Health Occupations
These various programs provide training and other educational exposures designed to provide students at each level with the common knowledge, skills, and values necessary to perform effectively in the workplace.
If you are interested in a career as a state-approved activity director for nursing homes, this is the course you need. You will learn about state and federal regulations, how to plan and implement activities, and various other duties that encompass the activity profession. State regulations set certain criteria to be an activity director. This 60-hour, state-approved course meets the NC qualification requirements.
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Cost & Requirements
Cost: $182
Requirements: In addition to 63 hours of classroom instruction, students must complete 25 hours of hands-on experience to be completed in a skilled nursing facility under the direction of a qualified practicum supervisor.
Schedule
Dates: To be Determined
Contact
Kelsey Lambert –Director
Email:klambert@robeson.edu
Phone:(910) 272-3319
Irasema E. Sanchez – Administrative Assistant
Email: iecheverria-sanchez@robeson.edu
Phone: (910) 272-3482
Cardiovascular EKG Technician – This program prepares students to become certified EKG technicians/monitor techs. The course will cover anatomy and physiology of the heart, principles of EKG, and recognition of multiple cardiac dysrhythmias which affect heart function. Students will learn cardiac terminology and medical disease processes. The medical and legal aspects of patient contact will be covered.
Skills include operating EKG equipment, running EKG’s, mounting strips, and the reading and interpretation of cardiac tracings. Students will practice with equipment and perform hands-on labs. An eight hour CPR class will be offered on a Saturday as a part of the course hours.
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Cost & Requirements
Class cost: $182.00
Required textbook: EKG plain + simple, ISBN 9780134525051
Textbook cost: $140.94
Book store contact information: 910-272-3520 or visiting the website: Apparel, Gifts & Textbooks | Robeson Community College Bookstore 8216
Requirements: You must show proof of a 12th-grade reading level by providing a copy of your high school diploma/transcript or GED.
Schedule
Face to Face Course Dates:
Location: Building 18 (Workforce Development Building) Room 1803
Days: Tuesday & Thursday
Time: 6 pm – 10 pm
Online Course Dates: January 12,2026 – May 13, 2026
Location: Online
Career Benefits
EKG technicians are employed in physicians’ offices, hospitals, clinics, and other healthcare facilities. Monitor technicians are employed in hospitals.
Contact
Kelsey Lambert –Director
Email:klambert@robeson.edu
Phone:(910) 272-3319
Irasema E. Sanchez – Administrative Assistant
Email: iecheverria-sanchez@robeson.edu
Phone: (910) 272-3482
Medical Administrative Assistant – The focus of the Medical Administrative Assistant program is to prepare students for entry-level employment as medical office receptionists, medical billing clerks, medical records clerks and other administrative positions in a variety of settings. Through the program, students gain knowledge of medical terminology, general medical office procedures and acquire the skills necessary to deliver effective customer service and perform important administrative duties. Courses are designed to equip students with the skills needed to perform medical transcription and develop and maintain patient files and records. Additionally, students become familiar with basic procedural and diagnostic coding systems and processes, medical records management, coding applications, reimbursement, medical ethics and compliance and HIPAA rules and regulations related to the privacy and security of patient information. Upon completion, the student will have the knowledge to sit for industry-recognized certifications.
Cost & Requirements
Class cost: $182.00
Required textbook: Kinn’s The Administrative Medical Assistant – w/access
The ISBN number for your textbook is 978-0323874236.
Textbook Cost: $156.51
Book store contact information: 910-272-3520 or visiting the website: Apparel, Gifts & Textbooks | Robeson Community College Bookstore 8216
Requirements: high school diploma/transcript or GED.
Schedule
Online course with weekly virtual meetings scheduled on Tuesday’s 6:00pm-8:00pm
Dates: 2/3/2026 – 5/31/2026
Contact
Kelsey Lambert –Director
Email:klambert@robeson.edu
Phone:(910) 272-3319
Irasema E. Sanchez – Administrative Assistant
Email: iecheverria-sanchez@robeson.edu
Phone: (910) 272-3482
Computed Tomography – This course is designed to educate technologists in the post-primary practice of computed tomography. Core topics include but are not limited to, computed tomography procedures and equipment operation, patient care (education, preparation, orientation, and positioning), patient history and assessment, contrast media usage, scout image, selectable scan parameters, and image processing and display. The program accepts 8 students in each cohort through a competitive application process. Cohorts start in January & July of each year.
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Cost & Requirements
Class cost:$252.00
Drug and Background Check:$91
Textbook Fee: Current cost from the RCC Bookstore can be checked by calling 910-272-3520 or visiting the website: Apparel, Gifts & Textbooks | Robeson Community College Bookstore 8216
Schedule
Days: 200 online instruction hours plus 491 mandated clinical hours.
Dates: To be determined.
Times: Online instruction plus hours determined by your selected clinical site.
Contact
Kelsey Lambert –Director
Email:klambert@robeson.edu
Phone:(910) 272-3319
Irasema E. Sanchez – Administrative Assistant
Email: iecheverria-sanchez@robeson.edu
Phone: (910) 272-3482
This course is designed to prepare individuals with the theoretical, technical, and clinical skills needed to maintain equipment and provide patient care to those being treated for chronic renal diseases. Class format includes lectures, labs, and clinical activities. Successful completion of this course will prepare the individual for employment as a dialysis technician in hospitals, renal dialysis facilities, and clinics.
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Cost & Requirements
Class Cost: $182.00
Textbook: $35.00 (Ordered Separately Online at https://meiresearch.org/ )
Requirements: you must show proof of a 12th-grade reading level by providing a copy of your high school diploma/transcript or GED or you may take advantage of a free comprehension exam given on campus.
Schedule
Days: Mondays & Wednesdays
Time: 5:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Dates: 2/2/2026 – 5/13/2026
Location: RCC Main Campus, building 9, room 901
Career Benefits
After one year of work experience, individuals may be eligible to sit for national certification as a Clinical Hemodialysis Technician.
Contact
Kelsey Lambert –Director
Email:klambert@robeson.edu
Phone:(910) 272-3319
Irasema E. Sanchez – Administrative Assistant
Email: iecheverria-sanchez@robeson.edu
Phone: (910) 272-3482
A 4-week course that will educate the student on the honey bee colony, constructing hives, spring, summer, and fall management, honey production, wintering hives, identification and control of brood diseases, parasites, and predators, and the beekeeper’s options on turning beekeeping into a business. On the last day of class, we will have an optional hands-on day where students will learn all about using their equipment and check a functioning beehive.
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Cost & Requirements
Class cost = $127.60
Schedule
Course Online – This course will begin on the 1st day of each month (Will not run during months with temps below 60 degrees) and run for 4 weeks.
Hands on day will take place on 1 day during the last week of class in Building 19 room 1918A. Live Hive Check will also take place on Main Campus.
Dates: March 1,2026 – March 31,2026
Contact
Kelsey Lambert –Director
Email:klambert@robeson.edu
Phone:(910) 272-3319
Irasema E. Sanchez – Administrative Assistant
Email: iecheverria-sanchez@robeson.edu
Phone: (910) 272-3482
This course is designed to prepare technologists for post-primary certification in Magnetic Resonance Imaging/ MRI. Course content includes academic activities and clinical experience. Individuals applying for this course must be registered or registry-eligible radiologic technologists, radiation therapists, nuclear medicine technologists, or sonographers. Upon completion, students may be eligible to take the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) national examination. Classes begin in January and July of each year
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Cost and Requirements
Course Online – This course will begin on the 1st day of each month (Will not run during months with temps below 60 degrees) and run for 4 weeks.
Hands on day will take place on 1 day during the last week of class in Building 19 room 1918A. Live Hive Check will also take place on Main Campus.
Dates: March 1,2026 – March 31,2026
Schedule
Days: 90 online instruction hours, 10 face to face hours, plus 500 mandated clinical hours.
Dates: 1/12/2026 – 6/15/2026
location: RCC main campus, building 9, room 901 (3/23/2026 & 6/8/2026 8:00AM – 1:00PM)
Times: Online Instruction plus Clinical hours determined by your selected clinical site.
Contact
Kelsey Lambert –Director
Email:klambert@robeson.edu
Phone:(910) 272-3319
Irasema E. Sanchez – Administrative Assistant
Email: iecheverria-sanchez@robeson.edu
Phone: (910) 272-3482
Medical Assisting (Clinical)- The Medical Assisting course prepares students for a broad range of skills that make medical assistants versatile and valuable to any healthcare team. Students will learn skills to perform duties from the front office to the back office. Core topics include principles of allied health, anatomy & physiology, medical terminology, medical assistant office procedures, pharmacology. clinical lab procedures & phlebotomy, clinical procedures, medical law & ethics and communications, advanced laboratory procedures & minor medical office surgeries. CPR is included and required as part of the curriculum. This course requires students to participate in 80 hours of a clinical externship. Upon completion, the student will have the knowledge to sit for industry-recognized certifications.
This is a hybrid course that will consist of online course assignments as well as clinicals.
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Cost & Requirements
Class Cost: $212.60
Drug and Background Check: $91
Required textbook: medical assisting administrative ISBN 9798214113586
Textbook cost:$188.01
Book store contact information: 910-272-3520 or visiting the website: Apparel, Gifts & Textbooks | Robeson Community College Bookstore 8216
Schedule
Dates: March 30, 2026 – December 10,2026
Days: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 5:30PM – 9:30PM and every other Saturday 8:00AM to 3:00PM (1 hour lunch)
Location: RCC main campus, building 17, room 1751B
Contact
Kelsey Lambert –Director
Email:klambert@robeson.edu
Phone:(910) 272-3319
Irasema E. Sanchez – Administrative Assistant
Email: iecheverria-sanchez@robeson.edu
Phone: (910) 272-3482
Community Health Worker – This course is designed to provide individuals with the required knowledge, tools and resources to become recognized as a certified Community Health Worker (CHW) in North Carolina, working in a variety of healthcare and community settings (health departments, hospitals, federally qualified health centers, clinics, faith-based organizations, etc.). Upon successful completion of the class, students will be eligible for listing as a NC Certified Community Health Worker.
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Cost & Requirements
Class cost: $182
Textbook: Foundations for Community Health Worker – Third Edition, you can contact the book store for price (910) 272-3520 or visit the website Apparel, Gifts & Textbooks | Robeson Community College Bookstore 8216
Schedule
Dates:
- January 12, 2026 – May 10, 2026
- March 23, 2026 – July 19, 2026
- May 11, 2026 – September 13, 2026
- July 20, 2026 – November 15, 2026
Time and Location: This class is completely online. All class assignments will be online with one virtual meeting every two weeks after that.
Career Benefits
This course is designed to provide individuals with the required knowledge, tools, and resources to become recognized as a certified Community Health Worker in NC working in a variety of healthcare and community settings including Health Departments, Hospitals, Clinics, and Faith-based Organizations.
Contact
Kelsey Lambert –Director
Email:klambert@robeson.edu
Phone:(910) 272-3319
Irasema E. Sanchez – Administrative Assistant
Email: iecheverria-sanchez@robeson.edu
Phone: (910) 272-3482
Phlebotomy – This course will prepare the student to obtain blood samples through three basic techniques: venipuncture, heel sticks, and finger sticks from patients of all ages. This course will familiarize the student with all aspects of a laboratory facility and prepare them to work either in a hospital or clinical laboratory setting as a professional phlebotomist.
You will receive 132 hours of intense individualized phlebotomy training in theory and skills. Then you will complete 126 hours of clinical time at hospital and clinic settings supervised by highly skilled professionals.
Cost & Requirements
Class cost: $212.60 (Includes campus access, malpractice and accident insurance, and supply cost)
Students are required to wear scrubs, short white lab jacket, and shoes that can be easily cleaned.
Details will be forthcoming on the first day of class
Required Textbook: Phlebotomy Handbook, ISBN-978-0-13-470932-1
Textbook Cost: $155.78
Book store contact information: 910-272-3520 or visit the website: Apparel, Gifts & Textbooks | Robeson Community College Bookstore 8216
Schedule
Phlebotomy Night- Monday and Wednesday nights. (Upon successful completion of the classroom portion students will be scheduled for 126 hours of clinicals. Clinical schedules are scheduled according to the availability of the clinical site, days, and times. Student requests are shared with the clinical site but are not guaranteed.)
Dates: 4/13/2026 – 11/20/2026
Phlebotomy Hybrid – Online with On Campus Mandatory Classes held 1 Weekend a Month (Saturday and Sunday). (Upon successful completion of the online course portion students will be scheduled for 126 hours of clinicals. Clinical schedules are scheduled according to the availability of the clinical site, days, and times. Student requests are shared with the clinical site but are not guaranteed.)
Dates: to be determined.
Career Benefits
A phlebotomist plays a vital part in healthcare by collecting blood specimens from patients for laboratory tests used in the diagnosis and treatment of disease. Phlebotomists perform venipunctures, finger sticks to obtain specimens.
In addition, phlebotomists also work with laboratory personnel to manage, process and transport specimens collected from patients. In some settings, phlebotomists may perform bedside testing. Phlebotomists work in dynamic, fast-paced environments and are challenged each day with situations requiring specialized knowledge and skill. Hospitals, clinics, doctors’ offices, nursing homes, research settings, and reference labs all employ phlebotomists. Skilled phlebotomists are in great demand now and many more are projected to be needed in the future.
Upon successful completion of the program, you will be eligible to take the Phlebotomy examination given by the ASCP Board of Certification.
Contact
Kelsey Lambert –Director
Email:klambert@robeson.edu
Phone:(910) 272-3319
Irasema E. Sanchez – Administrative Assistant
Email: iecheverria-sanchez@robeson.edu
Phone: (910) 272-3482
Pharmacy Technician – Pharmacy technicians are used in a variety of ways to support the work of a supervising pharmacist. They will assist licensed pharmacists as they provide medication and other health care products to patients. They may assemble prescriptions in a pharmacist’s absence, but the pharmacist must check the medication before it is dispensed to a patient.
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Cost & Requirements
Cost Class cost: $182.00
Doesn’t include the cost for the textbook or certification exam
Textbook: The Pharmacy Technician, ISBN 9781640437524
Textbook cost: $160.50
Book store contact information: 910-272-3520 or visiting the website: Apparel, Gifts & Textbooks | Robeson Community College Bookstore 8216
Requirements: High School diploma or GED
Schedule
Pharmacy Tech Night
Class meets on Mondays and Wednesdays in Maxton Learning Academy
Dates: February 16,2026 – June 29, 2026
Days: Monday and Wednesday
Times: 6:00pm – 10:00 pm
Location: Maxton learning academy, room MLA 102
Pharmacy Tech Online
Dates: to be determined
Location: Online
Career Benefits
Pharmacy technicians are used in a variety of ways to support the work of a supervising pharmacist. They will assist licensed pharmacists as they provide medication and other health care products to patients. They may assemble prescriptions in a pharmacist’s absence, but the pharmacist must check the medication before it is dispensed to a patient. Pharmacy technicians in North Carolina are considered a valuable part of a pharmacy’s team. The State Board of Pharmacy and the North Carolina Association of Pharmacists are looking for more ways to expand the pharmacy technician’s role. From measuring medications to maintaining patient records, your administrative and clinical knowledge will open doors in:
Subject matter for this class includes pharmacy laws and regulations, pharmacy calculations, pharmacy terminology, proper handling and storage of medications, dispensing systems, labeling requirements, record-keeping, and documentation.
- Hospitals
- Community pharmacies
- Assisted living facilities
- Outpatient clinics
- Pharmaceutical companies
- Subject matter for this class includes pharmacy laws and regulations, pharmacy calculations, pharmacy terminology, proper handling and storage of medications, dispensing systems, labeling requirements, record-keeping, and documentation.
Contact
Kelsey Lambert –Director
Email:klambert@robeson.edu
Phone:(910) 272-3319
Irasema E. Sanchez – Administrative Assistant
Email: iecheverria-sanchez@robeson.edu
Phone: (910) 272-3482
This course is designed to prepare individuals with the knowledge and skills needed to provide safe, therapeutic patient care to individuals who have mental health/behavioral needs in an effective and ethical manner. Course work includes lecture, clinical instruction, isolated clinical experiences, module assignments, module tests, and class projects, delivered through a variety of learning modalities. Successful completion of this instruction will prepare students for Level I American Association of Psychiatric Technicians (AAPT) certification exam and entry level positions for Psychiatric Aides, Mental Healthcare Technicians and Healthcare Techs/Nurse Aides whose primary patient population has special mental health/behavioral needs.
Cost and Requirements
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Class cost:$182.00
Required textbook:
- Varcarolis’ Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, ISBN 780323697071, textbook cost $127.32
- Mosby’s Essentials for Nursing Assistants, ISBN 9780323796316, textbook cost $81.92
Book store contact information: 910-272-3520 or visiting the website: Apparel, Gifts & Textbooks | Robeson Community College Bookstore 8216
Schedule
Ask Us About Scholarship Opportunities For This Course!
Dates: to be determinted
This class is 100% online.
Contacts
Kelsey Lambert –Director
Email:klambert@robeson.edu
Phone:(910) 272-3319
Irasema E. Sanchez – Administrative Assistant
Email: iecheverria-sanchez@robeson.edu
Phone: (910) 272-3482
Medical Billing & Coding – The Medical Billing and Coding program prepares students for entry-level employment in medical billing and coding, patient encounters, scheduling appointments, handling patient files and other medical office business procedures in physicians’ offices, hospitals, insurance companies and a variety of settings. Program courses provide training in medical terminology, medical billing and coding concepts, and healthcare computer information systems. Students are introduced to coding healthcare services, electronic health records systems and processes for preparing and submitting of healthcare claims. Students are equipped to code diseases, surgeries and medical procedures for billing and collection utilizing ICD-10, CPT and HCPCS coding systems, to organize, analyze, and technically examine health insurance claims for reimbursement and rejected claims for resubmission. Students will explore HIPAA rules and regulations related to the privacy and security of patient information. Upon completion, the student will have the knowledge to sit for industry-recognized certifications.
Cost and Requirements
Class cost: $187.00
Required textbook: Understand health insurance, ISBN 9798214112978
Textbook cost: $273.75
Book store contact information: 910-272-3520 or visiting the website: Apparel, Gifts & Textbooks | Robeson Community College Bookstore 8216
Requirements: High school diploma or GED
Schedule
The class is hybrid and is scheduled to meet on Tuesdays in person.
Dates: 2/17/2026 – 6/9/2026
Time: 5:30pm-9:30pm
location: RCC main campus, building 18, room 1856
Contacts
Kelsey Lambert –Director
Email:klambert@robeson.edu
Phone:(910) 272-3319
Irasema E. Sanchez – Administrative Assistant
Email: iecheverria-sanchez@robeson.edu
Phone: (910) 272-3482
