Virginia College

Virginia College is a private institution of higher education committed to offering associate degrees, diploma courses and baccalaureate degrees at its various campuses. These programs strengthen the student's ability to enter or advance in a chosen career. The student's learning experience and placement opportunities are enhanced through studies that provide a balance of general academics, technical skills and personal growth.

The goal of Virginia College lies in its responsibility to its students, the technical and business communities and the general citizenry. The College provides educational opportunities through curricula in business, business-related, administrative, management, technical and professional programs that are designed to prepare the student for direct entry into the job market.

Virginia College Gulf Coast

Virginia College Gulf Coast in Biloxi, Mississippi, offers the benefits of small class sizes and flexible schedules, allowing you to earn the education you want at a time that's most convenient for you. Financial aid is available for those who qualify and career placement and job assistance continues past graduation, continuing Virginia College Gulf Coast's commitment to our students' future success!

Medical Assistant - Diploma

Medical assistants make up the largest group of all the allied health occupations. They work side-by-side with both physicians and professional medical personnel in private practice, clinics and medical research

laboratories and hospitals.

As a medical assistant, you can feel good about the support you provide with the valuable skills you'll learn at Virginia College Gulf Coast. In addition to working with patients, many medical assistants also play an important role in administrative tasks. Medical assistants generally find their specialized training and experience can be put to work any place, any time.

Medical Billing and Coding - Diploma

Medical billing and coding focuses on the fundamentals of medical office protocol with specialized training in the areas you will need for a job in this growing field. As a Virginia College student, you'll be prepared for entry-level positions in the medical field related to reimbursement procedures. You'll learn the fundamentals of medical office protocol and get specialized training in Current Procedural Terminology (CPT), International Classification of Diseases (ICD) and Health Care Financing Administration Common Procedural Coding System (HCPCS).

In addition to your classroom experiences, you will also serve an externship for on-the-job training. You'll be supervised by a physician, nurse or health services professional and learn the billing and coding process from the working perspective.

Medical Office Management - Diploma

Medical office administrators perform both administrative and clinical duties, reporting directly to an office manager, physician or other health practitioner.

Students learn to work closely with doctors and other support personnel as well as how to use medical terminology, medical office procedures and insurance coding to prepare for a career in this growing, specialized field.

Pharmacy Technician - Diploma

Pharmacy technicians work with licensed pharmacists, helping with patient consultations, counter dispensing operations and prescription preparation. You may work in a retail pharmacy, stocking and keeping inventory of prescriptive and over-the-counter medications. You might also maintain patient medication records, count or pour medications into dispensing containers and manage the cash register.

In hospitals, you could perform many of the same duties but have other responsibilities, including assembling medications for each patient, repackaging medications, preparing commercially-unavailable medications and delivering medications to patient rooms.

Surgical Technologist - Diploma

As a surgical technologist, you will work closely with the surgeon, anesthesiologist, nurse anesthetist and registered nurse to deliver integral patient care during surgery. At Virginia College you'll have the chance to learn the proper application of sterile surgical techniques and state-of-the-art operating room technology so you'll be able to provide optimum care. Classroom theory and laboratory hands-on training are combined with clinical and externship experiences to give you the knowledge and skill you need to be successful in this vital field.

Therapeutic Massage - Associate's

The therapeutic massage program at Virginia College will give you the physical and technical skills that are required by health care and personal service employers in a number of allied massage settings. You'll learn to perform a variety of massage techniques ranging from relaxation skills and stress management to Swedish massage and neuromuscular therapy.

At Virginia College's Center for Therapeutic Massage, you'll prepare to work in such places as rehabilitation clinics, fitness centers, medical offices, hospital departments, salons, chiropractic offices, and sports fitness establishments. You may even choose to open your own massage therapy business.

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