Why a health career? Advantages include excellent starting salaries, benefits, career growth, variety, job security, community respect, flexibility and mobility.
SPCC Atlanta·AHEC offers health career guidance – the third of four program areas – to more than 7,000 youth and adults each year through:
Career planning
Explore our health careers manual describing Healthcare occupations, places of employment, educational requirements, starting salaries and schools that offer training.Classroom presentations/Health career fairs
Our staff and Healthcare professionals visit area schools.Health Careers Academy
Middle school students preview in-demand skills from health profession schools. The academy consists of health careers awareness presentations, Healthcare facility tours, field trips and job shadowing.Teach Academy
This three-day workshop for teachers and counselors is an
interactive overview of health career occupations, skill sets, educational requirements, resources, curriculum training and job availability.