Education Opportunities
The education program area served by the Mid-Illinois Medical District encompasses the following counties in Illinois: Cass, Christian, Logan, Macoupin, Mason, Menard, Montgomery, Morgan, Sangamon, and Scott. Within this ten county area are numerous education institutions that prepare individuals for careers in healthcare related fields.
Click on the name of the institution to learn about specific programs offered
Benedictine University/Springfield College in Illinois
1500 N. Fifth Street
Springfield, IL 62702
(217) 525-1420
www.sci.edu
- Pre-Psychology
http://www.sci.edu/academics/programs/assoc/pre-psychology.html - Pre-Forensic Science
http://www.sci.edu/academics/programs/assoc/pre-forensic.html - Pre-Dentistry Studies
http://www.sci.edu/academics/programs/assoc/pre-dental.html - Pre-Medicine, Pre-Medical Studies
http://www.sci.edu/academics/programs/assoc/pre-medical.html - Pre-Nursing Studies
http://www.sci.edu/academics/programs/assoc/pre-nursing.html - Pre-Pharmacy Studies
http://www.sci.edu/academics/programs/assoc/pre-pharmacy.html - Pre-Physical Therapy
http://www.sci.edu/academics/programs/assoc/pre-physical-therapy.html
Blackburn College
700 College Ave.
Carlinville, IL 62626
(800) 233-3550
http://www.blackburn.edu/index.asp
- Medical Technology
http://www.blackburn.edu/medicine.asp - Psychology
http://www.blackburn.edu/psychology.asp
Capital Area School of Practical Nursing
2201 Toronto Road
Springfield, IL 62712
(217) 585-2160
http://www.caspn.org/
- Licensed Practical, Vocational Nurse Training
http://www.caspn.org/curriculum.htm
Illinois College
1101 West College Avenue
Jacksonville, IL 62650
(217) 245-3030
http://www.ic.edu/
- Pre-Med
http://www.ic.edu/academics/premed/ - Pre-Dentistry
http://www.ic.edu/academics/predentistry/ - Occupational Therapy
http://www.ic.edu/academics/occupationaltherapy/ - Cytotechnology
http://www.ic.edu/academics/combined.asp - Medical Technology
http://www.ic.edu/academics/combined.asp
http://midwesttech.edu/pt_program.html
Lincoln Land Community College
5250 Shepherd Road
Springfield, IL 62794
(217) 786-2200
http://llcc.edu/
- LLCC Healthcare
http://www.llcc.edu/LinkClick.aspx?link=Catalog%2f2008-2010%2f2008-2010+LLCC+Catalog.pdf&tabid=334&mid=787- Pre-Medical
- Pre-Forensic Science
- Pre-Dental
- Pre-Clinical Laboratory Science
- Pre-Pharmacy
- Emergency Medical Technician- Paramedic
- Medical Coding Specialist
- Medical Office Assistant
- Medical Transcription
- Nursing
http://www.llcc.edu/Default.aspx?alias=www.llcc.edu/nurs - Occupational Therapist Assistant
http://www.llcc.edu/health/OccupationalTherapyAssistant/tabid/417/Default.aspx - Emergency Medical Services
http://www.llcc.edu/health/EmergencyMedicalServices/tabid/416/Default.aspx - Radiography
http://www.llcc.edu/health/Radiography/tabid/418/Default.aspx - Psychology
http://www.llcc.edu/sosc/Psychology/tabid/547/Default.aspx - Pharmacy Technician
http://www.llcc.edu/ccc/HealthcareCE/PharmacyTechnician/tabid/3328/Default.aspx - Other Healthcare Programs offered, include:
http://www.llcc.edu/ccc/HealthcareCE/OnlineCourses/tabid/944/Default.aspx- Administrative Medical Specialist with Medical Billing and Coding
- Coding, Documentation and Reimbursement for Physicians
- ICD-10 Medical Coding: Preparation and Instruction for Implementation
- Medical Transcription
Midwest Technical Institute
2731 Farmers Market Road
Springfield, IL 62707
(800) 504-8882
http://midwesttech.edu/index.html
- Medical Assistant
http://midwesttech.edu/ma_program.html - Dental Assistant
http://midwesttech.edu/da_program.html - Medical Coder
http://midwesttech.edu/mrc_program.html - Basic Nursing Assistant
http://midwesttech.edu/bna_program.html - Pharmacy Technician
Millikin University
1184 West Main Street
Decatur, IL 62522
1- (800) 373-7733
http://www.millikin.edu/
- Nursing
http://www.millikin.edu/nursing/- School Nurse Certification
http://www.millikin.edu/nursing/SchoolNurse.asp
- School Nurse Certification
Other Pre-Professional Healthcare Programs offered, include: Chiropractic, Dentistry,Medical Technology, Medicine, Occupational Therapy, Optometry, Pharmacy, Physicians Assistant, Physical Therapy, Psychology
http://www.millikin.edu/academics/mmp.asp & http://www.millikin.edu/naturalsciences/preprof/
MacMurray College
447 East College Avenue
Jacksonville, IL 62650
(800) 252-7485
http://www.mac.edu/
- Nursing
http://www.mac.edu/academics/ac_nursing.asp - Pre-Dentistry
http://www.mac.edu/academics/ac_preden.asp - Pre-Medicine
http://www.mac.edu/academics/ac_premed.asp - Pre-Occupational Therapy
- Pre-Physical Therapy
http://www.mac.edu/academics/ac_prephysther.asp - Psychology
http://www.mac.edu/academics/ac_psychology.asp
Richland Community College Decatur, IL
One College Park
Decatur, IL 62521
(217) 875-7200
http://www.richland.edu/
- Health
http://www.richland.edu/courses/hlth - Surgical Technology
http://www.richland.edu/courses/surg - Practical Nursing
http://www.richland.edu/courses/pn - Radiologic Technology
http://www.richland.edu/courses/radt - Nursing
http://www.richland.edu/courses/nurs - Emergency Medical Technology
http://www.richland.edu/courses/emt
Robert Morris College
3101 Montvale Drive
Springfield, IL 62704
(217) 793-2500
http://www.robertmorris.edu/springfield/
- Medical Assisting
http://www.robertmorris.edu/healthstudies/medicalassisting/
St. John's College - Springfield
729 E Carpenter Street
Springfield, IL 62702
(217) 544-6464
http://www.st-johns.org/education/schools/nursing/default.aspx
- Clinical Laboratory Science
http://www.st-johns.org/education/schools/lab/default.aspx - Nursing
http://www.st-johns.org/education/schools/nursing/default.aspx - Respiratory Care
http://www.st-johns.org/education/schools/respiratory/default.aspx - Emergency Medical Services
http://www.st-johns.org/education/schools/ems2_0/ - Electroneurodiagnostic Technology (ENDT)
http://www.st-johns.org/education/schools/endt/default.aspx
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
801 N. Rutledge Room 3080
Springfield, IL 62702
(217) 545-6013
http://www.siumed.edu/studentaffairs/admissions/programs.html
- M.D. Program
- M.D. - J.D. Program
- MEDPREP
- Other Programs
University of Illinois at Springfield
One University Plaza
Springfield, IL 62703
(217) 206-6600
http://www.uis.edu/
- Clinical Laboratory Science, Medical Technology, Technologist
http://www.uis.edu/UIScatalog/2008_2009_UIS_Catalog/clinicalLabScience.html - Clinical/Counseling Psychology
http://www.uis.edu/psychology/curriculum/courseList.html