Associate of Applied Science in Allied Health

Allied Health Core

Communications

Social Sciences

Math

Natural Sciences

Humanities

To be granted an Associate of Applied Science in Allied Health Degree the student must complete one of the following Allied Health Certificates:

Elective courses chosen must be 100 level or above. Courses with prefixes AGT, AUTO, CRJU, ELEC, EMT, INDS, MACH or WELD cannot be taken for elective credit

Current/Updated: 08/15/2019

Employment Information

Health care careers offer job stability, often above average financial reward, and the opportunity to join one of the most exciting and fastest growing fields in the United States. In the coming years, with an aging baby boomer population, there are expected to be more jobs than there are health care professionals to fill them.

Job duties range greatly depending upon the chosen area of specialization. Medical assistants complete administrative and clinical tasks in the offices of physicians, hospitals, and other healthcare facilities. Their duties vary with the location, specialty, and size of the practice. Medical records and health information technicians, commonly referred to as health information technicians, organize and manage health information data by ensuring that it maintains its quality, accuracy, accessibility, and security in both paper files and electronic systems.

Healthcare support occupations (such as home health aides, occupational therapy assistants, and medical transcriptionists) had a median annual wage of $27,040 in May 2015, lower than the median annual wage for all occupations in the economy. Those with an Associate of Applied Science in Allied Health and one or more occupational (medical-related) certificates can expect to earn between $30,000 to $40,000 and possibly more depending on additional training and responsibilities.

1. Register for admission to the college.
2. Meet Placement Evaluation in basic Reading, Math and English criteria:
   1. Placement into BUS 111 Contemporary Business and Technical Communications or higher or meet Corresponding ACT/SAT scores.
   2. Placement into MATH 100 Introductory Algebra or higher or meet Corresponding ACT/SAT scores.
      If course placement criteria not met, student may enroll in appropriate remedial course/s to bring skill level up to criteria.
3. Declare interest in completing the Associate of Applied Science in Allied Health; (by filling out application and returning it to the Director of Allied Health/Medical Assisting).
4. To be granted an Associate of Applied Science in Allied Health Degree the student must complete one of the following Allied Health Certificates:
   1. Coding Specialist – Physician Based (plus 1 credit hour of electives to meet degree requirement)
   2. Medical Administrative Specialist (plus 1 credit hour of electives to meet degree requirement)
   3. Medical Assistant
   4. Phlebotomy Technician (plus 6 credit hours of electives to meet degree requirement)
5. Meet with Admissions and Director of Allied Health to discuss the guided pathway for successful completion of the program.
6. A minimum of a 2.5 GPA required at all times – with no grade lower than a 2.5 in all ALH courses
7. Apply for graduation certificates and/or degrees through the MYGOCC student portal.