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Powell grad earns scholarship from Coast Guard

Sandra ClarkOctober 2, 2019Our Town Teens, Powell

Carson Clark, a senior at Maryville College, has received a scholarship from the Coast Guard Foundation. She is set to graduate in May 2020 and is a graduate of Powell …

Calling all teens!

Sandra ClarkSeptember 25, 2019Our Town Teens

West Side Y is hosting its inaugural Leaders’ Club Recruitment Party from 6-8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27. Open to ages 12-18, the event features a scavenger hunt, yard games and …

Board seat gives Karns senior a voice on school policy

Josh FlorySeptember 25, 2019Karns, Our Town Teens

Noah Kelley has plenty of leadership experience.
The senior at Karns High School has served as state president of the Tennessee Technology Student Association; class president at Karns for multiple years; …

Tennessee graduation rate continues to rise

Jennifer JohnsonSeptember 18, 2019Our Town Teens

State Education Commissioner Penny Schwinn announced on Tuesday that the graduation rate for the 2018-19 school calendar year was 89.7 percent. That’s more than half a percentage point higher than …

Pellissippi Preview to answer your college questions

Lesli Bales-SherrodSeptember 18, 2019Our Town Teens

Pellissippi Preview gives prospective students an opportunity to check out Pellissippi State Community College’s Hardin Valley Campus, explore programs they may want to study and get answers to their questions …

Harry Brooks honored by Pellissippi State

Lesli Bales-SherrodSeptember 11, 2019Northeast Knox, Our Town Teens

Pellissippi State Community College lauded retired state Rep. Harry Brooks of Knoxville on Tuesday by naming a wing of its Strawberry Plains Campus in his honor.
The Harry Brooks Career Education …

Library sets fall festival for teens

Sandra ClarkSeptember 4, 2019Inside 640, Our Town Teens

LitUp Festival: Arts and Innovation for the Next Generation will debut in Knoxville from 1-7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 13. Events are free and most are open to the public.
ORNL’s Traveling Science …

Bearden grad drives toward diesel career

Josh FlorySeptember 4, 2019Our Town Teens, West Knox

Noah Teffeteller recently moved to Nashville, and the roar of a ’67 Camaro was the perfect send-off for the next phase of his academic career.
Teffeteller graduated from Bearden High School …

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If one of your New Year’s resolutions for 2020 is to start a new career, Pellissippi State Community College has options to help you meet that goal in just 12 months.

Pellissippi State is launching Career in a Calendar Year in January for Medical Office, a concentration in the college’s Administrative Professional Technology program.

By attending accelerated classes on Tuesday and Thursday nights as well as some online courses, students who start in January can earn two certificates in the medical office field by December.

“This format appeals to many of our students,” said Program Coordinator Regina Buckley.

Students who take the prescribed three classes in spring 2020, two in summer 2020 and four in fall 2020 will finish the calendar year with their two certificates, as well as 27 credit hours toward an associate degree in Medical Office, a concentration in the Administrative Professional Technology program.

While 27 credit hours are shy of the 60-61 hours needed to complete the associate degree, students who complete the 27 hours will have two Pellissippi State certificates that enable them to work in the medical office field: Medical Insurance Coding and Reimbursement and Electronic Health Records Specialist.

They also will have the education and skill set required to sit for three national certifications: National Healthcareer Association Certified Billing and Coding Specialist, Certified Electronic Health Records Specialist and Microsoft Office Specialist.

These certificates and national certifications can springboard students to medical office careers such as coding, billing and insurance specialist; compliance specialist; electronic health records specialist; hospital unit coordinator; office manager and scheduler.

“Medical offices depend on health care administrators, those important people who are tasked with nonclinical patient care,” Buckley said.

The 27 hours of Career in a Calendar Year count toward Pellissippi State’s associate degree in Administrative Professional Technology as well. Those students who wish to go on to complete the associate degree can choose from traditional, online or accelerated classes.

The associate degree program also provides a built-in internship in a medical office setting to give students real-world experience before graduation.

The deadline to apply to Pellissippi State for spring 2020 is Jan. 13. Classes begin Jan. 21. To apply, visit www.pstcc.edu/admissions. For more information about studying Medical Office at Pellissippi State, contact Regina Buckley at rbuckley@pstcc.edu or 865.694.6413.