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The Healthcare Assistant technical certificate of credit is a program that provides academic foundations at the diploma level in communications, mathematics, human relations, and technical fundamentals. Program graduates are trained in the underlying fundamentals of healthcare delivery and are well prepared for employment and subsequent upward mobility.
Program Specific Information
Students are accepted every semester based on course and space availability. Students applying for the Dental Assisting diploma program will be initially admitted into the Healthcare Assistant certificate program to complete the required developmental and/or core courses for the program.
To earn a certificate for the Healthcare Assistant program, students must complete all courses listed on the Curriculum and Graduation plans, including all core courses and courses listed under Specialization for the Medical Front Office.
Students applying to the Dental Assisting Diploma program must first complete the required prerequisites. Please see the Dental Assisting program webpage for specific program admission requirements. The Healthcare Assistant certificate program offers the core courses needed to apply to the Dental Assisting diploma program.
Dental Assisting Program
Students will initially be admitted into the Healthcare Assistant certificate program. Admission to the Dental Assisting program is a competitive process. Please see the Dental Assisting program webpage for complete details. To be considered for admission into the Dental Assisting diploma program, students must complete each of the following courses with a cumulative average of 2.0 or higher: ENGL 1010, MATH 1012, PSYC 1010, ALHS 1040 or COMP 1000, and ALHS 1011.
Students with questions concerning the Dental Assisting program core course requirements should contact the Dental Assisting advisor, Liza Charlton, at lcharlton@laniertech.edu.
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