Health Sciences Degree Program

Occupations Trained - Medical Assistant Concentration

Graduates of the ACT College Health Sciences Program in Medical Assistant Concentration have the potential to secure gainful employment in any of the following careers:

• Medical Office Manager
• Billing and Coding
• Certified Medical Assistant
• Clinical Assistant
• Medical Office Assistant
• Medical Assistant Instructor
• Medical Transcriptionist
• Ophthalmic Technician
• Outpatient Surgery Assistant
• Phlebotomist
• Registered Medical Assistant

Occupations Trained - Dental Assistant Concentration

Graduates of the ACT College Health Sciences Program in Dental Assistant Concentration have the potential to secure gainful employment in any of the following careers:

• Dental Office Manager
• Certified Dental Assistant (CDA)
• Certified Registered Dental Assistant
• Chairside Dental Assistant
• Crown and Bridge Dental Lab Technician
• Dental Assistant Instructor
• Dental Radiographer
• Dental X-Ray Technician
• Expanded Dental Assistant
• Expanded Duties Dental Assistant (EDDA)
• Expanded Duty Dental Assistant
• Oral Surgery Assistant
• Orthodontic Assistant
• Registered Dental Assistant (RDA)
• Surgical Dental Assistant

Occupations Trained - Pharmacy Technician Concentration

Graduates of the ACT College Health Sciences Program in Pharmacy Technician Concentration have the potential to secure gainful employment in any of the following careers:

• Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT)
• Veteran's Administration/Government Pharmacy Technician
• Home Health Care Pharmacy Technician
• Home Infusion Pharmacy Technician
• Inventory Pharmacy Technician
• IV Certified Pharmacy Technician
• Lead Pharmacy Technician
• Long-Term Care Pharmacy Technician
• Mail Order Pharmacy Technician
• Nuclear Pharmacy Technician
• Pharmaceutical Care Associate
• Pharmacy Sales
• Pharmacy Technician Instructor

Program Costs

The following details the costs associated with the ACT College Health Sciences Degree Program.

Graduates of this program in the 2009-10 Fiscal Year that required loans incurred a median loan debt of $10,416.

Graduation / Placement Rates

The ACT College Health Sciences Program has an overall on-time graduation rate of 83.4% for the 2009-10 Fiscal Year.

The ACT College Health Sciences Program has an overall placement rate of 72.7% for the 2009-10 Fiscal Year.

The Health Scienes Placement Rate is comprised four concentrations: Medical Assistant (50%), Dental Assistant (83.3%), Pharmacy Technician (100%) and Medical Administrative Specialist (50%). Also please note that the current Medical Office Administration program offered by ACT College is not eligible as a concentration for the Health Sciences Degree Program.