Massage Therapy - Diploma and Associate Degree Programs

Do you look forward to a career helping others relieve stress and recover from injury? Do you believe in the healing power of touch? Minnesota School of Business-Blaine offers two college programs that provide hands-on training in massage therapy. These programs give students the technical skills they need to become licensed massage therapists.

With the training they receive, our graduates find positions in health clubs, hospitals, massage clinics, salons, spas, rehabilitation clinics and nursing homes. Some even go on to open their own private massage practices.

Medical Administrative Assistant - Diploma and Associate Degree Programs

Minnesota School of Business-Blaine strives to provide students with the skills, knowledge and ability to become integral team members in health care environments. They learn to receive and schedule patients, monitor medical records, transcribe medical documents, prepare bookkeeping records, maintain hardware and software and perform general secretarial tasks in medical office settings.

Upon graduation, our graduates may find positions as patient relations representatives, benefits coordinators, hospital admissions representatives, medical billers, receptionists and medical administrative assistants.

Medical Assistant - Diploma and Associate Degree Programs

Medical assistants perform a variety of tasks in clinical environments. They are often responsible for clerical duties such as telephone management, reception and billing. They may also be responsible for clinical tasks such as taking vital signs, educating patients and assisting with minor surgical procedures. At Minnesota School of Business-Blaine, students get hands-on instruction in and out of the classroom, preparing them for real world challenges in health care environments.

Graduates of this program may become laboratory assistants, clinical assistants, phlebotomists, limited scope radiology technicians, clinical supervisors and medical assistants.

Veterinary Technology - Associate Degree Program

Do you look forward to a career caring for animals throughout the life cycle? Our veterinary technology program can give you a solid foundation in scientific principles and hands-on practice in technical skills. You will start working with live animals in the classroom from early in the program. Toward the end of the program, you will reinforce your training by completing an externship in a veterinary clinic, animal hospital or a similar animal care environment.

As a graduate of our veterinary technology program, you will be prepared for a position in a zoo, boarding or breeding kennel, pet store, private veterinary practice or animal research lab.

Accreditation

Minnesota School of Business-Blaine is nationally accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS) to award diplomas, associate degrees and bachelor's degrees.

The veterinary technology program at Minnesota School of Business-Blaine is accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) as programs for educating veterinary technicians.

The Minnesota School of Business-Blaine programs in medical assisting are accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (www.caahep.org) upon the recommendation of the Medical Assisting Education Review Board (MAERB).