Allied Health Sciences
The Allied Health Sciences Division offers the following degrees and certificates:
ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE
LPN/Paramedic to RN
This program is only open to students who have a unencumbered Practical Nurse License or Paramedic Registration. Any applicant with a flagged LPN License or Paramedic Registration must disclose it; these will be looked at on an individual basis. This 12-month program admits students each January and classes are held in the Spring, Summer, and Fall semesters.
TECHNICAL CERTIFICATE
Practical Nursing
The Practical Nursing (PN) program is designed to prepare students for employment in the health care field and for the national licensure exam for practical nurses. Students attend classes for three full semesters with the summer off.
CERTIFICATE OF PROFICIENCY
Nursing Assistant
This program consists of seven credit hours. This course of study includes information necessary to improve the quality of life of clients in long-term care facilities and other health care facilities. The course consists of information important in providing a solid foundation of skills and critical procedures necessary for becoming a Nursing Assistant.
CERTIFICATE OF PROFICIENCY
Medication Administration
This program consists of seven credit hours. This program is only open to Certified Nursing Assistants who have been employed in that capacity in a nursing home for at least one year. The main course, Basic Medication Administration Skills, prepares Certified Nursing Assistants for the task of medication administration.
Department Directory
| Name | Title | Phone | |
| Jenkins, Sheila | Administrative Asst | 332-0308 | sjenkins@coto.edu |
| Songer, Gerald | Co-Division Chair (PN) | 332-0304 | gsonger@coto.edu |
| Scott, Brenda | Co-Division Chair (RN) | 332-0309 | bjscott@coto.edu |
| Swaim, Karen | PN Instructor | 332-0305 | kswaim@coto.edu |
| Lackey, Nikki | PN Instructor | 332-0302 | nlackey@coto.edu |
| Blacklock, Melinda | PN Instructor | 332-0303 | mblacklock@coto.edu |
| Scrimshire, Lucy | Receptionist | 332-0300 | lschrimshire@coto.edu |
| Snyder, Glenda | RN Instructor | 332-0312 | gsnyder@coto.edu |