Throughout its existence, Northwestern Business College has been
an educator of choice in the Chicagoland area. Thousands of
students have improved their lives with the help of NBC's
fast-paced, career-focused curriculum, which emphasizes the
skills essential for success in the job market.
NBC is committed to preparing you for a rewarding career, with
over 24 fully accredited education programs. We offer innovative,
hands-on training in the fastest-growing professions, where
you'll find a great deal of opportunity for growth and
advancement.
Career preparation at NBC does not end in the classroom. Our
externship program allows you to pick up valuable on-the-job
experience prior to graduation, and our Office of Career
Development and Alumni Relations simplifies your employment
search with a 95% job placement rate.
If you have an interest in the health care field, would like to
gain specialized knowledge to work in the industry, and enjoy
working with people and technology, consider earning your EKG
technician certificate from NBC. This program prepares you for an
exciting career, where you'll put your people skills to work
performing technical medical procedures.
EKG technicians are in demand in a number of health care
settings, including the following:
Health Care Billing Specialist - Certificate
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Make the most of growing employment opportunities as a health
care billing specialist by gaining the skills you need to
expedite payments and reimbursements promptly within the
ambulatory or out-patient health care industry.
Health care billing specialists are in demand in a variety of
health care settings including the following:
- Medical insurance companies
- Physicians offices
- Physicians' billing services companies
Health Care Coding Specialist - Certificate
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If you looking for a coding position in a health care setting, or
already have a job involving medical records and want to enhance
your coding knowledge, then you're ready to become a coding
specialist.
Coding specialists are in great demand in a variety of health
care settings such as the following:
- Physicians offices
- Medical insurance companies
- Sports medicine clinics
- Speech therapy practices
- Outpatient laboratories
- Digital imaging facilities
- Freestanding surgical centers
- Occupational medicine clinics
- Home health agencies
Health Information Technology - Associate of Applied Science
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Do you consider yourself a highly detailed person? If so, you
have an opportunity to excel in one of the fastest-growing
occupations with an Associate of Applied Science in Health
Information Technology from NBC. This program combines classroom
lecture with computer lab and hands-on practical experience to
give you the competencies you need to succeed.
Those interested in pursuing this program should have an interest
in the health care field, although actual patient contact is very
rare. Such persons should enjoy organizing, preparing and
retrieving detailed work.
Health information technicians are in demand in a variety of
organizations, such as the following:
- Hospitals
- Nursing homes
- Medical group practices
- Clinics
- Home health agencies
- Ambulatory care practices
- Insurance companies
- Public health organizations
Massage Therapy - Certificate or Associate of Applied Science
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In recent years, more and more people have discovered the
benefits of massage therapy. Various massage techniques are now
available to improve people's health and well-being and have been
found to help those seeking pain management, stress reduction,
circulation improvement and general relaxation. Many medical
insurers have also started to recognize the advantages of this
service and have increased the demand for practitioners by
covering certain forms of muscle manipulation, as well as
adjunctive therapies such as hydrotherapy and reflexology.
You can join this fascinating field with the new massage therapy
program from Northwestern Business College. NBC's massage therapy
program combines health care-related instruction with
business-related topics and general education subjects to provide
a well-rounded curriculum to prepare you for success in this
fast-growing field.
Medical Assisting - Associate of Applied Science
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Are you interested in health care, and do you enjoy helping
others? Working with patients, performing medical procedures and
managing a doctor's office are all part of a rewarding career as
a medical assistant. The School of Health Sciences at NBC offers
an Associate of Applied Science degree in Medical Assisting that
enables you to make the most of your compassion for others and
interest in health care.
Graduates of this program can expect to find employment in a
variety of health care settings. Medical assistants are in demand
in the following areas:
- Physicians' offices
- Hospitals
- Ambulatory care clinics
- Outpatient laboratories
- Free-standing surgical centers
- Occupational medicine clinics
Patient Care Technician - Certificate
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If you get satisfaction from helping people and are fascinated by
the workings of the human body then you might like to train for a
career in a health care setting. Make it happen when you earn a
Patient Care Technician Certificate from NBC.
Patient care technicians are an indispensable part of the nursing
care team, with an expanding role in ensuring the well-being of
patients. This occupation offers many rewards, including
diversity, challenge, professional growth and flexible work
schedules.
Patient care technicians are in great demand in a variety of
health care settings including the following:
- Hospitals
- Nursing care facilities
- Residential mental health facilities
- Home health care agencies
Pharmacy Technician - Certificate
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Every day, more and medications are being developed to treat
various health conditions. Along with that comes a need for
people qualified to identify and distribute these medications to
the general public. That's why a career as a pharmacy technician
is so promising.
Pharmacy technicians are in great demand and have a variety of
workplaces to choose from when seeking employment including the
following:
- Retail pharmacies
- Grocery stores
- Department stores
- Mass retailers
- Hospitals
- Mail-order and internet pharmacies
- Clinics
- Pharmaceutical wholesalers
- Government offices
