Health Sciences AS/AAS Degree & Certificate Programs
Prescription for the Perfect Job...
How do you define a "good day at work"? By saving
a life? Nursing someone back to health? Offering comfort and encouragement
in tense situations? Are you the type of person who feels you can
make a difference and longs to do something personally meaningful?
If so, the health sciences field is just the place where that can
happen.
There are few occupations where your day-to-day activities can
impact so many people in such a significant way. Whether you're
an RN caring for newborns in a Pediatrics ward, a Radiographer taking
x-rays of an injured patient, or a Paramedic making split second
decisions where your actions may determine life or death, you'll
be involved in a field that is as extraordinarily rewarding as it
is challenging.
At Valencia, you can choose from some of the fastest-growing high-wage,
high-skill occupations in the country. From Dental Hygiene and Cardiovascular
Technology to Radiography, Nursing and Respiratory Care, you'll
be on your way to an exciting career. During the next 10
years, every healthcare profession in Florida is projected to increase
at a rate of 3.5% annually - creating new jobs every year. And as humans are living longer, the demand for these types of jobs
will grow exponentially.
People have their reasons for going into the healthcare field,
but one thing they all have in common, is the desire to help others.
With today's high demand for skilled healthcare workers, Valencia
can help you get on the right track and develop the skills and expertise
you need to be successful in this "hot" career
field.
Job Outlook:
Every health care profession in Florida is expected to grow
for the next decade, at an average rate of 3.5% annually. This
translates to hundreds of new jobs in every category of health
care each year.
Health Services will add 2.8 million new jobs nationally in
the next decade as demand for health care increases because
of an aging population and longer life expectancy.
16 of the 30 fastest-growing occupations in Central Florida
are in the health related field.
Skilled health care workers are in great demand, and the career
options for these workers continue to increase.
Registered nurses are projected to have the second largest
number of new jobs among all occupations.
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