Austin Community College, Health Science | (512) 223-7000 Diagnostic Medical Imaging, EMS Professions, Health and Kinesiology, Medical Coding, Medical Laboratory Technology, Occupational Therapy Assistant, Personal Fitness Trainer, Phlebotomy Technician, Physical Therapist Assistant, Sonography, Surgical Technology
Why Austin is a Great Place to Study Health & Medical
Students interested in medicine – alternative or traditional – will find many opportunities for schooling and careers in Austin, the capital of Texas. The city's unique offerings include two schools of acupuncture and oriental medicine; it is also home to numerous schools of allied health offering programs in everything from medical assisting to massage therapy certification. Austin and its suburbs have more than 30 hospitals and countless other rehabilitation and hospice facilities – assurance that, once school is over, allied health employment will be available.
Other Resources for Health & Medical Education and Careers in Austin
The Academy of Health Care Professions' Austin campus has medical assistant, dental assistant, radiologic technologist and medical coding programs. Austin Community College offers allied health degrees in cardiac and diagnostic sonography, surgical technology, and dental hygiene, to name but a fewto name but a few. Austin Schools of Massage offers massage certification. The University of Texas Austin has majors in biology and psychology and Huston-Tillotson University has majors in kinesiology and biology, all popular choices for future physical therapists. The Academy of Oriental Medicine at Austin and the Texas College of Traditional Chinese Medicine both offer master's degrees in acupuncture and oriental medicine.