Health Careers District Program 
Room: 121
Phone: 480-677-7717
Fax: 480-677-7758
Email:  janice.vermigliosmith@centralaz.edu
Division Chair: Janice Vermiglio-Smith

Program Information

Healthcare is one of the fastest growing professions in America today. In response to this growth, CAC developed the Allied Health Program in 1994. The program offers different specialties and will continue to add specialties as needed.   Most specialties are for entry-level positions in the health field which have the potential for further advancement and have full benefits.

Specialties you can train for are:

We are very proud of the coding program, for we are the only program in Central and Northern Arizona approved by the American Association of Professional Coders.

Most certificate programs are a year in length, while the degree programs take a full two years.   All students, regardless of their specialty, must take the five core classes: medical terminology, introduction to healthcare, math and dosage, interpersonal skills, and health law and ethics.  Certain national certifications require specialty courses in addition to the core classes.  A student with previous healthcare experience may take the one-semester accelerated medical terminology class instead of the two-semester medical terminology A and B class.

The program has scholarships available and you can also apply for PELL grants.  Classes are offered live  on the Internet or interactive TV. The Internet classes are designed for the student who is an independent learner, is self starting and motivated, and can learn with little or no structure. The classes can be more difficult than the traditional classes because the learning that results from classroom discussion and interaction is missing from the Internet class. This additional learning modality is replaced by techniques yet to be proven as replacements.  This makes constant interaction between the student and instructor imperative.  Interaction can be accomplished through e-mail, telephone and face-to-face contact.

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