Health Sciences

The Colorado Health Careers Collaborative was created to provide seamless pathways from school to employment for ages 16-24 in healthcare fields for Coloradans.

This competency-based program will increase your employment options and earning potential. Designed with the working technologist in mind, we’re offering an online didactic course and flexible internship opportunities.

Registered dental hygienists can now continue your education at CCD! Learn more.

Become a Registered Dental Hygienist. Located at the Lowry location, CCD offers one of the most respected dental hygiene programs in Colorado.

Community College of Denver's Dental Hygiene Program has the options, flexibility and support to let you truly experience continuing education excellence. All of our course offerings fulfill the Colorado State Board of Dentistry requirements for continuing education.

An Associate of Science degree in Health & Exercise Science prepares students to use their knowledge to educate individuals, clients, and their communities on fitness, healthy behaviors, wellness, and appropriate food choices.

CCD provides outstanding preparation for becoming a registered nurse. This program was designed with the student in mind, as a streamlined pathway for community college students to earn a bachelor’s degree in nursing.

Are you a registered technologist certified through the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT), American Registry of Medical Sonography (ARDMS), or Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board (NMTCB)? If so, further your career with a certificate in magnetic resonance imaging (MR).

Are you a registered Radiologic Technologist who loves the patient care aspect of the profession? Increase your skills and earning potential by adding an additional credential after your name and make yourself more valuable to employers.

Become a medical assistant in only 12 months and join one of the nation’s fastest-growing career fields. You will be trained to perform administrative and clinical duties, becoming a key player in the healthcare team.

In as little as seven weeks, you can obtain the necessary training to become a certified nurse aide (CNA) in the state of Colorado. Learn more!

Nutrition is a fascinating and dynamic science with a powerful role to play in promoting and sustaining health and wellness. Explore various approaches to health and wellness through the study of concepts, values and applications in this exciting field.

Completion of the personal trainer program will prepare participants for a career in health, wellness, and fitness. Students will use the knowledge gained in the program to educate a variety of diverse individuals and their communities on fitness and healthy behaviors.

The phlebotomy certificate provides hands-on training to develop the entry-level skills necessary to be employed as a phlebotomist. This one-semester program includes a lecture-lab environment with state-of-the-art simulation software and an internship in a clinical placement site.

Learn to care for the physical needs of patients while promoting their health, healing and wellness. You'll also develop leadership skills that will prepare you to excel in your career.

Public health promotes and protects the health of people and the communities where they live, learn, work and play. Public health offers career paths in government, non-profit organizations, healthcare, education, at local community clinics, or can even provide job opportunities outside of the United States.

Learn to perform diagnostic x-ray procedures and become a part of a dynamic healthcare profession. The program is completed in five consecutive semesters of coursework, including classroom, laboratory, and clinical internship experience and prepares you to take the national registry exam for radiologic technologists.

Join the healthcare industry with skills in sterilized equipment, medical instrumentation, and sterile supplies as a certified sterile processing technician.

Are you interested in becoming a valued, integral member of the surgical team? Surgical technologists prepare the instruments and set up the trays that will be utilized by the surgical team and provide quality patient care.

Veterinary technicians play a major role in veterinary practices, including performing medical and surgical nursing procedures, laboratory testing, anesthesia induction, recovery maintenance, monitoring, and other clinical procedures.

Become skilled in veterinary health and at handling a variety of domestic and exotic species, with the focus on tasks to assist the vet techs and veterinarians. Complete this certificate and start working while you complete the veterinary technology program.