Program goal and outcomes:

• Discuss the personality traits, characteristics, and qualifications required to be a successful dental assistant along with the elements and principles of ethical decision making and HIPAA rules that underpin all good clinical practice
• Explain the anatomy and physiology of the head, neck, and oral cavity, including parts of the teeth and types of teeth and how they’re charted in a dental office
• Discuss the goals of preventive dentistry and the relationship between nutrition and dental caries
• Identify infectious diseases, the modes of disease transmission, and their relationship to patients and occupational risks in a dental office
• Describe the best practices and procedures for preventing disease transmission in a dental office, including occupational safety and administrative protocols
• Describe the best practices and procedures for obtaining and evaluating radiographic images, including documentation, patient care, equipment, materials, and occupational safety, infection control, and administrative protocols
• Describe the procedures used when assisting a dentist and/or dental hygienist in a dental office, including the materials, medications, and equipment used, documentation, and assisting with emergency situations, patients with special needs, and medically compromised patients
• Describe the skills, strategies, and equipment used for successful communication in a dental office
• Clean and sterilize dental instruments
• Explain the front office responsibilities of a dental assistant, including bookkeeping, record keeping, scheduling, billing, processing insurance claims, and other duties using both physical and digital methods
• Discuss the importance of professional appearance, professional development, and strategies for seeking employment and resume preparation

Program goals and outcomes:

Program goals and outcomes:

To provide students with the concepts and skills to gain employment in an outpatient setting. Students will be prepared to perform administrative and clinical duties under the direction of a physician, mid-level provider, or licensed nurse.

Program goals and outcomes:

Program goals and outcomes:

To prepare students to take the Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam (PTCE) or NHA ExCPT exam, and gain entry-level employment as a pharmacy technician.

Program goal and outcomes:

To prepare students to take the Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) exam.

Upon completion of the program, students will be able to:

• Recognize the fundamental practices and procedures of aseptic technique Identify common pathogens found in the medical setting and the precautionary measures healthcare workers take to minimize the risk of contracting diseases
• Identify HIPAA privacy rules and regulations and patient information commonly maintained by a healthcare facility
• Recognize the duties and requirements of the sterile processing technician in the healthcare setting
• Identify basic concepts of anatomy, physiology, microbiology, microorganisms, and medical terminology related to the duties of sterile processing technicians
• Identify industry regulations and best practice standards common in the sterile processing field and the organizations responsible for setting the regulations and standards
• Identify common and complex surgical instruments, industry approved practices for decontamination and sterilization of medical supplies and equipment, and the proper ways to transport equipment
• Identify procedures for effective inventory control and tracking of instruments, equipment, and supplies
• Recognize quality assurance practices and workplace safety procedures
• Identify the importance of teamwork, workplace communication, and customer relations in the sterile processing setting
• Identify basic concepts of technology, writing, communication, and math skills used in the workplace

• Demonstrate effective written and interpersonal communication skills
• Demonstrate a high level of inquiry, analytical, and problem-solving skills
• Demonstrate effective quantitative skills
• Demonstrate computer and information literacy skills
• Office and Hospital Procedures:
• Front Desk procedures, including basic veterinary medical record keeping procedures and basic invoicing skills
• Demonstrate knowledge of basic cleaning techniques of animal kennels and bedding, examination rooms, hospital facilities, and surgical suites
• Communication and Client Relations:
• Develop effective client communication skills
• Write business letters and professional electronic communication with clients
• Understand ethical conduct in relationship to the day to day operations of a vet hospital
• Describe the roles and responsibilities of each member of the veterinary health team and the important part that each plays in the delivery of excellent care
• Professional Conduct: Understand the human-animal bond, Demonstrate professional and appropriate appearance and language in the workplace
• Pharmacy and Pharmacology:
• Legal Issues: Recognize legal issues involving drugs in the workplace, recognize general types and groups of drugs and demonstrate proper terminology
• Filling medications and inventory control: Label and package dispensed drugs correctly, Store, safely handle and dispose of biological and therapeutic agents, pesticides, and hazardous waste
• Vaccinations: Reconstitute vaccines and be familiar with proper protocols
• Examination Room Procedures:
• Restrain patients: small animals, restrain birds. rabbits, pocket pets, and exotics, large animals
• Basic Procedures: Determine and record temperature, pulse, respiration, body condition score, and weight of patients
• Express anal sacs using the external method, Identify external parasites: mites, lice, fleas, and ticks, Recognize AKC dog breeds and CFA cat breeds,
• Small Animal Nursing (Large Animal Nursing--Optional):
• Safety Concerns: Demonstrate knowledge of basic normal and abnormal animal behavior, Utilize patient & personnel safety measures
• Animal Care: Provide routine record-keeping, and observation of hospitalized patients, i.e. stress importance of notations made when cleaning and feeding, Demonstrate a basic understanding of common diseases and medical conditions,
• Monitor/restrain patients for fluid therapy and record observations, Perform hand pilling (dog, cat), Demonstrate understanding of treatment plan
• Surgical Preparation and Assisting:
• Assist in performing surgical preparations
• Facility and Equipment Cleanliness
• Have knowledge of: Surgical equipment, Surgical room and prep area, Instrument cleaning and care, Proper disposal of hazardous medical wastes
• Laboratory Procedures:
• Assistance in the laboratory
• Record Keeping: Ensure all laboratory results are accurately recorded, Stock laboratory supplies, File laboratory reports
• Radiology and Ultrasound Imaging:
  • Follow recommended safety measures, Assist the veterinarian and/or the veterinary technician in the completion of diagnostic radiographs and ultrasound

Program goals and outcomes: 

The program goal for Penn Foster's Bookkeeping Career Diploma program is to prepare graduates for an entry-level career as a Bookkeeper via distance learning courses.

Upon completion of the program, students will be able to:

• Explain financial statements, with attention to detail, from accounting records for organizations
• List employment opportunities in many industries, including firms that provide accounting, bookkeeping, and payroll services; federal, state, and local governments; and schools
• Demonstrate basic math and computer skills, including knowledge of spreadsheets
• Describe how to become certified in areas of bookkeeping by being able to carry out all bookkeeping tasks, including overseeing payroll and balancing accounts, according to accepted accounting procedures
• Apply proper procedures for controlling an organization’s financial documentation and guard against misappropriation of its funds
• Describe how to use accounting software to record, store, and analyze information
• Apply proper procedures for receiving and recording cash, checks, and vouchers in compliance with federal, state, and company policies, procedures, and regulations
• Create financial reports using QuickBooks online to complete bookkeeping tasks, ensure accuracy in receiving and recording payments, handle banking transactions, and monitor business accounts

Upon completion of the program, students will be able to:

Upon completion of the program, students will be able to:

• Use technology to find information in ways that are ethical and effective
• Learners will recognize how to protect their digital privacy during online activities
• Practice fundamental operations with whole numbers, fractions, and decimals, preceding the more advanced topics of weights, measures, ratios, proportions, and percent's
• Analyze the US government’s functions, interpret the US Constitution, identify the levels of US government, explain the rights and responsibilities of citizenship and the political process
• Interpret a text by previewing and scanning, create effective writing, interpret works and fiction of poetry
• Explain the basic principles and methods of earth science, discuss the various surface processes on Earth, identify features of Earth’s atmosphere and oceans, explain the causes of geologic activity, explain the formation and properties of the solar system and universe
• Navigate the writing process, punctuation, and spelling, use nouns, pronouns, and adjectives, use verbs, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections, form a sentence properly
• Describe settlement of the colonies in America, identify events from the American Revolution to the ratification of the United States Constitution
• Construct original sentences and paragraphs
• Use the writing process to develop writing from prewriting to a final draft, write an original first-person narrative, identify acceptable research types to use for a writing project, outline the process of writing a research paper, determine how and when to properly cite source
• Students will also have the opportunity to take vocational electives such as auto repair, medical administrative assistant, veterinary assistant, and more
• Students can also take electives in preparation to pursue a further education in college

In the Penn Foster Career School online carpenter program, you'll study topics such as:

• Blueprint reading and site preparation
• Building codes and layouts
• Lumber, building materials, and fasteners
• Framing for floors, stairs, and exterior and interior walls
• Hand tools and power tools

Program Topics Include:

In the Penn Foster Career School Home Remodeling and Repair online classes you'll cover topics such as:

• Evaluating interior and exterior areas of a house
• Inspecting building materials for quality
• Roof, floor, wall, and stair framing
• Wiring, plumbing, and heating
• Drawing plans, estimates, and contracts

Program Topics Include:

Program Topics Include:

You'll get hands-on training in:

• The classifications and categories of electricity
• Conduit fittings and supports
• Residential, commercial, and industrial electrical installation
• Heating and lighting practices
• Conductor properties and characteristics