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Schools Concentrating On Home Health Aides
- Focus: For schools with a focus on this career area, look at South Texas College, Laredo Community College, and Cedar Valley.
Fastest Response From Schools
- Request Info: For the fastest information for prospective students, look at the Spotlight schools on this page.
Student Body
- Female: For schools particularly welcoming to female students, consider Anamarc.
- Diverse: For a diverse student body, consider Laredo Community College, South Texas College, Cedar Valley, and Odessa College.
- Adult Learners: For lots of adult learners, consider Cedar Valley.
School Setting
- Out of State: For geographic diversity, take note of Anamarc and Odessa College.
- Dorms: For a residential campus environment, take note of Trinity Valley Community College, Odessa College, and Laredo Community College.
Excellence
- Class Size: For small class sizes, look at Odessa College and Trinity Valley Community College.
Working as a Home Health Aide in Texas
A home health aide helps a doctor in keeping a track of a patient's progress and reporting changes taking place. They are mostly required for patients who are critically ill and require medical assistance for an extended period of time. They can stay with such patients at their home and help them with changing their bandages, making their bed, and preparing the required meal for them. Read a detailed Home Health Aides job description and schools overview.
Home health aides may find useful career resources and help from the Texas Association for Home Care & Hospice.
State Requirements
Home health aides who want to work in the State of Texas do not have to obtain any specific licenses or certificates.
Student/Alumnus Reviews of Schools for This Career and State
Sort Reviews By:Tyler Junior College • Tyler, TX
Studying Medical Office Management (completion in 2010)
• 10/12/2011
"I encouraged my daughter to attend TJC. I am very satisfied and would attend again."
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | yes | I would recommend TJC to anyone, especially to those interested in a Medial Office Management career. |
| Program Reputation | 8 | TJC's reputation is good. My daughter is also enrolled and I recommend it highly. |
| Program Quality | 8 | The Medical Office Management program is good. It has allowed me to learn various aspects in the medical field. |
| Instruction | 8 | The instruction was good. I took many courses on line and they were adequate. |
| How Difficult | 8 | The work load of my program was adequate. I was able to manage school, work and a family well. |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | There is a mix of hands on and book learning. Students' learning techniques are all different, therefore the campus adjusts to all of their needs. | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 8 | Classes are very flexible. They offer night class, day classes, and online options. The classes are offered up until late in the evening for those who work. |
| Academic Facilities | 8 | The campus has many resources, including a computer lab. The computer lab is a big asset to students. |
| Social Life | 8 | I mainly took online classes, therefore I was not on campus much. All of my instructors were very polite. |
| Placement Services | 5 | Unfortunately, this field requires experience and it is difficult to obtain experience prior to graduation. We have an intern class but it does not count toward experience. |
| Alumni Network | 8 | I have often received alumni magazines. I have also been invited back to the campus for homecoming. |
US Career Institute • Dallas, TX
Studying Home Health Aide (completion in 2003)
• 10/16/2011
"Overall I was pretty satisfied with the program. The flexibility allowed me to take the courses and they made sure I knew what I needed to know. I don't think it is as good of an experience as it would have been if it were a traditional college program,"
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | yes | I would recommend it to anyone who wishes to get into the home health field who does not have the opportunity to go to a traditional school. For anyone who can go to a traditional school, I would recommend that route instead. |
| Program Reputation | 5 | Once again I am not too sure about the school's overall reputation. I have not had any issues finding work and I seem to do well, so I guess their reputation is fine. |
| Program Quality | 7 | The US Career Institute taught me everything that I needed to know and prepared me for my career. It was an at home program and was very flexible. |
| Instruction | 8 | Overall it probably was not as in depth as a traditional college program, but it fit into my schedule. They did a good job of getting across the basics and making sure that I knew them. |
| How Difficult | 5 | Due to the flexibility of it being an at home program, it was not too difficult. Like I stated earlier they covered the basis well and made sure I was proficient in them. |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | They had a good mixture of both hands on and book learning. It was a pretty involved program that covered what I needed to know. | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 10 | They were extremely flexible. It was an at home program where the classes were set completely around my schedule. |
| Academic Facilities | It was an at home program so I did not have access to their facilities. There are physical facilities, but I can not comment on them since I never set foot in them. | |
| Social Life | 1 | I did not have much, if any, interaction with others. There were no social activities. |
| Placement Services | I did not use any of their job placement or career services assistance, so I can not say one way or the other. To my knowledge they did not have any job placement or assistance programs. | |
| Alumni Network | I do not have much experience in the aspect of the school. From what I can tell there is not much networking between alumni. |
University Of North Texas • Denton, TX
Studying Medical Anthropology (completion in 2012)
• 11/6/2011
"Easy instruction paired with affordability. Unfortunately, there is no legitimate need for private HHA/CNA training outside of facility offered courses."
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | no | I would advise anyone I know to steer clear of HHA training. It is somewhat slave labor for slightly higher wages. |
| Program Reputation | 9 | I rated it high based on my own experience. I do not know any other opinion. |
| Program Quality | 10 | For my CNA/HHA certificate, Elite Medical Academy was excellent. They accepted my GI Bill benefits and really taught me thoroughly. For my Medical Anthropology degree, the University of North Texas is affordable, accessible, and ties together practical medical experience with academic knowledge. |
| Instruction | 9 | Unfortunately HHA's and CNA's just do not make enough money to justify the program costs associated with studying for the certification. I would strongly recommend against obtaining any certification in those fields. |
| How Difficult | 8 | My CNA/HHA training is a culmination of military training and academic training. There is no substitute for hands on training, and as such, there is no need for universities or programs to be offered outside of hospitals. Hospitals and ALFs should have in house training programs, which would truly educate HHA's for the tasks required to perform their jobs, while not robbing them of their money. |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | Hands on work followed each academic instruction period. The hands on portion was focused in a lab, not a real setting. | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 4 | Only one night was class available. No online offerings. |
| Academic Facilities | 8 | Great labs and hands on facilities. New building and excellent teachers. |
| Social Life | 5 | The program is certification focused, not social. There are no organized events. |
| Placement Services | 5 | Job placement is somewhat poor as HHA's are required to have two years of experience to be hired by a certified Home Health Care provider. This leaves HHA's to work unsupervised and on their own prior to working for a legitimate organization. |
| Alumni Network | 8 | I have been contacted on four occasions to come and speak to graduating classes at Elite Medical Academy. I consistently receive a monthly email from both my CNA/HHA training facility and my BA degree provider alumni association. |
Texas AM • Texarkana, TX
Studying Science (completion in 2006)
• 11/23/2011
"I am ready to return to school, I can only hope my next degree is as satisfying and enjoyable as AM was. I hope I am offered the same opportunities as AM."
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | yes | AM is an excellent school. Any degree one gets with AM is one employers will be looking to hire one for. |
| Program Reputation | 10 | A&M Texarkana has a wonderful reputation. It is fairly new to the area and has complimented the local community college greatly. |
| Program Quality | 10 | A&M is an awesome school with varied age groups attending. Flexible schedules make attending easier. |
| Instruction | 10 | Instructors managed to keep content exciting. They are helpful and caring. |
| How Difficult | 5 | Science is easy for me so all my classes in that area were easy. Math is a class that is not easy for me. |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | Hands-on and internet classes were available. I enjoyed Internet classes so I could be home with the kids. | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 10 | I was able to attend around my schedule. This made it easy to attend college and still work. |
| Academic Facilities | 10 | Any facility one would need to achieve the highest education is available on campus. Online classes were a help as well. Labs were convenient for me. |
| Social Life | 10 | I attended off campus and had no time to party but many events took place. Social activities were available for all students. |
| Placement Services | 10 | They go above and beyond to help one find a job. Many companies use the services to employ. |
| Alumni Network | I am rating this average because I do not participate in any alumni things so I have no clue about how it is. I probably should though. |
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