Charter College offers the highest standard of continuing
education and training in California for the medical and legal
industries and professions. Our programs include medical
insurance billing and coding, medical assisting, dental
assisting, massage therapy, pharmacy technician and vocational
nursing.
Develop a new career. Earn more money. Ask us about our
registered programs with flexible day and evening courses. Fast
track your future with courses ranging from 7 to 15 months. Our
student services include financial aid. Our advisors can help
Charter graduates find jobs using our comprehensive job placement
strategies.
See your future clearly with Charter! There's a job and career
opportunity waiting for you right here.
Typical job titles for the Dental Assistant graduate entering the
field include:
The Dental Assistant program has been designed to prepare
students for entry-level employment in a variety of dental
settings. The content of the program provides the student with:
Emphasis is placed on the guidelines required by the California
Dental Board of Examiners for a Registered Dental Assistant
Program. Upon successful completion of the program, the Charter
graduate will be provided with a Diploma for Coronal Polishing
and Dental X-Ray.
Massage Therapy - Diploma
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Fast track your career in 9 months!
Typical job titles for Massage Therapists entering the field
include the following:
- Massage Therapist
- Masseuse
The Massage Therapy program has been designed to prepare students
for entry-level employment as a massage therapist and/or to enter
private practice. Employment opportunities include positions in:
- Massage offices and private practice
- Physicians' offices
- Hospitals and medical centers
- Chiropractic offices
- Nursing facilities
- Outpatient clinics
- Health clubs and fitness centers
- Spas and resorts, hotels
- Cruise ships
- Beauty and hair salons
- Pain management centers
- Sports team facilities
- Individual private practices
Medical Assisting - Diploma
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Fast track your career in 8 months!
Typical job titles for Medical Assisting entering the field
include the following:
- Clinical Medical Assistant
- Electrocardiogram Technician
- Medical Secretary
- Medical Receptionist
The Medical Assisting program has been designed to prepare
students for entry-level employment in a variety of medical
settings, such as a physician's office or a medical clinic. The
content of the program provides the student with specialized
training in procedures relating to:
- Industry-current medical
- Clinical
- Administrative procedure
Medical Insurance Billing and Coding - Diploma
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Fast track your career in 7 months!
Typical job titles for Medical Insurance Billing and Coding
include the following:
- Medical Secretary
- Medical Insurance Biller
- Medical Receptionist
The Medical Insurance Billing and Coding program has been
designed to prepare students for entry-level employment in a
medical front office, hospital office setting, or medical
insurance company. The content of the program provides the
student with:
- Specialized training in industry-current medical
administrative procedures
- Instruction in:
- Medical terminology
- Anatomy and physiology
- Processing insurance forms
- Scheduling appointments
- Collections
- Medical bookkeeping
- Other critical patient services
Students will be able to have specialized hands-on training on
state-of-the-art processing equipment. This instruction ranges
from:
- Introductory keyboarding
- Electronic calculating
- Current word processing skills in Microsoft Word for Windows
At the completion of the classroom instruction, the student will
receive supervised job-related skills at a selected insurance
company, hospital or medical office setting to complete a
well-rounded education.
Pharmacy Technician - Diploma
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Fast track your career in 11 months!
Typical job titles for Pharmacy Technicians entering the field
include the following:
- Pharmacy Technician
- Pharmacy Assistant
The Pharmacy Technician program has been designed to prepare
students for entry-level employment as an entry-level assistant
to a licensed pharmacist. Employment opportunities include
positions in:
- Hospitals
- Medical centers
- Skilled nursing facilities
- Private pharmacies
- Outpatient clinics
- Pharmaceutical companies
Vocational Nurse - Diploma
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Fast track your career in 15 months!
Typical job titles for Vocational Nursing entering the field
include the following:
- Staff Nurse
- Industrial Nurse
- Private Nurse
- Practical Nurse
- General Nurse
The Vocational Nursing program has been designed to prepare with
nursing skills for direct patient care. Training in the following
areas:
- Patient care
- Nursing skills
- Medical-surgical
- Specialty nursing:
- Family nursing/obstetric
- Pediatrics
- Mental health
- Home health
- Hospice
- Rehabilitation
The program provides the Charter student with the fundamentals of
nursing. The program emphasizes theory, as well as hands-on
practice. Charter graduates of this program will be qualified for
the entry level position as a vocational nurse, functioning as
part of the interdisciplinary health care team in selected health
care settings with individuals, families, and communities across
the life span.
Employment in this field requires a license and the Charter
Vocational Nursing program prepares you for the National Council
Licensure Examination for Practical/Vocational Nurses (NCLEX-PN
Examination).
Accreditation:
Charter College is accredited by the Accrediting
Commission for Career Schools and Colleges of Technology
(ACCSCT), an institutional accrediting body recognized by the
U.S. Department of Education as a national accrediting agency for
private, postsecondary institutions offering occupational
vocational programs.
Partnership:
Charter College is an active partner with the following
organizations:
- Career College Association
- Committee on Dental Auxiliaries (COMDA)
- Antelope Valley Chamber of Commerce
- Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce
- Long Beach Chamber of Commerce
