Many of our health occupations students are mature and changing the direction of their lives. They are taking advantage of the opportunity to enter into the career of their dreams.

Our health occupations counselors and program coordinators would be glad to answer your questions.

Here are some questions you should be able to answer about all your career choices. Many of these questions may be answered by reading all the information on our programs' webpages.

Healthcare is one of the fastest growing industries with the most in-demand occupations. Jobs in healthcare are projected to reach over 4 million by 2015. Each one of these occupations is important in providing health care in many different work settings, such as homes, hospitals, clinics, offices and laboratories. With such a wide variety of possibilities it may be difficult to choose the right health career for you. Fortunately, the Health Careers Resource Center (HCRC) and Virtual Career Network (VCN) has information and guidance about the different health profession careers.

Our Computer lab is open to all El Centro students with a valid DCCCD ID.

We are located on the first floor of the Paramount Building in room P112.

The Testing Center is a closed center. We only test those who are enrolled in the Health/Nursing classes only.

Walk-ins are welcome for Computer Lab, provided that there are available computer stations. We offer software that is available for Health/Nursing students and it is a first come first serve basis.

Pursuing a healthcare degree is one of the smartest career moves an individual can make in today's challenging economic climate. Countless publications – including the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics – have reported that the healthcare field is one of the fastest growing sectors in the job market.

El Centro College's health occupation information sessions are now offered online. Please download a program information packet prior to viewing our online information sessions.

Each Powerpoint slideshow file (.ppsx) linked below is a 14-15 MB download, and requires speakers for the audio presentation.

• Associate Degree Nursing -- coming soon

Packets are now available in PDF format for downloading and saving to your computer.

You may also contact the Health Occupations Admissions Office and they will send you an information packet for the program(s) of your interest.

Updated January 31, 2013

ADN Nursing Packets