Health Careers
Admission To Health Careers
Admission Groups
In the interest of fairness to various groups of applicants seeking admission to health programs, the College maintains several categories for admission into most programs:*
| Total | High School (In district) | Post High School (In district) | Post High School (Out of district) | |
| Dental Hygiene | 24 | 4 | 14 | 6 |
| Clinical Lab Technician | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 |
| Medical Office Assistant | 20 | 6 | 12 | 2 |
| Medical Assistant | 20 | 6 | 12 | 2 |
| Registered Nursing | 90 | 10 | 78 | 2 |
| Occupational Therapy Assistant | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 |
| Phlebotomy | 12 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
| Physical Therapist Assistant | 24 | 6 | 12 | 6 |
| Practical Nursing (LPN) | 30 | 3 | 26 | 1 |
| Radiographer | 20 | 3 | 16 | 1 |
| Respiratory Therapist | 30 | 6 | 22 | 2 |
| Surgical Technologist | 30 | 2 | 15 | 13** |
| Massage Therapist | 24 | 2 | 19 | 3 |
* NOTE: The College reserves the right to revise these categories as deemed necessary.
** Heartland (7) and adjacent community college (6).
There are presently no categories in the Nurse Assistant, Emergency Medical Technician, Emergency Medical Services Paramedic, Medical Transcriptionist, and Medical Coder programs.
In addition, some admission slots in Certificate/Degree programs are reserved for qualified Workforce Investment Act (WIA, formerly JTPA) students: Medical Office Assistant or Medical Assistant - 4, Radiographer - 1, Surgical Technologist - 1, Licensed Practical Nurse - 1, Physical Therapist Assistant - 1 and Registered Nurse - 1. All WIA slots are to be filled by December 1 for SPRING semester classes, and by July 15 for FALL semester.
Of course, the above categories are strictly adhered to only when there is a sufficient number of qualified applicants in each category. The categories for each program are reviewed annually by the Dean of the Peoria Campus.