Intro to Healthcare Professions

ECC provides the training you need to start a career in the health care field. There is a high demand for nurses and other health care professionals to fill positions in hospitals, nursing homes, clinics, doctors' offices, and assisted living facilities. Careers in health care offer great opportunities, stability, and rewards.

Our free Introduction to Health Care Professions course provides an overview of ECC's health care degrees and certificates. It will help you find the right health care career.

In this course, you will:

• Explore various health care professions through reading, lessons, films, and guest speakers.
• Take field trips to local health care facilities.
• Get personalized academic and career assessments.
• Learn about the entrance requirements for ECC’s health care programs.
• Review the academic skills needed for these programs.
• Practice test-taking skills and strategies.
• Discuss job skills and participate in a mock job interview.

At the end of the course, you’ll meet with a transitions coordinator to create your academic and career plan.

Stevens Amendment (FY25):
Stevens Amendment: Approximately $575,888 (40%) of the Illinois Adult Education and Literacy Program cost at Elgin Community College is federally funded under Title II, Adult Education and Family Literacy of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014.