Western Career College - Stockton

Western Career College - Stockton Degree Programs

Associate Degree Programs

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• Agriculture and Natural Resources

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  • Animal Services See more Animal Services Schools or Online Animal Services School Degree Programs
    • Animal Training

      Students of an Animal Training program learn to teach and exercise animals for leisure, sport, show, and professional purposes. This discipline includes the study of animal psychology, health, and safety, human-animal interaction, learning and behavior styles associated with different breeds and species, and the technical and pedagogical aspects of training animals for such specific functions as obedient household pets, performing show animals, animal athletes, care-giving (e.g., seeing-eye dogs), search and rescue, and police/security work. See more Animal Training Schools or Online Animal Training School Degree Programs

• Health & Medical Services

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  • Dentistry Support Services See more Dentistry Support Services Schools or Online Dentistry Support Services School Degree Programs
    • Dental Services and Allied Professions

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    • Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician

      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. See more Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician Schools or Online Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician School Degree Programs

    • Health/Health Care Administration/Management

      A program that prepares individuals to develop, plan, and manage health care operations and services within health care facilities and across health care systems. Includes instruction in planning, business management, financial management, public relations, human resources management, health care systems operation and management, health care resource allocation and policy making, health law and regulations, and applications to specific types of health care services. See more Health/Health Care Administration/Management Schools or Online Health/Health Care Administration/Management School Degree Programs

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    • Health/Medical Assisting Services

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    • Pharmacy Technician/Assistant

      A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of pharmacists, to prepare medications, provide medications and related assistance to patients, and manage pharmacy clinical and business operations. Includes instruction in medical and pharmaceutical terminology; principles of pharmacology and pharmaceutics; drug identification; pharmacy laboratory procedures; prescription interpretation; patient communication and education; safety procedures; record-keeping; measurement and testing techniques; pharmacy business operations; prescription preparation; logistics and dispensing operations; and applicable standards and regulations. See more Pharmacy Technician/Assistant Schools or Online Pharmacy Technician/Assistant School Degree Programs

• Security and Protective Service Careers

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  • Corrections

    A program that prepares individuals to study the theories and principles, of correctional science and to function as professional corrections officers and other workers in public and/or private incarceration facilities. See more Corrections Schools or Online Corrections School Degree Programs

  • Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

    A program that focuses on the criminal justice system, its organizational components and processes, and its legal and public policy contexts. Includes instruction in criminal law and policy, police and correctional systems organization, the administration of justice and the judiciary, and public attitudes regarding criminal justice issues. See more Criminal Justice/Safety Studies Schools or Online Criminal Justice/Safety Studies School Degree Programs

• Veterinary Medicine

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  • Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant

    A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of veterinarians, laboratory animal specialists, and zoological professionals, to provide patient management, care, and clinical procedures assistance as well as owner communication. Includes instruction in animal nursing care, animal health and nutrition, animal handling, clinical pathology, radiology, anesthesiology, dental prophylaxis, surgical assisting, clinical laboratory procedures, office administration skills, patient and owner management, and applicable standards and regulations. See more Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant Schools or Online Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant School Degree Programs

Certificate Programs

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• Health & Medical Services

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  • Dentistry Support Services See more Dentistry Support Services Schools or Online Dentistry Support Services School Degree Programs
    • Dental Assisting/Assistant

      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. See more Dental Assisting/Assistant Schools or Online Dental Assisting/Assistant School Degree Programs

    • Dental Hygiene/Hygienist

      A program that prepares individuals to clean teeth and apply preventive materials; provide oral health education and treatment counseling to patients; identify oral pathologies and injuries; and manage dental hygiene practices. Includes instruction in dental anatomy, microbiology, and pathology; dental hygiene theory and techniques; cleaning equipment operation and maintenance; dental materials; radiology; patient education and counseling; office management; supervised clinical training; and professional standards. See more Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Schools or Online Dental Hygiene/Hygienist School Degree Programs

  • Healing Arts See more Healing Arts Schools or Online Healing Arts School Degree Programs
    • Massage Therapy

      A program that prepares individuals to provide relief and improved health and well-being to clients through the application of manual techniques for manipulating skin, muscles, and connective tissues. Includes instruction in Western (Swedish) massage; sports massage; myotherapy/trigger point massage; myofascial release; deep tissue massage; cranio-sacral therapy; reflexology; massage safety and emergency management; client counseling; practice management; applicable regulations; and professional standards and ethics. See more Massage Therapy Schools or Online Massage Therapy School Degree Programs

    • Reflexology

      Reflexology, or zone therapy, is the practice of massaging, squeezing, or pushing on parts of the feet, or sometimes the hands and ears, with the goal of encouraging a beneficial effect on other parts of the body, or to improve general health. See more Reflexology Schools or Online Reflexology School Degree Programs

    • Spa Therapy

      Spa therapy is a specific combination of hydro-massage techniques, baths with healing water and varieties of manual massage procedures performed by spa therapists. Spa procedures help human skin become soft and resilient, and full of living energy. A talented spa therapist must be able to relax a patient, provide him/her with qualified advice concerning the procedures available, and explain the healing effects of spa treatments. Additionally, the spa therapist must have the ability to maintain a relaxing and enjoyable atmosphere for the patient. See more Spa Therapy Schools or Online Spa Therapy School Degree Programs

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    • Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator

      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. See more Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator Schools or Online Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator School Degree Programs

    • Health/Health Care Administration/Management

      A program that prepares individuals to develop, plan, and manage health care operations and services within health care facilities and across health care systems. Includes instruction in planning, business management, financial management, public relations, human resources management, health care systems operation and management, health care resource allocation and policy making, health law and regulations, and applications to specific types of health care services. See more Health/Health Care Administration/Management Schools or Online Health/Health Care Administration/Management School Degree Programs

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    • Medical/Clinical Assistant

      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. See more Medical/Clinical Assistant Schools or Online Medical/Clinical Assistant School Degree Programs

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