Evansville, IN — The Ivy Tech Community College Evansville campus will host a free summer Healthcare Academy, powered by United Healthcare, taking place June 4-July 25, 2024.
The Academy will offer a variety of college healthcare classes and related experiences to current high school sophomore, junior and senior students. Students will earn 4.5 college credits at no cost and can receive up to $500 for participating.
Classes will be Tuesday-Thursday, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at Ivy Tech, 3501 N. First Ave., in Evansville. To apply go to:https://link.ivytech.edu/healthacademy
Courses and activities to be included are:
- Success in Healthcare
- CPR/Basic Life Support
- Customer Relations in Healthcare
- Stop the Bleed
- Nursing Simulation
- Career Coaching Workshop
- First Aid
- Blood Pressure and Pulse
- Field Trips
- Guest Speakers
Students with perfect attendance will receive $500. Students with 1-4 absences will receive $250. Lunch will be provided each day the Healthcare Academy is in session.
This initiative is entering year two and expanding across several Ivy Tech campuses. “Ivy Tech Evansville is excited by the opportunity to engage local rising high school students and recent high school graduates with the opportunity to obtain healthcare education, knowledge, and skills that can lead them to an exciting career in healthcare in the future,†said Jamale Thacker, dean of the Frank L. Hilton, M.D. School of Health Sciences.
