School of

Health Sciences

Associate of Science in Nursing, Medical Laboratory, Medical Assisting, Paramedicine, and Practical Nursing

Medical programs are desirable due to job availability and stability. NGTC offers medical programs at the certificate, diploma, and degree level to prepare students for successful careers within a broad spectrum of healthcare environments. Interested students select from Nursing (ASN), Practical Nursing, Medical Laboratory Technology, Medical Assisting, EMT/EMS Professions, Medical Coding, or Medical Front Office Assistant. Graduates find employment in hospitals, clinics, physician offices, medical groups, nursing homes, laboratories, and pharmacies.

Department Contact Info

School of Health Sciences

Clarkesville, Blairsville & Currahee Campuses

Programs of Study

A healthcare worker in a red jacket draws blood from a seated woman in scrubs. Blood collection tubes are organized by color on a rack in the background. Both are inside a medical laboratory.
Medical professionals practice emergency resuscitation on a medical training mannequin, using a manual resuscitator and monitoring equipment, while others observe closely in a clinical training setting.
A single white calla lily with a yellow spadix stands out against a dark, blurred background, with a wilted leaf visible in the lower left corner.
two female students in blue scrubs drawing blood
A healthcare professional uses a stethoscope and a blood pressure cuff to check a seated patients blood pressure in a medical examination room.
A healthcare worker prepares to draw blood from a seated woman wearing purple scrubs. The woman has a blue tourniquet on her arm and rests it on a pillow while the worker wears blue gloves.
female student in blue scrubs looking into microscope.
A healthcare professional in scrubs takes a patients temperature with an electronic thermometer in a medical exam room. The patients face is partially visible, while the nurse focuses on the procedure.
female students in blue scrubs with mannequin
two students in white scrubs examining patient

A health science career provides countless opportunities to influence the lives of others through safe and effective care of the mind and body!

female students in blue scrubs with mannequin