The junior year curriculum is comprised of “core healthcare” classes that include safety, professionalism, infection control, communicable disease, human growth and development, fitness assessment, CPR, first aid, nutrition and weight management, and much more.  Many of these disciplines will be taught by different Polaris instructors on a rotational basis.  In addition, throughout the year, you will also receive specific healthcare-related lab instruction.

At the end of your junior year, you will have the opportunity to select a specific area of interest by pursuing one or more of the following Healthcare Academy avenues to the career of your choice or further education at a two- or four-year college: 

• Medical Assisting
• Pharmacy Technician
• Pre-Nursing
• State Tested Nursing Assistant (STNA)
• Sports Medicine

The Polaris programs that make up the Healthcare Academy are:

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