Jefferson College of Health Sciences
JEFFERSON COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES
Roanoke, Virginia
http://www.jchs.edu/
Jefferson College of Health Sciences was founded in 1982. It is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. It first offered distance learning courses in 1999. In fall 2005, there were 400 students enrolled in distance learning courses. Institutionally administered financial aid is available to distance learners.
Services Distance learners have accessibility to academic advising, bookstore, e-mail services, library services.
Contact Elizabeth Claybrook, Educational ResourceAssociate, Jefferson College of Health Sciences, PO Box 13186, Roanoke, VA 24031. Telephone: 540-985-6971. Fax: 540-985-8512. E-mail: [email protected].
DEGREES AND AWARDS
Programs offered do not lead to a degree or other formal award.
COURSE SUBJECT AREAS OFFERED OUTSIDE OF DEGREE PROGRAMS
Undergraduate —allied health diagnostic, intervention, and treatment professions; business administration, management and operations; community health services; computer software and media applications; English composition; foods, nutrition, and related services; gerontology; health and medical administrative services; health and physical education/fitness; health/medical preparatory programs; health professions related; human resources management; nursing; philosophy; psychology; public health; rehabilitation and therapeutic professions; sociology; statistics; technical and business writing.
Graduate —nursing; philosophy.
Non-credit —allied health diagnostic, intervention, and treatment professions; nursing.
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