Healthcare Administration Degree

The healthcare administration program at InfoTech Career College prepares students for careers in small private practices, regional hospitals and national medical centers, nursing homes, outpatient care centers, rehabilitation clinics, and home healthcare services. The program focuses on developing, planning, and managing health care operations and services within health care facilities and across health care systems. Program courses include: business and financial management, public relations, human resources management, health care systems operation and management, and health law and regulations. Get more details below including other Arizona colleges that offer healthcare administration degrees.

InfoTech Career College

10585 N 114th St Ste 401, Scottsdale, AZ

Los Angeles based InfoTech Career College is now part of Healthcare Career College (HCC).  The school offers vocational health care training featuring small class sizes and instructors with real-world work experience.  The College is accredited by the Council on Occupational Education (COE).  Today vocational schools like InfoTech are increasingly being required to disclose information useful to potential students such as average loan debt, total cost, and placement rates.  InfoTech has an institutional placement rate of 83% across its career training programs for the most recent reporting academic year.

InfoTech offers training in seven health care related fields:

• Medical Assistant
• Nursing Assistant
• Vocational (Practical) Nursing
• Medical Billing and Coding
• Patient Care Technician
• Phlebotomy Technician
• Ultrasound Technician

The shortest program in duration is the Nursing Assistant program, which can be completed in eight weeks when graduates will be ready to take state certification exams.

The Medical Assisting, Billing and Coding, and Patient Care Technician programs take longer – around 40 weeks, but they include externship opportunities in real-world health care environments that can lead to permanent employment upon graduation.  There are professional certification examinations available for qualified candidates in all these fields.  InfoTech is an approved testing center.

The Licensed Vocational (Practical) Nursing program takes 60 weeks to complete at which time graduates will be ready to take the NCLEX-PN (National Council Licensure Examination-Practical Nurse).

The Phlebotomy Technician program is designed for working professionals already in the field and can be completed in six Saturdays.  At that time students will be prepared to take the State Certification Exam for licensure as a Certified Phlebotomy Technician (CPT1).

Career Options for Graduates

Medical and Health Services Managers

Description

Plan, direct, or coordinate medical and health services in hospitals, clinics, managed care organizations, public health agencies, or similar organizations.

Career Outlook & Projections ()

According to the BLS, medical and health services managers employment is expected to grow at a rate of 16.9% from 2014 to 2024

Salary & Wages

• Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
  • Total Employment: 4
  • Average Hourly Rate: $53.74
  • Average Annual Salary: $111770

Source: Job descriptions, estimated salary and wages, and projected job growth are taken from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).