New Educational Programs Offered at A-B Tech
Enhance Your Future Career Objectives and Goals!
Asheville-area residents interested in learning to manage electronic medical records, create mobile device applications, or extract methane gas from landfills can find themselves on a career path by taking advantage of new program offerings that begin this fall at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College.
Students enrolling in Healthcare Business Informatics (HBI), a two-year associate degree program, will learn installation, data management, system design, and support for medical information systems.
“This program is an exciting new offering for A-B Tech because it
will provide needed skills in a field that will continue to expand,”
said Pamela Silvers, Business Computer Technologies chair. “With the
passage of a government mandate requiring the use of electronic health
records by 2014, the need for workers in HBI will grow significantly.”
The
new Mobile Development diploma will prepare students for entry-level
jobs in the mobile design and development industry. Students will learn
graphic arts, interface design, and Internet communications with a focus
on producing mobile device applications. The program will begin in the
fall pending final approval from the State Board of Community Colleges.
“Mobile
computing is expanding rapidly, faster than any other web-based
technology, and we can safely expect there to be an increasing need for a
workforce skilled at mobile development,” said Jonathan Ross, Digital
Media Technologies instructor. “This program will prepare our students
for future employment. As web development diversifies, there will be a
need for both desktop-based and mobile-based web designers/developers.”
A
new BioGas option offered as part of the Industrial Systems Technology
program will prepare students to work as technicians at landfills that
are extracting methane gas. “This program was created to meet the
growing need for qualified landfill methane gas extraction technicians,”
said Sharon Suess, Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Systems
Technology Chair.
A-B Tech is registering students for enrollment
in Healthcare Business Informatics, Mobile Development, Industrial
Systems Technology programs, and more than 60 other curriculum programs.
New students must complete the application process and attend student
orientation prior to registration.
Classes begin August 17. For more information, call (828) 254-1921, ext. 7520 or visit www.abtech.edu.
