For over sixty years, The Salter School has been recognized as one of the foremost career schools in the area. The Salter School is a private school of advanced standing for men and women offering complete training in preparation for professional careers in business, health care, and computers.
The education you receive at The Salter School is designed to prepare you for an exciting career or to increase opportunities in your current career through enhanced skills. Externship studies in a student’s chosen program facilitate the transition from classroom knowledge to practical on-the job training and knowledge. Career days, individualized career counseling and lifetime placement services reinforce what has been the Salter School mission for over sixty years – to offer students a challenging, intensive program of study leading to satisfying business and professional careers.
Programs Available at Salter School:
Health Claims Specialist/Medical Billing/CodingThe Health Claims Specialist program provides comprehensive medical billing and coding training in a professional environment. The students are immersed in the terminology, diagnostic, procedural coding, and record management required of healthcare professionals. Upon completion of this program, students can attain a medical billing and coding certification, allowing them to obtain positions in private physicians’ offices, clinics, hospitals, insurance companies, and claims management companies.
Legal Office Assistant
The Legal Office Assistant Certificate Program prepares students for employment as a support specialist in any business or corporation. Students will become familiar with administrative and computerized office procedures that can be adapted to many different office environments.
Massage Therapy
With the surge in complementary health care, massage therapy has become one of the fastest growing professions in the wellness industry. This surge motivated us to become a massage therapy school in Massachusetts.
The goal of our massage therapy training program is to provide quality career education in the art and science of massage therapy, while also teaching sound business practices which will prepare students for success in the marketplace.
Upon completion of our massage therapy program, potential career opportunities include, but are not limited to, working with athletic teams, physical therapy, hotels, day spas, corporate wellness programs, private practices, chiropractic clinics, airports, beauty salons, golf and country clubs, orthopedic clinics, fitness centers, resorts, cruise ships, hospitals, and nursing homes.
Pharmacy Tech
The Pharmacy Technician program prepares students for an exciting career in a hospital or community pharmacy. From the beginning, the students are engaged in medical and educational courses that provide the essential foundation for a versatile career that requires accuracy, detail, and good communication skills. The pharmacy technician courses immerse the students in Pharmacy Environments, Pharmacy Regulations, Naming Drugs and Usage, Abbreviations, Dosage Forms, Handling Drug Orders, Systems of Measurement and Conversion, Math & Proportions, Interrupting Prescriptions, Substance Abuse, and Dosage Calculations. Emphasis on pharmacology, the business environment, communications skills and human relations develops the level of professionalism required in the health and wellness community.
Professional Medical Assistant
The Medical Assisting Program prepares students for careers in the medical field. From the beginning of the medical assistant certification program, students are immersed in courses focused on developing the skills and knowledge required to be a productive and effective professional in a team-oriented healthcare environment.
Those individuals who are seeking medical assistant training in Massachusetts often choose The Salter School because of their strong reputation for preparing students with real-world job skills such as drawing blood, giving medication or assisting in laboratory procedures under the direction of a physician.
Emphasis on office skills, communication skills, and human relations develops proficiency in office related functions that are integral components in developing a successful health care professional.
Salter School Campuses:
Fall RiverThe Salter School’s Fall River campus is a great place for local residents to expand their knowledge of the healthcare field. All three of Fall River’s career training programs are in the healthcare field, so students can specialize in Massage Therapy, become Professional Medical Assistants or Health Claims Specialists. Contact the School today to begin your training.
Malden
The Salter School proudly serves residents of Malden, MA by providing quality career training programs for local residents. The campus is right next to a T stop, located in an office building that is right in the heart of the city. The School’s programs focus on healthcare and the exciting legal field and include Medical Assisting, Massage Therapy, Health Claims Specialist and Paralegal.
New Bedford
Salter School offers career-focused training in the healthcare field at our New Bedford campus. Students can receive the attention they need for their medical training to earn their certificate. Gain the experience and instruction to become a Professional Medical Assistant.
Tewksbury
Tewksbury, MA residents in need of additional career training have a great opportunity waiting for them at The Salter School. Quality healthcare training programs are offered at The Salter School’s Tewksbury campus in the areas of Massage Therapy, Medical Assisting, and Health Claims Specialist.