An estimated 275 students a semester participate in health care education programs that put them in medical facilities as part of their instruction. Nursing students are at local hospitals and clinics. Dental assistants work at dental offices. X-ray technicians are at hospitals and radiologic groups. Vocational nurses work at Sutter and Memorial hospitals.
Medical assistants work at doctors offices and hospitals.
Home health aides work at skilled nursing centers. Psychiatric technicians work at Sonoma Developmental Center. Community health workers are interning at local health departments and clinics. An engineering degree program at SSU for bachelors and masters candidates, one that would aim to provide advanced education in electrical, mechanical, software and optical engineering. A two-year engineering degree program at SRJC that would bridge the gap between vocational technology and high tech, an intermediate range of skills that Telecom Valley companies say they could use.