{"id":130449,"date":"2024-05-10T17:15:24","date_gmt":"2024-05-10T21:15:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=130449"},"modified":"2024-05-10T17:15:24","modified_gmt":"2024-05-10T21:15:24","slug":"advance-your-healthcare-and-biology-education-at-ncc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=130449","title":{"rendered":"Advance Your Healthcare and Biology Education at NCC"},"content":{"rendered":"

BETHLEHEM, PA<\/strong>\u00a0–\u00a0The first opportunity is a\u00a0Dental Assisting Program<\/strong>, with classes\u00a0Monday \u2013 Thursday, June 3 \u2013 July 16, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.<\/strong>\u00a0at the Fowler Family Southside Center. No classes will be held on July 4. This program features hands-on instruction and clinical observation for participants to learn chair side dental assistance. Course topics include the preparation of instruments, materials and equipment; client assessment and communication; and client preparation for his\/her appointment. All program requirements must be completed by\u00a0<\/strong>Wednesday, May 23, and a mandatory information session will be held on Wednesday, May 29, from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. (participants must be registered for the course to attend). The course fee is $2999, which includes books, handouts, and an externship facilitated by NCC. To register, please visit\u00a0https:\/\/www.northampton.edu\/education-and-training\/workforce-training\/healthcare-training\/dental-assisting.html<\/a>. For questions, please email\u00a0healthcare@northampton.edu<\/a>\u00a0or call 610-332-6585.<\/p>\n

The next opportunity is an\u00a0Emergency Medical Technician Program<\/strong>\u00a0(EMT). This course will be held\u00a0Tuesday \u2013 Thursday, June 4 \u2013 August 1, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.<\/strong>\u00a0on NCC’s Pocono campus, or\u00a0Monday \u2013 Thursday, June 3 \u2013 July 31, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.<\/strong>\u00a0at the Fowler Family Southside Center. This intermediate-level, skills-oriented course involves extensive hands-on training for emergency services personnel. Training includes lifting and moving patients, incident management, and more. All program requirements must be completed by Thursday, May 30. The course fee is $1,650, which includes textbook, online learning access code, uniforms, CPR pocket mask, and malpractice insurance. The fee does not include the NREMT certification exam fee. Funding may be available to Northampton County Emergency responders, along with optional emergency vehicle driver training. To learn more or register, please visit\u00a0https:\/\/www.northampton.edu\/education-and-training\/workforce-training\/healthcare-training\/emergency-medicine.html<\/a>. For questions, please email\u00a0healthcare@northampton.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

NCC\u2019s\u00a0Nurse Aid Program<\/strong>\u00a0(CNA) is an intensive 120-hour course that consists of lectures, skill labs and clinical education to prepare participants with the skills needed to take the National Nurse Aide Assessment Program Competency Examination (NNAAP). The program is ideal for entry into the growing healthcare industry or to satisfy requirements towards an advanced degree. This program will run\u00a0June 10 \u2013 July 2<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0August 7 \u2013 August 29<\/strong>\u00a0at the Fowler Family Southside Center. The program fee is $1,499. All requirements for participation must be completed by May 28 for the June session and by July 24 for the August session. Participants must be Pennsylvania residents, at least 18 years of age and have a high school diploma or GED to enroll. To register for the program or the free information session, please visit\u00a0https:\/\/northampton.edu\/healthcarecourses<\/a>. For questions, please email\u00a0healthcare@northampton.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Trauma Informed Care Certificate\u00a0<\/strong>is NCC\u2019s new certificate program which enables participants to develop the knowledge and skills to understand the impacts of trauma on individuals, and how to best support trauma survivors when engaging with them in a professional capacity. Teachers, human service workers, first responders, healthcare workers, social workers, and day care workers will benefit from this series. This self-paced 10-week virtual program will run\u00a0June 3 \u2013 August 11<\/strong>, and participants must successfully complete all five modules to obtain the certificate. The program fee is $279. To learn more and enroll, please visit\u00a0https:\/\/northampton.edu\/healthcarecourses<\/a>. For questions, please email\u00a0healthcare@northampton.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Lastly, NCC is pleased to offer a new community education course in partnership with the Lehigh Valley Zoo:\u00a0Introduction to Zoo & Wildlife Enrichment<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/strong>This course will be held on\u00a0June 5 and June 12 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.\u00a0<\/strong>at Penn Hall on NCC’s Bethlehem campus, followed by a lab at the\u00a0Lehigh Valley Zoo<\/strong>\u00a0from\u00a012 p.m. to 1 p.m.<\/strong>\u00a0This unique program introduces environmental, social, and behavioral enrichment in zoo and wildlife centers and why it is necessary for captive species’ health and well-being. Topics will include animal behavior, animal welfare, zoo conservation and public education. Course tuition is $49 plus a $20 zoo admission fee, and participants will be responsible for their own transportation. To register, please visit\u00a0https:\/\/northampton.edu\/healthcarecourses<\/a>\u00a0and scroll to course code INZWE100. For questions, please email\u00a0Tdimperio@northampton.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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BETHLEHEM, PA\u00a0–\u00a0The first opportunity is a\u00a0Dental Assisting Program, with classes\u00a0Monday \u2013 Thursday, June 3 \u2013 July 16, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.\u00a0at the Fowler Family Southside Center. No classes … Continue reading Advance Your Healthcare and Biology Education at NCC<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":114454,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[69,5738,482],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-130449","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-in-the-valley","category-northampton-county","category-press-release-2"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/nccc.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130449"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=130449"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130449\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/114454"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=130449"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=130449"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=130449"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}