BioHealth College

Biohealth College is a small college that provides online programs for prospective students. Biohealth College is accredited by The Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training (ACCET) and is nationally recognized across the United States by the United States Department of Education.

The Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training has accredited Biohealth College. The State of California, Department of Consumer Affairs- Bureau of private Post secondary Education has also approved Biohealth College.

Biohealth College also provides financial aid to students through the FAFSA application. Various grants include:

• Federal Pell Grant
• Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant
• Direct Stafford Loans
• Direct Plus Loans for Parents

BioHealth college online programs are specialized and focused. These online programs include:

• Business Administration program

This program aims to instill various necessary abilities in a student that are needed in today’s competitive environment. This program establishes a solid ground for the student to understand and implement administrative skills, duties, knowledge and responsibilities.

Most students go on to become administrative assistants after they successfully complete this program.

According to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the median salary of administrative assistants and secretaries was $ 35,330 per year, in the year 2012. BLS also predicted that the number of people employed as administrative assistants or secretaries would grow by 12 percent from the year 2012 to the year 2022, which is about as fast as the average of all occupations. Occupational specialty may also be a considerable factor in employment growth.

• Medical assistance program

The medical assistance program at Biohealth College aims at providing a solid medical terminology foundation to the students. The program also introduces students to duties, skills, responsibilities and knowledge expected from a medical assistant. Students are also introduced to various procedures of a medical office.

The curriculum encompasses many courses. Core courses may include:

• Drug administration
• Pharmacology
• Health science
• Human anatomy

According to BLS, the median salary of medical assistants was $ 29,370 per year, in the year 2012. BLS also predicted that the number of people working as medical assistants would grow by 29 percent from the year 2012 to the year 2022, which is much faster than the average of all occupations.

• Pharmacy technician program

The pharmacy technician program at Biohealth College aims to provide sound knowledge and tools to students and introduce them to various mechanical and practical aspects of pharmacy practice. The curriculum aims to teach various skills to the students. These skills may include the disposing of used or expired medication, compounding, management of inventory, packaging and buying medication, maintaining medical records of patients and the science of parenteral fluids.

According to BLS, the median salary of pharmacy technicians was $ 29,320 per year in 2012. BLS also projected that the number of people working as pharmacy technicians would increase by 20 percent from the year 2012 to the year 2022, which is much faster than the average of all occupations.

• Biotechnology technician program

This program introduces the student to various relevant topics such as diagnostic work, research and development, clinical testing, production and quality systems.

Positions related to the areas covered in this program are found across various organizations and sectors such as government, universities, clinical labs, biotechnology sector and pharmaceutical companies.

According to BLS, the median salary of biological technicians was $ 39,750 per year, in the year 2012. BLS also predicted that the number of people working as biological technicians would grow by 10 percent from the year 2012 to the year 2022, which is about as fast as the average of all occupations.