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The Health Technologies division at Southwest Virginia Community College prepares students for in‑demand healthcare careers through affordable, hands‑on programs taught by experienced faculty in a supportive learning environment. With personalized instruction, real‑world training, and transferable credits, students gain the skills needed to enter the workforce or continue their education in a healthcare bachelor’s degree program.

A person wearing teal medical scrubs stands in front of a large Siemens computed tomography (CT) scanner in a clinical imaging room. The CT scanner’s circular opening is visible behind the person, along with control panels, medical equipment, and cabinets in a well‑lit healthcare setting.

Computed Tomography

Earn CT Certification in One-Year

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Person standing in the foreground of an emergency medical services training lab, wearing a blue polo shirt with a visible “Student” name badge and an ID card clipped to the chest. In the background, an ambulance training bay is visible with another person inside the open ambulance and shelves of medical equipment. The setting includes bright indoor lighting, instructional signage, and simulated emergency response equipment.

EMS Paramedic

Answer the Call. Save Lives.

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A healthcare setting shows a patient reclining in a hospital bed while a medical professional places a blood‑pressure cuff on the patient’s arm. The room includes wall‑mounted medical equipment such as oxygen outlets, monitoring ports, and electrical panels above the bed.

Nursing

Start Your Nursing Journey Here

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Two people work at a table in a clinical classroom setting. One person tightens a blood‑pressure cuff on the other person’s forearm while additional therapy and healthcare tools—such as a squeeze ball, tape, and small assistive items—are arranged on the table. In the background, a hospital bed, linens, and medical training equipment are visible under bright classroom lighting.

Occupational Therapy Assistant

Help People Reclaim Everyday Living

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Person standing in the foreground of a healthcare training classroom, wearing burgundy medical scrubs under a black jacket with an ID badge and stethoscope visible. Behind the person are hospital beds with blue linens, bedside equipment, and wall-mounted medical fixtures, arranged in a bright, simulated clinical learning environment.

Practical Nursing

Begin Your Career in Nursing

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A person wearing light blue medical scrubs and a black cardigan stands in a radiography lab. Behind the person are an X‑ray imaging machine with adjustable arms, control equipment, and a work area. A yellow and black “Caution” radiation safety sign is posted on the wall, and additional equipment and cabinets are visible in the background.

Radiography

Healthcare Through Advanced Imaging

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Person wearing black medical scrubs and blue gloves performs an ultrasound scan on a patient lying on a hospital bed. An ultrasound transducer is held against the patient’s abdomen, and a nearby monitor displays a grayscale ultrasound image. The setting is a bright clinical training environment with hospital beds, medical equipment, and another bed visible in the background.

Diagnostic Medical Sonography

Shape Healthcare With Ultrasound

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Healthcare professional positions a patient for a mammogram using a digital mammography machine in a clinical imaging room. The patient stands facing the machine wearing a patterned medical gown while the clinician adjusts the patient’s shoulder and upper body for proper alignment. A computer monitor on the right displays a grayscale breast imaging scan, and the room is brightly lit with clean, modern diagnostic equipment visible.

Mammography Advanced Studies

Contribute to an allied health team

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Why Choose SWCC Health Technologies

All of our health care programs feature:

  • Personalized instruction. You’ll learn face-to-face from experienced faculty who are generous with their time and attention. Healthcare classes can be challenging. Our instructors will make the extra effort to help you get through.
  • Hands-on experience. Our healthcare programs get you ready for the workforce by letting you work directly with the latest technologies and methods.
  • A supportive environment. Southwest Virginia CC emphasizes cooperation, not competition. If you need tutoring, mentoring, transportation, childcare assistance, or any other type of support, our advisers and staff will help you find a solution.
  • Transferable credits. If you want to pursue a bachelor’s degree, your credits from Southwest will automatically transfer to any public four-year school in the state, and most out-of-state colleges and universities.

How selective admission works:

  1. Apply to the college
  2. Confirm prerequisites
  3. Complete required testing (e.g., TEAS where applicable)
  4. Submit program application + documents by deadline
  5. Watch for next steps (interviews, shadowing, etc.)
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