Health Sciences

The Health Sciences Center of Excellence is a health science community college in the world-renowned Texas Medical Center, and the only one of its kind residing there. Degrees and certification programs in over 20 fastest-growing careers in medicine are offered and the school's outstanding faculty are acknowledged by their peers for leadership and vision including: nursing, patient care services and therapeutic services. The Center also supports professional licensing continuing education training requirements for incumbent health care professionals.

The Texas Medical Center is Houston's healthcare and biotechnology focal point with more than 43 member institutions, 5.2 million patient visits in 2004 with over 65,000 health care professionals. Healthcare accounts for one in every 10 jobs in the region. Due to both the increasing and aging population of the region, additional hubs of the TMC have emerged all over the region. Both factors and an increasing aging population are factors.

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Health care programs

Workforce programsContinuing Education programs
Dental Assisting Certified Nurse Aide
Dental Hygiene Comprehensive Coding
Diagnostic Medical Sonography Center for Healthcare Professionals
Health Information Technology EKG Technician
Histological Technician Medical Business Office Professional
Human Service Technology Patient Care Technician
Licensed Vocational Nursing Phlebotomy
Medical Assistant Telemetry Technician
Medical Biotechnology ATC  
Medical Laboratory Technician  
Nuclear Medicine Technology  
Nursing  
Occupational Therapy Assistant  
Pharmacy Technician  
Physical Therapist Assistant  
Radiography  
Respiratory Therapy  
Surgical Technology  

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Dean, Health Sciences Center of Excellence

Hours of Operation: Mon.-Fri. 8am-5pm