Monday, November 17th 2008, 11:41 AM
Health care jobs are there for the taking - for people with the right training.
Here are some tips for launching a career in a field that experts say will see rapid growth in the coming years:
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Unemployed New Yorkers can get vouchers from the city Department of Small Business Services to pay for up to a year's training. Call 311 for more info.
- Home care agencies around the city offer free training for people who want to be home health aides. The student takes 75 hours of training - and must pass drug tests and be fingerprinted get a certificate.
- CUNY's New York City College of Technology offers an associate's degree for people who want to be X-ray technicians. It takes 2½ years to complete the degree. Tuition is $2,000 a semester for state residents. The student must pass an exam to get a license.
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- Monroe College has a two-year associate's degree for people who want to become medical assistants. Tuition is $5,600 a semester.
- Monroe College has a three-semester program for those who want to become licensed practical nurses. Tuition is $6,660 a semester. Graduates get a college-credit practical nurse certificate from the school and then pass a test to get a license.
- Pace University has a one-year bachelor's program for people who want to become registered nurses - and already have bachelor's degrees in other subjects. Tuition and fees are $46,800. An exam is required to get a license.
- Medical school at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons is a four-year program. Tuition and fees - not including living expenses - are about $50,000 a year. Years of residency and internship follow. The school has received applications from several Wall Streeters in their mid-20s and early 30s who pulled in six-figure incomes, a spokesman said.
