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Program Description: The Allied Health Assistant program is designed to prepare entry-level applicants and current employees with attitude and behavioral skills, workplace communication, problem solving strategies, and specific technical skills to enter the health science career path. The term "allied health" is used to classify more than 100 professions. These practitioners provide various services including Unit Clerks, Admissions Processor, Receptionist, Patient Service Representative, Medical Records Clerk, Scheduling Personnel, and Office Tech, just to name a few. A Technical Certificate of Credit (TCC) will be awarded upon successful completion of forty-five (45) or fifty (50) credit hours depending on selection of courses. This will provide you with knowledge of medical terminology, legal and ethical issues, anatomy and physiology, blood and airborne pathogens, first aid, CPR, and many basic skills needed in a healthcare environment. The Allied Health Assistant program can also be used as a core program for progression into more advanced health science diploma and degree programs.

Career Information and Occupational Outlook:

Length of Program: 45 (or 50) Credit Hours

Program Admission Requirements:

  1. High School diploma or GED required.
  2. Must be at least 17 years of age.

Estimated Cost:

CPR Card* $ 5.00
Lab Pack for AHS 104$ 40.00
Level I Background Check** $48.50

*(paid with AHS 104 registration)
**(before competing for acceptance into any program that requires hospital-based clinical)

Program Sequence

A student may enter any quarter.

Completing AHA is NOT mandatory. A student may change major at any time.

Quarter Course Description Contact Hours Credit Hours
1st SCT 100 Introduction to Microcomputers 5 3
EMP 100A Interpersonal Relations and Professional Development I 2 2
AHS 109 Medical Terminology 3 3
ENG 101 English, or 5 5
ENG 191 Composition & Rhetoric (5) (5)
Total 15 13
2nd MAT 101 General Mathematics, or 5 5
MAT 191 College Algebra (5) (5)
AHS 101 Anatomy and Physiology, or 5 5
BIO 193 Anatomy and Physiology I and (7) (5)
BIO 194 Anatomy and Physiology II (7) (5)
ENG 102 Technical Writing 5 5
Total 15 15
3rd AHS 104 Introduction to Healthcare 5 3
MSD 100 Management Principles 5 5
MAS 101 Legal Aspects of the Medical Office 3 3
PSY 101 Basic Psychology, or 5 5
PSY 191 Introductory Psychology (5) (5)
EMP 100B Interpersonal Relations and Professional Development II 2 1
Total 20 17

Credits required for graduation: 45 (or 50 depending on course selection)

The content of this page does not constitute a contract between Columbus Technical College and its students on either a collective or individual basis. Course curriculum, fee changes, or additional unforeseen changes may occur after publication. Course offerings are contingent upon adequate enrollments. Please contact the school offering the program for the most current information. Academic advising is available to students prior to registration; this information is not a substitute for consulting with an academic advisor.

Last updated: October 29, 2008.