This payment of $664.75 represents your initial down payment toward the total price of $2,499 for the Phlebotomy/EKG program starting 8/3. This initial payment includes a $40 enrollment fee.

Your remaining payment due dates are as follows:

• September 1, 2026- Total due $624.75
• October 1, 2026- Total due $624.75
• November 1, 2026-Total due $624.75

You can view the full details of your payment plan and make your future installment payments by logging into your MyNorshore account and selecting the WebPayment/Ebill tile.

Any questions please email professional@northshore.edu. 

Medical Interpreting Certification Prep

About This Course
Medical interpreters are in great demand both in person and remotely by video or phone. Interpreters can elect to work for a hospital, school, or state agency, or as contractors with many agencies throughout the country or they can elect to work remotely from home where they can work independently and make their own hours. Open to all languages, this 60-hour program provides working knowledge of medical interpreting, including standards of practice, ethics, HIPAA regulations, cultural competency, and medical terminology/vocabulary. Course provides intense practice via oral role plays on a variety of medical topics. Students will be introduced to VRI (Video Remote Interpreting) and OPI (Over the Phone Interpreting).

Offered in collaboration with TransFluenci LLC, this course is designed for those preparing for entry-level careers as medical interpreters as well as for working interpreters preparing for the National Board Certification exam. Program meets the National Board for Medical Interpreter Certification training requirement. Certification fees are not included in the price of the course.

Course Prerequisites

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Fluency in English and one other language required
• Screening required: You will receive a call from TransFluenci a week before the class begins to screen for proficiency.
• Textbook required: What You Need to Know to Become a Medical Interpreter

Basic Life Support: BLS As a public safety professional or healthcare provider, it is your duty to respond to cardiac or breathing emergencies until more advanced medical personnel can take over. Utilizing the most current guidelines, you will be taught basic life support skills for all ages of patients (infant, child, and adult) including rescue breathing, foreign body airway obstruction, 2-person CPR and AED use. Successful completion of all skill stations and the final exam earns a certificate from the American Heart Association for Professional Rescuer CPR, valid for two years. Attendance for the entire course is required for successful completion. Cost includes a textbook. Note: The course reflects science and education from the 2025 American Heart Association Guidelines for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC) This course is the American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) and meets the CPR requirement for accepted Health Professions students at NSCC.

Nurse Assistant/Home Health Aide with State Exam

About the Course
The Nurse Assistant training program prepares students for an entry‑level career in healthcare and for the Massachusetts State Board exam to become a Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA).

Students learn hands‑on skills in our state‑licensed lab, including taking vital signs; moving and turning patients; personal care and hygiene; bed making, bathing, and feeding; basic record keeping; and responding to emergencies.

Clinicals
Includes a supervised clinical experience in a local long‑term care facility with a Registered Nurse Instructor.

Certifications
Includes certifications in Home Health Aide, CPR, and CMS Hand in Hand Dementia Training.

At the end of the course, students must take and pass the State Board exam to become a CNA in Massachusetts. The exam is included in the cost of the class.

Required Materials
Please purchase the required textbook and workbook prior to the beginning of the course from the retailer of your choice.

• Hartman's Nursing Assistant Care: Long-Term Care and Home Care, 4th Edition
• Workbook for Hartman's Nursing Assistant Care, 4th Edition

Entry and Healthcare Requirements

• Open to students age 16 and older
• Accuplacer Placement Exam meeting the minimum Math and Reading scores, if you do not have prior college credits
• CORI background check
• Proof of immunizations, a negative TB test, a COVID-19 vaccine with a booster, or a drug screening may be required for certain healthcare classes
• You will receive an email from jmccloud@northshore.edu before the first class, containing the student healthcare packet. This packet must be reviewed, electronically signed, and submitted prior to the start of class.

Additional Questions?
978-236-1200 or professional@northshore.edu

Dialysis Technician Program Students have 4-6 months to finish the online program. Growing demand for dialysis technicians reflects the rise in kidney disease. This program prepares students for entry-level roles in hospitals, clinics, and dialysis centers. Students learn dialysis procedures, patient care, equipment operation, safety protocols, and emergency response. Graduates gain knowledge of renal physiology, hemodialysis principles, and quality care standards, along with the skills needed to monitor patients and support treatment. Certification Opportunities (exam fees not included): National Workforce Career Association (NWCA) Dialysis Technician Associate. All students who successfully complete the program (and pass a background check and drug screen) will have access to the Ready to Work (RTW) Job and Externship Placement services. Health Care Requirements for Non-Credit Health Courses 1. Accuplacer Placement Exam: If you do not have previous college credits students are required to take the Math and Reading Assessment (Accuplacer) and meet or exceed required score. For testing information or to schedule an exam please visit the Testing Center Web Page: https://www.northshore.edu/cas/testing/index.html 2. A CORI Check. 3. Proof of immunizations, a negative TB test, a COVID-19 vaccine with a booster, or a drug screening may be required for certain healthcare classes.

Medical Billing and Coding Medical Billing and Coding Medical Billers and Coders are in high demand! Learn medical billing and coding and career paths while preparing for one of the three MBC certifications-CBCS, CCA, or CPC. Study medical terminology, structures and functions of the human body, disorders and medical procedures common to each body system. Legal, ethical, and regulatory concepts, HIPPA compliance and third-party guidelines for filing insurance claims. You will receive hands-on practical experience in medical billing and coding, and an externship starter kit, medical terminology, and the structures and functions of the human body. Upon completion choose which MBC exam voucher that best aligns with your interests and career goals.

Pharmacy Technician Program Students have 4-6 months to finish the online program. Growing demand for pharmacy technicians offers strong job opportunities across healthcare settings. This program prepares students for entry-level roles and the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) exam. Students learn pharmacy terminology, prescription processing, pharmacology, calculations, law, and ethics, along with insurance procedures, inventory control, and communication skills. Graduates gain the knowledge needed to work in pharmacy settings and understand top 200 medications, including their uses and classifications. Certification Opportunities (exam fees not included): PTCB, Pharmacy Technician Certification Board and NWCA, National Workforce Pharmacy Technician Associate Certification, and Massachusetts Pharmacy Technician license. All students who successfully complete the program (and pass a background check and drug screen) will have access to the Ready to Work (RTW) Job and Externship Placement services. Health Care Requirements for Non-Credit Health courses: 1. Accuplacer Placement Exam: If you do not have previous college credits students are required to take the Math and Reading Assessment (Accuplacer) and meet or exceed required score. For testing information or to schedule an exam please visit the Testing Center Web Page: https://www.northshore.edu/cas/testing/index.html 2. A CORI Check. 3. Proof of immunizations, a negative TB test, a COVID-19 vaccine with a booster, or a drug screening may be required for certain healthcare classes.

Reiki Usui/Holy Fire III: Level 2 Practitioner Certification

About This Course
Enhance your healing power and intuition as well as your confidence and skills with Level 2 training. Learn full treatment session techniques including advanced body scanning and traditional Japanese Reiki techniques. At course completion you will have an understanding of the following concepts: clearing negative energy from your clients and their homes, distance healing, healing of emotional problems and trauma, and changing unwanted habits. As a Usui/Holy Fire III Reiki Level Two Practitioner, you can see clients and open your own Reiki healing practice if you chose to do so.

Course Prerequisites and Materials

• Successful completion of any Level 1 Reiki lineage
• Required text is the same as Level 1. Please email professional@northshore.edu if you do not have the book from Level 1.