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While Ashworth College is no longer Accepting enrollments in our Sterile Compounding Career Certificate, we’re excited to introduce you to our partner school, Penn Foster.
At Penn Foster, you can prepare for a new career or just build more knowledge with our online healthcare programs. Whether you want to earn a degree or just take a few courses to build new skills, our self-paced classes can help you take the next step!
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Through Penn Foster’s online healthcare programs, you can learn new skills on your schedule. From certificate and career diploma programs to college degrees, you can choose the path that fits you best.
Why Penn Foster?
Penn Foster has been on a mission to help people like you launch, accelerate, and thrive in their careers for more than 130 years. We provide students with a quality education that fits their busy lifestyle and budget, offering over 100 self-paced, career-relevant programs across our College, Career School, and High School. The program you choose is structured to fit your learning needs so you can achieve your goals, and is designed to work with your schedule, anytime, anywhere you want to study. With a focus on relevant skills and career preparation for the job you’re after, Penn Foster can help you graduate with confidence and help provide a pathway towards your career goals.
Learn at the speed that works best for you.
Develop the skills employers are looking for.
Choose the tuition payment plan that works for you.
Top Penn Foster Healthcare Programs
Penn Foster’s online healthcare programs can help you take the first steps toward a new career in the medical field – on your schedule. Our top programs include:
State requirements
A career in this field may require you to meet certain licensing, training, and other requirements that can vary by vocation and state. You should check with your state, local government, and/or licensing board to find out which requirements may be applicable in your state. Click here for contact information on state licensing/regulatory boards and certain professional licensing information.
While Ashworth College is no longer Accepting enrollments in our Real Estate Law Career Certificate, we’re excited to introduce you to our partner school, Penn Foster.
At Penn Foster, you can prepare for a new career or just build more knowledge with our online criminal justice and legal programs. Whether you want to earn a degree or just take a few courses to build new skills, our self-paced classes can help you take the next step!
LEARN MORETake the Next Steps Towards a Career You Want
Through Penn Foster’s criminal justice and legal programs, you can learn new skills on your schedule. From certificate and career diploma programs to college degrees, you can choose the path that fits you best.
Why Penn Foster?
Penn Foster has been on a mission to help people like you launch, accelerate, and thrive in their careers for more than 130 years. We provide students with a quality education that fits their busy lifestyle and budget, offering over 100 self-paced, career-relevant programs across our College, Career School, and High School. The program you choose is structured to fit your learning needs so you can achieve your goals, and is designed to work with your schedule, anytime, anywhere you want to study. With a focus on relevant skills and career preparation for the job you’re after, Penn Foster can help you graduate with confidence and help provide a pathway towards your career goals.
Learn at the speed that works best for you.
Develop the skills employers are looking for.
Choose the tuition payment plan that works for you.
Top Penn Foster Criminal Justice and Legal Programs
Penn Foster’s online criminal justice programs can help you take the first steps toward a new career in the legal field – on your schedule. Our top programs include:
State requirements
A career in this field may require you to meet certain licensing, training, and other requirements that can vary by vocation and state. You should check with your state, local government, and/or licensing board to find out which requirements may be applicable in your state. Click here for contact information on state licensing/regulatory boards and certain professional licensing information.
While Ashworth College is no longer accepting enrollments in our Medical Terminology Career Certificate Program, we’re excited to introduce you to our partner school, Penn Foster.
In our online Medical Terminology Career Certificate Program†, you’ll gain the foundational skills to prepare for a career in many healthcare facilities and positions.
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Penn Foster’s online Medical Terminology Career Certificate Program can help you prepare to take the first steps toward the job you want. With flexible, online courses, you can learn skills and knowledge on your schedule, from home.
Why Penn Foster?
Penn Foster has been on a mission to help people like you launch, accelerate, and thrive in their careers for more than 125 years. We provide students with a quality education that fits your busy lifestyle and budget, offering over 100 self-paced, career-relevant programs across our College, Career School, and High School. The program you choose is structured to fit your learning needs so you can achieve your goals, and is designed to work with your schedule, anytime, anywhere you want to study. With a focus on relevant skills and career preparation for the job you’re after, Penn Foster can help you graduate with confidence and help provide a pathway towards your career goals.
Discover quality career training that doesn’t break the bank.
Complete coursework online anytime, anywhere, and at your own pace.
Academic and general support are all just a call, click, or email away.
What You'll Learn in Penn Foster’s Medical Terminology Career Certificate Program
Penn Foster’s Online Medical Terminology Course Curriculum
Penn Foster’s online Medical Terminology courses cover fundamental topics such as word construction and meanings that characterize medical language, terms for pharmacology, oncology, radiology, and more. Your medical terminology classes include:
Medical Terminology Courses FAQs
Medical terminology is the language commonly used in healthcare to precisely describe human anatomy, typical conditions, potential diagnoses, and more.
An understanding of medical terminology is important when working in the healthcare industry. If you're interested in starting a career in the field, whether it's in administration or working directly with patients, having foundational terminology knowledge can help you confidently take the next steps toward furthering your education.
Penn Foster's online Medical Terminology Program is self-paced, so students can complete the course on the timeline that works for them.
By learning medical terminology online through an organized course, you can build the study skills to go beyond just memorizing the words and what they mean. Through understanding the breakdown of prefixes and applying what you learn in terminology challenge games, you can prepare to better retain the information you learn in the long-term.
State requirements
A career in this field may require you to meet certain licensing, training, and other requirements that can vary by vocation and state. You should check with your state, local government, and/or licensing board to find out which requirements may be applicable in your state. Click here for contact information on state licensing/regulatory boards and certain professional licensing information.
While Ashworth College is no longer accepting enrollments in our Medical Transcription Fundamentals Career Certificate Program, we’re excited to introduce you to our partner school, Penn Foster.
Open the door to a career in the medical field with Penn Foster. In our online Medical Transcriptionist Career Diploma Program, you’ll gain the need-to-know skills to work as a medical transcriptionist, a career that can be done from home. At the end of the program, you’ll prepare to sit for the Registered Healthcare Documentation Specialist (RHDS) exam offered by AHDI.
LEARN MORETake the Next Steps Towards a Career You Want
Penn Foster’s online Medical Transcriptionist Career Diploma Program can help you prepare to take the first steps toward the job you want. With flexible, online courses, you can learn skills and knowledge on your schedule, from home.
Why Penn Foster?
Penn Foster has been on a mission to help people like you launch, accelerate, and thrive in their careers for more than 125 years. We provide students with a quality education that fits your busy lifestyle and budget, offering over 100 self-paced, career-relevant programs across our College, Career School, and High School. The program you choose is structured to fit your learning needs so you can achieve your goals, and is designed to work with your schedule, anytime, anywhere you want to study. With a focus on relevant skills and career preparation for the job you’re after, Penn Foster can help you graduate with confidence and help provide a pathway towards your career goals.
Your medical transcription training doesn’t have to spell “debt.”
Training with professional tools and software gives you an edge in your career.
Academic and general support are all just a call, click, or email away.
What You'll Learn in Penn Foster’s Medical Transcriptionist Career Diploma Program
Penn Foster’s Online Medical Transcriptionist Training Curriculum
As part of our Medical Transcriptionist Training Program course curriculum, you'll learn the foundational skills that can help you prepare to start a successful career in the field. Your courses include:
Medical Transcriptionist Training FAQs
Post-secondary education and training is often the first step toward becoming a medical transcriptionist. Employers prefer to hire candidates who have completed medical transcription classes and getting certified, while not required, can help you stand out among other job applicants. While certification isn't a requirement for employment, transcriptionists can sit for the Registered Healthcare Documentation Specialist (RHDS) exam offered by the Association for Healthcare Documentation Integrity (AHDI).
Medical transcriptionists listen to voice recordings that physicians and other healthcare workers make and convert them into written reports. When transcribing reports, they're responsible for interpreting medical terminology and abbreviations, creating clear patient medical histories, discharge paperwork, and more.
There is a range of ways you can use your medical transcriptionist diploma. Medical transcriptionists play an important part on a healthcare team, translating and transcribing voice memos from physicians. As more patients and an aging population seek healthcare services, there will likely be more data and notes that need transcribing. However, it's important to note that, with technological advancement, some physicians and healthcare providers have begun to rely on speech recognition software versus hiring transcriptionists. Additionally, medical transcriptionists often have the option of working flexible schedules from home.
To become a transcriptionist, you'll learn the basics of medical office procedures, medical terminology, billing, and medical transcription.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the national average salary for a medical transcriptionist is $37,060†.
State requirements
A career in this field may require you to meet certain licensing, training, and other requirements that can vary by vocation and state. You should check with your state, local government, and/or licensing board to find out which requirements may be applicable in your state. Click here for contact information on state licensing/regulatory boards and certain professional licensing information.
While Ashworth College is no longer Accepting enrollments in our Medical Office Receptionist Certificate, we’re excited to introduce you to our partner school, Penn Foster.
At Penn Foster, you can prepare for a new career or just build more knowledge with our online healthcare programs. Whether you want to earn a degree or just take a few courses to build new skills, our self-paced classes can help you take the next step!
LEARN MORETake the Next Steps Towards a Career You Want
Through Penn Foster’s online healthcare programs, you can learn new skills on your schedule. From certificate and career diploma programs to college degrees, you can choose the path that fits you best.
Why Penn Foster?
Penn Foster has been on a mission to help people like you launch, accelerate, and thrive in their careers for more than 130 years. We provide students with a quality education that fits their busy lifestyle and budget, offering over 100 self-paced, career-relevant programs across our College, Career School, and High School. The program you choose is structured to fit your learning needs so you can achieve your goals, and is designed to work with your schedule, anytime, anywhere you want to study. With a focus on relevant skills and career preparation for the job you’re after, Penn Foster can help you graduate with confidence and help provide a pathway towards your career goals.
Learn at the speed that works best for you.
Develop the skills employers are looking for.
Choose the tuition payment plan that works for you.
Top Penn Foster Healthcare Programs
Penn Foster’s online healthcare programs can help you take the first steps toward a new career in the medical field – on your schedule. Our top programs include:
State requirements
A career in this field may require you to meet certain licensing, training, and other requirements that can vary by vocation and state. You should check with your state, local government, and/or licensing board to find out which requirements may be applicable in your state. Click here for contact information on state licensing/regulatory boards and certain professional licensing information.
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Through Ashworth College’s online career diploma programs, you can take the first step toward starting a new career, qualifying for a promotion at your current job, or just refreshing the skills you already have! Our career diplomas cover a range of jobs, from healthcare to business.
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Further your education and earn an associate’s or bachelor’s degree online with Ashworth College. Our nationally accredited college programs can help you prepare to take the next step in your career while you study online, at your own pace! College degrees range from accounting to veterinary technician, with career-focused classes to help you begin building industry knowledge.
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