Central Service Technician, Technical Diploma, Shared with Waukesha County
Technical College
Central Services Technicians are responsible for maintaining the quality of medical products that are processed, packaged and sterilized by a hospital. For more information, please contact admissions at
715.675.3331, Ext. 4006.
Clinical
Laboratory Technician, Associate Degree, Financial Aid Eligible
This program prepares learners to act as entry level
Clinical Laboratory Technicians. The Clinical Laboratory
Technician is a member of the health care team who provides
clinical information for disease prevention, medical
diagnosis, and treatment of the patient by processing
specimens and performing laboratory tests.
Clinical Laboratory Technicians may also have responsibilities for information processing, training, and quality control monitoring. They perform tests manually, with automated equipment or both. Graduates are qualified to take the Board of Registry examination from the American Society of Clinical Pathologists, as well as the credentialing examination of the National Certification Agency for Laboratory Personnel. The majority of Clinical Laboratory Technicians work in hospital or clinical labs. Some Clinical Laboratory Technicians may choose to work for veterinary laboratories, industrial labs, insurance companies, research facilities, environmental labs or public health.
Potential
Occupations include: Clinical Laboratory Technician,
Forensic Laboratory Technician, Physician Office Laboratory
Technician, Pathology Research
Assistant, Quality Control
Technician, Phlebotomist.
The Clinical Laboratory Technician program at NTC is currently in the process of becoming accredited by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences, 8410 W Bryn Mawr Ave, Ste. 670, Chicago, IL 60631. They can be reached at 773.814.8880.
Our program has gained NAACLS “Serious Applicant Status” and as a result, our projected accreditation award date is April 30, 2008. The designation of “Serious Applicant Status” allows graduates of our CLT program to participate in certification exams requiring NAACLS accreditation. If you have any questions about our accreditation status, please contact the Clinical Laboratory Technician Program Director, Janice Miller, at 715.803.1371.
Average Annual Salary: Program began in 2004,
no salary information available at this time
Curriculum
Approximate Cost:
$5,742 (tuition only)
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Community-Based
Residential Facility, Technical Diploma, Not Eligible for Financial Aid
This program covers aspects of community-based residential
facility (CBRF) caregiver training. Performance-based
content includes the areas of the resident's rights,
challenging behaviors, client-specific training, needs
assessment, individualized service plans, standard precautions,
dietary needs and menu planning, first aid, and medication
management and administration. All units include videos,
workbooks, and competency testing. All training and
testing is done on-site at the CBRF. These courses meet
Department of Health and Family Services (DHFS) regulations
mandated training for CBRF caregivers (defined in HS83
regulations). All training is provided via contract
with the CBRF. Courses are not offered to individual
students. Potential Occupations include: Caregiver.
Average Annual Salary: Salary information
varies
Curriculum
Approximate Cost:
$609 (tuition only)
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Criminal
Justice - Law Enforcement, Associate Degree, Financial Aid Eligible
The Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement program prepares students for careers within the
criminal justice system. Three certification options
are available in addition to the associate degree in
Criminal Justice: Law Enforcement Officer Certification,
Correctional Officer Certification, and Juvenile Detention
Officer Certification. The program is certified by the
Wisconsin Department of Justice. Potential Occupations
include: Private Investigator, Deputy Sheriff, Police
Officer, Correctional Officer, Juvenile Detention
Officer,
Private Security.
Average Annual Salary: $14.58/hour, $30,316/year
Curriculum
Approximate Cost:
$6,090 (tuition only)
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Criminal Justice
- Law Enforcement Academy, Technical Diploma,
Not Eligible for Financial Aid
The Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement Academy program prepares students for certification as
sworn law enforcement officers in the state of Wisconsin.
The program adheres to the uniform student performance
objectives as established by the Wisconsin Department
of Justice, Bureau of Training and Standards. The program
is certified by the Wisconsin Department of Justice. Potential occupations include Private Security,
Deputy Sheriff, Police Officer, DNR Warden, Wisconsin
State Trooper.
Average Annual Salary: $16.80/hour, $40,878/year
Curriculum
Approximate Cost:
$1,479 (tuition only)
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Dental Hygienist,
Associate Degree, Financial Aid Eligible
Dental Hygienists function as oral health care professionals involved in the prevention of dental disease
and the maintenance of optiumum oral health. NTC's Dental Hygienist Program is accredited through the Commission on Dental Accreditation. Potential
Occupations include: Dental Assistant, Dental Sales
Representative, Dental Treatment Coordinator, Dental
Hygienist.
Average Annual Salary: $24.62/hour, $46,415/year
Curriculum
Approximate Cost:
$6,003 (tuition only)
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Diagnostic
Medical Sonography, Associate Degree, Financial Aid Eligible
Diagnostic Medical Ultrasound uses high frequency sound
waves to produce images of organs, masses, fluid collections,
and vascular structures within the human body. Sonography
is user-dependent and requires competent and highly skilled
professionals to be a part of the integral health care
system. Sonographers have extensive, direct patient
contact, providing care to a variety of people from
healthy to critically ill. Potential Occupations include:
Diagnostic Medical Sonographer, Sonographer/Ultrasonographer.
Average Annual Salary: This program began
in 2003, no salary information available at this time
Curriculum
Approximate Cost:
$5,916 (tuition only)
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Early Childhood
Education, Associate Degree, Financial Aid Eligible
Early Childhood Education is an associate of applied
science degree program that will prepare individuals to
pursue a career in early childhood education. Students
will analyze theoretical principles of early childhood
education and apply these principles in a variety of
settings such as child care centers, family day care,
infant/toddler care, preschool, 4-year old kindergarten
or kindergarten, and/or nanny care. Potential Occupations
include: Preschool, Early Childhood Education, Day
Care Center Teacher, Child Care
Director, Child Care
Program Supervisor, Elementary Public School Teacher
Aide.
Average Annual Salary: $9.5/hour, $21,289/year
Curriculum
Approximate Cost:
$5,916 (tuition only)
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Educational
Interpreter Technician, Associate Degree, Financial Aid Eligible
An interpreter acts as a communication
link between the deaf or hard-of-hearing student and
the classroom teacher. This program provides students
with the skills to work in schools as educational interpreters
and support service providers. The student will learn
to understand deafness and work as part of a deaf education
team. Program graduates meet Wisconsin Department of
Public Instruction License 884
standards for educational
interpreters. Potential Occupations include: Educational
Interpreter,
Interpreter, Interpreter/Tutor.
Average Annual Salary: $16.74/hour, $32,875/year
Curriculum
More Program Information
Approximate Cost:
$6,177 (tuition only)
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Electroneurodiagnostic Technician (ENDT), Associate Degree, Shared with Western Technical College, 608.785.9571
Electroneurodiagnostic (END) technology is concerned with recording and studying the electrical activity of the brain. The END Technician works in close association with physicians trained in neurological diseases and disorders. Their primary responsibilities include taking END histories, operating and END equipment, performing pattern recognition of evoked recordings, conducting sleep disorder studies, managing laboratory and patient, and performance maintenanc of equipment.
The ENDT program is offered in collaboration with Western Technical College (WTC) in La Crosse. You will be a student through WTC but taking your classes at the NTC Wausau campus.
Follow these simple steps to apply for this program:
- Complete an application. In program choice, be sure to indicate "ENDT - shared with NTC"
- Add a check for the $30.00 application fee (made payable to Western Technical College)
- Mail both of these items to Western Technical College, Attn: Office of Admissions, PO Box 908, LaCrosse, WI, 54602
- Contact the high school from which you graduated and any previous post-secondary institutions attended and request to have official transcripts sent to WTC.
Upon WTC's receipt of these items they will contact you regarding the next step in the application process. Additionally, once you have applied and been accepted to the program, they will work with you to schedule your classes through NTC.
For additional informatioin, visit Western online or contact a member of Western's admission team at 800.322.9982.
Emergency Medical
Technician - Basic, Technical Diploma, Not Eligible for Financial Aid
EMTs provide emergency medical care to the sick or
injured at the scene and en route to the hospital. The
focus of the program is on how to assess many varying
emergency situations to determine what patient care
is needed and to provide the necessary care. Potential
Occupations include: Emergency Medical Technician, Ambulance
Attendant, Firefighter.
Average Annual Salary: No salary information is available at this time
Curriculum
Approximate Cost:
$348 (tuition only)
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Emergency Medical
Technician - Intermediate, Technical Diploma,
Not Eligible for Financial Aid
EMT-I's provide emergency medical care to the
sick and injured at the scene and en route to the hospital.
The program focus is on how to assess many varying
emergency situations to determine what patient care
is needed and provide the necessary care. Emphasis is
on how to deal with cardiac problems using advanced
invasive skills including advanced airways, cardiac
rhythm interpretation, and medication interventions.
Potential Occupations include: Emergency Medical Technician,
Ambulance Attendant, Firefighter,
ER-Technician.
Average Annual Salary: No salary information
available at this time
Curriculum
Approximate Cost: $783 (tuition only)
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Emergency
Medical Technician - IV Technician, Technical Diploma
Not Eligible for Financial Aid
Program graduates will demonstrate competency in the
initiation of intravenous therapy, administration of
select medications as approved by DHFS and local medical
directors via intravenous, intramuscular, subcutaneous,
sublingual, and inhalation routes. Students in this program will initiate intravenous (IV) therapy and administer select medications approved by DHFS and the local medical director. Potential Occupations include: Emergency Medial Technician, Ambulance Attendant,
Firefighter, ER-Technician
Average Annual Salary: $12.30/hour, $24,031/year
Curriculum
Approximate Cost:
$261(tuition only)
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Emergency Medical
Technician - Paramedic, Financial Aid Eligible
Students perform advanced level pre-hospital care and
techniques for advanced level private and municipal ambulance
services. Potential Occupations include: Emergency Medical
Technician, Paramedic, Ambulance Attendant, Firefighter,
ER-Technician.
Average Annual Salary: $14.65/hour, $36,552/year
Curriculum
Approximate Cost:
$2,175 (tuition only)
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Fire Protection Technician, Associate Degree, Shared with Fox Valley Technical College
A fire protection technician protects life and property through fire prevention efforts and, if necessary, by proper firefighting principles and techniques. Graduates are well trained in the progressive, proactive philosophy of the modern fire service which emphasizes fire prevention and public education, as well as the traditional firefighting and emergency medical service components.
This program will prepare students for a career in fire prevention and protection. Students will learn to apply proper principles in solving fire-related problems facing America in the 21st Century. Through realistic classroom simulation and "hands-on" experience, students will master the knowledge and techniques to save lives and property.
The Fire Protection Technician program is offered in collaboration with Fox Valley Technical College (FVTC) in Appleton, Wisconsin. You will be a student through FVTC but taking your classes at the NTC Wausau campus.
For more information and the application process, view our admission guidelines and the class listing.
For more information, please contact a member of the NTC admissions team at 1.888.NTC.7144 or 715.675.3331 or email admissions@ntc.edu.
Health Unit Coordinator, Technical Diploma, Shared with Mid-State Technical College
1.888.575.MSTC
The Health Unit Coordinator program prepares you for a non-clinical career in the ever-changing environment of healthcare. Learn to coordinate the activities of a hospital nursing unit and other healthcare settings. You will learn clerical and non-clinical functions and develop customer service skills. Oral and written communication skills, computer operation and medical order transcription will be reviewed. Support courses will also give you a background in basic medical terminology that will prepare you to understand and use the language of healthcare. As a successful graduate of this program, you are eligible to write the National Health Unity Coordinator Certification Exam. This certification is voluntary.
The Health Unit Coordinator program is offered in collaboration with Mid-State Technical College (MSTC) in Wisconsin Rapids. You will be a student through MSTC but taking your classes at the NTC Wausau campus.
Follow these simple steps to apply for this program:
- Complete an application. In program choice, be sure to indicate "Health Unit Coordinator - shared with NTC "
- Add a check for the $30.00 application fee (made payable to Mid-State Technical College)
- Mail both of these items to Mid-State Technical College, Attn: Office of Admissions, 500 32nd Street N, Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54494
- Contact the high school from which you graduated and any previous post-secondary institutions attended and request to have official transcripts sent to MSTC.
Upon MSTC’s receipt of these items they will contact you regarding the next step in the application process. Additionally, once you have applied and been accepted to the program, they will work with you to schedule your classes through NTC
For additional information, visit Mid-State online or contact a member of Mid-State’s admission team at 888.575.MSTC.
Human Service
Associate, Associate Degree, Financial Aid Eligible
The Human Services Associate program is designed to
offer opportunities to pursue special interests, such
as working with youth, the elderly, corrections clients
or providing services to the disabled. The degree prepares
students for entry-level positions in a variety of human
service agencies. Students will acquire skills needed
to work with individuals, groups and communities and
learn to work with people of diverse racial, ethnic
and cultural backgrounds. Potential Occupations include:
Social Services, Community Corrections, Youth Services,
Hospitals, Nursing Facilities, Group Homes, Alcohol,
Tobacco, and
Other Drug Abuse Agencies, Crisis Intervention
Centers, Programs for the Aging.
Average Annual Salary: $11.90/hour, $23,894/year
Curriculum
Approximate Cost:
$6,090 (tuition only)
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Medical Assistant,
Technical Diploma, Financial Aid Eligible
The Medical Assistant program prepares individuals
to assist physicians in their offices or other medical
settings. The medical assistant learns basic healthcare skills to assist the physician with physical examinations and surgical procedures. Potential Occupations
include: Medical Assistants, Secretaries, Medical Laboratory
Assistants, Phlebotomists, Receptionists, Medical Insurance
Clerks, Electrocardiogram Technicians.
Average Annual Salary: No salary information
available at this time
Curriculum
Approximate Cost:
$2,871 (tuition only)
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Medical Coding
Specialist, Technical Diploma, Financial Aid Eligible
The Medical Coding Specialist Program prepares individuals
for employment as entry-level coding specialists in
health care facilities such as hospitals, clinics, and
physician practice groups, surgery centers, long-term
care facilities and home health care agencies. Coding specialists are also employed in consulting firms, coding and billing services, insurance companies, governmental agencies and computer software companies. The medical coding specialist reviews medical documentation provided by physicians
and other health care providers and translates this into numeric codes. The coding specialist assigns
and sequences diagnostic and procedural codes using universally recognized coding systems. Several sources of coded data are for payment of health care claims, statistics and medical research. Potential
Occupations include: Medical Coding Specialist, Coding
Specialist, Coder, Claims Analyst, Outpatient Coder.
Average Annual Salary: $11.50/hour, $23,624/year
Curriculum
Approximate Cost:
$1,566 (tuition only)
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Medical Transcription, Technical Diploma, Financial Aid Eligible
This 28-credit technical diploma prepares the student
to function as a medical transcriptionist with training
in medical terminology and word processing. Included
is on-the-job experience, which is further explained
under Additional Requirements. Good hearing, excellent
keyboarding skills, and strong grammar/spelling skills
are important to a successful transcription career.
A prerequisite of 45 wpm keyboarding skill is needed.
The certificate may be completed in one year, or a student
may choose to go part-time and continue for more than
one year.
Location: Wausau
Curriculum
Admission Guidelines (PDF)
Approximate Cost:
$3482 (tuition only)
How
to apply
Medication Assistant, 100-Hour Program
The Medication Assistant program prepares experienced nursing assistants, current on the Federal Nursing Assistant Directory, to administer medications to residents of a skilled-care nursing facility. The scope of the course covers the role of the medication assistant, legalities of medication administration, control and storage of drugs, techniques of administering drugs, and record keeping. The combination of lecture/discussion classes, practice labs, and clinical experience also covers drugs actions, and impact of body systems, utilization of drug reference materials, and recognition of drug side effects. Completion qualifies the graduate for inclusion in the State of Wisconsin Medical Assistant Registry. This training opportunity is available via contract only between NTC and the health care facility for the training of their employees, and is unavailable for individual student registrations.
Average Annual Salary: $24,750
Curriculum
Approximate Cost: Costs vary, contact specific college for details
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Nursing Assistant,
C.N.A. 120 Hour Program, Not Eligible for Financial Aid
Individuals interested in exploring a health career may want to begin as a nursing assistant. The focus of
the program is on providing personal care to residents/patients of nursing homes, home care, hospitals
and other health agencies. Student nursing assistants learn to take temperature and blood pressure measurements and provide personal care at the bedside. Employees in this field are required to do
lifiting and moving of residents/patients in bed and to and from chairs. The job also requires
considerable walking and standing. Potential Occupations include: Nursing Assistant,
Home Health Aide.
Average Annual Salary: $10.02/hour, $20,435/year
Curriculum
Approximate Cost:
$356 (tuition only)
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Nursing, Associate
Degree, Financial Aid Eligible
The nursing program prepares the student to assist individuals, families and communities reach their
optimal level of health. Students learn normal and pathological physiology and how to assist individuals
who experience health alterations move toward optimal health. The program is accreditated by the
National League of Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC), 61 Broadway, 33rd Floor, New York, NY 10006,
800.669.1656, Ext. 153. Potential Occupations
include: Registered Nurse.
Average Annual Salary: $20.04/hour, $38,927/year
Curriculum
Approximate Cost:
$6,090 (tuition only)
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Admission Guidelines for Licensed Practical Nursing Bridge to Associate Degree Nursing (PDF)
Admission Guidelines for Transfer Students (PDF)
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Step Ahead BSN Program -- Learn how you can earn a Baccalaureate of Science in Nursing (BSN) through UW-Oshkosh in Wausau.
Pharmacy Technician, Technical Diploma, Shared with Lakeshore Technical College
1.888.GOTO.LTC, Ext. 125
Pharmacy Technicians are trained as supportive personnel for hospital and community pharmacies. The pharmacy technician provides assistance to the pharmacist in a variety of technical tasks relating to the packaging, distribution, compounding labeling and recording of drugs.
The Pharmacy Technician program is offered in collaboration with Lakeshore Technical College (LTC) in Cleveland. You will be a student through LTC but taking your classes at the NTC Wausau campus.
Follow these simple steps to apply for this program:
- Complete an application. In program choice, be sure to indicate "Pharmacy Tech - shared with NTC"
- Add a check for the $30.00 application fee (made payable to Lakeshore Technical College)
- Mail both of these items to
Lakeshore Technical College,
Attn: Office of Admissions,
1290 North Avenue,
Cleveland, WI 53015
- Contact the high school from which you graduated and any previous post-secondary institutions attended and request to have official transcripts sent to LTC.
Upon LTC’s receipt of these items they will contact you regarding the next step in the application process. Additionally, once you have applied and been accepted to the program, they will work with you to schedule your classes through NTC
For additional information, visit Lakeshore online or contact a member of Lakeshore’s admission team at 888.468.6582.
Radiography,
Associate Degree, Financial Aid Eligible
The radiography program prepares men and women for
a career in diagnostic radiology (x-ray imaging). Student
radiographers will learn to perform basic routine
radiographic examinations, as well as the more complex
procedures involving the heart, brain, and spinal cord.
At the completion of training, students will
be eligible
to take the exam for certification by the American Registry
of Radiologic Technologists. Potential Occupations include:
Radiographer.
Radiography Mission Statement: The Northcentral Technical College Radiography Program facilitates learning of high value to radiography students and health care organizations which builds a competitive diagnostic imaging workforce in a changing global society.
Radiography Program Goals and Outcomes
Average Annual Salary: $19.61/hour, $39,891/year
Curriculum
Approximate Cost:
$5,916 (tuition only)
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Surgical Technologist,
Technical Diploma, Financial Aid Eligible
The Surgical Technologist program prepares students to assist the physician with the instrumentation of surgery. They work side by side with the physician throughout the surgical procedure to insure a smooth operative procedure and maximize patient safety. This program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP). Potential
Occupations include: Scrub
Surgical Technologist, Circulating
Surgical Technologist, Second Assisting Technologist,
and Central
Supply Technician.
Average Annual Salary: $15.07/hour, $30,065/year
Curriculum
Approximate Cost: $3,132 (tuition only)
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