Healthcare Management
Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.)
Did you know that there’s a true business side to our healthcare system with a whole team of professionals working behind the scenes to make sure our providers are able to deliver quality healthcare services? Every day, healthcare managers work directly with medical professionals to facilitate the daily operations of their organization and ensure health systems have what they need to run efficiently.
WHAT IS HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT?
Healthcare Management encompasses the business of the healthcare field, and it involves everything from budgeting to quality improvement, project planning, performance assessment, and even marketing.
YOU MIGHT LIKE THIS PROGRAM IF:
- A career that combines the excitement of business and the ingenuity of healthcare is something you would enjoy.
- Leveraging your problem solving, communication, and planning skills to help others would be fulfilling for you.
- You’d eventually like to obtain your bachelor’s (or master’s!) degree, but earning your associate’s degree and getting some work experience under your belt first sounds like a good idea.
The Healthcare Management program is designed to allow students to achieve proficiency in the administrative skills needed to successfully integrate into busy offices in hospitals and public healthcare systems. Study includes a specialized coursework providing instruction in medical terminology, management, and information technology courses. Before graduating from this program, students are required to participate in an internship program that will prepare them for transitioning into the workforce.
Our professors are subject matter experts in their fields. Throughout the program, they’ll share their knowledge with you, providing a strong foundation and hands-on experience to prepare you for a successful healthcare career.
The Healthcare Management program consists of 60 credits of Liberal Arts and Science and Medical Administration, and business courses. To review the total degree requirements and course sequencing for this program, please visit the College Catalog.
Applicants of this program must follow all admissions processes and procedures to be considered for admittance.
To learn about any program-specific admissions requirements, please use the “Request Info” button or attend one of our Admissions Events.
To apply to this program, please begin your Application for Admission.
If you have any additional questions, please contact the Admissions Office at 718-505-4188.
