Sanford-Brown Institute

Highlights

• Focuses on short-term programs that ready students for entry-level health care jobs
• Training programs can be finished as quickly as nine months
• Classes typically start every five weeks
• Institutionally accredited by the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES),

About the School

The Institute, founded in New York City in 1977 by two physicians, provides career-oriented training in health care at over 14 U.S. locations. The Institute emphasizes short-term programs targeting the basic skills that employers seek for entry-level hires. Programs cover a wide range of areas including massage, cardiovascular technology, medical and dental assistance, medical billing, and surgical technology. The school also helps prepare students for law enforcement careers through its Criminal Justice programs.

Academic Programs

The Institute's training areas include:

• Massage Therapy – The goal is to ready students for entry-level massage therapy positions via training in practical and theoretical massage, anatomy, physiology, ethics, clinical practice, and hygiene. Coursework involves both lectures and clinical time.
• Cardiovascular Technology/Cardiovascular Sonography – For preparing students for entry-level work as non-invasive cardiovascular technologists. The goal is to ready students for completing echocardiographic exams under the direction of a physician.
• Dental Assisting – Seeks to prepare students for entry-level dental assistant employment that involves assisting in a range of dental office activities. Covers dental anatomy, pathology, terminology, instruments, x-rays, and procedures.
• Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Ultrasound – Designed to ready students for entry-level diagnostic medical sonographer work. Preparatory studies include diagnostic ultrasound examinations for a range of procedures. Curriculum includes lectures, lab, and clinical time.
• Medical Assisting – Has a goal of readying students for entry-level medical assistant jobs. Studies cover medical practice, medical law, ethics, medical communications, records, insurance, patient interaction, and laboratory processes.
• Medical Billing and Coding – Designed to get students ready for billing and coding careers in such medical settings as offices, clinics, and specialized-care facilities.
• Medical Office Administration – Students earn a certificate that is designed to prepare them for administrative positions in doctor offices, care centers, and other medical operations. Topics include recording keeping, tax reports, ethics, legal principles, liability, confidentiality, insurance companies, medical terminology, and patient relationships.
• Surgical Technology – For getting students ready with the knowledge, skills, and practices needed for entry-level surgical technologist positions. Curriculum covers anatomy, physiology, terminology, pharmacology, microbiology, surgical procedures, instrumentation, safety, work practices, and legal issues. Includes lectures, labs, and clinical time.
• Pharmacy Technology and Technician – Structured to train students for employment as an entry-level assistant to a pharmacist. Training topics include pharmacy computing, medication preparation, inventory, and billing. Incorporates lecture, laboratory, and clinical components.
• Diagnostic Radiography – Program goal is to ready students for entry-level radiographer work. Studies involve image analysis, safety, pathology, digital imagery, and radiographic testing. Lectures, laboratories, and clinical experiences are part of the curriculum.
• Justice Technology – This training area is geared towards delivering a basic expertise about criminal justice to facilitate entry-level employment. Studies include law enforcement, law adjudication, and corrections.
• Nursing – Designed for entry-level registered nursing work by preparing students to provide patient care in multiple situations. Training is targeted to ready students to successfully apply for state licensure.

Since technology plays an important role for all of the professions covered by Sanford-Brown Institute, the school strives to use tools that are current in each of the fields for which it trains. The goal is to use these tools in hands-on segments of each curriculum so that students are instilled with the confidence and expertise they may need in their jobs.

Learning Options

The Institute gives students the flexibility to accelerate the time it takes to complete their studies – in many cases this can be in nine months. Sanford-Brown facilitates this through several means, including: starting classes every five weeks; offering day and evening classes; and distilling studies on the key educational concepts and skills that employers seek for entry-level hires.

Faculty

Sanford-Brown Institute hires professionals with the academic training and hands-on experiences it considers needed to support its career-training orientation. The Institute's instructors are selected for their understanding of the relevant needs of the employers that hire Sanford-Brown graduates. The instructors are charged with helping to provide the appropriate balance between theory and real-life practice.

Student Life

Sanford-Brown Institute offers student services for orientation of new students, academic advising, and student resources such as reference materials, journals, and multimedia.

The school helps graduates with their job searches via seminars covering interviewing skills, resume preparation, and search strategies. The school also schedules interviews.

Graduates of the Institute are invited to audit any course in their program with no tuition as a way to keep current in their specialty.

Admissions and Financial Aid

Sanford-Brown Institute opens admissions to students who will be at least 18 years old at the time of their clinical work. Applicants must complete an interview via phone, email, or in person. A High School diploma or equivalent is required for all students. College transcripts may be required for some programs. Some programs have additional requirements, such as completion of entrance examinations or specific work experience.

Sanford-Brown Institute supports students that may need financial assistance. The Institute participates in federal Title IV financial aid programs. Many students take advantage of other assistance programs such as private loans, employer reimbursement, Veteran assistance, and other financing sources. Find disclosures on graduation rates, student financial obligations and more at www.sanfordbrown.edu/disclosures.