Southern Technical College in Mount Dora offers associate degree and diploma programs in medical assisting, medical billing and coding, and applied technology. Associate degree medical assisting students gain the skills they need to work as phlebotomists, chiropractor assistants, electrocardiogram technicians and even insurance coders or hospital ward clerks. Diploma program students train to work as medical assistants in doctor's offices or clinics. Medical billing and coding students learn how to maintain records of patients' health symptoms and laboratory tests, and how to code the information for insurance reimbursement purposes. Applied technology students gain skills necessary to service heating, air conditioning and refrigeration units. Southern Technical College also offers online learning as well as training in other Florida counties. In business for more than 50 years, the college is accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools.
Southern Technical College
2799 Old U.S. Highway 441
Mount Dora, FL 32757
353-383-4242
www.southerntech.edu/mtdora.php
Lake Technical Center in Eustis offers certificate and apprenticeship programs in a variety of career fields such as automotive service technology, grooming and salon services, commercial foods and culinary arts, commercial art technology and graphic design, business computer programming and early childhood education. Students also can study firefighting, law enforcement, massage therapy, practical nursing and even paramedic work. Culinary arts students learn topics such as general housekeeping operations, fish and seafood preparation, and entrepreneurship. Practical nursing students study how to plan nursing care and administer medications, and they train in hospitals, mental health facilities and other health centers. The school additionally offers a general education diploma program. Founded in the 1960s, Lake Technical Center is accredited by the Commission of the Council on Occupational Education.
Lake Technical Center
2001 Kurt St.
Eustis, FL 32726
352-589-2250
laketech.org
Lake-Sumter Community College in Leesburg offers technical certificate programs and associate degree programs. Technical areas of study include office specialist work, office management, computer programming, information technology analysis, accounting technology management and even medical office management. Students also can learn health information management, business administration, criminal justice technology, fire science technology, graphic design technology, nursing and emergency medical services. The college also has a campus in Clermont. Founded in 1962, Lake-Sumter Community College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
Lake-Sumter Community College
Leesburg Campus
9501 U.S. Highway 441
Leesburg, FL 34788
352-787-3747
lscc.edu/degrees/as_degree.aspx
South Lake Campus
1250 N. Hancock Road
Clermont, FL 34711
352-243-5722
lscc.edu/degrees/as_degree.aspx