Northern Essex Community College Associate degree Accounting | Northern Essex Community College |
A program that prepares individuals to practice the profession of accounting and to perform related business functions. Includes instruction in accounting principles and theory, financial accounting, managerial accounting, cost accounting, budget control, tax accounting, legal aspects of accounting, auditing, reporting procedures, statement analysis, planning and consulting, business information systems, accounting research methods, professional standards and ethics, and applications to specific for-profit, public, and non-profit organizations. | |
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Northern Essex Community College Associate degree Biomedical Technology + Technician | Northern Essex Community College |
A program that prepares individuals to apply basic engineering principles and technical skills in support of engineers engaged in developing biological or medical systems and products. Includes instruction in instrument calibration, design and installation testing, system safety and maintenance procedures, procurement and installation procedures, and report preparation. | |
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Northern Essex Community College Associate degree Business + Commerce, General | Northern Essex Community College |
A program that focuses on the general study of business, including the processes of interchanging goods and services (buying, selling and producing), business organization, and accounting as used in profit-making and nonprofit public and private institutions and agencies. The programs may prepare individuals to apply business principles and techniques in various occupational settings. | |
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Northern Essex Community College Associate degree Business Administration and Management, General | Northern Essex Community College |
A program that generally prepares individuals to plan, organize, direct, and control the functions and processes of a firm or organization. Includes instruction in management theory, human resources management and behavior, accounting and other quantitative methods, purchasing and logistics, organization and production, marketing, and business decision-making. | |
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Northern Essex Community College Associate degree Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other | Northern Essex Community College |
Any instructional program in business and administration not listed in the Business Administration, Management and Operations, General category. | |
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Northern Essex Community College Associate degree Commercial and Advertising Art | Northern Essex Community College |
A program in the applied visual arts that prepares individuals to use artistic techniques to effectively communicate ideas and information to business and consumer audiences via illustrations and other forms of digital or printed media. Includes instruction in concept design, layout, paste-up, and techniques such as engraving, etching, silkscreen, lithography, offset, drawing and cartooning, painting, collage, and computer graphics. | |
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Northern Essex Community College Associate degree Computer Engineering Technology + Technician | Northern Essex Community College |
A program that prepares individuals to apply basic engineering principles and technical skills in support of computer engineers engaged in designing and developing computer systems and installations. Includes instruction in computer electronics and programming, prototype development and testing, systems installation and testing, solid state and microminiature circuitry, peripheral equipment, and report preparation. | |
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Northern Essex Community College Associate degree Computer Programming + Programmer, General | Northern Essex Community College |
A program that focuses on the general writing and implementation of generic and customized programs to drive operating systems and that generally prepares individuals to apply the methods and procedures of software design and programming to software installation and maintenance. Includes instruction in software design, low- and high-level languages and program writing; program customization and linking; prototype testing; troubleshooting; and related aspects of operating systems and networks. | |
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Northern Essex Community College Associate degree Computer Programming, Specific Applications | Northern Essex Community College |
A program that prepares individuals to apply the knowledge and skills of general computer programming to the solution of specific operational problems and customization requirements presented by individual software users and organizational users. Includes training in specific types of software and its installation and maintenance. | |
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Northern Essex Community College Associate degree Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications | Northern Essex Community College |
A program that focuses on the design, implementation, and management of linked systems of computers, peripherals, and associated software to maximize efficiency and productivity, and that prepares individuals to function as network specialists and managers at various levels. Includes instruction in operating systems and applications; systems design and analysis; networking theory and solutions; types of networks; network management and control; network and flow optimization; security; configuring; and troubleshooting. | |
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Northern Essex Community College Associate degree Computer Technology + Computer Systems Technology | Northern Essex Community College |
A program that prepares individuals to apply basic engineering principles and technical skills in support of professionals who use computer systems. Includes instruction in basic computer design and architecture, programming, problems of specific computer applications, component and system maintenance and inspection procedures, hardware and software problem diagnosis and repair, and report preparation. | |
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Northern Essex Community College Associate degree Computer and Information Sciences, General | Northern Essex Community College |
A general program that focuses on computing, computer science, and information science and systems as part of a broad and/or interdisciplinary program. Such programs are undifferentiated as to title and content and are not to be confused with specific programs in computer science, information science, or related support services. | |
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Northern Essex Community College Associate degree Criminal Justice + Police Science | Northern Essex Community College |
A program that prepares individuals to perform the duties of police and public security officers, including patrol and investigative activities, traffic control, crowd control and public relations, witness interviewing, evidence collection and management, basic crime prevention methods, weapon and equipment operation and maintenance, report preparation and other routine law enforcement responsibilities. | |
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Northern Essex Community College Associate degree Data Processing and Data Processing Technology + Technician | Northern Essex Community College |
A program that prepares individuals to master and use computer software programs and applications for inputting, verifying, organizing, storing, retrieving, transforming (changing, updating, and deleting), and extracting information. Includes instruction in using various operating system configurations and in types of data entry such as word processing, spreadsheets, calculators, management programs, design programs, database programs, and research programs. | |
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Northern Essex Community College Associate degree Design and Visual Communications, General | Northern Essex Community College |
A program in the applied visual arts that focuses on the general principles and techniques for effectively communicating ideas and information, and packaging products, in digital and other formats to business and consumer audiences, and that may prepare individuals in any of the applied art media. | |
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Northern Essex Community College Associate degree Early Childhood Education and Teaching | Northern Essex Community College |
A program that prepares individuals to teach students ranging in age from infancy through eight years (grade three), depending on the school system or state regulations. Includes preparation to teach all relevant subject matter. | |
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Northern Essex Community College Associate degree Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologies + Technicians, Other | Northern Essex Community College |
Any instructional program in electrical and electronic engineering-related technologies not listed in the Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General category. | |
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Northern Essex Community College Associate degree Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology + Technician | Northern Essex Community College |
A program that prepares individuals to apply basic engineering principles and technical skills in support of electrical, electronics and communication engineers. Includes instruction in electrical circuitry, prototype development and testing; systems analysis and testing, systems maintenance, instrument calibration, and report preparation. | |
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Northern Essex Community College Associate degree Elementary Education and Teaching | Northern Essex Community College |
A program that prepares individuals to teach students in the elementary grades, which may include kindergarten through grade eight, depending on the school system or state regulations. Includes preparation to teach all elementary education subject matter. | |
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Northern Essex Community College Associate degree Engineering Technologies + Technicians, Other | Northern Essex Community College |
Any instructional program in engineering technologies not listed in the Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General category. | |
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Northern Essex Community College Associate degree General Studies | Northern Essex Community College |
An undifferentiated program that includes instruction in the general arts, general science, or unstructured studies. | |
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Northern Essex Community College Associate degree Health Information + Medical Records Administration + Administrator | Northern Essex Community College |
A program that prepares individuals to plan, design, and manage systems, processes, and facilities used to collect, store, secure, retrieve, analyze, and transmit medical records and other health information used by clinical professionals and health care organizations. Includes instruction in the principles and basic content of the biomedical and clinical sciences; information technology and applications; data and database management; clinical research methodologies; health information resources and systems; office management; legal requirements; and professional standards. | |
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Northern Essex Community College Associate degree Hotel + Motel Administration + Management | Northern Essex Community College |
A program that prepares individuals to manage operations and facilities that provide lodging services to the traveling public. Includes instruction in hospitality industry principles; supplies purchasing, storage and control; hotel facilities design and planning; hospitality industry law; personnel management and labor relations; financial management; marketing and sales promotion; convention and event management; front desk operations; and applications to specific types of hotels and motel operations. | |
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Northern Essex Community College Associate degree Legal Assistant + Paralegal | Northern Essex Community College |
A program that prepares individuals to perform research, drafting, investigatory, record-keeping and related administrative functions under the supervision of an attorney or court. Includes instruction in legal research, drafting legal documents, appraising, pleading, courthouse procedures, and legal specializations. | |
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Northern Essex Community College Associate degree Liberal Arts and Sciences + Liberal Studies | Northern Essex Community College |
A program that is a structured combination of the arts, biological and physical sciences, social sciences, and humanities, emphasizing breadth of study. Includes instruction in independently designed, individualized, or regular programs. | |
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Northern Essex Community College Associate degree Medical Administrative + Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary | Northern Essex Community College |
A program that prepares individuals to perform the duties of special assistants and personal secretaries for practicing physicians and nurses, health care facilities and services administrators, and other health care professionals. Includes instruction in business and medical communications, medical terminology, principles of health care operations, public relations and interpersonal communications, software applications, record-keeping and filing systems, scheduling and meeting planning, applicable policy and regulations, and professional standards and ethics. | |
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Northern Essex Community College Associate degree Medical Radiologic Technology + Science - Radiation Therapist | Northern Essex Community College |
A program that prepares individuals to administer prescribed courses of radiation treatment, manage patients undergoing radiation therapy, and maintain pertinent records. Includes instruction in applied anatomy and physiology, oncologic pathology, radiation biology, radiation oncology procedures and techniques, radiation dosimetry, tumor localization, treatment planning, patient communication and management, data collection, record-keeping, and applicable standards and regulations. | |
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Northern Essex Community College Associate degree Nursing + Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN) | Northern Essex Community College |
A program that generally prepares individuals in the knowledge, techniques and procedures for promoting health, providing care for sick, disabled, informed, or other individuals or groups. Includes instruction in the administration of medication and treatments, assisting a physician during treatments and examinations, Referring patients to physicians and other health care specialists, and planning education for health maintenance. | |
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Northern Essex Community College Associate degree Psychiatric + Mental Health Services Technician | Northern Essex Community College |
A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, and other mental health care professionals, to provide direct patient care services, assist in developing and implementing treatment plans, administer medications, and perform related administrative functions. Includes instruction in mental health theory, applied psychopathology, patient communication and management, crisis intervention, psychotropic medication, mental health treatment procedures, substance abuse, record-keeping, clinical administrative skills, and applicable standards and regulations. | |
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Northern Essex Community College Associate degree Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology + Technician | Northern Essex Community College |
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to the production of radio and television programs, and related operations, under the supervision of broadcast and studio managers, directors, editors, and producers. Includes instruction in sound, lighting, and camera operation and maintenance; power and feed control; studio operations; production preparation; broadcast engineering; related computer applications; and specialized applications such as news, entertainment, live talk, sports, commercials, and taping. | |
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Northern Essex Community College Associate degree Respiratory Care Therapy + Therapist | Northern Essex Community College |
A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of physicians, to assist in developing respiratory care plans, administer respiratory care procedures, supervise personnel and equipment operation, maintain records, and consult with other health care team members. Includes instruction in the applied basic biomedical sciences; anatomy, physiology, and pathology of the respiratory system; clinical medicine; therapeutic procedures; clinical expressions; data collection and record-keeping; patient communication; equipment operation and maintenance; personnel supervision; and procedures for special population groups. | |
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Northern Essex Community College Associate degree Sign Language Interpretation and Translation | Northern Essex Community College |
A program that prepares individuals to function as simultaneous interpreters of American Sign Language (ASL) and other sign language systems employed to assist the hearing impaired, both one-way and two-way. Includes instruction in American Sign Language (ASL), alternative sign languages, finger spelling, vocabulary and expressive nuances, oral and physical translation skills, cross-cultural communications, slang and colloquialisms, and technical interpretation. | |
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Northern Essex Community College Associate degree Social Work | Northern Essex Community College |
A program that prepares individuals for the professional practice of social welfare administration and counseling, and that focus on the study of organized means of providing basic support services for vulnerable individuals and groups. Includes instruction in social welfare policy; case work planning; social counseling and intervention strategies; administrative procedures and regulations; and specific applications in areas such as child welfare and family services, probation, employment services, and disability counseling. | |
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Northern Essex Community College Associate degree Sport and Fitness Administration + Management | Northern Essex Community College |
A program that prepares individuals to apply business, coaching and physical education principles to the organization, administration and management of athletic programs and teams, fitness/rehabilitation facilities and health clubs, sport recreation services, and related services. Includes instruction in program planning and development; business and financial management principles; sales, marketing and recruitment; event promotion, scheduling and management; facilities management; public relations; legal aspects of sports; and applicable health and safety standards. | |
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Northern Essex Community College Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate Accounting Technology + Technician and Bookkeeping | Northern Essex Community College |
A program that prepares individuals to provide technical administrative support to professional accountants and other financial management personnel. Includes instruction in posting transactions to accounts, record-keeping systems, accounting software operation, and general accounting principles and practices. | |
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Northern Essex Community College Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems, Other | Northern Essex Community College |
Any instructional program in alternative and complementary medicine and medical systems not listed in the Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems, General category. | |
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Northern Essex Community College Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate Business Operations Support and Secretarial Services, Other | Northern Essex Community College |
Any instructional program in administrative and secretarial services not listed in the Business Operations Support and Secretarial Services, General category. | |
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Northern Essex Community College Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate Commercial and Advertising Art | Northern Essex Community College |
A program in the applied visual arts that prepares individuals to use artistic techniques to effectively communicate ideas and information to business and consumer audiences via illustrations and other forms of digital or printed media. Includes instruction in concept design, layout, paste-up, and techniques such as engraving, etching, silkscreen, lithography, offset, drawing and cartooning, painting, collage, and computer graphics. | |
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Northern Essex Community College Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate Computer Programming + Programmer, General | Northern Essex Community College |
A program that focuses on the general writing and implementation of generic and customized programs to drive operating systems and that generally prepares individuals to apply the methods and procedures of software design and programming to software installation and maintenance. Includes instruction in software design, low- and high-level languages and program writing; program customization and linking; prototype testing; troubleshooting; and related aspects of operating systems and networks. | |
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Northern Essex Community College Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate Computer Programming, Specific Applications | Northern Essex Community College |
A program that prepares individuals to apply the knowledge and skills of general computer programming to the solution of specific operational problems and customization requirements presented by individual software users and organizational users. Includes training in specific types of software and its installation and maintenance. | |
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Northern Essex Community College Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications | Northern Essex Community College |
A program that focuses on the design, implementation, and management of linked systems of computers, peripherals, and associated software to maximize efficiency and productivity, and that prepares individuals to function as network specialists and managers at various levels. Includes instruction in operating systems and applications; systems design and analysis; networking theory and solutions; types of networks; network management and control; network and flow optimization; security; configuring; and troubleshooting. | |
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Northern Essex Community College Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate Computer and Information Sciences, General | Northern Essex Community College |
A general program that focuses on computing, computer science, and information science and systems as part of a broad and/or interdisciplinary program. Such programs are undifferentiated as to title and content and are not to be confused with specific programs in computer science, information science, or related support services. | |
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Northern Essex Community College Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate Criminal Justice + Police Science | Northern Essex Community College |
A program that prepares individuals to perform the duties of police and public security officers, including patrol and investigative activities, traffic control, crowd control and public relations, witness interviewing, evidence collection and management, basic crime prevention methods, weapon and equipment operation and maintenance, report preparation and other routine law enforcement responsibilities. | |
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Northern Essex Community College Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate Critical Care Nursing | Northern Essex Community College |
A program that prepares registered nurses to provide specialized care to patients with life-threatening problems, including those in intensive care facilities and on life support. Includes instruction in adult, neonatal, and pediatric critical care; technical skills; patient monitoring and assessment; normal and abnormal readings; and troubleshooting. | |
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Northern Essex Community College Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate Drafting + Design Engineering Technologies + Technicians, Other | Northern Essex Community College |
Any instructional program in drafting/design engineering technologies not listed in the Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General category. | |
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Northern Essex Community College Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate Drama and Dance Teacher Education | Northern Essex Community College |
A program that prepares individuals to teach drama and/or dance programs at various educational levels. | |
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Northern Essex Community College Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate Early Childhood Education and Teaching | Northern Essex Community College |
A program that prepares individuals to teach students ranging in age from infancy through eight years (grade three), depending on the school system or state regulations. Includes preparation to teach all relevant subject matter. | |
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Northern Essex Community College Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologies + Technicians, Other | Northern Essex Community College |
Any instructional program in electrical and electronic engineering-related technologies not listed in the Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General category. | |
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Northern Essex Community College Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate Electromechanical and Instrumentation and Maintenance Technologies + Technicians, Other | Northern Essex Community College |
Any instructional program in electromechanical instrumentation and maintenance technologies not listed in the Electromechanical and Instrumentation and Maintenance Technologies/Technicians, General category. | |
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Northern Essex Community College Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate Emergency Medical Technology + Technician (EMT Paramedic) | Northern Essex Community College |
A program that prepares individuals, under the remote supervision of physicians, to recognize, assess, and manage medical emergencies in prehospital settings and to supervise Ambulance personnel. Includes instruction in basic, intermediate, and advanced EMT procedures; emergency surgical procedures; medical triage; rescue operations; crisis scene management and personnel supervision; equipment operation and maintenance; patient stabilization, monitoring, and care; drug administration; identification and preliminary diagnosis of diseases and injuries; communication and computer operations; basic anatomy, physiology, pathology, and toxicology; and professional standards and regulations. | |
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Northern Essex Community College Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate General Office Occupations and Clerical Services | Northern Essex Community College |
A program that prepares individuals to provide basic administrative support under the supervision of office managers, administrative assistants, secretaries, and other office personnel. Includes instruction in typing, keyboarding, filing, general business correspondence, office equipment operation, and communications skills. | |
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Northern Essex Community College Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate Health Information + Medical Records Technology + Technician | Northern Essex Community College |
A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of health information administrators and other professionals, to construct medical records and clinical databases, perform manipulations on retrieved data, control the security and quality of records, and supervise data entry and technical maintenance personnel. Includes instruction in clinical and biomedical science data and information requirements; database management; data coding and validation; information security; quality control; health information content and structure; medical business procedures; and legal requirements. | |
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Northern Essex Community College Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate Health and Medical Administrative Services, Other | Northern Essex Community College |
Any instructional program in health and medical administrative services not listed in the Health and Medical Administrative Services, General category. | |
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Northern Essex Community College Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate Hotel + Motel Administration + Management | Northern Essex Community College |
A program that prepares individuals to manage operations and facilities that provide lodging services to the traveling public. Includes instruction in hospitality industry principles; supplies purchasing, storage and control; hotel facilities design and planning; hospitality industry law; personnel management and labor relations; financial management; marketing and sales promotion; convention and event management; front desk operations; and applications to specific types of hotels and motel operations. | |
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Northern Essex Community College Certificates/Less-than-1-year Certificate Psychiatric + Mental Health Services Technician | Northern Essex Community College |
A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, and other mental health care professionals, to provide direct patient care services, assist in developing and implementing treatment plans, administer medications, and perform related administrative functions. Includes instruction in mental health theory, applied psychopathology, patient communication and management, crisis intervention, psychotropic medication, mental health treatment procedures, substance abuse, record-keeping, clinical administrative skills, and applicable standards and regulations. | |
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Northern Essex Community College Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate Dental Assisting + Assistant | Northern Essex Community College |
A program that prepares individuals to provide patient care, take dental radiographs (x-ray photographs), prepare patients and equipment for dental procedures, and discharge office administrative functions under the supervision of dentists and dental hygienists. Includes instruction in medical record-keeping, general office duties, reception and patient intake, scheduling, equipment maintenance and sterilization, basic radiography, pre- and post-operative patient care and instruction, chairside assisting, taking tooth and mouth impressions, and supervised practice. | |
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Northern Essex Community College Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate Legal Assistant + Paralegal | Northern Essex Community College |
A program that prepares individuals to perform research, drafting, investigatory, record-keeping and related administrative functions under the supervision of an attorney or court. Includes instruction in legal research, drafting legal documents, appraising, pleading, courthouse procedures, and legal specializations. | |
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Northern Essex Community College Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate Licensed Practical + Vocational Nurse Training (LPN, LVN, Cert, Dipl, AAS) | Northern Essex Community College |
A program that prepares individuals to assist in providing general nursing care under the direction of a registered nurse, physician or dentist. Includes instruction in taking patient vital signs, applying sterile dressings, patient health education and assistance with examinations and treatment. | |
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Northern Essex Community College Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate Medical + Clinical Assistant | Northern Essex Community College |
A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of physicians, to provide medical office administrative services and perform clinical duties including patient intake and care, routine diagnostic and recording procedures, pre-examination and examination assistance, and the administration of medications and first aid. Includes instruction in basic anatomy and physiology; medical terminology; medical law and ethics; patient psychology and communications; medical office procedures; and clinical diagnostic, examination, testing, and treatment procedures. | |
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Northern Essex Community College Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate Psychiatric + Mental Health Services Technician | Northern Essex Community College |
A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, and other mental health care professionals, to provide direct patient care services, assist in developing and implementing treatment plans, administer medications, and perform related administrative functions. Includes instruction in mental health theory, applied psychopathology, patient communication and management, crisis intervention, psychotropic medication, mental health treatment procedures, substance abuse, record-keeping, clinical administrative skills, and applicable standards and regulations. | |
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Northern Essex Community College Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate Respiratory Care Therapy + Therapist | Northern Essex Community College |
A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of physicians, to assist in developing respiratory care plans, administer respiratory care procedures, supervise personnel and equipment operation, maintain records, and consult with other health care team members. Includes instruction in the applied basic biomedical sciences; anatomy, physiology, and pathology of the respiratory system; clinical medicine; therapeutic procedures; clinical expressions; data collection and record-keeping; patient communication; equipment operation and maintenance; personnel supervision; and procedures for special population groups. | |
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Northern Essex Community College Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate Sign Language Interpretation and Translation | Northern Essex Community College |
A program that prepares individuals to function as simultaneous interpreters of American Sign Language (ASL) and other sign language systems employed to assist the hearing impaired, both one-way and two-way. Includes instruction in American Sign Language (ASL), alternative sign languages, finger spelling, vocabulary and expressive nuances, oral and physical translation skills, cross-cultural communications, slang and colloquialisms, and technical interpretation. | |
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Northern Essex Community College Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate Substance Abuse + Addiction Counseling | Northern Essex Community College |
A program that prepares individuals to help prevent substance abuse, counsel individuals and families with drug and alcohol problems, and perform intervention and therapeutic services for persons suffering from addiction. Includes instruction in individual and group counseling skills, psychology of addiction, sociology, crisis intervention, substance abuse identification methodologies, substance abuse treatment modalities, substance abuse prevention and treatment resources, pharmacology and behavioral aspects of abused substances, treatment evaluation, patient observation and education, group dynamics, professional standards and ethics, and applicable law and regulations. | |
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