Health Sciences

Welcome to Health Sciences

Sandburg offers different health careers that provide the opportunity to influence the well-being of individuals, families, and communities. Our graduates acquire the knowledge, skills, and professional values necessary for entry-level into dynamic careers in healthcare. Our nursing and health profession students who earn degrees and certificates consistently score above state and national averages on licensing exams. As a result, most of our graduates report employment immediately upon graduation and continued success in their health careers.

Our Health Career Pathways: 

Dental Hygiene Track

• Dental Hygiene

Emergency Services Track

• Emergency Medical Service – Paramedic
• Emergency Medical Technician - EMT

Medical Assisting Track

• Medical Assisting
• Medical Office Professions

Medical Imaging Track

• Radiologic Technology
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging – MRI
• Computed Tomography - CT

Mortuary Science Track

• Mortuary Science

Nursing Track

• Certified Nursing Assistant
• Practical Nursing – LPN
• LPN to RN Articulation
• Associate Degree Nursing - RN

Phlebotomy Track

• Phlebotomy

 
Surgical Technology Track 

• Surgical Technology - a cooperative program with Illinois Central College