MEXICO — Despite a challenging economic climate, health care remains one of the fastest-growing occupational areas in the nation. University College at Rumford/Mexico offers courses from the University of Maine System campuses leading to degrees or certificates in health care management, dental hygiene, medical lab technology, mental health and human services, nursing, gerontology and more.
Courses in these programs will be taught online or delivered to the center via interactive television and video conference from the campuses of the University of Maine System. This fall, health care courses available at University College Rumford/Mexico range from holistic health to health care ethics and the law.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics indicates that more than 25 percent of the new jobs created in this country between 2013 and 2018 will be in the field of health care. In addition, 1.1 million jobs are predicted in healthcare-supported occupations. Qualified professionals will always be needed to work in laboratories, in clinics and as nurses.
Registration for the 2013 summer and fall semesters is open and ongoing. For more information about health care and other degree or certificate programs offered at University College, call 207-364-7882 or visit the school at 13 Brown St.
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