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Wiregrass Georgia Technical College offers a variety of educational opportunities in health care, including degrees, diplomas and technical certificates of credit. Most health care programs lead to the opportunity to pursue certification or licensure upon graduation, and a great career in your chosen profession.

Degree programs include:

Clinical Laboratory Technology
Health Information Technology
Paramedic Technology
Radiologic Technology

These programs are offered on the Valdosta Campus and can usually be completed in six to eight semesters by a full time student. The Health Information Technology program can also be completed online. Dental Hygiene is a cooperative program offered by Wiregrass Georgia Technical College and Valdosta State University. Students earn an Associate of Applied Science degree from Valdosta State.

The Associate Degree Nursing program is a collaborative effort between Wiregrass Georgia Technical College and Southwest Georgia Technical College. Students will complete the required general education and science courses at WGTC; and upon acceptance into the program, will complete the nursing courses through Southwest Georgia Technical College on the Valdosta Campus.

The ADN program has been granted approval by the Georgia Board of Nursing and is accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission.

Interested students may pick up an information packet in Admissions, the Allied Health Department office on the Valdosta Campus in Room 213, or call (229) 293-6261 to have a packet mailed. For more information, visit the SWGTC website at:

http://www.southwestgatech.edu/programs/program.php?id=227

The Medical Assisting and Practical Nursing programs are offered on the Ben Hill-Irwin, Coffee, and Valdosta campuses. The Dental Assisting, Paramedic Technology, Pharmacy Technology and Surgical Technology programs are offered on the Valdosta campus. A full time student should be able to complete these programs in three to four semesters.

There are several technical certificates of credit available in healthcare at WGTC. These are short courses that vary in length from one to three semesters, and provide an opportunity to obtain job skills in a short period of time. These include the Health Care Assistant TCC that allows students to obtain diploma level general education and fundamentals of health care, and the Health Care Science TCC that offers degree level courses in communications, mathematics, and human relations, as well as technical fundamentals. Program graduates are trained in the underlying fundamentals of health care delivery and are well prepared for employment and subsequent upward mobility. These technical certificates may be completed by a full time student in one to two semesters.