High school-aged students from across the state of Minnesota gathered at Northwest Technical College this week, June 24-28, for the annual VEX Robotics Camp. Campers formed teams for a June 28 finale competition scheduled for 12:30.
Northwest Technical College’s administrative assistant program was ranked third on the list “2019 Best Online Associate in Administrative Assistant Programs” by Best Colleges.
Northwest Technical College faculty and staff will present at the Rural Minnesota Community Health Worker Conference at the Hampton Inn and Suites scheduled for Oct. 21, 2019.
The daylong conference is intended for employers and potential employers of community health workers and will provide community health workers with opportunities to network with colleagues and learn strategies for advocating for their own roles in the health care system, at work and in their communities.
The objective of the conference is to create awareness of the impact of community health workers on health, third-party billing, sustainability efforts and community collaboration opportunities.
An important takeaway from the conference is that the use of community health workers to reduce health disparities across all populations is growing in Minnesota, as well as nationally.
The conference was made possible by support from the Minnesota Department of Health, Sanford Health and the Northern Dental Access Center.
Career paths in health care will soon be more accessible for students in the community as Sanford Health, Bemidji State University, Northwest Technical College and Bemidji High School partner together for the Sanford CARES—Collaborative Alliance for Regional Healthcare Educational Services—initiative.
Northwest Technical College and Bemidji State University welcomed high school students interested in exploring health care careers and education pathways to a four-day Scrubs Camp from June 10–13.
Northwest Technical College, along with 29 other colleges and seven universities in the Minnesota State System, will be part of the first-ever Minnesota State Week from June 24 – 28. Students will be able to submit an application for free and are encouraged to visit campus during the week.
Northwest Technical College and Bemidji State University will welcome high school students interested in exploring health care careers and education pathways to a four-day Scrubs Camp from June 10–13.
Northwest Technical College’s medical coding program was ranked 3rd on the list “Best Online Colleges for Medical Billing and Coding Degrees” by Online Colleges.
