Everest College is Canada's national career-education leader in
three core areas - Business, Technology and Health Care - with
over 250,000 graduates and alumni and 100+ years' combined
experience in providing focused, relevant career education. Our
learning system is based on the top two methods of education for
adult learners. Our instructor expertise provides informative and
current, lecture-based education, while our competency-based
education provides the relevant skill development for your chosen
career. This winning combination prepares our graduates to meet,
and surpass, the demands of today's employers.
With over 30 years of experience in providing high quality
Diploma education in Business, Technology and Health Care
specific curriculum, the Everest College solution is the superior
choice. You will benefit from these unique benefits when you
start your career transition with Everest College:
Addictions and Community Services Worker
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The Addictions and Community Services Worker program is designed
to provide you with knowledge of valuable community outreach
programs and services. Through classroom and hands-on
instruction, you will gain essential tools to offer vital
assistance in the areas of alcoholism, drug abuse, family
violence and the aged.
Additionally, your active participation in our learning system
will enable you to develop the educational and hands-on abilities
to succeed as a health care professional.
You will be prepared to gain entry-level employment in an array
of settings that include: child, youth, and family social service
agencies; group homes; correctional and community mental health
centers; and facilities for the physically and developmentally
handicapped.
Some career opportunities include:
- Social Worker
- Program Coordinator
- Case Manager
- Substance Abuse Counselor
- Intervention Specialist
Dental Office and Chairside Assistant
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The Dental Office and Chairside Assistant program is designed to
provide you with knowledge of valuable clinical, laboratory and
administrative procedures in a dental office environment. The
comprehensive and intensive curriculum will equip you with the
skills to perform the following essential tasks: prepare clients
for examinations and treatments, perform radiological procedures,
and prepare dental materials and equipment.
To provide efficient office support, you will learn vital
administrative procedures that include bookkeeping and scheduling
tasks. You will be familiarized with basic manual and
computerized office methods. The variety of duties taught in this
program will allow you to be challenged by diverse
responsibilities in the dental workplace.
Intra Oral (Level 2) Dental Assistant
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This diploma program is both comprehensive and intensive. The
Level I components of the program train individuals in a broad
range of clinical and laboratory skills. In their assisting role
with a dentist, they may prepare the treatment rooms; sterilize,
disinfect and transfer dental instruments; assist with the
suctioning apparatus; and prepare dental materials.
Administrative education includes basic manual and computerized
office procedures such as bookkeeping and appointment control -
equipping the graduate with skills to contribute in all areas of
a dental office.
The Intra Oral (Level II) Dental Assistant will work both
independently and as a valued member of the dental team. Under
the direction of a dentist, graduates may take and process
radiographs; polish teeth; apply fluoride treatments; instruct
clients in oral hygiene; place pit and fissure sealants; apply
topical anesthetic; apply desensitizing agents; polish
restorations; oral irrigation; apply over-the-counter whitening
agents; or take preliminary impressions for study casts.
Massage Therapy
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The Massage Therapy program has been designed to prepare students
to take the Registration Examinations of the College of Massage
Therapists of Ontario (CMTO). The material in the program is
therefore consistent with the required knowledge and skills as
outlined by the CMTO. The program's primary goal is to provide
learning opportunities that promote basic knowledge, skills,
ethics and behaviors that will enable the graduate to
successfully practice massage therapy in a variety of health care
settings.
Medical Laboratory Assistant
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The objective of this program is to help individuals prepare for
the challenges of a career within the medical environment.
Graduates enjoy the greatest career satisfaction when they are
scholastically prepared, hold a solid, practical understanding of
their responsibilities and begin their positions with a healthy
attitude. Everest College seeks to develop all of these
attributes within each student. The program provides both
theoretical and practical instruction in a well-equipped
classroom / laboratory setting. In class learning is supplemented
during the enrollment period by clinical work experience in any
of the fast-paced hospital departments.
Medical Office Administrator
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This Medical Office Administrator program is designed to provide
students with the business, technology and communications skills
needed to work in a private physician's office, single or
multi-specialty clinic, or hospital setting. Emphasis is placed
on medical terminology, body systems, medical transcription and
medical office procedures. In addition, the program fosters the
development of interpersonal skills, organizational
effectiveness, and communication skills necessary to function in
a medical environment.
Personal Support Worker
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The Personal Support Worker program is designed to provide you
with the skills and education to attend to the physical and
emotional needs of clients. You will gain the tools to provide
direct care in a variety of health care environments. The
curriculum emphasizes basic skills that includes: observing and
communicating with the client; stimulating physical and mental
activity; providing necessary personal care procedures; and
handling specialized equipment.
You will have the skills to effectively identify and quickly
respond to the needs of clients in the following settings:
long-term care facility, home health care agency, retirement
home, hospice, and group home.
Some career opportunities include:
- Personal Support Worker
- Personal Care Attendant
- Resident Care Aide
- Nursing Assistant
- Practical Nurse
