School District to Offer Career Training for Adults

The Elk Grove Unified School District will offer several career training sessions for adults next month, according to a press release.

The programs cost between $2,295 to $5,975, and provide certificates in "office specialist; administrative assistant; medical assistant – administrative; medical assistant – clinical; medical assistant – billing and coding; and billing and coding specialist," the press release states.

The full press release follows:

EGACE to hold Career Technical Institute orientations in July

Elk Grove Adult and Community Education’s (EGACE) new Career Technical Institute (CTI) will hold three orientations during the month of July for prospective adult students for a variety of affordable, semester-long training programs for careers in the office and medical fields.

Each program leads to at least one industry-recognized certificate and will begin in September. The programs include office specialist; administrative assistant; medical assistant – administrative; medical assistant – clinical; medical assistant – billing and coding; and billing and coding specialist. The programs range in price from $2,295 to $5,975, which includes registration fees, books, materials and testing fees. 

EGACE also partners with Boston Reed to provide certificated career training programs for Pharmacy Technician, Phlebotomy Technician, Veterinary Assistant, ICD-10 Medical Billing and Coding, Personal Fitness Trainer, and Nursing Home Administrator.

Orientations will be held on the following dates from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the EGACE offices (8401-B Gerber Road, Sacramento 95828):

• Tuesday, July 17^th
• Thursday, July 19^th
• Wednesday, July 25^th

To reserve a slot in one of these orientations, contact EGACE at (916) 686-7717.