Healthcare Workforce Education Certificates

Turn a Passion for Helping Others Into a Career

A career in healthcare is more than a job—it’s a chance to make a real difference. Healthcare workforce education certificates provide the skills and knowledge needed to enter or advance in this essential field. Whether you're starting fresh or building on your experience, these programs offer a fast, flexible path to in-demand roles. With the right training, you can step into a rewarding career that improves lives every day.

Program Options

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  • Learn medical terminology, insurance billing, and medical coding.
  • Earn certifications.
  • Hands-on training with clinical simulations and 4-hour job shadow.
Explore the Patient Access and Front Desk Certificate Program

 

  •  Pharmacy Technician Certification Board-recognized program
  • Learn to dispense, pack, and label prescriptions
  • Recognize the names of generic and brand name drugs
  • Make measurement conversions (imperial to metric)

Explore the Pharmacy Technician Program

  •  American Academy of Professional Coders certified program
  • Learn medical terms and anatomy and coding using three main code books: CPT, ICD-10-CM, HCPCS Level II
  • Complete a practicum that includes 600 medical records

Explore the Certified Professional Medical Coder Program

Your One Stop for Healthcare Training

Earn continuing education hours to keep your dental, nursing or EMS license current or take a class to advance your knowledge and skills.

Program Contacts

Program Coordinator

Brenda Helmuth
319-296-2329 ext.3017
Email Hawkeye Health Education

Pathway Navigator

Kay Wenzel
319-296-4296 ext.3111
Email Kay Wenzel

Business and Community Education Registration

319-296-4290
Email to Register