Baker College
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Est. Student Population
Healthcare Programs
About Baker College
The result of a 1965 merger between Muskegon College and Baker Business University, Baker College is a private college headquartered in Owosso, Michigan with a total of 14 campuses across Michigan.
Baker College offers the following healthcare-related courses:
Accelerated Nursing
The Baker College nursing Accelerated BSN nursing degree program is a two-year program consisting of 62 major credit hours (and 37 prerequisite course credits). Our curriculum includes fundamentals of nursing, global health and a nursing synthesis.
Medical Assistant
The Baker College Medical Assistant Certificate program is a one-year, CAAHEP-accredited program consisting of 30 credit hours of medical assistant course requirements. Our curriculum includes basic clinical and administrative skills, dosage math and pharmacology and a 160-hour clinical.
Health Information Technology
The Baker College Associate of Applied Science in Health Information Technology program is a two-year, CAHIIM-accredited program consisting of 60 credit hours (45 hours of major courses and 15 general education requirements). Our curriculum includes human anatomy and physiology, three coding courses and a 120-hour capstone work experience.
Recent news about Baker College
Beginning in the Spring 2025 semester, Baker College students will be able to study abroad in more than 20 countries.
The programs, which are Automation Engineering Technology, Computer Science with a concentration in Artificial Intelligence, Information Systems with a concentration in Web and Mobile Application Development, and Data Science, will launch in the Fall 2024 semester.
The partnership will provide nursing program students with up to $40,000 to cover their tuition in exchange for working at Pine Rest during their study and for two years after they complete their education.
The changes and additions are the school’s attempt to continue providing student-first education and removing many of the barriers that keep students from pursuing education.
Forbes has recognized Baker with spots on its lists for Best Online Logistics Degree, Best Online Master’s in Human Resource Management, Best Online Finance Degree, Best Online Marketing Degrees of 2023, and Best Online Computer Programming Degree.
Baker College and Alpha Phi Sigma have teamed up to launch a new chapter of the criminal justice honor society to be called Pi Zeta Epsilon. Students who apply and are accepted will have access to a number of benefits.
A $25 million grant from EON Reality will fund an Augmented Reality platform at Baker College that will enhance learning across departments beginning this fall, with a full Virtual Reality set-up in the works.
Baker College prioritized diversity and inclusion by implementing a training program for faculty and staff that emphasizes training in multiple areas identified as key components to making its campuses welcoming to all. The efforts by Baker College have now been recognized by an international organization focused on diversity training.