Health Administration - Bachelor's (Online)

The online Health Administration major prepares distance learning students for administrative positions in a wide range of health care organizations.

The program provides individuals who have some health care experience, even at the entry level, with the skills necessary to move into supervisory or management positions in health care organizations. The variety of courses offered online provides the necessary foundation and framework for growth and success as a health care administrator.

While some large health care providers or health care systems require a master's degree for top-level positions (e.g., Chief Executive Officer), there are many management positions in those organizations for which this bachelor's degree is just what is needed.

In addition, top positions in some other health care organizations (e.g., smaller hospitals, long-term care organizations, government regulatory agencies) are also accessible with this specialized bachelor's degree. As health care organizations continue to grow more complex, the necessity of having a degree in health administration becomes more essential for success.

This degree also provides a sound foundation for moving on to a graduate degree, particularly if the Fast Track option is chosen.

Health Administration - Master's (Online)

This graduate distance learning program prepares health care managers for leadership roles in health organizations including those that deliver, regulate or provide health care services. Many top management positions in health care organizations today require a master's degree.

This online program enables students to:

• Acquire a systematic body of knowledge related to the management of health care services
• Apply acquired knowledge and skills to the effective management of health services
• Identify and internalize appropriate standards of professional and ethical conduct
• Develop effective leadership techniques
• Develop effective skills for independent scholarship and goal-directed continuing education.
• Affordable tuition and financial aid available to qualified students

The program offers the following specializations:

• Catholic Health Leadership
• Health Administration

Long-Term Care Administration - Bachelor's (Online)

The Bachelor of Science in Long-Term Care Administration (BS/LTCA) major provides students with professional education specific to the field of long-term care administration. While many colleges and universities treat long-term care administration as a specialization or subset of another program such as business administration, health administration or gerontology, at Saint Joseph's College of Maine it is truly a degree in long-term care administration. Our online program is flexible enough to satisfy varying state licensing requirements. It includes a combination of courses in general management, health care administration and long-term care administration, and a specialization in two prominent segments of the long-term care industry – nursing home administration and assisted-living administration.

The BS/LTCA major is designed for working adult learners and like other distance learning programs at Saint Joseph's College of Maine, it is delivered in a flexible, asynchronous online modality that fits your schedule.

The certificates and individual courses meet a number of administrator's needs, including: serving as a refresher course, meeting state licensure regulations and meeting continuing education requirements.

The program offers the following specializations:

• Nursing home administration
• Assisted living administration

An internship is available to satisfy relevant state licensing board internship or administrator-in-training (AIT) requirements.

Radiologic Science Administration - Bachelor's (Online)

The radiologic science administration program gives credit for prior clinical courses and for general education courses required for licensure. It provides clinicians with the management expertise and related skills needed to become managers of their departments. This online administration program prepares radiologic science professionals for supervisory and teaching positions within radiology departments and schools.

The Bachelor of Science in Radiologic Science program provides a post-certification baccalaureate degree for radiologic science professionals who:

• Are graduates of accredited certificate or associate's degree in radiologic science programs
• Have passed the national registry examination in their fields
• Are in good standing with their appropriate national certifying body

The program provides those clinicians with the management and other related courses needed to receive a bachelor's degree and to become managers of their departments.

The following specializations are available:

• Health Care Administration - Provides a solid foundation in health administration.
• Adult Education and Training - Designed for those radiology professionals involved in in-service training or other forms of professional education.
• Business Administration - Provides a somewhat broader business administration base.

Students who have not yet passed their national boards may enroll as continuing education students, but cannot formally matriculate into the program until Saint Joseph 's College receives proof of a passing score on the national registry examination. These students may take courses (except for the upper division courses) toward their bachelor's degree. However, program requirements are subject to change until they become formal degree candidates.