Glendale Career College

Glendale Career College’s Associate of Arts in Nursing program in Glendale, California, prepares graduates to provide patient-centered care as entry-level registered nurses. The program leads to eligibility for the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN), required for Registered Nurse licensure in California. It is delivered through classroom, laboratory, and clinical instruction in a year-round format consisting of six 16-week semesters over 24 months. Coursework includes nursing fundamentals, anatomy and physiology, pharmacology, medical/surgical nursing, mental health, obstetrics, and pediatric nursing. The program is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing and accredited by the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools.

Glendale Career College’s Dental Assistant program in Glendale, California, trains students for work alongside dentists and other oral health professionals in dental offices, clinics, and related facilities. The program covers patient preparation, appointment scheduling, dental records, billing, chairside assisting, oral hygiene, dental materials, specialties, and x-rays. It is delivered through classroom instruction and a 180-hour clinical externship in a real health care setting, with eight course modules and a clinical internship. Graduates of the Glendale campus receive certificates of completion for x-rays and coronal polishing. The college holds accreditation from the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges. The program includes Seminar for Success, Secretarial/Computers, Oral Hygiene, Specialties, X-Ray, Dental Materials, Chairside, Career Seminar, and Clinical Internship coursework.

Medical Assistant at Glendale Career College in Glendale, California, prepares students for administrative and clinical work supporting physicians, registered nurses, and other health care professionals in medical offices, clinics, hospitals, and related facilities. Training covers appointment scheduling, patient histories, vital signs, examinations, laboratory duties, medications, injections, medical instruments, and business-office functions. The program is delivered through classroom instruction, laboratory exercises, and supervised clinical externship experience at a medical setting. Its curriculum includes eight course modules and a required externship, with the page describing 160 hours for the externship. Coursework includes medical office administration, anatomy and physiology, medical assisting skills, response training, and clinical practice. The program page does not state an admission diploma, age, license, examination, or other prerequisite.

The Pharmacy Technician program at Glendale Career College in Glendale, California, trains students to support pharmacists by preparing prescriptions, measuring medications, labeling packages, managing inventory, processing insurance claims, and handling sterile and non-sterile compounding. The program includes instruction in pharmaceutical calculations, drug distribution, pharmacology, pharmacy law, communications, and pharmacy operations, along with a clinical internship in a health care setting. It is delivered through classes at a California campus and includes eight course modules and a 240-hour clinical internship. The curriculum includes Seminar for Success, Drug Distribution, Admixture I, Admixture II, Pharmacology, Retail/Communications, Home Health/Closed Door, Career Seminar, and Clinical Internship. Graduates may work in pharmacies, hospitals, compounding laboratories, and other health care facilities.

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (RN to BSN Course) at Glendale Career College in Glendale, California, prepares licensed Registered Nurses to expand their nursing knowledge, strengthen leadership and evidence-based practice skills, and earn a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. The program combines asynchronous online lectures with hands-on clinical training in real health care settings and can be completed in as little as four semesters. Coursework addresses critical thinking, patient safety, quality improvement, health assessment, nursing research, leadership, biostatistics, public health, nursing roles, and disaster management. Admission is for licensed Registered Nurses who already possess an associate’s degree. Graduates may pursue leadership, management, public health, education, and community health roles, as well as graduate-level education.

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• Leads to: Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Glendale Career College’s Vocational Nurse program in Glendale, California, prepares students to provide direct patient care in medical offices, clinics, hospitals, and other health care facilities. The program leads to licensure as a Licensed Vocational Nurse in California and prepares graduates to take the NCLEX-PN examination. Coursework is organized into class modules and clinical externships, covering nursing fundamentals, anatomy and physiology, medical-surgical nursing, pharmacology, maternal and child health, and mental health. The program also includes clinical practice in real health care settings, where students apply nursing skills and provide patient care. Glendale Career College states that the program is approved by the California Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians.

The Surgical Technologist program at Glendale Career College trains students with the skills to begin working alongside surgeons, registered nurses and other medical professionals as part of the medical team, providing care to patients during the crucial periods of surgery. Surgical Technologists assist in surgical operations, preparing operating rooms and helping surgeons, nurses, and doctors before and during surgical procedures. Graduates of this program earn their Associate of Occupational Science (AOS) degree and are qualified to work in surgical centers, delivery rooms, and medical clinics and may be employed as a member of an operating room team.

Central Service Instrument Technicians, sometimes called central service technicians or sterile processing technicians, must ensure all instruments used by medical personnel in a hospital or other health care facility are sterile, clean, and ready. As a Central Service Instrument Technician, you will offer crucial support in all patient care services and must be familiar with every tool used in an operating room. You will also be responsible for cleaning and packaging surgical instruments. In addition, you will sterilize, process, put together, store, and pass out medical devices and supplies, and keep records related to sterilization monitors, orders, and inventory.