Concorde Blog
Garden Grove Named a Top Trade School
Jun. 22, 2017
Concorde’s campus in Garden Grove, Calif. recently earned some exciting national recognition. Forbes magazine recently listed its “Top 30 Two-Year Trade Schools: Colleges That Fight the Nation’s Skills Gap.” Concorde – Garden Grove made the...
How to Overcome Test Anxiety
Jun. 20, 2017
We’ve all been through this. You spend hours upon hours studying for a test. You know you’re more than prepared to do well. But when you sit down to actually take the exam, you freeze...
Celebrating Men’s Health Awareness Week
Jun. 16, 2017
We at Concorde know that a majority of our students at our 16 campuses across eight states are women. In fact, it’s a pretty sizeable majority. That doesn’t mean, however, that we want to forget...
Meet KC MA/MOA PD Francess Hawkins
Jun. 14, 2017
Concorde – Kansas City welcomed its newest Program Director earlier this spring when Francess Hawkins assumed the leadership role for the campus’s Medical Assistant and Medical Office Administrator programs. She fills the duties held by...
Foundations of a Good DA
Jun. 12, 2017
The Dental Assistant (DA) often is the foundation of any good dental practice. The DA often is the first person a patient sees when he or she enters the office’s reception area. And, the DA...
Meet Concorde – Aurora CP Thomas Wicke
Jun. 8, 2017
It’s time to get on a Rocky Mountain High and meet one of Concorde’s newest health care career college campus presidents. Thomas Wicke, Ph.D., came on board as campus president (CP) of Concorde’s campus in...
Tips on Landing a Job From HR Recruiters
Jun. 6, 2017
There are many ways to land that job you always have dreamed of. The same goes for health care careers. There’s no replacement for the well-written resume or refined personal interview technique. Sometimes, however, you...
Celebrating National Cancer Survivors Day
Jun. 2, 2017
National Cancer Survivors Day is this Sunday, June 4. It is an annual, treasured celebration of life held in hundreds of communities nationwide and around the world on the first Sunday every June. It is...
Meet Concorde – Aurora Alum Lyle Nelson
May. 31, 2017
Today, Lyle Nelson holds a master’s degree in public administration with a concentration in human resources management. After earning his diploma in the Medical Assistant program at Concorde’s campus in the Denver area, he’s well...
Skin Care Tips for Memorial Day
May. 26, 2017
Memorial Day is right around the corner. It’s been a while since we all have enjoyed an outdoors summer-like holiday. With those holidays comes some inherent hazards, least of which is being careful not to...
DH Clinical Director Receives Award
Jun. 23, 2017
General dentists’ referrals are a key to the success of Smiles Change Lives, a program that helps families across the U.S. and Canada with low-cost dental and orthodontic care. Lisa Thurlow, Dental Hygiene Clinic Director...
Opportunities in Rural Health Care
Jun. 21, 2017
There are opportunities to work in health care just about anywhere you look. The Bureau of Labor Statistics shows health care careers among the fastest-growing industries in the country. They’re expected to grow 27 percent...
How OTAs Work With Autistic Children
Jun. 19, 2017
The job of a pediatric occupational therapist – and, by extension, an Occupational Therapy Assistant – is to help children do the work of childhood better. When it comes to children who fall on the...
MT Instructor is Educator of the Year
Jun. 15, 2017
LaWanda Allen said she was quite surprised when she heard that she had been named a 2017 Educator of the Year by The Alliance for Massage Therapy Education, Biofreeze and BonVital. She knew she had...
Attendance Matters in Accelerated Learning
Jun. 13, 2017
Keeping good attendance is important in any educational endeavor. It’s the rare exception where one learns more by NOT attending a class or lab than attending. So when it comes to accelerated career training, like...
MT and DA Work With TMJ Disorder
Jun. 9, 2017
There are a myriad of medical disorders treated by two or more disparate medical fields for which Concorde offers programs. One such event is known as Temporo Mandibular Joint Disorder, more commonly TMJ Syndrome. It’s...
More Than Just Going to School
Jun. 7, 2017
Concorde’s prime mission with its students is cut and dried. It’s to prepare as quickly and effectively as possible to be successful in the health care career of their choice. To provide a quality health...
Growth of Opportunities for MAs
Jun. 5, 2017
Medical Assistant (MA) is one of the most versatile fields one may pursue as a medical career. Medical Assistants are the “utility players” in any health care setting. They do everything from administrative work such...
Services Concorde Offers Graduates
Jun. 1, 2017
All of the various services Concorde offers graduates is but a click or two away, at www.concorde.edu. Resume review and cover letters? Check. Interviewing instruction? Check. Job opportunity listings, mass emails and networking opportunities? Check,...
Tips for Being Punctual
May. 30, 2017
Being on time is a key to the success of any student, especially one engaged in health care training. Being late can become a bad habit if you let it. Learning to be punctual means...
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“Concorde was one of my best vehicles that helped me gain the confidence I needed to change my life. … It all started with a vision, a will and Concorde.”
“I think it’s an amazing school. When I sat down for boards, I felt more than adequately prepared. If you put the work in, your success is almost guaranteed.”
“I think it’s an amazing school. When I sat down for boards, I felt more than adequately prepared. If you put the work in, your success is almost guaranteed.”
“After completion of the RN program I took my NCLEX as soon as I was able, and to my delight I was completely prepared. Now, when people ask, I’m proud to say I went to Concorde.”
“I decided to go to school because I was tired of working dead-end jobs. … When I found out I was pregnant, I realized that I needed a better life for me, for my child, for my husband, and just to better myself.”