Allied College

Allied College specifically caters to those students who are seeking an associate degree focused in one area of expertise.

The mission is to give highly-instructional, real world training which enables our students to get rewarding, long term career in health care or criminal justice.

A Quarter of a Century of Superior Career Instruction

The original Allied College campus, Allied College - North in St. Louis Missouri, inaugurated in 1981. In 1992, eleven years later, in Fenton, Missouri the second Allied College (South) was opened.

High-Tech Institute owns and manages both Allied Colleges. Including the two Allied schools, HTI also owns 22 other campuses in 15 different states in the United States.

A Unique Approach to Education

Teaching students what they need to know, rather than what we want them to learn, is a unique approach to education offered by Allied College, and one which makes for a important difference.

This is because several schools use random, meaningless opinions about the tenets of good education to formulate their degree programs. Our course takes care to look after the needs of the employer and so the degree training program is such that it connects to real world.

We are fully aware that students will need a degree that will make them attractive to potential employers. Student services are needed to be readily available to assist students in matching up with courses that are highly needed in today’s employment field. We are aware of this.

While providing a learning environment that inspires our students to realize their full potential, focused on career success in the field of Health Care and Criminal Justice, the mission of Allied College is to provide quality post-secondary education.

Allied College vows to have the most superior students qualified in all levels of job requirement expertise.

Allied College promises to:

• Give students top notch services that help them garner success.
• Provide a learning environment where a variety of distinct individual backgrounds, capabilities, viewpoints and interests are accommodated.
• Have well trained faculty available to make sure that appropriate and applicable curriculum contents and training are given to the students.
• Be constantly aware of changes in the needs of the community we serve and respond to these quickly and appropriately.
• Help students transition from college to their future career.
• Encourage students to view education as an ongoing and never ending process.
• Function with honesty and trustworthiness, while sticking to a high standard of ethics in every part of our program.

Massage Therapy Schools

You can be awarded an Associate of Applied Science Degree in Massage Therapy from Allied College-North in much less time than you thought possible.

What Do We Prepare You To Do?

We teach you a variety of therapeutic techniques to be used to message soft tissues that have been affected by stress, illness and injury. Your clients are benefited by your professional skills through stress reduction, energy renewal, flexibility increment, improvement in posture and more.

You will be prepared to open and manage your own massage therapy business with the professional skills learned in this program.

What could you expect from our Massage Therapy program offered to you?

The Massage Therapy Program gives you:

• Knowledge of anatomy, physiology and pathology in relation to the soft tissue injury and treatment
• Supervised training in Swedish Massage and other treatments like hydrotherapy, sports massage, deep tissue massage, reflexology, aromatherapy, lymphatic drainage and spa treatments
• Directions for the use of proper body mechanics for injury prevention
• Education in nutrition, stress management and wellness
• Training in first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation, (CPR) certification
• Comprehensive study of skills needed to start and operate Massage Therapy Business * Supervised Clinic in a clinical setting.

What can you do after you graduate?

Once you have graduated you will be qualified to work as a Massage Therapist in places such as:

• Sports medicine clinics
Orthopedic Offices
• Naturopathic Clinics
• Yoga Retreat Centers
• Cruise Ships
• Physical Therapy Offices
• Chiropractic Offices
• Pain Management Clinics
• Dance Studios
• Hospice Facilities
• Beauty Salons
• Psychiatric Offices
• Athletic Clubs
• Nursing Homes
• Golf Courses
• Resorts
• Spas

The professional skills that you learn during this course enable you to manage your own Massage Therapy Practice.

Classroom Procedures

No prerequisites are required as each course stands alone as a unit of study. A student can continue through the sequence of courses until they are complete after entering a program at the beginning of any course.

Supervised Clinic

You will have the opportunity to participate in a six-week supervised clinic once you finish the coursework. You will practice what you learned during the classroom segment of the schoolwork during this time.

This supervised clinic, which is unpaid, requires a full 120 hours of work.

You can be awarded an Associate of Applied Science Degree in Massage Therapy from Allied College-North in much less time than you thought possible.

What Do We Prepare You To Do?

We teach you a variety of therapeutic techniques to be used to message soft tissues that have been affected by stress, illness and injury. Your clients are benefited by your professional skills through stress reduction, energy renewal, flexibility increment, improvement in posture and more.

You will be prepared to open and manage your own massage therapy business with the professional skills learned in this program.

What could you expect from our Massage Therapy program offered to you?

The Massage Therapy Program gives you:

• Knowledge of anatomy, physiology and pathology in relation to the soft tissue injury and treatment
• Supervised training in Swedish Massage and other treatments like hydrotherapy, sports massage, deep tissue massage, reflexology, aromatherapy, lymphatic drainage and spa treatments
• Directions for the use of proper body mechanics for injury prevention
• Education in nutrition, stress management and wellness
• Training in first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation, (CPR) certification
• Comprehensive study of skills needed to start and operate Massage Therapy Business * Supervised Clinic in a clinical setting.

What can you do after you graduate?

Once you have graduated you will be qualified to work as a Massage Therapist in places such as:

• Sports medicine clinics
Orthopedic Offices
• Naturopathic Clinics
• Yoga Retreat Centers
• Cruise Ships
• Physical Therapy Offices
• Chiropractic Offices
• Pain Management Clinics
• Dance Studios
• Hospice Facilities
• Beauty Salons
• Psychiatric Offices
• Athletic Clubs
• Nursing Homes
• Golf Courses
• Resorts
• Spas

The professional skills that you learn during this course enable you to manage your own Massage Therapy Practice.

Classroom Procedures

No prerequisites are required as each course stands alone as a unit of study. A student can continue through the sequence of courses until they are complete after entering a program at the beginning of any course.

Supervised Clinic

You will have the opportunity to participate in a six-week supervised clinic once you finish the coursework. You will practice what you learned during the classroom segment of the schoolwork during this time.

This supervised clinic, which is unpaid, requires a full 120 hours of work.

Medical Assistant

The MA course of study at Allied College - North readies you for AAS Degree much quicker than you thought possible.

What type of work will you be capable of performing?

The training prepares the student to act as an important person in the medical office. You'll be responsible for updating patient records, filling out reports, doing lab tests, diagnosing and handling treatment plans. Another responsibility is to ensure that all required data is electronically accessible and review records for completeness.

You may also be responsible for recording medical histories and vital signs, explaining treatments to the patient, preparing patients for exams, and being a physician's assistant.

What can you expect from our Medical Assistant curriculum?

• Ideas and practical uses in the basics of medical diagnostic techniques
• Study of the makeup of the human body and CPR certification
• Knowledge of basic clinical and lab practices
• Training of venipuncture, needles, electrocardiography (EKG), reading vital signs, and preparing for physical and specialty tests
• Administrative techniques for use in a healthcare setting
• A briefing on insurance coding and processing claims for medical insurance
• An externship taking place in a medical setting

What job choices are graduates considering?

When you graduate you will be able to gain employment as a Clinical Medical Assistant, an Administrative Medical Assistant, a Medical Secretary, a Medical Biller of Insurance, a Bookkeeper of Medical Records, or Clinical Assistant in such settings as:

• Physicians’ Offices
• Health Practitioners’ Offices
• Care Centers for Outpatients

Procedures for the Classroom

Every class is a standalone area of study and there are no prerequisite requirements. You can start the program at the commencement of any course and continue till you successfully complete all the courses.

Externship

Upon completion of the curriculum, you get the chance to be part of a 7-week extern position at a healthcare facility supervised by a preceptor/office staff. In this timeframe, you will rehearse the skills acquired in the classroom.

You will need to complete 256 hours, with an average of 5 eight-hour days per week for your externship.

Pharmacy Technician - An Exciting New Career

The new career opportunities through the Pharmacy Technician Program at Allied College - North will provide you with an Associate of Applied Science Degree sooner than you might expect.

What Careers Will I Be Qualified For?

You will assist in preparing prescription medication to be taken by patients while working as a licensed pharmacist's assistant. We will train you to measure and prepare the medicine. Pricing and filling prescriptions is the job of a technician, whose work is then checked by a pharmacist before the patient receives it. You might also be responsible for maintaining patient information, preparing insurance forms and taking inventory of the medications.

What can you get out of our Pharmacy Technician program?

• Study how to treat common diseases.
• Get familiar with prescription and non-prescription medicine, herbs and diet supplements.
• Training for retail and hospital pharmacies: How to read physician's scripts, maintain records, fill orders, stock inventory and much more.
• Learn federal and state laws.
• There are many externships at clinical sites available upon graduation.

After graduation, you will be ready for a career as a Pharmacy Technician in places like:

• Retail Pharmacies
• Hospitals
• Clinics

Classroom Procedures

Each course is not dependent upon another prerequisite training and is a stand alone class. There are no prerequisites, so you can start with any course, and continue on until you have completed the program requirements. After you have successfully completed your coursework, there is the option to partake in a four-week externship under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist in a clinical setting. This is when you will apply the skills you learned in class in a real-life setting. To help develop these skills, the unpaid externship is 160 hours, consisting of eight hours a day, five days a week for four weeks.

Medical Billing & Coding Program Details

The Medical Billing & Coding program at Allied College - North will get you ready for an Associate of Applied Science Degree in less time than you probably imagine.

What Sort of Jobs Do We Prepare You For?

After you graduate, you will able to keep of medical records, put together documents regarding a patient's history, including pre- and post-treatment conditions and results of laboratory tests and x-rays and doctor's diagnoses. It is your job to determine whether the data is complete and to make sure all of the important information has been inserted into the system.

It’s also possible for you to analyze data which helps to improve the care of the patient, control costs, research, and other important aspects in a Medical Billing & Coding program.

What are you offered by our Medical Billing & Coding program?

• A brief overview of health care and health insurance
• Training in insurance billing and medical coding
• Instruction for organizing and maintaining medical records
• Awareness of insurance claim reimbursement methodologies
• The study of human anatomy and physiology and common diseases
• An introduction to medical terminology and pharmacology
• Knowledge of medical office administrative responsibilities
• Externship in a medical office or a hospital

What job options are open to graduates?

After successful completion of graduation, a person will be qualified to work as a Medical Insurance Biller, a Medical Records Coder, or a Health Information Technician. You will be qualified to work in locations such as:

• Hospitals
• Nursing Homes
• Medical Group Practices
• Home Health Agencies
• Clinics

Classroom Procedures

Each Course is considered as a separate unit of study that depends upon prerequisite training in the area of study. It is permissible for a student to embark on the program at the commencement of any particular course and then continue sequentially until they have completed each course on offer.

Externship

You will get to work at a medical office or hospital for four weeks after finishing your coursework. Skills developed during the classroom portion of the course will be put into practice during this time.

Your unpaid externship will include 160 total hours, separated into eight hour days, five days a week.

Dental Assistant

Dental Assistants are highly trained individuals who pay attention to even the smallest details. Their desire to serve in health care is so intense that they want to help other people even voluntarily.

The Dental Assistant is usually a clean, tidy organized individual who enjoys working with their hands.

Dental Assistants perform a number of duties including lab work and patient care. They are required to make patients at ease and comfortable, getting them ready for treatment by the dentist, and keeping track of dental records. Typical responsibilities of the dental assistant in an exam include providing the dentist with instruments and materials, and keeping a patient's mouth clean through suction and other dentistry tools.

Their work involves sterilizing the instruments and equipment, preparing the tray setup for dental procedures, and instructing the patients on post operative and general oral health. Some dental students also get the materials for making impressions and restorations ready and expose radiographs and process dental x-ray film.

From placing rubber dams on the teeth to isolate them for individual treatment, to removing sutures, applying anesthetics to gums or cavity-preventive agents to teeth, along with removing excess cement used in the filling process are some of the procedures dental assistants may perform.

Assistants with lab duties will make casts of teeth and mouths, clean and polish appliances and also make temporary crowns. Dental Assistants may also be required to perform office duties such as: confirm appointments, receive patients, keep records, send/receive payments and order supplies.

What is offered to you by our Dental Assistant Program?

• the basics of dental radiography,
• education in dental science and CPR certification
• dental equipment/instruments/tray setups and proper lab techniques
• dental health and preventative dentistry
• basic office duties for large or small practices
• an internship in a dental facility

After graduation you will be able to work in such fields as:

• General Practice Dentistry
• Oral Surgery
• Pedodontics (Children's Dentistry)
• Endodontics (Root Canals)
• Orthodontics (Braces)
• Periodontics (Gum Disease)

List of education programs offered by Allied College