Everest College of Business, Technology and Health Care

Everest College is Canada's national career-education leader in three core areas - Business, Technology and Health Care - with over 250,000 graduates and alumni and 100+ years' combined experience in providing focused, relevant career education. Our learning system is based on the top two methods of education for adult learners. Our instructor expertise provides informative and current, lecture-based education, while our competency-based education provides the relevant skill development for your chosen career. This winning combination prepares our graduates to meet, and surpass, the demands of today's employers.

Why Choose Everest College?

With over 30 years of experience in providing high quality Diploma education in Business, Technology and Health Care specific curriculum, the Everest College solution is the superior choice. You will benefit from these unique benefits when you start your career transition with Everest College:

• We prepare you for the real world through a practical, fast-paced, deadline-driven learning experience in three schools of learning: Business, Technology and Health Care.
  
  
• We have over 30 community-based locations across Canada. There's one near you!
  
  
• Each of our health care programs is validated by external certification; a testimony to the fact that we are respected and recognized within the industry.
  
  
• Our Instructors facilitate, mentor and coach you in a supportive learning environment.
  
  
• Morning, afternoon and evening sessions make it possible for you to balance your education with your other responsibilities in life.
  
  
• Everest College graduates receive one of the most intensive job search modules available anywhere in North America.
  
  
• Hundreds of employers hire thousands of Everest College graduates every year. With over 30 years of graduates, we have a high Alumni factor - Everest College graduates hiring Everest College graduates.
  
  
• Our name is recognized and respected by employers across Canada.
  
  

Dental Programs

Dental Office and Chairside Assistant

The Dental Office and Chairside Assistant program is designed to provide you with knowledge of valuable clinical, laboratory and administrative procedures in a dental office environment. The comprehensive and intensive curriculum will equip you with the skills to perform the following essential tasks: prepare clients for examinations and treatments, perform radiological procedures, and prepare dental materials and equipment.

To provide efficient office support, you will learn vital administrative procedures that include bookkeeping and scheduling tasks. You will be familiarized with basic manual and computerized office methods. The variety of duties taught in this program will allow you to be challenged by diverse responsibilities in the dental workplace.

Intra-Oral Level II Dental Assistant

This diploma program is both comprehensive and intensive. The Level I components of the program train individuals in a broad range of clinical and laboratory skills. In their assisting role with a dentist, they may prepare the treatment rooms; sterilize, disinfect and transfer dental instruments; assist with the suctioning apparatus; and prepare dental materials. Administrative education includes basic manual and computerized office procedures such as bookkeeping and appointment control - equipping the graduate with skills to contribute in all areas of a dental office.

The Intra Oral (Level II) Dental Assistant will work both independently and as a valued member of the dental team. Under the direction of a dentist, graduates may take and process radiographs; polish teeth; apply fluoride treatments; instruct clients in oral hygiene; place pit and fissure sealants; apply topical anesthetic; apply desensitizing agents; polish restorations; oral irrigation; apply over-the-counter whitening agents; or take preliminary impressions for study casts.

Medical Programs

Addictions & Community Services Worker

The Addictions Worker program is designed to provide you with knowledge of valuable community outreach programs and services. Through classroom and hands-on instruction, you will gain essential tools to offer vital assistance in the areas of alcoholism, drug abuse, family violence and the aged.

You will be prepared to gain entry-level employment in an array of settings that include: child, youth, and family social service agencies; group homes; correctional and community mental health centers; and facilities for the physically and developmentally handicapped.

Medical Office Administrator

This Medical Office Administrator program is designed to provide students with the business, technology and communications skills needed to work in a private physician's office, single or multi-specialty clinic, or hospital setting. Emphasis is placed on medical terminology, body systems, medical transcription and medical office procedures. In addition, the program fosters the development of interpersonal skills, organizational effectiveness, and communication skills necessary to function in a medical environment.

Personal Support Worker

The Personal Support Worker program is designed to provide you with the skills and education to attend to the physical and emotional needs of clients. You will gain the tools to provide direct care in a variety of health care environments. The curriculum emphasizes basic skills that includes: observing and communicating with the client; stimulating physical and mental activity; providing necessary personal care procedures; and handling specialized equipment.

You will have the skills to effectively identify and quickly respond to the needs of clients in the following settings: long-term care facility, home health care agency, retirement home, hospice, and group home.

Some career opportunities include:

• Personal Support Worker
• Personal Care Attendant
• Resident Care Aide
• Nursing Assistant
• Practical Nurse

Pharmacy Technician

This comprehensive program prepares individuals to achieve competency in the skills and theoretical knowledge necessary to enter the Pharmacy environment as a Pharmacy Technician. Emphasizing a customer-centered approach, this program also helps develop the proper attitude and sense of responsibility necessary for success in the progressive field of Pharmacy.

Physiotherapist Assistant

The Physiotherapist Assistant program has been designed to train individuals to work in partnership with, and under the supervision of, physiotherapists. The primary goal is to provide learning opportunities which promote basic knowledge, skills, values and behaviors that will enable the graduate to implement delegated tasks, under supervision and direction, within a variety of health care and community settings. Upon successful completion, students will receive a diploma as a physiotherapist assistant.

Information

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