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Health Sciences

This Career Cluster® is focused on planning, managing, and providing therapeutic services, diagnostic services, health informatics, support services, and biotechnology research and development.

Below are the Health Sciences career cluster pathways. Each pathway has various occupations that share common skills, knowledge, and interests. Discover possible occupations by selecting a pathway below:

Therapeutic Services
Diagnostic Services
Health Informatics
Support Services
Biotechnology Research and Development

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Associate of Science in Nursing

Fletcher Technical Community College’s Associate of Nursing Degree provides an accelerated and affordable avenue to your nursing career.
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Cardiopulmonary Care Science

The Cardiopulmonary Care Science program encourages and challenges students to develop critical-thinking and decision-making skills to improve their marketability and…
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LPN to ASN

The clinical portion of the LPN to ASN track consists of three semesters of online classroom instruction, laboratory skills and…
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Medical Clinical Assistant

The Certificate of Technical Competency (CTC) in Medical Clinical Assistant is to provide students with the knowledge and skills to…
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Medical Coding / Insurance Billing Specialist

This program of study provides students with the knowledge and skills necessary to prepare them for diagnostic and procedural coding…
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Medical Laboratory Technician

The Medical Laboratory Technician program will provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to work in the medical laboratory…
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Nursing Assistant

The Nurse Assistant Program prepares students to perform basic care services to patients including checking vital signs, grooming, and nutrition. …
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Phlebotomy

Phlebotomy is the drawing and collecting of blood samples for testing in hospitals, medical facilities, or clinical laboratories. The Phlebotomy…
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Practical Nursing

The Practical Nursing Diploma Program consists of five semesters (69 credit hours) of classroom instruction, service learning opportunities, and supervised…
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Surgical Technology

The Associate of Applied Science in Surgical Technology at Fletcher Technical Community College is a six semester, 65 credit hour…
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