Apollo College

Apollo College is a recognized leader in private education with over 50,000 graduates. Apollo offers practical, real-world education to its students. Specially designed degree and diploma programs are based on class sizes for 15 to 24 students. The small classes and individual attention from first-rate instructors encourage lively interaction and allow students to get the best practical hands-on experience.

The faculty and support staff is the best; helping to ensure that students get the personal attention they need while attending the college. As the demand for better-educated workers continues to grow, so does Apollo College, expanding its course offerings and campus sites in order to meet the needs of both students and employers across the United States.

Accreditation

Each of the Apollo College campuses is institutionally accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS) to award Associate of Science degrees, Associate of Occupational Studies degrees, diplomas and certificates. The Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools is listed as a nationally recognized accrediting agency by the United States Department of Education and is recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.

Dental Assistant

Dental Assistants work directly with the patient and dentist in chair-side procedures and perform dental office administrative duties. Apollo College Dental Assistant program will prepare the student to work as a Dental Assistant, Front Office Receptionist, or Dental Office Manager in governmental agencies, private dental practices, and hospitals that include dental health care.

Upon graduation from the program, state x-ray certification is strongly recommended for Dental Assistants working with a dentist in chair-side procedures. In most states, testing is administrated by the state in a separate facility. Upon completion of all classroom instruction and skills training, students perform learned skills during a 240-hour externship in a Dentist's office, dental clinic, or other approved dental care facility.

Medical Administrative Assistant

The Medical Administrative Assistant Program includes two broad aspects. The first encompasses secretarial skills, manual office systems, and an introduction to microcomputers. This phase of the program includes; medical law and ethics, medical terminology used in professional practice, essential office skills, and areas of medicine critical to office practice. The second phase of the program teaches the knowledge and skills to master computer software and systems commonly used in medical practice. The student will develop proficiency in word processing, accounting methods, spreadsheets, and database management.

Upon completion of classroom instruction and practical training, students perform learned skills during a 240-hour externship in a physician's office, clinic, or other approved medical/health care facility.

Medical Assistant

Medical Assistants aid the physician and other medical personnel as they examine and treat patients. Medical Assistants also perform office administrative tasks that keep a medical office or clinic running smoothly. Graduates are prepared to work in physicians' offices, clinics, nursing homes, and health care centers as a medical secretary, medical assistant, medical receptionist, or medical office manager.

The program provides clinical instruction, class lectures, and practical experience through an externship in a medical facility. Clinical instruction teaches students to prepare patients for examinations, give injections, conduct electrocardiograms, and process routine laboratory tasks. Instruction also covers office duties such as completing insurance forms, scheduling appointments, billing, bookkeeping, and medical collections.

Medical Assistant / Limited X-Ray

The Limited X-ray Program, combined with the Medical Assistant Program, provides a full scope of training in anatomy and physiology, office procedures, clinical procedures and limited X-ray services. Graduates of the combined program work as Medical Assistants with expanded duties in radiography in medical offices and clinics. Throughout the Limited X-Ray Program, students are given the opportunity to practice skills in the non-energized X-Ray lab on campus, as well as in an energized X-Ray lab in an actual office or clinic.

Upon completion of all classroom instruction and practical skills training, students perform learned skills during a 240 hour externship in a physician's office, clinic or other facility.

Medical Billing and Coding

The Medical Billing and Coding program provides students with classroom instruction and practical experience in a medical or insurance facility. The program provides knowledge and skills needed to accurately report, transmit and track claims. These skills are in demand for careers in the fast growing and rewarding health claims field. Graduates may work as a Medical Biller, Claims Clerk, Patient and Hospital Biller, Hospital Admitting Representative or Medical Secretary. Graduates of the Medical Billing and Coding Diploma may be employed in hospitals, health clinics, doctor's offices, insurance companies or specialized medical billing agencies.

Pharmacy Technician

The Pharmacy Technician program at Apollo College provides the technical and practical training to allow the graduate to work as an assistant to a licensed pharmacist in both retail and hospital settings. The program provides the student with extensive knowledge in pharmaceutical and medical terminology, abbreviations and symbols used in prescribing, dispensing and charting of medications and a working knowledge of drug trade and generic names as well as strengths, dosages, dosage forms and routes of administration.

Upon completion of all classroom instruction and practical training, students perform learned skills during a 260-hour externship in a hospital, retail pharmacy or pharmaceutical distributor.

Veterinary Assistant

The Veterinary Assistant Program is intended to train individuals to gain knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to perform in a veterinary office. The student will learn to provide nursing for animals under the direction of the veterinarian. Students will learn all aspects of assisting in the operation of a veterinary practice. They will learn the basics of first aid, anatomy, routine care, emergency care, surgical preparation and basic nursing techniques. They will learn how animals communicate, animal behavior, training, breeding and the life cycles of young, adult, and old animals. Students will learn teamwork and how to communicate in the veterinary office.

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