{"id":25615,"date":"2022-06-23T13:57:15","date_gmt":"2022-06-23T17:57:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wpcc.edu\/policy-manual\/?page_id=25615"},"modified":"2022-07-12T12:54:42","modified_gmt":"2022-07-12T16:54:42","slug":"05-01-010-c-health-science-programs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wpcc.edu\/policy-manual\/05-01-010-c-health-science-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"05.01.010.c Health Science Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=&#8221;Procedure&#8221; subhead=&#8221;05.01.010.c Health Science Programs&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;right&#8221; content_max_width=&#8221;none&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Fullwidth Header&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.4&#8243; title_font_size=&#8221;44&#8243; subhead_font_size=&#8221;24px&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#346fab&#8221; custom_css_header_container=&#8221;margin-bottom: -140px !important;||margin-right: 20px !important;&#8221; button_one_letter_spacing_hover=&#8221;0&#8243; button_two_letter_spacing_hover=&#8221;0&#8243; saved_tabs=&#8221;all&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; button_one_text_size__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_text_size__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_text_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_text_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_border_width__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_border_width__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_border_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_border_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_border_radius__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_border_radius__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=&#8221;on&#8221; button_one_letter_spacing__hover=&#8221;0&#8243; button_two_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=&#8221;on&#8221; button_two_letter_spacing__hover=&#8221;0&#8243; button_one_bg_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_bg_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221;]\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_fullwidth_header][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_3,2_3&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_sidebar area=&#8221;et_pb_widget_area_135&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Sidebar&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.4&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; remove_border=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;] [\/et_pb_sidebar][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.4&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]\n<p>The Health Science Programs identified in the following chart are designated as competitive admissions programs.\u00a0 Factors for admission include, but are not limited to: clinical space availability, instructor-to-student ratios specified by the applicable accrediting\/approving agencies and\/or other limited instructional resources. In addition, Health Science Programs may have additional student enrollment criteria including, but not limited to: 1) successful completion of required developmental courses; 2) minimum GPA requirements; 3) successful completion of clinical enrollment requirements (i.e., criminal and drug background checks); and 4) other content criteria. Health Science Programs have specific deadlines and additional student enrollment criteria listed in the College Catalog and on the program specific Admissions and Selection Rubric, which is located on the College website.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"623\">Associate Degree Nursing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"623\">Dental Assisting<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"623\">Medical Assisting<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"623\">Medical Laboratory Technology<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; The Health Science Programs identified in the following chart are designated as competitive admissions programs.\u00a0 Factors for admission include, but are not limited to: clinical space availability, instructor-to-student ratios specified by the applicable accrediting\/approving agencies and\/or other limited instructional resources. In addition, Health Science Programs may have additional student enrollment criteria [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-25615","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 5.0.0.1 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Procedure 05.01.010.c Health Science Programs Section 5: Student Services 05.01.010 Admissions 05.01.010.a General Admissions Procedures 05.01.010.b High School Student Enrollment 05.01.010.c Health Science Programs 05.01.010.d Basic Law Enforcement Training 05.01.010.e Undocumented Immigrants Procedures 05.01.010.f Veterans The Health Science Programs identified in the following chart are designated as competitive admissions programs. Factors\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"max-image-preview:large\" \/>\n\t<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wpcc.edu\/policy-manual\/05-01-010-c-health-science-programs\/\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"generator\" content=\"All in One SEO (AIOSEO) 5.0.0.1\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Western Piedmont Community College - 1001 Burkemont Avenue, Morganton, NC 28655\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"05.01.010.c Health Science Programs - Western Piedmont Community College\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Procedure 05.01.010.c Health Science Programs Section 5: Student Services 05.01.010 Admissions 05.01.010.a General Admissions Procedures 05.01.010.b High School Student Enrollment 05.01.010.c Health Science Programs 05.01.010.d Basic Law Enforcement Training 05.01.010.e Undocumented Immigrants Procedures 05.01.010.f Veterans The Health Science Programs identified in the following chart are designated as competitive admissions programs. Factors\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.wpcc.edu\/policy-manual\/05-01-010-c-health-science-programs\/\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-06-23T17:57:15+00:00\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-07-12T16:54:42+00:00\" \/>\n\t\t<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary\" \/>\n\t\t<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"05.01.010.c Health Science Programs - Western Piedmont Community College\" \/>\n\t\t<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"Procedure 05.01.010.c Health Science Programs Section 5: Student Services 05.01.010 Admissions 05.01.010.a General Admissions Procedures 05.01.010.b High School Student Enrollment 05.01.010.c Health Science Programs 05.01.010.d Basic Law Enforcement Training 05.01.010.e Undocumented Immigrants Procedures 05.01.010.f Veterans The Health Science Programs identified in the following chart are designated as competitive admissions programs. Factors\" \/>\n\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"aioseo-schema\">\n\t\t\t{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.wpcc.edu\\\/policy-manual\\\/05-01-010-c-health-science-programs\\\/#breadcrumblist\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.wpcc.edu\\\/policy-manual#listItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.wpcc.edu\\\/policy-manual\",\"nextItem\":{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.wpcc.edu\\\/policy-manual\\\/05-01-010-c-health-science-programs\\\/#listItem\",\"name\":\"05.01.010.c Health Science Programs\"}},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.wpcc.edu\\\/policy-manual\\\/05-01-010-c-health-science-programs\\\/#listItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"05.01.010.c Health Science Programs\",\"previousItem\":{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.wpcc.edu\\\/policy-manual#listItem\",\"name\":\"Home\"}}]},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.wpcc.edu\\\/policy-manual\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Western Piedmont Community College\",\"description\":\"1001 Burkemont Avenue, Morganton, NC 28655\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.wpcc.edu\\\/policy-manual\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.wpcc.edu\\\/policy-manual\\\/05-01-010-c-health-science-programs\\\/#webpage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.wpcc.edu\\\/policy-manual\\\/05-01-010-c-health-science-programs\\\/\",\"name\":\"05.01.010.c Health Science Programs - Western Piedmont Community College\",\"description\":\"Procedure 05.01.010.c Health Science Programs Section 5: Student Services 05.01.010 Admissions 05.01.010.a General Admissions Procedures 05.01.010.b High School Student Enrollment 05.01.010.c Health Science Programs 05.01.010.d Basic Law Enforcement Training 05.01.010.e Undocumented Immigrants Procedures 05.01.010.f Veterans The Health Science Programs identified in the following chart are designated as competitive admissions programs. Factors\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.wpcc.edu\\\/policy-manual\\\/#website\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.wpcc.edu\\\/policy-manual\\\/05-01-010-c-health-science-programs\\\/#breadcrumblist\"},\"datePublished\":\"2022-06-23T13:57:15-04:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-07-12T12:54:42-04:00\"},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.wpcc.edu\\\/policy-manual\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.wpcc.edu\\\/policy-manual\\\/\",\"name\":\"Western Piedmont Community College\",\"description\":\"1001 Burkemont Avenue, Morganton, NC 28655\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.wpcc.edu\\\/policy-manual\\\/#organization\"}}]}\n\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO -->\n\n","aioseo_head_json":{"title":"05.01.010.c Health Science Programs - Western Piedmont Community College","description":"Procedure 05.01.010.c Health Science Programs Section 5: Student Services 05.01.010 Admissions 05.01.010.a General Admissions Procedures 05.01.010.b High School Student Enrollment 05.01.010.c Health Science Programs 05.01.010.d Basic Law Enforcement Training 05.01.010.e Undocumented Immigrants Procedures 05.01.010.f Veterans The Health Science Programs identified in the following chart are designated as competitive admissions programs. Factors","canonical_url":"https:\/\/www.wpcc.edu\/policy-manual\/05-01-010-c-health-science-programs\/","robots":"max-image-preview:large","keywords":"","webmasterTools":{"miscellaneous":""},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.wpcc.edu\/policy-manual\/05-01-010-c-health-science-programs\/#breadcrumblist","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/www.wpcc.edu\/policy-manual#listItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.wpcc.edu\/policy-manual","nextItem":{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/www.wpcc.edu\/policy-manual\/05-01-010-c-health-science-programs\/#listItem","name":"05.01.010.c Health Science Programs"}},{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/www.wpcc.edu\/policy-manual\/05-01-010-c-health-science-programs\/#listItem","position":2,"name":"05.01.010.c Health Science Programs","previousItem":{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/www.wpcc.edu\/policy-manual#listItem","name":"Home"}}]},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.wpcc.edu\/policy-manual\/#organization","name":"Western Piedmont Community College","description":"1001 Burkemont Avenue, Morganton, NC 28655","url":"https:\/\/www.wpcc.edu\/policy-manual\/"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.wpcc.edu\/policy-manual\/05-01-010-c-health-science-programs\/#webpage","url":"https:\/\/www.wpcc.edu\/policy-manual\/05-01-010-c-health-science-programs\/","name":"05.01.010.c Health Science Programs - Western Piedmont Community College","description":"Procedure 05.01.010.c Health Science Programs Section 5: Student Services 05.01.010 Admissions 05.01.010.a General Admissions Procedures 05.01.010.b High School Student Enrollment 05.01.010.c Health Science Programs 05.01.010.d Basic Law Enforcement Training 05.01.010.e Undocumented Immigrants Procedures 05.01.010.f Veterans The Health Science Programs identified in the following chart are designated as competitive admissions programs. Factors","inLanguage":"en-US","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.wpcc.edu\/policy-manual\/#website"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.wpcc.edu\/policy-manual\/05-01-010-c-health-science-programs\/#breadcrumblist"},"datePublished":"2022-06-23T13:57:15-04:00","dateModified":"2022-07-12T12:54:42-04:00"},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.wpcc.edu\/policy-manual\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.wpcc.edu\/policy-manual\/","name":"Western Piedmont Community College","description":"1001 Burkemont Avenue, Morganton, NC 28655","inLanguage":"en-US","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.wpcc.edu\/policy-manual\/#organization"}}]},"og:locale":"en_US","og:site_name":"Western Piedmont Community College - 1001 Burkemont Avenue, Morganton, NC 28655","og:type":"article","og:title":"05.01.010.c Health Science Programs - Western Piedmont Community College","og:description":"Procedure 05.01.010.c Health Science Programs Section 5: Student Services 05.01.010 Admissions 05.01.010.a General Admissions Procedures 05.01.010.b High School Student Enrollment 05.01.010.c Health Science Programs 05.01.010.d Basic Law Enforcement Training 05.01.010.e Undocumented Immigrants Procedures 05.01.010.f Veterans The Health Science Programs identified in the following chart are designated as competitive admissions programs. Factors","og:url":"https:\/\/www.wpcc.edu\/policy-manual\/05-01-010-c-health-science-programs\/","article:published_time":"2022-06-23T17:57:15+00:00","article:modified_time":"2022-07-12T16:54:42+00:00","twitter:card":"summary","twitter:title":"05.01.010.c Health Science Programs - Western Piedmont Community College","twitter:description":"Procedure 05.01.010.c Health Science Programs Section 5: Student Services 05.01.010 Admissions 05.01.010.a General Admissions Procedures 05.01.010.b High School Student Enrollment 05.01.010.c Health Science Programs 05.01.010.d Basic Law Enforcement Training 05.01.010.e Undocumented Immigrants Procedures 05.01.010.f Veterans The Health Science Programs identified in the following chart are designated as competitive admissions programs. Factors"},"aioseo_meta_data":{"post_id":"25615","title":null,"description":null,"keywords":[],"keyphrases":{"focus":{"keyphrase":"","score":0,"analysis":{"keyphraseInTitle":{"score":0,"maxScore":9,"error":1}}},"additional":[]},"primary_term":null,"canonical_url":null,"og_title":null,"og_description":null,"og_object_type":"default","og_image_type":"default","og_image_url":null,"og_image_width":null,"og_image_height":null,"og_image_custom_url":null,"og_image_custom_fields":null,"og_video":"","og_custom_url":null,"og_article_section":null,"og_article_tags":[],"twitter_use_og":false,"twitter_card":"default","twitter_image_type":"default","twitter_image_url":null,"twitter_image_custom_url":null,"twitter_image_custom_fields":null,"twitter_title":null,"twitter_description":null,"schema":{"blockGraphs":[],"customGraphs":[],"default":{"data":{"Article":[],"Course":[],"Dataset":[],"FAQPage":[],"Movie":[],"Person":[],"Product":[],"ProductReview":[],"Car":[],"Recipe":[],"Service":[],"SoftwareApplication":[],"WebPage":[]},"graphName":"","isEnabled":true},"graphs":[]},"schema_type":"default","schema_type_options":"{\"article\":{\"articleType\":\"BlogPosting\"},\"course\":{\"name\":\"\",\"description\":\"\",\"provider\":\"\"},\"faq\":{\"pages\":[]},\"product\":{\"reviews\":[]},\"recipe\":{\"ingredients\":[],\"instructions\":[],\"keywords\":[]},\"software\":{\"reviews\":[],\"operatingSystems\":[]},\"webPage\":{\"webPageType\":\"WebPage\"}}","pillar_content":false,"robots_default":true,"robots_noindex":false,"robots_noarchive":false,"robots_nosnippet":false,"robots_nofollow":false,"robots_noimageindex":false,"robots_noodp":false,"robots_notranslate":false,"robots_max_snippet":"-1","robots_max_videopreview":"-1","robots_max_imagepreview":"large","priority":null,"frequency":"default","local_seo":null,"breadcrumb_settings":null,"limit_modified_date":false,"ai":null,"created":"2022-06-23 17:56:59","updated":"2025-07-24 14:17:44","seo_analyzer_scan_date":null,"focus_keyword":null,"additional_keywords":null,"truseo_locale":null},"aioseo_breadcrumb":"<div class=\"aioseo-breadcrumbs\"><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpcc.edu\/policy-manual\" title=\"Home\">Home<\/a>\n\t\t<\/span><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb-separator\">&raquo;<\/span><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb\">\n\t\t\t05.01.010.c Health Science Programs\n\t\t<\/span><\/div>","aioseo_breadcrumb_json":[{"label":"Home","link":"https:\/\/www.wpcc.edu\/policy-manual"},{"label":"05.01.010.c Health Science Programs","link":"https:\/\/www.wpcc.edu\/policy-manual\/05-01-010-c-health-science-programs\/"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wpcc.edu\/policy-manual\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25615","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wpcc.edu\/policy-manual\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wpcc.edu\/policy-manual\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wpcc.edu\/policy-manual\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wpcc.edu\/policy-manual\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25615"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.wpcc.edu\/policy-manual\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25615\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26252,"href":"https:\/\/www.wpcc.edu\/policy-manual\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25615\/revisions\/26252"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wpcc.edu\/policy-manual\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25615"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}