KSU Career Expo to Assist Aspiring Healthcare Workers

Staff Report

Are you eager to enter the healthcare field? Need assistance getting started? On July 30 from 6-8 p.m., get ahead start by attending a Career Training Expo hosted by KSU’s College of Continuing and Professional Education. The healthcare industry continues to explode, offering some of the market’s most challenging and rewarding careers. The Continuing Education team at KSU offers 12 classroom-based professional certificate courses and more than 25 online-based programs.

At the Expo, find answers to all your questions along with a 10% discount for class enrollment. Free information sessions will be held between 6 and 8:30 p.m., giving you an opportunity to meet instructors and recent graduates. Additionally, the Expo will be staffed with financial aid advisers ready to provide assistance on payment plans, VA Education Benefits and Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Funding.

“Our healthcare programs provide a tremendous avenue to enhance one’s knowledge and expertise in the field,” said Andrea Cochran, healthcare program director. “These courses have helped students start a new career, change careers or advance in their current position. Many of them also serve as preparation for specific certification exams.”

Nearly 40 instructors teach the 12 classroom-based professional certificate programs. Instructors are full-time experts in their respective fields and bring real-world, practical experience to share with the students. They represent hospitals such as WellStar, Northside, Piedmont, and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta as well as pharmacies at Publix, CVS and WellStar. Impressively, graduates boast a 94% national certification exam pass rate, surpassing the national average of 73% and the Georgia mark of 64%.

As one of the fastest growing employment fields, healthcare was recently cited by the AJC as one of Georgia’s hottest jobs – growing by 17% since 2009. In addition, the Bureau of Labor Statistics named healthcare as the largest industry showing the highest amount of growth of any other field – projected to add 3 million more jobs by 2016.

Reveal the path that’s right for you. More information on our Expo can be found at ksuexpo.com or by calling 470-578-6765.