Health Care / EMT Training in Rochester, MN

Rochester Community and Technical College:
Conveniently located in downtown Rochester MN, Rochester Community and Technical College is a career training education center that offers Associate Degree, Diploma & Certificate healthcare programs in a variety of fields including Practical Nursing, Surgical Technology, Dental Hygiene, and more. In addition to our on-campus clinical and administrative healthcare programs, we also provide an online / distance learning service where students can study from the comfort of their own home.

Associate Degree, Diploma & Certificate Healthcare Programs

Nursing - Associate Degree
Coursework includes 30 credits of Minnesota Transfer Curriculum General Education and 34 nursing credit requirements.  These courses include:  Fundamentals of Nursing, Adult Nursing I and II, Maternal Newborn Nursing, Mental Health Nursing, Pediatric Nursing.

Practical Nursing (LPN)
Coursework for the Practical Nursing program includes 12 general education credit requirements and 27 core practical nursing credit requirements. The general education courses may be taken prior to or concurrent with the nursing courses.

Nursing Assistant (CNA)
Nursing Assistant coursework includes Nursing Assistant Theory and Clinical, Home - Health Aide Theory and Hospital Nursing Assistant.

Biotechnology
RCTC offers an Associate of Science degree in Biotechnology.  The Associate of Science in Biotechnology is a transfer program that articulates with the Bachelor of Science degree in Biotechnology at Minnesota State University-Mankato.

Dental Assistant
The common duties of a dental assistant include:  preparation of instrument tray set-ups and treatment rooms, chairside assisting, expanded functions, patient oral care instruction, infection control and hazards management procedures, dental laboratory procedures, and dental business office procedures.

Dental Hygiene
RCTC’s Dental Hygiene program is designed to provide academic and clinical educational opportunities for capable individuals to acquire the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary for the professional practice of dental hygiene.

Healthcare Informatics
Health Information Technicians analyze, secure, and maintain patient health information.  Other duties include coding diagnoses, processing reimbursements, managing release of medical information, maintaining quality assurance, and protecting patient data privacy.

Histology Technician
Histology Technicians specialize in the techniques of preparing body tissue samples for pathologists to examine. Skills and knowledge in the use of precision equipment and numerous special techniques enable histology technicians to accurately demonstrate the morphology of tissue specimens.

Laboratory Science
Professional Core requirements include:  Survey of Life Forms, Survey of Organic Chemistry, Anatomy and Physiology I and II, Microbiology, and Introduction to Medical Terminology.

Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist
RCTC’s Cardiovascular Invasive Specialist (CVIS) program trains students to work in collaboration with and under the supervision of physicians to assist with the preparation and to perform diagnostic and therapeutic invasive cardiology procedures.

Clinical Neurophysiology Technology
Professionals in this health sciences field perform tests that assist physicians in the diagnosis and evaluation of diseases of the brain, peripheral and autonomic nervous systems, and disorders of sleep using sophisticated electronic testing equipment.

Clinical Research Coordination
Responsibilities include protocol development, screening, recruiting, enrolling participants, informed consent process, and collecting data, scheduling, dispensing study drugs, managing the use of investigational devices, ensuring data quality, and maintaining databases.

Emergency Medical Technology (EMT)
As the most highly trained pre-hospital emergency care provider in the EMS field, the paramedic accepts the challenging responsibility for patient care.  The willingness to accept this challenge and direct others to carry out the plan is the first step in becoming a paramedic.

Health Unit Coordinator
Coursework involves introductory level courses in medications, and medical terminology. Health Unit Coordinator specific job related duties and expectations will be the focus of Introduction to Health Unit Coordinating, Station Procedures I and II, and Communications.

Surgical Technology
The Surgical Technology degree is designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary for careers working in an operating room.  The surgical technologist prepares the surgical environment and functions as a team member during surgical procedures.

Administrative & Secretarial Healthcare Programs:
- Medical Coding Specialist
- Health Information Technology
- Medical Secretary
- Medical Transcription