Hopkinsville Community College
Average Annual Cost
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Est. Student Population
Healthcare Programs
About Hopkinsville Community College
Hopkinsville Community College is one of 16 individual colleges which together comprise the Kentucky Community and Technical College System.
Hopkinsville Community College offers the following healthcare-related courses:
Medical Assisting
Hopkinsville Community College is beginning our first Medical Assisting program courses. This is an 11-month program of study arranged in a cohort style, meaning you have courses with the same group of students the entire time that you are pursuing your Medical Assisting credential.
Medical Information Technology
Medical Information Technology graduates prepare medical records and reports, maintain files, order supplies, perform accounting procedures, work with medical insurance and coding, and receive patients in a variety of health care settings. Laboratory and classroom experiences are combined to prepare graduates for careers in health care facilities. Some of the diplomas include Medical Administrative Assistant, Medical Insurance Coder, and Medical Transcriptionist. Students enrolled in the degree or diploma programs are required to do an internship or cooperative experience in a medical office environment.
Pharmacy Technology
No details available
Nursing
The Hopkinsville Community College Nursing Program prepares graduates for a challenging career in health care. Both the Associate Degree in Nursing (Registered Nursing) and the diploma in Practical Nursing will open a wide array of opportunities that can lead to career advancement in acute and chronic care of patients. The goals of nursing education at HCC are to develop the ability in graduates to enhance human flourishing, demonstrate sound nursing judgment, develop professional identity and possess a spirit of inquiry in order to improve patient outcomes.
Recent news about Hopkinsville Community College
The Pathfinder Pantry at Hopkinsville Community College is set to benefit from a $32,310 grant from Feeding America Kentucky’s Heartland. The grant was awarded to Hopkinsville Community College Foundation, Inc.
Elizabeth Burton was recently awarded the Kentucky Foundation for Women Artist Enrichment Grant, which will help her conduct research for her novel, focused on the eugenics movement in the 1950s in Appalachia.