Program Overview
Health Care Careers
Program Overview
The Health Care Careers Certificate program prepares students to enter the health care field as a nursing assistant, home health aide, or trained medication aide and provides foundational coursework for transfer into many different health programs.
3/4
Minnesota North grads are employed in their field within 12 months
83%
Of Minnesota North students receive financial aid and scholarships
$3.9K
Average student grant at Minnesota North
Sources: Cost and Aid
Reasons to Attend Minnesota North
Variety of learning opportunities
- Understand and interpret medical terms
- Communicate using medical terms
- Safely administer medications
- Understand medication administration principles
- Possess basic skills to effectively administer first aid and CPR in an emergency
- Demonstrate an understanding of the physical, psychological, social and spiritual needs of patients
- Demonstrate competency of elder care through the performance of nursing care specific to the long-term/home care setting
- Understand various healthcare professions
- Determine potential preferred health care career field and follow the steps to achieve this career
- Prepare students for advancement into additional healthcare education tracts
