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ACT College has been preparing students for a new future for over 21 years. The school offers short term training programs which have long term career opportunities. Utilizing industry standard equipment, ACT programs feature "hands-on" training that is career-oriented and competency-based. Training is offered in dental assisting, medical assisting, medical administrative, pharmacy technician, and massage. Campus programs are located in Arlington, Alexandria, Manassas, Virginia. These career programs are offered as both day and evening educational paths. Students of ACT College receive some of the best instruction available in the area. While attending ACT, students work side-by-side with healthcare professionals and seasoned veterans in our labs and classrooms. Today, ACT College is the largest Allied Health School in the Washington Metro area. This accomplishment can best be attributed to two overriding factors: a staff who cares about the success and future of their students, and a continual, steady demand from area employers for well-trained assistants.
Training Programs
Dental Assisting: The Dental Assisting program readies students to perform the range of duties associated with an entry-level assistant working under the direction of a dentist: chair side assistance; preparation of impression and restorative materials; exposing and processing intra- and extra-oral dental radiographs; laboratory and office management procedures; dental health education; recognition of oral and systemic emergencies; and patient care as authorized by the Virginia Board of Dentistry. Laboratory and clinical skills are emphasized. Students apply their classroom knowledge to actual work experiences while on a 120-hour internship and a 180-hour externship at an institutionally approved dental practice or clinic in the greater metropolitan area. The dental assisting program is offered at the Arlington and Alexandria campuses of ACT college. The program length is 30 weeks for day study and 45 weeks in the evening classes.
Medical Assisting: The Medical Assistant program prepares students with the knowledge, technical skills, and work habits required for an entry-level position in the medical assisting field. Curriculum will provide students with opportunities to develop multi-faceted competencies necessary in assisting the physician and other healthcare personnel in the examining room in clinics, home health agencies, long-term care facilities, physicians' offices, government health departments, or other medical facilities. Laboratory and clinical skills are emphasized. Students apply their classroom knowledge to actual work experiences while on a 160-hour externship at an institutionally approved healthcare facility in the greater metropolitan area. Instruction is available at all of ACT College campus locations. Program Length: Day 30 weeks, Evening 51 weeks.
Medical Administration: Training emphasizes receptionist functions and duties, a basic knowledge of insurance claims examination and processing, payment determinations, basic bookkeeping operations, patient registration and scheduling, records maintenance, patient referrals, basic clinical and infection control procedures, patient care, pharmacology, medical terminology, and customer service. Participants receive intensive training in the uses and applications of practice management software. Following completion of all coursework, participants are required to complete a 120-hour externship under the supervision of medical office personnel and physicians in a metro-area practice/facility. This is only offered at the Arlington Campus. Program length: Day 30 weeks, Evening 45 week.
Pharmacy Technician: The Pharmacy Technician program provides both technical and practical training which will enable the technician, upon licensure, to function as a competent entry-level assistant to a licensed pharmacist. The program provides the student with the basic knowledge of and practice in pharmacy calculations, drug distribution systems, and preparation of sterile dosage forms. Computer skills necessary in pharmacy practice will be utilized. Pharmacology, pharmaceutical, and medical terminology will be covered. The program emphasizes theory, as well as hands-on practice. The graduate will be fully prepared to take the national certification or state licensing examinations. Employment opportunities for graduates include positions in hospitals, medical centers, skilled nursing facilities, private pharmacies, outpatient clinics, and pharmaceutical companies. Following completion of all coursework, participants are required to complete a 160-hour externship under the supervision of a pharmacist or clinical pharmacy supervisor in a metro area hospital, managed care, or retail setting. The pharmacy technician school is only offered at the Arlington campus of ACT College. Program Length: Day 30 weeks, Evening 42 weeks.
Massage Therapy: The Therapeutic Massage program will provide the student with a thorough and broad-based entry-level competency in six different bodywork modalities. The requirements for the program exceed the educational requirements for the National Certification Exam for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork and for massage therapy licensure in the state of Virginia. The program also seeks to foster community understanding, acceptance, and utilization of massage therapy as a health care service. The program is designed for individuals who want to become professional, registered massage therapists; and for people who want to incorporate these new skills into their current profession. This is only offered at the Alexandria campus.
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ACT College
ACT College has been preparing students for a new future for over 21 years. The school offers short term training programs which have long term career opportunities. Utilizing industry standard equipment, ACT programs feature "hands-on" training that is career-oriented and competency-based. Training is offered in dental assisting, medical assisting, medical administrative, pharmacy technician, and massage. Campus programs are located in Arlington, Alexandria, Manassas, Virginia. These career programs are offered as both day and evening educational paths. Students of ACT College receive some of the best instruction available in the area. While attending ACT, students work side-by-side with healthcare professionals and seasoned veterans in our labs and classrooms. Today, ACT College is the largest Allied Health School in the Washington Metro area. This accomplishment can best be attributed to two overriding factors: a staff who cares about the success and future of their students, and a continual, steady demand from area employers for well-trained assistants.
Training Programs
Dental Assisting: The Dental Assisting program readies students to perform the range of duties associated with an entry-level assistant working under the direction of a dentist: chair side assistance; preparation of impression and restorative materials; exposing and processing intra- and extra-oral dental radiographs; laboratory and office management procedures; dental health education; recognition of oral and systemic emergencies; and patient care as authorized by the Virginia Board of Dentistry. Laboratory and clinical skills are emphasized. Students apply their classroom knowledge to actual work experiences while on a 120-hour internship and a 180-hour externship at an institutionally approved dental practice or clinic in the greater metropolitan area. The dental assisting program is offered at the Arlington and Alexandria campuses of ACT college. The program length is 30 weeks for day study and 45 weeks in the evening classes.
Medical Assisting: The Medical Assistant program prepares students with the knowledge, technical skills, and work habits required for an entry-level position in the medical assisting field. Curriculum will provide students with opportunities to develop multi-faceted competencies necessary in assisting the physician and other healthcare personnel in the examining room in clinics, home health agencies, long-term care facilities, physicians' offices, government health departments, or other medical facilities. Laboratory and clinical skills are emphasized. Students apply their classroom knowledge to actual work experiences while on a 160-hour externship at an institutionally approved healthcare facility in the greater metropolitan area. Instruction is available at all of ACT College campus locations. Program Length: Day 30 weeks, Evening 51 weeks.
Medical Administration: Training emphasizes receptionist functions and duties, a basic knowledge of insurance claims examination and processing, payment determinations, basic bookkeeping operations, patient registration and scheduling, records maintenance, patient referrals, basic clinical and infection control procedures, patient care, pharmacology, medical terminology, and customer service. Participants receive intensive training in the uses and applications of practice management software. Following completion of all coursework, participants are required to complete a 120-hour externship under the supervision of medical office personnel and physicians in a metro-area practice/facility. This is only offered at the Arlington Campus. Program length: Day 30 weeks, Evening 45 week.
Pharmacy Technician: The Pharmacy Technician program provides both technical and practical training which will enable the technician, upon licensure, to function as a competent entry-level assistant to a licensed pharmacist. The program provides the student with the basic knowledge of and practice in pharmacy calculations, drug distribution systems, and preparation of sterile dosage forms. Computer skills necessary in pharmacy practice will be utilized. Pharmacology, pharmaceutical, and medical terminology will be covered. The program emphasizes theory, as well as hands-on practice. The graduate will be fully prepared to take the national certification or state licensing examinations. Employment opportunities for graduates include positions in hospitals, medical centers, skilled nursing facilities, private pharmacies, outpatient clinics, and pharmaceutical companies. Following completion of all coursework, participants are required to complete a 160-hour externship under the supervision of a pharmacist or clinical pharmacy supervisor in a metro area hospital, managed care, or retail setting. The pharmacy technician school is only offered at the Arlington campus of ACT College. Program Length: Day 30 weeks, Evening 42 weeks.
Massage Therapy: The Therapeutic Massage program will provide the student with a thorough and broad-based entry-level competency in six different bodywork modalities. The requirements for the program exceed the educational requirements for the National Certification Exam for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork and for massage therapy licensure in the state of Virginia. The program also seeks to foster community understanding, acceptance, and utilization of massage therapy as a health care service. The program is designed for individuals who want to become professional, registered massage therapists; and for people who want to incorporate these new skills into their current profession. This is only offered at the Alexandria campus.
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