Train for a Career in Healthcare
Start Your Career in Healthcare
GateWay’s Clock Hour Healthcare programs are designed to get you job-ready in months, not years. With hands-on training, small class sizes, and preparation for industry certifications, you’ll gain the skills needed to step into high-demand roles across hospitals, clinics, and care facilities.
Explore the options below to find the program that’s right for you.
Clock Hour Healthcare Programs
Clinical Phlebotomy
| 🗲Fast Track Training: | Prepare to enter the workforce as a Phlebotomist in as little as 4 months |
| Clock Hours: | 300 total hours, including classroom, lab, and phlebotomy practicum placement with a community partner |
| Tuition: | Starts as low as $5 per clock hour |
| Certification: | Eligible to take the National Healthcare Association (NHA) Phlebotomy Technician (CPT) Certification exam |
| Career Outlook: | Work in hospitals, clinics, doctors' offices, diagnostic laboratories, and blood donation centers |
Electrocardiogram (EKG) Technician
| 🗲Fast Track Training: | Prepare to enter the workforce as an Electrocardiogram (ECG) Technician in as little as 4 months |
| Clock Hours: | 325 total hours, including classroom, lab, and clinical practicum placement with a community partner |
| Tuition: | Starts as low as $5 per clock hour |
| Certification: | Eligible to take the National Healthcare Association (NHA) Certified EKG Technician (CET) Certification exam |
| Career Outlook: | Work in hospitals, outpatient clinics, doctors' offices, and diagnostic centers |
Emergency Medical Technology (EMT)
| 🗲Fast Track Training: | Prepare for real-world emergencies in just one semester |
| Clock Hours: | 220 total hours, including classroom, lab, and simulated clinical experiences |
| Tuition: | Starts as low as $5 per clock hour |
| Certification: | Eligible to take the National Registry of EMTs (NREMT) exam for Arizona certification |
| Career Outlook: | Work in ambulance services, fire departments, or hospital emergency departments |
Massage Therapy
| Professional Training: | Prepare to enter the workforce as a Massage Therapist in as little as 8 months |
| Clock Hours: | 700 total hours, including classroom, lab, and clinic services performed at the GateWay Student Salon |
| Tuition: | Starts as low as $5 per clock hour |
| Certification: | Eligible to apply for licensure through the Arizona State Board of Massage Therapy |
| Career Outlook: | Work in spas, wellness centers, healthcare settings, or your own independent practice |
Medical Assisting
| Professional Training: | Prepare to enter the workforce as an entry-level Medical Assistant in 9 - 10 months |
| Clock Hours: | 830 total hours, including classroom, lab, and practicum placement with a community partner |
| Tuition: | Starts as low as $5 per clock hour |
| Certification: | Eligible to take the Registered Medical Assistant or the Certified Medical Assistant certification exam |
| Career Outlook: | Work in physicians' offices, hospitals, outpatient clinics, or urgent care facilities |
Medical Billing and Coding: Physician Based
| Professional Training: | Prepare to enter the workforce as a Medical Biller or Coder in as little as 9 months |
| Clock Hours: | 700 total hours, live online format |
| Tuition: | Starts as low as $5 per clock hour |
| Certification: | Eligible to take the AAPC Certified Professional Coder or Certified Professional Biller Certification Exam |
| Career Outlook: | Work in physician offices, outpatient clinics, insurance companies, and medical billing firms |
Pharmacy Technician
| 🗲Fast Track Training: | Prepare to enter the workforce as a Pharmacy Technician in as little as 6 months |
| Clock Hours: | 602 total hours, including classroom, lab, and practicum placement with a community partner |
| Tuition: | Starts as low as $5 per clock hour |
| Certification: | Eligible to sit for the Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam or the Certified Pharmacy Technician exam |
| Career Outlook: | Work in retail pharmacies, drugstores, and grocery stores |
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