Health Care Administration

The Associate of Science Degree in Health Care Administration at Iowa Central has been developed to provide students entering and those currently in field advancement opportunities within the health science and related fields. Graduates of the program will become managers in the health profession. Individuals will plan, supervise, and direct the delivery of healthcare. Depending upon the size of the facility, graduates will be able to cover a variety of tasks with this program since the coursework is diverse. Courses will cover materials including: Aging Population, Health Care, and Business courses such as Economics, Management and Accounting.

Program Length: Under 2 years ( 66 semester hours)

Degree: Associate of Science in Health Care Administration

Application: Online Enrollment Application

Books
Students will purchase the books for their courses as they progress through the program of study. Information regarding books can be found by going to www.iowacentralbooks.com.

Courses
A student is to have a “C” or better grade in any course that starts with HCA. Any exception will have to be approved in writing by the Program Director and Director of the Department.

* We reserve the right to change the official sequence of the courses. Contact your academic counselor for your order of courses.

Course #	Course Title	ISBN #
ACC 142	Financial Accounting	Textbook: 978-032440188-2
		Workbook: 978-0-324-63810-3
ACC 146	Managerial Accounting	Textbook: 978-0324-40188-2
		Workbook: 978-0-324-63811-0
BIO 102	Introductory Biology	0-07-325-653-6
CSC 110	Intro. to Computers	978-1428-33149-5
ECN 120	Principles of Macroeconomics	0132289148
ENG 105	Composition I	0-312-45469-4
		0-312-394977-4
ENG 106	Composition II	Same Book as ENG105
HCA 151	Overview of Health Care	987-0-13-113414-0
HCA 153	Career Opportunites
HCA 155	Technolgy and Health Care
HCA 157	Health Care and Economics
HCA 159	Financial Matters for Health Care Professionals
HCA 161	Legal Issues in Health Care
HSC 113	Medical Terminology	978-0-8036-1324-9
HUM 113	Exploring the Humanities	No Text Book Required Requires DVD Movies and Short Stories (Novels)
MAT111	Math for Liberal Arts	978-0131752047
MGT 101	Principles of Management	0-324-30259-2
PHI 145	Intro. to Ethical Conflict	0-13-230213-6
PSY 111	Intro. to Psychology	978-0-078-196-928
SDV 118	The Online Experience	978-0-618-76619-2 978-0-226-48477-8
SOC 130	Introduction to Gerontology
SPC 101	Fund. of Oral Communication	978-0-07-338508-2

* We reserve the right to change the official sequence of the courses. Contact your academic counselor for your order of courses.

Accreditation
Accreditation: Accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and a member of the North Central Association, www.ncahigherlearningcommission.org, telephone (800) 621-7440.