Our courses provide students with the skills necessary to seek entry-level employment or open a small business. All courses include both theory and hands-on experience.

Oswego County BOCES offers several courses in the Health Occupations field for adult learners.

Practical Nursing is offered twice a year to accommodate daytime and nighttime students.

Dental Assisting and Medical Assisting Courses are offered during the daytime.

Certified Nurse Assistant programs are offered on a varying schedule as demand dictates.

Medical Billing, Medical Transcription/Records, Phlebotomy, and Infection Control courses are short-term medically related courses that are offered evenings throughout the year.

Following is an abbreviated schedule of Health Occupation Courses. For a full description of the course and a download for an application please click on the title in the left-hand panel.

For more information on how to pay for a program go to the Funding Details page.

* The end date reflects classroom instruction only. Internship is scheduled after the conclusion of classroom time.

*1 New Medical Billing Class starts in the fall and requires the prerequisite Medical Terminology/Anatomy & Physiology class.

*2 Current Medical Billing class will run once more without prerequisite in the summer.

*3 New Medical Coding class starts in fall and requires the prerequisite Medical Terminology/Anatomy & Physiology class.

*4 May challenge test this prerequisite - call for details.

Oswego County BOCES reserves the right to change the calendar, class hours and class days as necessary.

Call the Adult Education Office at 315.963.4256

for registration and funding information.