UEI College
Criminal Security Administration
Explore an exciting career in criminal security by earning a diploma in Criminal Security Administration from UEI College. This 9-month program is designed to train you on criminal justice practice and procedures, so you can qualify for a number of jobs, including private investigator employee; police, fire and ambulance dispatcher; and store detective/retail security.
Program overview
The program at UEI College focuses on the essential skills required for criminal security administration. You’ll learn surveillance techniques, court procedures, communications and more – all required to make you a vital member of a criminal justice or criminal security administration team. Over the course of the program, you can acquire knowledge and know-how about:
- Security
- Surveillance
- Criminal justice terminology
- Court procedures
- Report writing and recordkeeping
Career outcome
Job growth in the criminal justice fields should be favorable due to increased need for security. The Bureau of Labor Statistics* reports that state and local governments employ most of the probation officers and correctional treatment specialists. Your training can qualify you for security/surveillance positions in stores, hotels and gaming establishments. Computer security systems and monitoring systems are also career paths to pursue.
The Criminal Security Administration program is available at the following campus:
Start training for an exciting career in criminal security administration. Contact us today!
* http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos265.htm, http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos159.htm
Clinical Medical Assistant
At UEI College, you can prepare for an exciting career in healthcare by becoming a clinical medical assistant. This program* teaches you the in-demand clinical and administrative skills that are valued in physicians’ offices and clinics from coast to coast. By program completion, you’ll have the necessary requirements for eligibility to become certified as a Registered Medical Assistant (RMA). You’ll also receive job placement assistance.
Program overview
Class after class instills knowledge and training you’ll need as a clinical medical assistant in a clinical setting or medical office. You’ll learn the business side, like billing and coding, as well as the lab side by learning procedures for hematology/phlebotomy, electrocardiograms (EKG) and more. This program includes an internship where you can gain practical hands-on experience. As a clinical medical assistant, here are some of your duties and responsibilities:
- Collect and prepare laboratory specimens
- Prep patients for exams
- Sterilize medical instruments
- Draw blood and perform EKGs
- Manage billing and coding
- Appointment scheduling
- Answer phones and greet patients
Career outcome
Medical assisting is one of the fastest-growing jobs in any field, not just healthcare. The Bureau of Labor Statistics** projects a 34% growth for medical assistants through 2018. Most employable are those with experience and certification, which you can both have upon graduation. The median wage and salary, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, was $28,300 in 2008.
Prepare for a career in clinical medical assisting. Contact us today.
The Clinical Medical Assistant program is available at the following campuses:
*No high school diploma or GED required.
**http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos163.htm
Cardiovascular/EKG Technician
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in America. As a cardiovascular/EKG technician, you’ll work every day to prevent it. UEI College’s Cardiovascular/EKG Technician program* can prepare you for this exciting career. You’ll learn technical and administrative skills that are in demand in hospitals, heart centers, physicians’ offices and clinics. Graduates can become certified in Basic Life Support through the American Heart Association. To get your career off to a great start, job placement assistance is included.
Program overview
The program prepares you to handle both administrative and clinical office tasks with an emphasis in electrocardiography (EKG) and cardiovascular skills. With your cardiovascular courses, you’ll learn about rhythm interpretation, systematic rhythm analysis and more. This program also includes an internship where you’ll gain practical hands-on experience. As a cardiovascular/EKG technician, the duties you’ll perform include:
- Administering EKGs
- Operating a Holter monitor
- Giving stress tests
- Assisting physicians in diagnosis and treatment
- Maintaining test equipment
- Scheduling appointments
Career outcome
The aging of the population will create higher demands for cardiovascular/EKG technicians since heart disease is largely a disease of an older population. The Bureau of Labor Statistics** projects a 24% increase through 2018. Also, technicians trained in Holter monitoring and stress testing should have more favorable job prospects as hospitals turn to nursing aids and others to perform basic EKGs. The median wage and salary, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, was $47,010 in 2008.
Prepare for a career as a cardiovascular/EKG technician. Contact us today.
The Cardiovascular/EKG Technician program is available at the following campuses:
*No high school diploma or GED required.
**http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos100.htm#outlook
Administrative Medical Assistant (Billing & Coding)
In this UEI College program*, you’ll learn to manage the day-to-day operations of a medical facility with an emphasis on medical billing, coding and health unit coordinating. Administrative Medical Assistant (Billing & Coding) is an exciting career path, as healthcare is the country’s largest industry and the demand for billing and recordkeeping is increasing rapidly. Students in the program can earn certifications in first aid and CPR through the American Red Cross. You’re also prepared to earn Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) certification. To aid your career entry, we offer free job placement.
Program overview
Our Administrative Medical Assistant (Billing & Coding) program emphasizes terminology, practices and procedures most associated with the operation, administration, recordkeeping, billing and coding of a medical office. This program also includes an internship where you’ll gain practical hands-on experience. Duties you’ll perform include:
- Updating and filing patient records
- Filling out insurance forms
- Handling billing and coding
- Scheduling appointments
- Answering phones
- Greeting patients
Career outcome
The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Occupational Outlook Handbook** reports: “Employment is projected to grow much faster than average, ranking medical assistants among the fastest growing occupations over the 2008–18 time period. Job opportunities should be excellent, particularly for those with formal training or experience, and certification.” UEI College is where you can get the training, experience and certification. The median wage and salary, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, was $28,300 in 2008.
Prepare for a career as an administrative medical assistant with expertise in billing and coding. Contact us today.
The Administrative Medical Assistant (Billing & Coding) program is available at the following campuses:
*No high school diploma or GED required.
**http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos164.htm; http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos103.htm#oes_links
Administrative Business Professional
Develop your mind for business in this UEI College program*. As an administrative business professional, you’ll command basic knowledge of business principles, management, human relations, business communication, marketing, human resource management, accounting and computer office procedures. With this knowledge base and on-the-job experience, opportunities to enter into management may well present themselves. Job placement assistance is included to get your career off to a great start.
Program overview
The program encompasses soft skills like human relations and software skills using Microsoft Office, along with training on core business functions such as management and marketing.
As an administrative business professional, you’ll perform duties, including:
- Creating Excel spreadsheets
- Performing duties for executive staff
- Resolving customer issues
- Supporting marketing and sales
- And much more!
Career outcome
Graduates of the Administrative Business Professional program are prepared to work in any number of industries, including accounting, marketing, banking, insurance, media, manufacturing, medical and computer. Looking at healthcare, the biggest industry, the Bureau of Labor Statistics** reports: “Wage and salary employment in the healthcare industry is projected to increase 22 percent through 2018. Employment growth is expected to account for about 22 percent of all wage and salary jobs added to the economy over the 2008-18 period.” While many administrative business professionals will find employment in healthcare, firms of every size, every industry will have a need for people who know business.
Prepare for an exciting career as an administrative business professional. Contact us today.
The Administrative Business program is available at the following campuses:
*No high school diploma or GED required.
**http://www.bls.gov/oco/cg/cgs035.htm
Fresno
The UEI College – Fresno campus offers Fresno residents convenient access to education and training. Located near the airport and the Holiday Inn, the campus provides programs that allow students to graduate confidently into the professional world.
Career education programs available include Administrative Business Professional, Administrative Medical Assistant (Billing & Coding), Cardiovascular/EKG Technician, Clinical Medical Assistant, Dental Assistant and Pharmacy Technician.
For more information, see the map or contact us today.
2002 N. Gateway Blvd.
Fresno, CA 93727
Vocational Nursing
At UEI College, our Vocational Nursing program can help you enter the medical workforce as a vocational nurse under the direction of a physician or registered nurse. This entry-level program can help you get started in a great nursing career. If you love to help people and you want to work in a fast-paced medical environment, you should enroll in our program today!
Program overview
Vocational nurses can work in a wide variety of settings and handle a number of tasks in doctors’ offices, clinics, nursing homes and hospitals. They work with patients and also handle administrative duties and medical records. Vocational nurses work under physicians and RNs as a vital member of a healthcare team. With our program, you can learn to:
- Assist patients in basic hygienic care
- Observe patients for changes in their condition
- Prepare patients for exams and procedures
- Take patient vital signs like heart rate, respirations and blood pressure
- Handle vital medical records
- And so much more!
Career outcomes
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics*, vocational nursing is a career that will grow much faster than average, with up to 21% job growth over the next 8 years. Skilled and trained vocational nurses like those who graduate from our program at UEI College will be in demand to work in fast-paced medical settings. You too, can be part of a healthcare team in a hospital, medical clinic, physician’s office, nursing home, rehabilitation facility or home healthcare clinic.
The Vocational Nursing program is only available at certain times and at select campuses.
Prepare for a career in vocational nursing. Contact us today to learn more about how you can get started in your exciting and rewarding medical career.
Pharmacy Technician
At UEI College, our Pharmacy Technician program can get you started in a pharmaceutical career in as little as 8 months. All medical careers are expected to keep growing for the foreseeable future, and pharmacy technicians are expected to stay in demand. Use your attention to detail and interest in medicine to propel you toward an exciting new career by enrolling in our Pharmacy Technician program today.
Program overview
Pharmacy technicians are in demand in places like clinics, drugstores, in-store pharmacies and mail-order pharmacies. Skilled workers are needed to fill these positions and handle the responsibility that comes with working in a pharmaceutical setting. With UEI College’s program, you can gain experience in:
- Taking prescription requests
- Labeling prescriptions
- Counting tablets and measuring doses
- Handling pharmacy administrative duties
- Helping customers
- Answering phones
- Handling medications and stocking them properly on shelves
- Assisting registered pharmacists
Career outcomes
The Bureau of Labor Statistics* predicts that employment of pharmacy technicians will increase much faster than average over the next several years, with good job prospects for those entering the field. Formal training like our Pharmacy Technician program is required to work in this environment. After completing the program, you could work in a clinic or retail pharmacy, assisting both customers and pharmacists. Pharmacy technicians can also work in hospital pharmacies, at drug companies and in a variety of settings handling medical and pharmaceutical sales.
The Pharmacy Technician program is available at the following campuses:
Prepare for a career as a pharmacy technician. Contact us today to learn more about how you can complete your training in as few as 8 months.
Medical Billing & Insurance Coding
At UEI College, our Medical Billing & Insurance Coding program* will prepare you to handle medical billing and insurance coding and many other necessary tasks relating to patient medical records. Medical records are an important part of good patient care, and you can become an integral part of this growing field with training from UEI College.
Program overview
After completing our 8-month program, you can work in a hospital or private office and handle most aspects of patient record management. We can prepare you to take your place as a key member of the team within a medical office or clinical setting. Gain expertise in:
- Managing patient files and healthcare records
- Coding medical procedures and diagnoses
- Submitting claims using electronic health records
- Insurance billing practices and procedures
- Stenography and transcription
Career outcomes
Medical billing and insurance coding, as well as any positions that deal with medical records, are careers that are growing much faster than average, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.** With up to 20% job growth by 2018, this field offers many career options to people who have completed a training program. With training from UEI College, you can qualify to work specifically in medical billing and insurance coding in a physician’s office, hospital or clinic, and you could work as a medical records technician to oversee the creation and updating of patient records in these environments.
The Medical Billing & Insurance Coding program is available at the following campuses:
Prepare for a career in medical billing and insurance coding. Contact us today to learn more about how you can get started in this fast-growing field.
*No high school diploma or GED required.
Medical Assistant
At UEI College, our Medical Assistant program* can help you put your attention to detail and your people skills to work. The medical field is a fast-paced and fast-growing field where workers are called upon to perform a variety of tasks. And medical assistants are at the heart of it all, handling patients and preparing them for exams and procedures, as well as assisting doctors and nurses as needed.
Program overview
When you enroll in UEI College’s Medical Assistant diploma program, you could be only 8 months away from an exciting career in the medical field. In that short amount of time you can prepare to embark on a career where you’ll work with people, handle medical records and interact with almost every aspect of the medical office environment. Learn skills in:
- Taking patients’ vital signs
- Collecting specimens
- Instructing patients in healthcare practices
- Taking medical histories from patients
- Informing patients about what happens during exams and procedures
- Preparing exam rooms and equipment
- Assisting doctors during exams and procedures
Career outcomes
Medical assisting is a career that’s growing much faster than average, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.** The projected job growth over the next 8 years is as high as 34%. As one of the fastest-growing jobs in the healthcare field, medical assisting offers workers a great deal of variety and flexibility. After you complete UEI College’s Medical Assistant program, you can work for most types of doctors, from general practitioners to specialists. Those with formal education in the field, like graduates of our program, will hold most of these positions. So get started now and secure your career in the healthcare field.
The Medical Assistant program is available at the following campuses:
Prepare for a career as a medical assistant. Contact us today to learn more about our 8-month diploma program.
*No high school diploma or GED required.
