{"id":642,"date":"2012-06-20T13:39:21","date_gmt":"2012-06-20T17:39:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/academics\/?page_id=642"},"modified":"2025-07-02T18:14:26","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T22:14:26","slug":"health-careers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/academics\/health-careers\/","title":{"rendered":"Health and Helping Professions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lead\">No matter your age, background, interests or location, there's a <strong>rewarding career awaiting you in the health care field<\/strong>\u2014and 911±¬ÁÏÍø is the perfect place to get you started!<\/div>\n<div class=\"su-row\"><div class=\"su-column su-column-size-1-2\"><div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<h3>Credit Programs<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/academics\/addiction-studies\/\">Addiction Studies &#8211; Certificate Program<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/academics\/programs\/allied-health\/\">Allied Health Transfer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/academics\/programs\/health-science\">Health Science &#8211; Liberal Arts Option<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Medical Assistant\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/academics\/programs\/medical-assistant\/\">Medical Assistant &#8211; Certificate Program<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Nursing<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"\/academics\/programs\/practical-nursing\/\">Practical Nursing &#8211; Certificate Program<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"\/academics\/programs\/pre-nursing\/\">Pre-Nursing &#8211; Certificate Program<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"\/academics\/programs\/nursing\/\">Nursing &#8211; Associate Degree program<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/academics\/programs\/paramedic\">Paramedic &#8211; Certificate program<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/academics\/programs\/surgical-technology\">Surgical Technology<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Partner Programs<\/h3>\n<p>Complete your general education requirements at 911±¬ÁÏÍø before transferring to another community college.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/academic\/catalog\/bcc-physther.pdf\">Physical Therapist Assistant Associate in Science<\/a> \u2014 Berkshire Community College<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/academic\/catalog\/hcc-radtech.pdf\">Radiologic Technology Associate in Science<\/a> \u2014 Holyoke Community College<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/academic\/catalog\/stcc-resp.pdf\">Respiratory Care Associate in Science<\/a> \u2014 Springfield Technical Community College<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These neighboring community colleges welcome students from 911±¬ÁÏÍø to apply to their programs. Interested students may complete the general education courses listed above at 911±¬ÁÏÍø prior to submitting an application to Berkshire Community College, Holyoke Community College, Mount Wachusett Community College or Springfield Technical Community College.<\/p>\n<p>Space in partner programs is limited, and admission is non-guaranteed. Students are encouraged to meet with program representatives at partnering community colleges for specific admissions requirements and application procedures.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div> <div class=\"su-column su-column-size-1-2\"><div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<h3>Non-Credit Programs<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/train.gcc.mass.edu\/workshops\/behavioral-health-associate-training\/\">Behavioral Health Associate<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/train.gcc.mass.edu\/workshops\/certified-nursing-assistant-cna-home-health-aide-hha\/\">Certified Nursing Assistant\/Home Health Aide (CNA\/HHA)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/train.gcc.mass.edu\/workshops\/emt-basic\/\">EMT Basic<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/train.gcc.mass.edu\/programs\/healthcare\/\">CPR<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-button-center\"><a href=\"\/academics\/contact\/\" class=\"su-button su-button-style-flat\" style=\"color:#fff;background-color:#0d6bf5;border-color:#0b56c4;border-radius:10px\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"color:#fff;padding:8px 26px;font-size:20px;line-height:30px;border-color:#5698f8;border-radius:10px;text-shadow:none\"><i class=\"sui sui-info-circle\" style=\"font-size:20px;color:#fff\"><\/i> Request Information<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":106,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_custom_body_class":"","_custom_post_class":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-642","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"toolset-meta":{"notes":{"note":{"type":"wysiwyg","raw":""},"longnote":{"type":"wysiwyg","raw":""},"special-cori":{"type":"wysiwyg","raw":""},"special-wl":{"type":"wysiwyg","raw":""}}},"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-15 17:12:07","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"post_tag","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/642","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=642"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/642\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=642"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=642"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}