During these rough economic times, it’s tough finding jobs that you’re qualified for let alone any job. Carrington College has many resources to help you find a job once you graduate. However, here are a few additional steps that may help you on your job quest. Get your resume updated. There are plenty of sites that you can visit to help you and you can also visit Carrington’s career services. Write a cover letter. It’s best to have somewhat of

There can be many new stresses with the New Year in full swing, which means there needs to be ways to relieve them. Studying for that huge exam you’ve got coming up can be a huge worry in your daily life. Here are some ways to help take the stress off your back and help you think more clearly: Identify what’s stressing you out You may think you’re stressed out because of a paper that’s due in a week, but

After graduating, comes the real world, or at least we hope. Some students have to keep waiting tables while working at internships until they meet that special someone that will give them a chance and help them jump-start their career. But just how do you meet that someone? Networking is a crucial thing for anyone starting and continuing on in their careers. It can help you land a new job, make new deals or sales, find employees and clients, and

No we’re not talking about a degree in motherhood (though that might be useful for some of us!), the MOM we’re talking about is Medical Office Management. Medical Office Managers are skilled professionals who manage the operations of medical businesses, ensuring that their organization runs smoothly and efficiently. Alongside their regular office administration duties, Medical Office Managers manage and supervise personnel, plan and implement office procedures, develop office policies, and ensure that patients in the facility are receiving the highest

First there were pagers, then there were cell phones and now there’s laptops, iPads, iTouch, iPods, and well, pretty much iEverything. These distractions are not only causing students’ grades to slip; they’re also causing rifts between them and their teachers. To help you avoid distractions and keep you focused during class, follow these tips: Identify your weakness. If you’re aware of what your distraction is, avoid it at all costs. Some of the most common distractions include: Social networks such

We’d like to introduce you to the newest campus in the Carrington College family! Tip your hat and say ‘howdy’ to Carrington College in Mesquite, Texas! Our brand new 43,000 sq ft property will open its doors to students for the first time when classes start in February, 2012. The Mesquite campus will offer Medical Assisting and Dental Assisting certificate programs in world class, industry current facilities, adding new students every 6 weeks, and new programs in the years to

To quote our Carrington College President, Tamara Rozhon, EdD, “Our commitment is to our students. When you need support, you’ll get it. When you need encouragement, you’ll find it. When you need information, you’ll have it.” To meet that commitment, did you know that every Carrington College campus has a Career Services department, a Student Finance department, and instructors who will gladly provide students with extra one-on-one tutoring? These resources are all part of our commitment to help our students

Some people think money must be our most prized possession, but those in-the-know, well they know differently! All the money in the world can’t buy you more than 60 minutes in an hour, or 24 hours in a day; time is the only thing in life that you can’t possibly get more of! So you have to use it wisely! Carrington College students are under time pressure; as well as finding the time for class and to study, most have

Lorraine recently graduated from the Registered Nursing associate degree program at our Phoenix-Westside campus in November – Congratulations Lorraine! Lorraine had gone from job to job doing what she could without a degree, but she realized that she could only get so far without a qualification. “I’ve always wanted to work in the medical field, to be a nurse, but I didn’t have the confidence to go for it. I finally realized that if I wanted to stop living paycheck

Medical Billing and Medical Coding. Sounds like two different professions, right?  Well, they are, but they aren’t. While they are different fields, they go hand-in-hand, which is why we teach them together at Carrington College. We do what we can to help our graduates have knowledge of the entire Medical Billing & Coding (MBC) industry and prepare them for a career they can look forward to. A Medical Coding specialist takes physicians’ medical diagnoses and transcribes them into a standard format using