Wayne County Community College District
Average Annual Cost
The average annual net price that a student who receives federal financial aid pays to cover expenses (e.g. tuition, living expenses, etc.) to attend the school's largest program. Net price is the program's cost of attendance minus any grants and scholarships received. For public schools, this is only the average cost for in-state students. Negative cost values indicate that the average grant/scholarship aid exceeded the cost of attendance.
Est. Student Population
Healthcare Programs
About Wayne County Community College District
Wayne County Community College District is an organization of six public community college campuses throughout the greater Detroit area of Michigan.
Wayne County Community College District offers the following healthcare-related courses:
Dental Assisting
The Dental Assisting College Certificate program provides students with the necessary training to perform the duties of a dental assistant, including assisting the dentist (chair side), providing patient education, performing laboratory procedures, exposing and processing x-rays and performing office management tasks such as billing and scheduling appointments.
Medical Office Specialist
This Medical Office Specialist certificate is a short-term program established to prepare students for employment in physician's offices, medical insurance companies and hospital offices. Some of the duties of a Medical Office Specialist include, but are not limited to, preparing patient insurance claims, processing accounts payable and accounts receivable, scheduling appointments, preparing patient files, coordinating the patient filing system, preparing medical correspondence, processing medical records, and scheduling hospital admissions.
Nursing Assistant
No details available
Pharmacy Technology
The Pharmacy Technology Associate of Applied Science Degree and Certificate Programs are designed to prepare students for entry-level positions in general pharmaceutical services under the direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist.
Recent news about Wayne County Community College District
Stellantis, a company that is one of the world’s leading automakers and leads the Mechatronics program at Wayne County Community College District, has been awarded its second Benchmark Award from Rainbow PUSH Coalition.
A recently established partnership will offer a five percent tuition discount in 60 degree programs through Western Governors University for Wayne County Community College District students.
The CAPSS initiative at Wayne County Community College District has been recognized for its achievements in improving student success by improving graduation rates and enhancing the skills learned by students, making them more employable and ready for transfer to four-year colleges.