Career Technical Preparation

The Antelope Valley Adult School offers various classes in the Health, Science and Medical Technology like Medical Assistant Program, Pharmacy Technician Program, Medical Billing and Coding or Home Health Aide Certification for CNAs. The Animal Science offers Veterinary Assistant Program. Information Technology offers classes in Keyboarding, Introduction to Computers, MS Word, MS Excel, MS Power Point, MS Publisher. Job Readiness classes include Office Skills and Business Communications and Spanish for the Workplace. Click here for course descriptions and Click here for current schedule.

The Antelope Valley Adult School offers the following Certificate Programs:

Medical Assistant Certificate:

1. Medical Assistant - Terminology
2. Medical Assistant - Administrative Skills
3. Medical Assistant - Clinical Skills
4. Medical Assistant - Certification Review
5. Introduction to Computers (Recommended)
   Medical Assistant Certification Exam

Administrative Secretary Certificate:

1. Introduction to Computers
2. Keyboarding/Typing (Minimum 35wpm with 95% accuracy)
3. MS Word
4. MS Excel
5. MS Power Point
6. MS Publisher
7. Office Skills and Business Communications.

Pharmacy Technician:

1. Pharmacy Technician (semester 1/2)
2. Pharmacy Technician (semester 2/2)
3. Medical Assistant - Terminology (recommended)
   Pharmacy Technician State Certification

General Office Clerk:

1. Introduction to Computers
2. Keyboarding/Typing (Minimum 35wpm with 95% accuracy)
3. MS Word
4. Office Skills and Business Communications

Medical Secretary:

1. Introduction to Computers
2. Medical Assistant - Terminology
3. Keyboarding/Typing (Minimum 35 wpm with 95% accuracy)
4. MS Word
5. Office Skills and Business Communications