National College

Founded in 1886, National College has been an area leader in education, bringing to the Southeast a tradition of excellence, a vision for the future and a commitment to help people just like you achieve success they deserve.

At National College, we understand the needs of working adults, and our programs are designed to help you get your education without having to give up your job or your life. We give you the advantages of:

• Career-specific programs that focus on real-world skills
• Day and evening classes to fit your busy schedule
• Personalized attention in small classes with a 12:1 student-teacher ratio
• Instructors who are professionals in their fields
• Professional job placement assistance after graduation
• Financial assistance for those who qualify

Pikeville Campus

National's educational programs came to the coal-rich Eastern Kentucky region in 1975.

Banking is also important to the local economy, and graduates have found success in these and other business and technical fields. Preparation for medical careers also draws students from throughout the region, including adjacent areas of Virginia and West Virginia, to prepare for their chosen career field.

Medical Assisting - Associate of Science

The medical assisting program prepares graduates for a wide degree of day-to-day challenges. Courses in this program include: Clinical Medical Assisting, Medical Terminology, Hematology and Serology, Urinalysis and Microbiology and Pharmacology.

In addition to the principal course of study, students in this program will receive a background in computers, business organization and administrative medical assisting. This program gives the graduate the training that is necessary to enter many diverse medical settings such as: doctor's offices, insurance companies, hospitals, legal offices, laboratories and medical research firms.

Nursing - Associate of Science

Through National's nursing program, students receive hands-on instruction and develop a foundation of essential knowledge that enables them to pursue rewarding careers in the nursing profession. Whether they work in hospitals, outpatient clinics, or serve as home health care providers, program graduates enter the workforce with the skills they need to begin satisfying the duties and responsibilities of their positions.

A wide range of factors have led to unprecedented growth in the health care industry. If you're interested in starting a career as a nurse, there's never been a better time to get started!

• Nurses constitute the largest health care occupation, with 2.5 million jobs in the U.S. alone.
• By 2016, employment for nurses is expected to grow 23 percent.
• Approximately 587,000 new jobs will be created within the nursing profession [between 2006 and 2016…] ranking it as one of the fastest growing occupations.
• Hundreds of thousands of job openings will result from the need to replace experienced nurses who leave the occupation for retirement.

* Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Completing National's nursing program is an important first step for anyone interested in taking advantage of the tremendous opportunities brought on by this growth.

Medical Billing & Coding - Diploma

The medical billing and coding graduate may perform many of the billing and coding duties of the medical office including accurately coding medical conditions and services, adhering to insurance plan rules and regulations and operating a medical billing program. Graduates may be employed in physician's offices, clinics, medical service bureaus, insurance companies or managed care plans.

Medical Office Assistant - Diploma

For the student desiring to enter the administrative support field in health care, this program provides the necessary office support skills as well as basic medical terminology and procedures. Graduates can pursue additional study in the medical office specialist diploma program or the administrative office professional associate degree program for further career enhancement. Graduates will have the skills necessary to provide medical office support in doctors' offices, medical clinics, hospitals, rehabilitation and wellness, service organizations and large organizations with medical facilities.

Medical Office Specialist - Diploma

A graduate from the medical office specialist program has acquired the skills necessary to greet patients, do medical accounting, correspond, file, maintain schedules, organize paperwork, schedule patients and manage the day-to-day operations of a physician's office.

Pharmacy Technician - Diploma

The pharmacy technician program is designed to prepare students to support and assist licensed pharmacists with ordering, stocking and packaging prescription and over-the-counter medications. Other duties may include inventory control, maintaining records, preparing labels and processing insurance claims.

Phlebotomy - Diploma

The phlebotomy diploma program provides hands-on training in collection, transportation, handling, and processing of blood specimens for analysis. The phlebotomy program also trains students to adhere to infection control and safety policies and procedures; interact with other laboratory and health care personnel; and demonstrate an understanding of laboratory requisitions and their legal implication within the work environment.

Certified phlebotomy technicians can find employment in hospitals, clinics, reference laboratories, doctor's offices, some home health agencies, and portable insurance carriers.

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