Applications being accepted for new Speech Language Pathology Assistant Program | Eastern North Carolina Now

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    Are you thinking of a career in a high-demand health care field? Then you should consider studying at Beaufort County Community College to be a Speech Language Pathology Assistant.

    Applications are now being accepted for BCCC's new Speech Language Pathology Assistant Program scheduled to begin in the Fall 2013 Semester at BCCC in cooperation with Fayetteville Technical Community College. The first day of classes will be Thursday, Aug. 15.

    An associate's degree in the program requires 66 credit hours and includes coursework in anatomy and physiology, phonetics and speech patterns, mathematical models, behavior modification, developmental disorders and acquired disorders as well as clinical field work.

    About one-third of the coursework required for the degree is available for BCCC students to take either before or after they apply for admission to the program. These courses will be taught by BCCC faculty.

    Fayetteville Technical Community College speech language pathology assistant courses will be taught by FTCC faculty based on the BCCC campus.

    Students who successfully complete the course work may receive an associate's degree in applied science in speech language pathology assisting. Graduates may then take the N.C. Registration Examination for Speech Language Pathology Assistants. After passing the exam, they are eligible to register and practice under a licensed speech language pathologist.

    Those who complete their studies have several areas in which to work including school systems, private practices, rehabilitation centers, hospitals and, occasionally, nursing homes.

    The Speech Language Pathology Assistant Program is part of the Allied Health curriculum at BCCC that includes Associate Degree and Practical Nursing and Medical Laboratory Technology. BCCC also offers Emergency Medical Technician basic through paramedic, Health Unit Coordinator, Therapeutic Massage, Pharmacy Technician and Nurse Aide courses through its Division of Continuing Education.

    As with other Allied Health curriculum programs offered at BCCC and FTCC, students must apply for admission.

    For more information about the program at BCCC, interested persons may contact Daniel Wilson, director of Admissions, at 252-940-6233 or by email at danielw@beaufortccc.edu or Phylicia Bridgers, Allied Health Admissions director, at (252) 940-6221 or by email at phyliciab@beaufortccc.edu.

    Information is also available by contacting Charisse Gainey by telephone at (910) 678-8492 or by email at gaineyc@faytechcc.edu. Information about the Speech Language Pathology Assistant Program and curriculum is available at the FTCC website at www.faytechcc.edu. FTCC health programs application information is available at ww.faytechcc.edu/admissions/HEALTHPROGRAMS.asp.


    Beaufort County Community College is a public comprehensive community college committed to accessible and affordable quality education, effective teaching, relevant training, and lifelong learning opportunities for the people served by the College.
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