Anesthesia Technician  |  General Anesthesia Technician Information

Anesthesia Technician

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REQUIRED TO BRING TO ORIENTATION
Students must bring proof of successful High School graduation. If this is from a foreign country you must provide a certified translated diploma or transcript. Proof of GED or transcript of higher education degree is also accepted. Students will not be accepted into the program without showing this proof. Photo ID (all students must be 18 years or older) must be shown.

MUST READ - PROGRAM COMMITMENTS AND REQUIREMENTS

• This is a one year program (Fall, Spring and Summer). Students may not take a portion of this program. Students must take all of the courses, Fall, Spring, and Summer, in that order.
• All students will need to obtain the required documents to participate in the clinical portions of the program. These are: medical and dental clearances, CPR, vaccinations, individual malpractice insurance ($30), and background checks ($75). These costs are substantial and are the student’s responsibility.

• Students are responsible for purchasing the textbooks for all of the classes.
  These could cost up to $300 for each semester.

• Students who have taken Anatomy and Physiology prior to this time may not use that as the A and P that is required for this program. A and P for Anesthesia Tech must be completed in this program by everyone.

• The Spring semester clinical hour requirement is 12 hours per week for 16 weeks in addition to the 8 hours class time on Friday and Saturday. That is a time commitment of 20 hours per week and that does not include homework time. The Summer clinical hour requirement is 12 hours per week in 8 weeks in addition to a 3 hour Friday class and a 6 hour class on Saturday for a total of 21 hours per week.

• Students need to be flexible in their schedule plus be available for clinical hours of the specific times the hospitals take students.
• This is a large time commitment and the clinical hours are mandatory. Only sign up for this program if you can meet these rigorous time requirements.