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.
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:
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.
Addictions and Community Services Worker
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The Addictions and Community Services 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.
Additionally, your active participation in our learning system
will enable you to develop the educational and hands-on
abilities to succeed as a health care professional.
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.
Some career opportunities include:
- Social Worker
- Program Coordinator
- Case Manager
- Substance Abuse Counselor
- Intervention Specialist
Medical Laboratory Assistant
The objective of this program is to help individuals prepare
for the challenges of a career within the medical environment.
Graduates enjoy the greatest career satisfaction when they are
scholastically prepared, hold a solid, practical understanding
of their responsibilities and begin their positions with a
healthy attitude. Everest College seeks to develop all of these
attributes within each student. The program provides both
theoretical and practical instruction in a well-equipped
classroom / laboratory setting. In class learning is
supplemented during the enrollment period by clinical work
experience in any of the fast-paced hospital departments.
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.
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 is designed to train
students for careers working under the supervision of
Physiotherapists. Students will learn a variety of skills
needed to appropriately assist patients and therapists within a
health care facility.
Our classes will provide you with education in:
- Introduction to rehabilitation
- Anatomy and physiology
- Human development
- Functional movement
- Human disorders
- Clinical physiotherapy
- Communications
- Introduction to gerontology
- Physical agents
- Rehabilitation processes
- Clinical case studies
- Neurological rehabilitation
Students will learn anatomic terminology, types of range of
motion, basic techniques for limb and patient handling,
stretching techniques, resistance exercises, practical
application of heat and cold, shortwave diathermy, therapeutic
ultrasound, cervical and lumbar traction and much more.
Students will also take a career and employment strategies
course that will provide techniques on job interviewing, resume
preparation, writing thank you letters and job search
management.
