National College

National College has a fundamental objective to educate men and women for taking on the duties and responsibilities of business and assisting them in entering into positions which gives them sufficient opportunities for the development of their career.

National College tries to instill in their graduates, the desire to take initiatives in proceeding towards their professional lives with the capacity to adapt and meet the challenges efficiently, including the modern demands of business. We strive to meet the objectives of providing the best quality curriculum along with knowledgeable staff and faculty to meet the needs of students in gaining employment in various well-defined fields.

The College is flexible in changing the curriculum as needed, to meet the needs of business and industry trends as well as student focus areas. Campus Advisory Boards consist of community representatives who provide current and timely advice based on the requirements of employment in business, technical and government organizations. The College performs various graduate and employer surveys to gather market research information allowing the programs to be tailored to best suit the needs of the students.

National College emphasizes career-skills development in each program of study it offers. Students pursuing a degree program take a certain number of entry-level courses which gives them the necessary skills to start their careers. In the associate programs, students can take a number of specific program based courses which would be offered as upper level classes in other institutions. By taking these courses, recipients of our associate degree can be competitive in the job market and successful in their fields. The baccalaureate programs provide a natural progression from the associate degrees, offering specific coursework to enhance in-depth understanding. The program offers an in-depth, well designed, and rigorous educational experience, whereby a graduate coming out of the institute is able to compete in the global economy.

Holders of a Bachelor's degree will be able to receive more advanced graduate-level training and skills in a number of management areas through the Master of Business Administration academic program. A cross functional approach is used in The Master’s degree program in order to provide basic foundations meant for managerial efficiency and leadership in job markets related to both private and public sectors.

Lesser, included programs are considered to be taken concurrently with the student chosen program. Once the requirements are met for the program, they will receive either a certificate, diploma, or degree.

We realize that in order to make an investment in the future, a lot of students will need some type of financial assistance. At National College, we are dedicated to providing financial assistant to qualified students.

In order to ensure that qualified and deserving applicants are given adequate financial assistance, the institute's financial planners sit down with the prospective students to identify available sources of financial assistance, some of them through federal or state government and others through the college. There is commitment from the financial professionals of the institute wherein they supply the student with possible solutions for his funding requirements.

Also, the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the State of Tennessee offer scholarships to individuals who attend National College and are eligible for financial assistance.

Career Centers extend their resources to ensure career success for our students.

Our staff does its utmost to assist you in finding an appropriate position, providing such services as:

• Advice on putting together an effective resume
• Helping you improve your interviewing skills
• Advice on researching potential employers
• Providing access to current job postings statewide
• An extensive library of job search and employment material

EMS Training

Diploma: Emergency Medical Technician

Emergency Medical Technicians complete a diploma program wherein they rapidly assess and administer basic life support care involved in a number of environments. The job market for emergency medical services is robust, and is expected to continue to be so into the foreseeable future.

The standards and curriculum set up by the US Department of Transportation and the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration is surpassed by the program that we offer. Commonwealth of Virginia and the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians' EMT-Basic are both exams that our graduates qualify to take.

Four times a year, small day and night classes are offered with diverse faculty who actively participate in several phases of the EMS system. Designed to meet the varying needs of today's student, the National College's EMS programs are unique among those available in the Commonwealth.

The Emergency Medical Technician Graduates from this program will be fully prepared to take their national registry certification exams through the coursework of many classes such as Introduction to Pharmacology, Systems of Transport and Support, Body Control Systems, and Calculations and Administration of Medications.

Those students with no previous exposure or training in pre-hospital care will be prepared to take the test for Virginia and National Registry certification as an EMT-Basic. At a basic emergency services level as an EMT-Basic, graduates will provide pre-hospital care.

Diploma: Emergency Medical Technician

Emergency Medical Technicians complete a diploma program wherein they rapidly assess and administer basic life support care involved in a number of environments. The job market for emergency medical services is robust, and is expected to continue to be so into the foreseeable future.

The standards and curriculum set up by the US Department of Transportation and the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration is surpassed by the program that we offer. Commonwealth of Virginia and the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians' EMT-Basic are both exams that our graduates qualify to take.

Four times a year, small day and night classes are offered with diverse faculty who actively participate in several phases of the EMS system. Designed to meet the varying needs of today's student, the National College's EMS programs are unique among those available in the Commonwealth.

The Emergency Medical Technician Graduates from this program will be fully prepared to take their national registry certification exams through the coursework of many classes such as Introduction to Pharmacology, Systems of Transport and Support, Body Control Systems, and Calculations and Administration of Medications.

Those students with no previous exposure or training in pre-hospital care will be prepared to take the test for Virginia and National Registry certification as an EMT-Basic. At a basic emergency services level as an EMT-Basic, graduates will provide pre-hospital care.

Diploma: Medical Office Assistant

This program furnishes the needed office support abilities along with fundamental terminology and techniques for pupils pursuing administrative support careers in health. To further their career and education, graduates have the opportunity to complete a Medical Specialist Diploma or the Administrative Office Professional Associate Degree.

Program Core Courses - What Courses You Will Take:

• Terminology of Body Systems
• Terminology of Body Support
• Medical Office Finances
• Healthcare Law and Ethics
• Medical Office Procedures
• Microsoft Office

Associate's Degree: Medical Assisting

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

Along with the primary coursework, pupils enrolled in this program obtain experience with computers, organization, and administration. This program provides grads the instruction needed to join a number of varied health environments like doctor's offices, insurers, hospitals, legal offices, labs and testing companies.

The MA program's credentials come from the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) based on being recommended by the Curriculum Review Board of the American Association of Medical Assistants' Endowment (AAMAE).

Program Core Courses- What You Will Learn:

• Microsoft® Word
• Terminology of Body Systems
• Terminology of Body Support
• Calculations & Administration of Medicine
• Clinical Medical Assisting
• Pharmacology
• Medical Office Procedures
• Systems of Transport & Support
• Body Control Systems
• Invasive Clinical Procedures
• Non-Invasive Clinical Procedures
• Medical Office Finances.

Career Opportunities in Medical Assisting

Medical Assistants have a wide range of responsibilities and are skilled professionals in the ambulatory health care setting. Graduates will be able to assist doctors, nurse practitioners, and doctors assistants while operating next to one another in direct patient care as a medical assistant. Among the numerous clinical responsibilities an MA might conduct are administering drugs, helping with patient exams, collecting specimens, and waived diagnostic lab tests. Medical assistants perform administrative roles in appointment scheduling, arranging physician referrals, billing, insurance and coding, organization and maintenance of records and following policies of patient care.

Paramedic Schools

Diploma: Emergency Medical Technician

Rapid assessment and basic life support care administration are conducted by Emergency Medical Technicians in a variety of environments. The exciting, quickly growing field of emergency medical services offers excellent employment opportunities that are projected to continue well into the future.

The US Department of Transportation and the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration establish the curriculum and our program exceeds it. After graduation, students are qualified to take two EMT Basic Examinations, the Commonwealth of Virginia and and the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians’ EMT-Basic Examination.

Not only does this program offer small classes day or night four times throughout the year, but its diverse faculty actively participates in multiple facets of the EMS system. National College's EMS programs are known to stand out within the Commonwealth assuring each student that he will attain needed knowledge for getting a job in this field.

Career Opportunities for Emergency Medical Technicians

Graduates of the Emergency Medical Technology Diploma program will be trained to appear for Virginia and national registry certificate examinations Students who lack training or background in pre-hospital care will be able to sit for Virginia and National Registry certification as an EMT-Basic. Graduates of the EMT-basic level will provide basic emergency services and pre-hospital care.

Associate's Degree: Paramedic

Paramedics rapidly assess and administer both advanced and basic life support in a variety of environments. Employment opportunities in emergency medical services are excellent and are expected to continue to see positive growth in the future.

The Paramedic Program is designed to endow students with the knowledge, skills, and experience needed to provide the sick and injured with a superior level of life-saving emergency medical care in a number of rural and urban healthcare environments.

The Virginia Department of Health has accredited our program, which exceeds the standards and curriculum established by the US Department of Transportation and the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration. Graduates are expected to be qualified for writing an examination administered by the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians’ paramedic exam which is needed for a paramedic to gain certification in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

This program offers day and evening classes that start four times a year along with small class sizes and a diverse staff that actively participates in several aspects of the EMS system. This versatility and individualized instruction makes National College's EMS programs uniquely qualified to meet the various needs and schedules of today's students.

Career Opportunities in Medical Assisting

Graduates of the Emergency Medical Technology - Paramedic program will be ready to tackle career oppertunities enabling a student to prepare and take up national registry certification and after successful completion, work as paramedic. Once you become a certified paramedic, you will be able to administer basic and advanced emergency pre-hospital care and become a key component of the emergency medical services system.

Diploma: Emergency Medical Technician

Rapid assessment and basic life support care administration are conducted by Emergency Medical Technicians in a variety of environments. The exciting, quickly growing field of emergency medical services offers excellent employment opportunities that are projected to continue well into the future.

The US Department of Transportation and the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration establish the curriculum and our program exceeds it. After graduation, students are qualified to take two EMT Basic Examinations, the Commonwealth of Virginia and and the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians’ EMT-Basic Examination.

Not only does this program offer small classes day or night four times throughout the year, but its diverse faculty actively participates in multiple facets of the EMS system. National College's EMS programs are known to stand out within the Commonwealth assuring each student that he will attain needed knowledge for getting a job in this field.

Career Opportunities for Emergency Medical Technicians

Graduates of the Emergency Medical Technology Diploma program will be trained to appear for Virginia and national registry certificate examinations Students who lack training or background in pre-hospital care will be able to sit for Virginia and National Registry certification as an EMT-Basic. Graduates of the EMT-basic level will provide basic emergency services and pre-hospital care.

Associate's Degree: Paramedic

Paramedics rapidly assess and administer both advanced and basic life support in a variety of environments. Employment opportunities in emergency medical services are excellent and are expected to continue to see positive growth in the future.

The Paramedic Program is designed to endow students with the knowledge, skills, and experience needed to provide the sick and injured with a superior level of life-saving emergency medical care in a number of rural and urban healthcare environments.

The Virginia Department of Health has accredited our program, which exceeds the standards and curriculum established by the US Department of Transportation and the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration. Graduates are expected to be qualified for writing an examination administered by the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians’ paramedic exam which is needed for a paramedic to gain certification in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

This program offers day and evening classes that start four times a year along with small class sizes and a diverse staff that actively participates in several aspects of the EMS system. This versatility and individualized instruction makes National College's EMS programs uniquely qualified to meet the various needs and schedules of today's students.

Career Opportunities in Medical Assisting

Graduates of the Emergency Medical Technology - Paramedic program will be ready to tackle career oppertunities enabling a student to prepare and take up national registry certification and after successful completion, work as paramedic. Once you become a certified paramedic, you will be able to administer basic and advanced emergency pre-hospital care and become a key component of the emergency medical services system.

Phlebotomy - Diploma

National College offers a Diploma program in phlebotomy that enables a student to gain hands-on training in collection, transportation, handling, processing, and analysis of blood specimens. Our phlebotomy program trains students in a number of critical areas: procedures for infection control and safety policies, interaction with health care and laboratory personnel, how to handle laboratory requisitions and their legal implications.

In addition, the phlebotomy program trains students in infection control, safety policies and procedures, interaction with laboratory and health care personnel, and a knowledge of laboratory requisitions and their legal implication within the work environment.

Program Core Courses: What You'll Study:

• Terminology of Body Support
• Phlebotomy Techniques
• Systems of Transport and Support
• Phlebotomy Directed Practices
• Microsoft Office

Career Opportunities as a certified Phlebotomist

As a certified phlebotomy technician, you will be able to work in hospitals, clinics, reference laboratories, doctor’s offices, some home health agencies, and portable insurance carriers.

Surgical Technician Programs

Associate's Degree: Surgical Technology

In the associate degree program, Surgery Technology students learn proper patient preparation and care techniques, surgical prodecures, instrument maintenance, and sterilization principles.

To prepare for graduation the student will have taken the following Program Core Courses.

They will study:

• Systems of Transport and Support
• Terminology of Body Systems
• Terminology of Body Support
• Body Control Systems
• Clinical Medical Assisting
• Pharmacology
• Medical Office Procedures
• Systems of Transport & Support
• Body Control Systems
• Invasive Clinical Procedures
• Non-Invasive Clinical Procedures
• Medical Office Finances

Career Opportunities in Surgical Technology

Upon graduation students will have received extensive clinical experience in scrubbing and circulating, will be prepared to assume the full range of responsibilities associated with what they have learned, and assist in surgical operations as a member of an operating team under the supervision of a surgeon, registered nurse, or other medical personnel. Surgical technologists participate in all aspects of surgical procedures - preparing the operating room, moving and preparing patients, assisting with actual surgery, and post operative cleanup.

Associate's Degree: Surgical Technology

In the associate degree program, Surgery Technology students learn proper patient preparation and care techniques, surgical prodecures, instrument maintenance, and sterilization principles.

To prepare for graduation the student will have taken the following Program Core Courses.

They will study:

• Systems of Transport and Support
• Terminology of Body Systems
• Terminology of Body Support
• Body Control Systems
• Clinical Medical Assisting
• Pharmacology
• Medical Office Procedures
• Systems of Transport & Support
• Body Control Systems
• Invasive Clinical Procedures
• Non-Invasive Clinical Procedures
• Medical Office Finances

Career Opportunities in Surgical Technology

Upon graduation students will have received extensive clinical experience in scrubbing and circulating, will be prepared to assume the full range of responsibilities associated with what they have learned, and assist in surgical operations as a member of an operating team under the supervision of a surgeon, registered nurse, or other medical personnel. Surgical technologists participate in all aspects of surgical procedures - preparing the operating room, moving and preparing patients, assisting with actual surgery, and post operative cleanup.

Diploma: Medical Billing and Coding

A graduate from the Medical Billing & Coding program is expected to perform duties such as billing and coding of the medical office by incorporating accurate coding of medical conditions and services, operation of medical billing program and rules and regulations related to with respect to insurance plans.

Core Courses of the Program - You will study:

• The Microsoft® Office
• Terminology of Body Systems
• Terminology of Body Support
• CPT-Coding
• Introduction to 3rd Party Reimbursement and HIPAA
• ICD Coding
• Medical Insurance Billing Practice
• Medicare & Medical Reimbursements
• Systems of Transport & Support
• Body Control Systems

Career Opportunities in Medical Coding and Billing

Upon graduation, students are eliglible for employment in doctor's offices, clinics, medical service centers, insurance companies and managed care plans.

The courses in this program can ready students to successfully finish the Certified Professional Coder (CPC), Certified Professional Coder - Hospital (CPC-H), and Certified Medical Biller (CMB) exams.

Students who study medical billing and coding will be able to find employment in doctor's offices, clinics, and hospitals. Medical Billing and Coding specialists are essential to a medical facility's financial well-being, and are instrumental in the office's reimbursement practice. Take the next step up to the Health Information Technology curriculum and be the expert on patient information on which nurses, doctors and others depend on to do their jobs.

Diploma: Medical Transcription

Medical Transcription is a rapidly expanding professional specialty in the health care industry. Medical Professionals request that you have knowledge in terminology and transcription which you will receive from this on-line program.

The program core courses and what you study are as follows:

• Microsoft® Office
• Microsoft® Word
• English Composition
• Keyboarding
• Terminology of Body Systems
• Terminology of Body Support
• Medical Transcription
• Medical Office Procedures
• Systems of Transport and Support
• Body Control Systems

Career Opportunities

Career opportunities in Medical Transcription include working in hospitals, clinics, physician offices, transcription services, insurance companies, and home healthcare agencies. The courses in this program may lead to employment as an independent contractor or subcontractor, especially if certification is obtained.

List of education programs offered by National College