Health Care Administration (HCA.AAS)

Program Outcomes

Program outcomes represent broad areas of knowledge and skills developed over the duration of the program through a wide range of courses and experiences. These learning outcomes represent what a student should be able to know, think, or do upon successful completion of their program at Oakland Community College.

  • Graduates will be able to integrate knowledge from various didactic health care courses and from general education prerequisite courses into skills necessary to function as an entry level health care supervision.
  • Students will gain knowledge of current practices in operational procedures in long term care facilities essential to effective job performance.
  • Students will describe communication skills to effectively work in the unique environment of a healthcare facility.

Program Plan 2024-2025

Part Time - Fall Start

**Students should meet with an OCC counselor before attempting this plan of study**

Year 1 - Fall

Courses    Credits
ENG 1510 Composition I 3
  or ENG 1510E Composition I Enhanced 4
  or ENG 1510S Composition I with Support 6
PSY 2510 Introduction to Psychology 3
  TOTAL CREDITS  6-9

Milestone: All major requirements and required supportive courses must be completed with a "C" or better in order to obtain this certificate.

Year 1 - Winter

Courses    Credits
HCA 1000 Introduction to Health Care Administration 3
MDA 1103 Medical Terminology 3
  TOTAL CREDITS  6

Milestone: All major requirements and required supportive courses must be completed with a "C" or better in order to obtain this certificate.

Year 1 - Summer

Courses    Credits
GEN ED Fine Arts/Humanities  3
GEN ED Written Communication 3
  TOTAL CREDITS  6

Milestone: All major requirements and required supportive courses must be completed with a "C" or better in order to obtain this certificate.

Year 2 - Fall

Courses    Credits
HCA 1110 Health Facility Maintenance and Sanitation 3
BIO 1600 Human Structure and Function  3
  TOTAL CREDITS  6

Milestone: All major requirements and required supportive courses must be completed with a "C" or better in order to obtain this certificate.

Year 2 - Winter

Courses    Credits
HCA 1230 Patient Care and Auxiliary Relationship in Health Care Facilities  3
HCA 2150 Labor Practices in Health Care Facilities                                                               2
  TOTAL CREDITS  5

Milestone: All major requirements and required supportive courses must be completed with a "C" or better in order to obtain this certificate.

Year 2 - Summer

Courses    Credits
BUS 1100 Introduction to Business  4
PSY 2630 Psychology of Organizational Behavior  3
  TOTAL CREDITS  7

Milestone: All major requirements and required supportive courses must be completed with a "C" or better in order to obtain this certificate.

Year 3 - Fall

Courses    Credits
HCA 1210 Principles of Nursing Home Operations                                              3
HCA 2100 Personal Management in Health Care Facilities                                3
  TOTAL CREDITS  6

Milestone: All major requirements and required supportive courses must be completed with a "C" or better in order to obtain this certificate.

Year 3 - Winter 

Courses    Credits
HCA 2250 Legal Aspects of Health Service Management                                                                                    3
HCA 2300 Problems and Policies of Health Care Facilities                                                              3
  TOTAL CREDITS  6

Milestone: All major requirements and required supportive courses must be completed with a "C" or better in order to obtain this certificate.

Year 3 - Summer

Courses    Credits
BUS 1310 Supervision                                                                                 3
SOC 2550 Sociology of the Aging                                                              3
  TOTAL CREDITS  6

Milestone: All major requirements and required supportive courses must be completed with a "C" or better in order to obtain this certificate.

Year 4 -Fall

Courses    Credits
HCA 2200 Fiscal Management in Health Care Facilities                                                                                                               3
BUS 2530 Management                                                           3
  TOTAL CREDITS  6

Milestone: All major requirements and required supportive courses must be completed with a "C" or better in order to obtain this certificate.  Apply for HCA Externship with HCA Program Coordinator.  Once you register for your last courses for this certificate, you may apply for graduation https://www.oaklandcc.edu/commencement/graduate. 

Year 4 -Winter

Courses    Credits
HCA 2403 HCA Externship 3
  or HCA 2404 HCA Externship 4
   TOTAL CREDITS  3-4

Milestone: All major requirements and required supportive courses must be completed with a "C" or better in order to obtain this certificate.

TOTAL CREDITS 63-64