Long Term Care Administration

Welcome

Receive the necessary training and preparation to take the NAB national nursing home administrators licensing examination that is required in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Graduates from this program will fill the need to provide qualified administrators for long term care facilities, specifically nursing homes and assisted living facilities.

Overview

Welcome to SCC's Long Term Care Administration program. Developed in cooperation with many long term care administrators in the profession, this degree provides an excellent foundation for individuals who desire advancement in long term care or an administrative position. This program is online only and is one of the few programs of its kind in the United States that offers an Associate of Applied Science degree. General education classes may be taken online or face-to-face. An administrator is the chief executive responsible for planning, organizing, leading and supervising the operations of a home for the aged licensed by Health and Human Services. Specific duties include budget administration, personnel activities, supervision, public relations, leading regulatory changes, and facility management. Students will need to complete an administrator-in-training program according to their states' requirements. This is in addition to the student's degree and not part of the curriculum. After educational and the state-specific AIT program, the student will need to take and pass a national exam, National Association of Long Term Care Administrator Boards for licensure requirements. Some states will require a state exam.

Southeast Community College is a State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement Institution.

Mission

The mission of the Long Term Care Administration program is to provide vocational/technical training for students who intend to enter gainful employment at the associate-degree level, and to provide the training needed for individuals who already have an associate’s degree or higher, to meet the minimum educational requirements to be an administrator in a long term care facility.

Employment Outlook

While no specific data is available regarding the projected job trends for long term care administrators, the more general category of medical and health services managers indicates a positive trend for both Nebraska and the U.S. for this category. Recent SCC graduates report a starting annual salary of $50,440.

Starting Term(s)

Fall, Spring.

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Long Term Care Administration-AAS

Curriculum

Program Courses

Take the following courses:

LTCA Focus Courses

Take the following courses:

General Education Requirements

Take one course, SPCH 2810 recommended

SPCH-1110 or SPCH-1090 or SPCH-2810

Take one course, ENGL-1110 recommended

ENGL-1010 or ENGL-1110

Take 1 course from the following, ECON-1200 recommended

ANTH-1120 ARTS-1010 BIOS-1010 BIOS-1140 BIOS-2130 BIOS-2250 BIOS-2460 BSAD-2540 CHEM-1050 ECON-1200 ECON-2110 ECON-2120 ENGR-1020 ENTR-1050 GEOG-1400 GEOG-1420 GEOL-1010 GEOL-1060 HIST-2010 HIST-2020 HIST-2100 HIST-2110 HUMS-1100 MATH-1020 MATH-1300 MATH-1400 MATH-1600 MATH-2030 MUSC-1010 PHED-1000 PHIL-1010 PHIL-1060 PSYC-1810 PHYS-1017 PHYS-1030 PHYS-1100 PHYS-1150 PHYS-1410 PHYS-2110 POLS-1000 POLS-1080 SOCI-1010 SOCI-1020 or THEA-1010

Critical Thinking and Problem Solving

Take 1 course from the following, MATH-1040 recommended:

ANTH-1120 BIOS-1010 BIOS-1090 BIOS-1140 BIOS-2130 BIOS-2460 BIOS-2250 BIOS-2260 CHEM-1050 CHEM-1090 ECON-1200 ECON-2110 ECON-2120 FSDT-1350 GEOG-1000 GIST-1000 GEOL-1010 GEOL-1060 MATH-1040 MATH-1050 MATH-1100 MATH-1150 MATH-1200 MATH-1300 MATH-1400 MATH-1600 MATH-2170 BSAD-2170 PHYS-1017 PHYS-1030 PHYS-1100 PHYS-1150 PHYS-1410 or PHYS-2110

Take 1 course from the following, BSAD-1010 recommended:

BSAD-1010 CHIN-1010 ECON-1200 ENTR-1050 FSDT-1350 GERM-1010 HLTH-1030 MATH-1040 MATH-2030 PHED-1000 PSYC-1250 PHYS-1017 SIGN-1010 or SPAN-1010

Long Term Care Administration-CE

Curriculum

Program Courses

Take the following courses:

General Education Requirements

Take only 1 course from any of the following areas:

Oral Communication
SPCH-1090 SPCH-1110 or SPCH-2810

Written Communcation
ENGL-1010 or ENGL-1110

Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
ANTH-1120 ARTS-1010 BIOS-1010 BIOS-1140 BIOS-2130 BIOS-2250 BIOS-2460 BSAD-2540 CHEM-1050 ECON-1200 ECON-2110 ECON-2120 ENGR-1020 ENTR-1050 GEOG-1400 GEOG-1420 GEOL-1010 GEOL-1060 HIST-2010 HIST-2020 HIST-2100 HIST-2110 HUMS-1100 MATH-1020 MATH-1300 MATH-1400 MATH-1600 MATH-2030 MUSC-1010 PHED-1000 PHIL-1010 PHIL-1060 PSYC-1810 PHYS-1017 PHYS-1030 PHYS-1100 PHYS-1150 PHYS-1410 PHYS-2110 POLS-1000 POLS-1080 SOCI-1010 SOCI-1020 or THEA-1010

Global Awareness and Citizenship
ANTH-1120 ARTS-1010 CHIN-1010 ECON-2110 GEOG-1420 GERM-1010 HIST-2100 HIST-2110 HUMS-1100 MUSC-2800 PHIL-2610 RELS-2610 POLS-1000 POLS-1080 POLS-1600 SIGN-1010 SOCI-1010 SOCI-1020 SPAN-1010 or SPCH-2110

Analytical, Quantitative and Scientific Reasoning
BIOS-1010 BIOS-1140 BIOS-2130 BIOS-2250 BIOS-2460 CHEM-1050 CHEM-1090 ECON-2120 ENGR-1020 FSDT-1350 GEOL-1010 GEOL-1060 MATH-1020 MATH-1040 MATH-1050 MATH-1100 MATH-1150 MATH-1200 MATH-1300 MATH-1400 MATH-1600 MATH-2170 BSAD-2170 PHYS-1017 PHYS-1030 PHYS-1100 PHYS-1150 PHYS-1410 or PHYS-2110

Career and Life Skills
BSAD-1010 CHIN-1010 ECON-1200 ENTR-1050 FSDT-1350 GERM-1010 HLTH-1030 MATH-1040 MATH-2030 PHED-1000 PSYC-1250 PHYS-1017 SIGN-1010 or SPAN-1010

Oral Communication

Written Communication

Critical Thinking and Problem Solving

Global Awareness and Citizenship

Analytical, Quantitative and Scientific Reasoning

Career and Life Skills

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Welcome

Overview

Mission

Employment Outlook

Starting Term(s)

Long Term Care Administration-AAS

Long Term Care Administration-CE

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