Nursing & Health Professions

Certificate and degree programs in New River Community and Technical College’s Health Sciences, Allied Health and Natural Sciences Department are designed to meet the demand for health professionals in southern West Virginia. From Advanced Skill Set Certificates that provide training in 24 academic credit hours or less to Certificate and Associate of Applied Science programs, students may choose to pursue many different career paths.

Due to the nature of these programs, some require acceptance into the program after admission to New River CTC. All programs are not available at all campuses.

For program questions, contact Angela Strickland at astrickland@newriver.edu or 304-929-5036.

Allied Health, ASSC

Associate Degree Nursing, ADN

Emergency Medical Services, AAS

Health Information Management, AAS

Health Professions Pathways: General Pathway, CAS

Health Professions Pathways: Health Information Technology, CAS

Health Professions Pathways: Medical Assisting, CAS

Health Professions Pathway: Physical Therapist Assistant CAS

Medical Assisting, AAS

Medical Insurance Billing and Coding, CAS

Medical Laboratory Technician, AAS

Medical Machine Transcriptionist, ASSC

Paramedic, CAS

Phlebotomy Technician, ASSC

Physical Therapist Assistant, AAS

Practical Nursing, CAS