Online Associates Degree Healthcare Management Elective Track

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Associate of Arts Career Opportunities

People with Associate of Arts degrees work in every industry – from healthcare to technology, business, finance, protective services and transportation. Professionals with an associate degree earn an estimated $325,000 more in a lifetime than those with just a high school diploma. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, AA degree job opportunities are expected to grow by 17.6% through 2022 – making it the second fastest growing educational group.

The program is right in line with what I am doing in my career. I am seeking my BHA and am a supervisor at McPherson Hospital.

Jeremy Gonsalves, BS Healthcare Administration

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Everything You Need to Know About a Bachelor of Science in Healthcare Administration

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May 13, 2020

Earning a bachelor of science in healthcare administration is a great way to begin a meaningful career in healthcare. This online degree, which can also be earned in a traditional classroom setting, prepares one for leading and collaborating with others and ensuring efficiency and safety in healthcare settings.Continue reading »

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October 25, 2019

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October 26, 2020

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Everything You Need to Know About an AA Degree

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April 15, 2020

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Top 10 Jobs You Get with an Associate of Arts Degree

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October 10, 2019

Prospective college students are often pushed toward four-year degrees in their search for further education. With this pressure in mind, the typical college applicant might ask, “What can you do with an Associate of Arts degree?” An Associate of Arts degree takes up to two years to complete but unlocks professions without the costs of a bachelor’s degree. This degree can act as a bridge to a bachelor’s degree with two-year courses counting toward four-year requirements.Continue reading »

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Healthcare Management Elective Tracks

►Principles of Healthcare Management (3 credits)

This course explores the types of managerial functions necessary for organizational operation. It is based on the topics of planning, organizing, directing, controlling and decision-making. Specific application to healthcare settings will be explored.

►Leadership and Change in Healthcare (3 credits)
This course concentrates on the development of students’ abilities to exercise leadership at the management level in healthcare organizations. The focus is to help leaders understand how best to motivate and coordinate employees and champion change within an organization. Students will explore leadership theory and practice as it applies to the healthcare sector.

►U.S. Healthcare Systems (3 credits)

Topics covered include the history of the U.S. healthcare delivery system, its current status and the role of healthcare providers, such as clinics, hospitals, nursing homes and related healthcare facilities. Additional topics include professional roles in healthcare, healthcare planning, regulation, quality, politics and major healthcare reform issues challenging the industry today. Students will gain an appreciation for the complexities of cost, quality and access in healthcare.

►Ethical Issues in Healthcare (3 credits)

This course raises student awareness about current ethical issues in healthcare. Students will be able to enhance their own moral and ethical reasoning by analyzing and responding to case studies in healthcare management, drawn from actual ethical concerns faced by healthcare clinicians, administrators and managers. Students will engage in decision-making activities in order to apply related principles of ethics to current events in healthcare.

►Principles of Management (3 credits)

Types of managerial functions necessary for organizational operation are explored. The course is built around the topics of planning, organizing, directing, controlling and decision-making.

Why Earn Your Associates Degree with a Healthcare Management Elective Track?

You watch coworkers land jobs that give them health benefits, higher salaries and greater job security. You may be surprised to learn you, too, can become a part of this success in as few as two years by earning an associate degree.

It’s estimated that professionals with an associate degree earn $325,000 more in a lifetime than those with just a high school diploma, and job opportunities for associate degree holders are expected to grow by 17.6 percent through 2022.

In addition, earning your associate degree is a great stepping stone toward earning your bachelor’s degree. (When you earn your associate degree, you are halfway to earning your bachelor's!)

With a remarkable history that dates back to 1884, CCCK offers education for the whole person – heart, mind, body and soul. Every CCCK course is delivered 100 percent online. All classes and resources are available 24/7. Finding time to complete your degree just got a lot easier!

Earn your Associate of Arts with a Healthcare Management Elective Track Online - Get the flexibility you need to achieve your education goals.

You don’t need to quit your day job to get into the growing field of healthcare management. Let Central Christian College of Kansas help you achieve career success with a 100 percent online Associate of Arts degree with an emphasis in Healthcare Management!

You learn to exercise leadership at the management level in hospitals, medical clinics, family practices and insurance companies.

Areas of study include:

Principles of Healthcare Managment
Leadership & Change in Healthcare
U.S. Healthcare Systems
Ethical Issues in Healthcare

Online Associates Degree Healthcare Management Elective Track

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