About
This program prepares individuals for a variety of job opportunities in the health occupation fields and is designed to meet the need for cross training of employees in health care facilities. Graduates may find employment in long-term care facilities, hospitals, laboratories, and clinics where basic bedside nursing assistant skills are required. In addition, students learn phlebotomy, how to perform electrocardiograms (EKG) stress testing, and other monitoring procedures.
Organization
Northwest Louisiana Technical College - Minden Campus
Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College, Minden Campus, is a technical and vocational college in Minden, Louisiana. The campus trains people for business office administration, licensed vocational nursing, and patient care technician work, along with other occupational fields. Its facilities comprise three buildings with classrooms and labs. The campus includes practical nursing instruction, patient care technician instruction, industrial instrumentation, welding, heavy equipment vehicle operation, and advanced manufacturing expertise among its instructional areas. Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College describes its educational mission as providing technical and vocational education in Louisiana. The Minden Campus is identified as the college’s main campus and supports both health care and industrial career pathways. Programs associated with the college also include fields such as air conditioning and refrigeration, electrical work, plumbing, diesel-powered equipment, and phlebotomy.