a challenging career that offers prestige and excitement and a brighter future? Then consider becoming a paralegal! The Paralegal Studies Program at Virginia College prepares you for this fast-paced and rapidly growing career field...offering you the skills and attributes employers are looking for. Paralegals can be found in courtrooms, corporations, insurance companies, governmental offices and bank trust departments, as well as in attorneys’ offices. Get the preparation you need from instructors with real-world experience. The exciting new Pastry Arts program at Culinard, the Culinary Institute of Virginia College, provides students a diversified education in pastry preparation while allowing them to fully explore their creative nature. This program offers students a solid background in pastry techniques, plated desserts, and decorative media, as well as sugar and chocolate show pieces, wedding cakes, and more. Students are in the kitchens the very first day of class, gaining hands-on, realistic training. The program follows guidelines prescribed by The American Culinary Federation Accrediting Commission. A hands-on externship under the direct supervision of certified chefs is an integral part of the program. Ready for a career where you can make a difference. The Pharmacy Technician program will prepare you for an exciting career, supporting licensed pharmacists by assisting during patient consultation, counter dispensing operations, and prescription preparation. You’ll learn to stock pharmaceutical inventories, maintain and computerize patient medication records, prepare commercially unavailable medications, perform aseptic technique, calculate and prepare IV’s for administering to patients, and the proper procedures for hazardous compounding. Your training will include an externship that allows you to work with a licensed pharmacist, actually putting to work what you’ve learned in the classroom while gaining valuable on-the-job experience. Give your life new direction today in this exciting program! This program is designed to prepare students to support licensed pharmacists by assisting during patient consultation, counter dispensing operations, and prescription preparation. Other areas of concentration include stocking and pharmaceutical inventories, maintaining and computerizing patient medication records, and preparing commercially-unavailable medications. The program is highlighted by an externship that allows the student to work with a licensed pharmacist to adapt classroom theory to job activities required in a working pharmacy. Upon successful completion of this program, students should be able to - classify the muscular/skeletal system and its needs in relationship to prescription medications
- analyze the unique organization of medical records and inventory control in retail and institutional pharmacies
- demonstrate a mastery of medical terminology and utilizing distribution systems to achieve efficient dispersal of medications
- identify the compounding of medications with the ability to differentiate between aseptic and non-sterile compounding
- describe the components of a sound paradigm of factors related to medical ethics and the law
- document the ability to utilize computer operating systems to aid in medication dispersal
- explain how increasing levels of problem solving and critical thinking on the part of the technician can assist the pharmacist in performing a wide range of practice-related duties
- recognize the important role that experiential training plays in the development of an efficient pharmacy technician; and _ coordinate a successful job search.
Practical Nurses work in hospitals, clinics and nursing homes. Employment prospects are excellent and there are many more opportunities emerging in a variety of diverse locations. More sophisticated procedures that once were performed only in hospitals are now being done in physicians’ offices and clinics. That means employment of Practical Nurses is projected to grow much faster than average as healthcare expands outside the traditional hospital setting. Home healthcare services are also expected to grow faster than average because of the growing number of older persons and technological advances that make it possible to bring increasingly complex treatments into the home. At Virginia College, small class sizes, real-world faculty and the latest equipment insure you get the best preparation for this exciting career field. Picture yourself as a valuable member of the operating room team! As a Surgical Technologist, you will work closely with the surgeon, anesthesiologist, nurse anesthetist, and registered nurse to deliver integral patient care before, during, and after surgery. As a student at Virginia College, you’ll have the chance to learn the proper application of sterile surgical techniques and modern operating room technology so you’ll be able to provide optimum patient care. Classroom theory and laboratory hands-on training are combined with clinical and externship experiences to give you the knowledge and skill you need to be successful in this vital career field. The Therapeutic Massage program at Virginia College will give you the physical and technical skills that are required by health care and personal service employers in a number of allied massage settings. You’ll learn to perform a variety of massage techniques ranging from relaxation skills and stress management to Swedish massage and neuromuscular therapy. At Virginia College’s Center for Therapeutic Massage, you’ll prepare to work in such places as rehabilitation clinics, fitness centers, medical offices, hospital departments, salons, chiropractic offices, and sports fitness establishments. You may even choose to open your own massage therapy business. The Therapeutic Massage program at Virginia College will give you the physical and technical skills that are required by health care and personal service employers in a number of allied massage settings. You’ll learn to perform a variety of massage techniques ranging from relaxation skills and stress management to Swedish massage and neuromuscular therapy. At Virginia College’s Center for Therapeutic Massage, you’ll prepare to work in such places as rehabilitation clinics, fitness centers, medical offices, hospital departments, salons, chiropractic offices, and sports fitness establishments. You may even choose to open your own massage therapy business. 2 Campus Locations:
Jacksonville, FL
Pensacola, FL
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