Healthcare
Our Continuing Education healthcare career programs are taught by highly-skilled, experienced instructors. These programs can enhance current skills, offer an opportunity to learn new skills, and assist in furthering your career in healthcare.
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Allied Health Course Scholarships Fall 2021
Learn how to apply for scholarships for our Dental Assisting, Pharm Tech, EKG Tech, and Physical Therapy Aide courses.
CPR & First Aid
Bucks County Community College offers CPR and First Aid certification for healthcare providers and the community. Our courses are designed to provide the appropriate training for everyone from nurses to babysitters.
Dental Assistant
Familiarize yourself with all areas of pre-clinical dental assisting and get hands-on training in the professional skills required to function as an assistant in a dental practice.
EKG Technician
This 73 hour hybrid EKG Technician Certification prepares you to function as EKG Technicians in doctor’s offices, hospitals, and clinics. National Health Career Association (NHA) Exam for EKG Technicians.
Nurse Aide
The Nurse Aide Training Program is an intensive, 120-hour course consisting of classroom instruction, skills lab experience, and hands-on training at a clinical site. National Nurse Aide Assessment Program (NNAAP) Examination.
Pharmacy Technician
Enter the pharmacy field in hospitals, home infusion pharmacies, and community pharmacies, working under the supervision of a registered Pharmacist. Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB).
Practical Nursing
This program is an excellent stepping-stone toward a RN degree, or can provide exciting opportunities working as a LPN in a variety of patient care settings. Ranked #8 in the state of PA.
Physical Therapy Aide
Learn about what physical therapy entails, identify the responsibilities of a PT aide, and develop a working knowledge of applied anatomy, pathology, biomechanics and medical terminology.
End of Life Specialist
This immersive online course offers an opportunity to reframe the experience of death from one of fear and sadness, to meaning and connection. Suitable for those in healthcare or senior markets in any capacity.
Health Information Technology
Gain the technical and clinical knowledge to effectively work in health information departments in a wide variety of healthcare settings.
Medical Assistant
Medical Assistants work in medical practices, clinics, and hospitals. Medical Assistants have cross-training for both administrative and clinical responsibilities.
Medical Lab Technician
Prepare both educationally and clinically as a Medical Lab Technician to take the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) examination.
Radiography
Get a variety of sound clinical experiences in which to develops competency in skills and personal and professional growth in the discipline.
Interested in becoming an RN?
The Associate Degree Nursing program is for you. Each associate degree nursing course is made up of a theoretical and clinical component. Graduates will be eligible to sit for the Pennsylvania NCLEX-RN.