Heald College Stockton

Heald's Stockton campus builds upon a legacy of teaching that began in 1906. Since its establishment, Heald Stockton has evolved into a leading career college that offers a range of programs in healthcare, business and technology. As the greater Stockton area emerges as a great market for new jobs, we continue educating students to become uniquely qualified for rewarding careers with top employers.

It's a great place to go to school

• 34,000-square-foot facility, conveniently located in Stockton
• Easy access to Highway 99 and Interstate 5
• Plentiful parking
• Accessible by public transportation

Where you'll have everything you need to succeed

• Classrooms designed to maximize student comfort
• Round tables to encourage team building and communication
• 350 workstations, computer labs with flat-screen monitors and a teardown lab for computer repair and troubleshooting
• Learning Resource Center featuring a library and a computer lab
• Free email and internet access on campus
• 1500-square-foot dental lab with digital radiography equipment, a dark room for x-ray development, and sterilization and materials labs
• Bookstore on campus
• Dress for Success policy on select days that promotes workplace professionalism

Where you'll make lifelong friends

• 625 students enrolled on average
• 28 faculty members on staff on average
• 25:1 student-to-faculty ratio on average
• Peer mentoring and academic advising

Dental Assisting - Associate's or Diploma

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Is a career as a dental assistant right for me?

Dental assistants provide care and comfort to people with dental care needs. They're good with their hands and work well as a part of a team.

What's the job outlook?

Dental assisting is expected to be one of the fastest growing occupations through the year 2012.* This growth is fueled by an increasing population and greater retention of natural teeth by middle-aged and older people. As dentists' workloads increase, they are expected to hire more assistants to perform routine tasks, so they can devote their time to more complex procedures.

What will I do with my education?

Graduates of Heald's dental assisting program pursue rewarding careers in a variety of settings, including general and specialty practices, dental clinics and hospitals, armed forces dental facilities, dental supply manufacturers and insurance companies. You'll succeed in positions, such as dental assistant, chairside assistant, dental receptionist, dental secretary-bookkeeper, office manager, dental supply salesperson or dental insurance specialist.

Receive hands-on experience in fully equipped labs:

• Training rooms with dental chairs
• Digital radiography equipment
• A dark room for dental x-ray development
• Sterilization and materials labs

Medical Assisting - Associate's or Diploma

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Is a career as a medical assistant right for me?

Medical assistants provide care and comfort to people with health care needs. They're good at multi-tasking and work well as a part of a team.

What's the job outlook?

The demand for health care professionals is at an all-time high. As our population rises and technology advances, the need for high quality services becomes increasingly great. Medical assisting jobs are an instrumental part of this expansion. In fact, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment of medical assistants is expected to grow much faster than the average for all occupations through the year 2012.

What will I do with my education?

Graduates of Heald's medical assisting program pursue rewarding careers in a variety of settings - including family and internal medicine clinics, hospitals, pain centers - and a wide array of specialty areas.

Medical assistants' job duties typically include both clinical and administrative tasks. While clinical duties vary according to state law, medical assistants generally write medical histories, record vital signs, prepare patients for examinations or lab tests, and assist physicians with examinations. They also perform basic tests on the premises, including drawing blood and administering injections. On the administrative side, medical assistants typically update and file patient records, handle insurance forms, schedule appointments, arrange for hospital admissions and lab services, and assist with billing. A Heald degree can help you qualify for positions ranging from clinical medical assistant and lab assistant to patient services representative.

Medical Insurance Billing and Coding - Associate's

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Is a medical insurance billing and coding career right for me?

Medical insurance billing and coding is the perfect program for people who want to contribute to quality patient care from behind-the-scenes. Individuals who specialize in this area enjoy working with healthcare professionals and computer technology.

What's the job outlook?

Medical billing and coding specialists play a critical role in healthcare organizations by maintaining accurate records and protecting patient health information. Because healthcare organizations are being held to higher standards, opportunities for medical billing and coding specialists are plentiful. In fact, employment of medical billing and coding specialists is expected to grow much faster than the average for all occupations through 2012*. At Heald, we can help you prepare for a rewarding career in this growing field.

What will I do with my education?

Graduates of Heald's medical insurance billing and coding program pursue rewarding careers such as medical record coders, clinical coding specialists and insurance claims analysts. They communicate with doctors and other healthcare professionals, manage medical records, and code diagnoses and procedures for reimbursement and research purposes.

As a professional in this field, your job responsibilities would likely involve collecting, maintaining and analyzing the data that doctors, nurses, researchers and other healthcare staff use to treat patients. You could end up working in a hospital, managed care organization, ambulatory care facility, insurance company, or even a government agency.

Medical Office Administration - Associate's or Diploma

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Is a career in medical office administration right for me?

Medical office administration is the perfect program for people who want to help provide care and comfort to people with medical or dental needs. Individuals who specialize in this area generally have good multi-tasking and communication skills.

What's the job outlook?

The health services industry is thriving, and medical office administration jobs are at the heart of its growth. As our population rises and technology advances, the need for high quality health care services becomes increasingly great. The medical office administration field is an instrumental part of this expansion, so there's never been a better time to follow this career path.

What will I do with my education?

Graduates of Heald's medical office administration program pursue rewarding careers in a variety of positions, including medical office assistant, medical administrative assistant, patient representative and administrative assistant. With this expertise, you can be an integral part of any health care team, responsible for giving patients the most pleasant experience possible.

If you work for a small practice, you might handle general administrative tasks, such as greeting patients, scheduling appointments, filing records, purchasing supplies and equipment, and keeping the waiting and examining rooms in order. You might also educate patients about medication and special diets, and call prescriptions into a pharmacy. In larger practices and hospitals, medical office assistants tend to have particular areas of expertise, such as admissions, or insurance billing and coding.

*Occupational Outlook Quarterly

Program availability may vary by campus and by quarter.

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