Health Care Management Associate Degree  -Gettysburg/Harrisburg/Lancaster/Lebanon/York  (NEW FOR FALL 2010)
Health Science Associate Degree - Gettysburg/Lancaster/Lebanon/Harrisburg

Health Care Management degree  Course requirements and advisors (pdf) 5/5/11
Health Science Course requirements

Health Care Management is a program ideal for students who are not actively credentialed and working in health care and are seeking a career in health care administration. 

Students who are actively credentialed health care professionals currently working in their fields may be qualified for the Health Science degree (with options in management/marketing, medical administration, gerontology or social service), where they can receive 15-30 credits toward graduation for that credential and receive a similar degree (yet require fewer courses).

Description of Occupation -Health care managers plan and supervise the delivery of health care. Clinical managers often have previous training or experience in their specific area.  Small group practices usually employ one health service manager to handle all of the duties while larger medical groups often employ a chief administrator and several assistants. Managers in HMOs and other managed care settings perform more community outreach and preventative care work than those in a group practice. Because facilities such as nursing homes and hospitals operate around the clock, most health services managers work long hours and may be called at all hours to deal with problems.

Program Entry Requirements – Health care management has no program entry requirements. Health science requires students to be actively credentialed health care professionals currently working in their fields. Contact Vicki Gentzel (717 780-1992 or 800-222-4222 extension 1992 healthcareers@hacc.edu) for specific requirements and to begin the approval process for health science. Criminal background check, child abuse clearance and/or drug screening may be required for employment.

Length of Program and College Degree Conferred – The health care management degree is 63 credits which can be completed in two years or at the student's own pace.  The health science degree is 61 credits, 15-30 of which are credits granted (for the credential and current employment) toward graduation.

Employment Outlook –  A master's degree is preferred for most manager positions, but a bachelor's degree and/or work experience may be accepted at smaller facilities. Opportunities will be best in home health care agencies, residential facilities, and physicians' offices.  Long work hours are common at hospitals and nursing homes.Because health science majors are credentialed health care practitioners, the health science degree may help to expand the clinical role and enable the graduate to move into management, administration, or education.

Salary Range - Will vary according to level and type of employment.

Educational Advancement - Franklin University offers a BS in Healthcare Management; Shippensburg University offers a BS in Healthcare Administration; Lebanon Valley College offers a part-time evening BS in Health Care Management; Immaculata University offers a BA  in Health Care Management part-time evenings at HACC's Lancaster campus, Fort Indiantown Gap and on-line.

Contact:
Health Careers
(717) 780-1988