Health Careers

The Health Careers degree at RCC offers students many opportunities. Students can transfer to one of many 4-year programs in the healthcare field, including Nursing, Radiology, Dental Technology, Fitness & Nutrition, Cardiology, Anesthesiology, Medical Assisting, Audiology and Health Care Administration. 

Many graduates chose to enter Nursing programs leading to an Associate Degree in Nursing (AND) or Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN). Others successfully launched careers as Licensed Practical Nurses, Dental Hygienists, Physical Therapy Assistants, Occupational Therapy Assistants, Respiratory Therapists, etc.

MassTransfer - Through the MassTransfer program, your health careers degree from RCC transfers as two years of completed work towards at Bachelor's degree at most state colleges and universities.  Review the A2B pathways on the MassTransfer website. 

RCC also has articulation agreements with private universities that allow for seamless transfer to a four-year school upon completion of your health careers degree at RCC:

• Northeastern University College of Professional Studies:

  • A.A. Health Careers, B.S. Health Science
  • A.A. Health Careers, B.S. Health Management
• Lesley University: A.A. Health Careers, B.S. Community Health
• Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU): A.A. in Health Careers to B.S. in Business Administration, Healthcare Concentration

As a result of completing the health careers program at RCC and all the assigned work, the graduate of this program will be able to: 

1. Demonstrate more effective study skills and work habits,
2. Demonstrate excellent written and oral communication skills,
3. Demonstrate great facility with aspects of modern technology including: numeric and non-numeric computation, effective search of the appropriate data bases, effective use of a modern college library, etc.,
4. Demonstrate the ability to apply the knowledge gained toward the successful completion of a Bachelor degree program in the fields outlined above.