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anyone have any suggestions (maybe more recent) on this......i do not have any medical background...have a bachelors degree, but not in science or medical field. My plan is to go to nursing school, but would like to work PT as a PCT if possible, in the meantime (and during school if possible)....any suggestions on securing the job.... I imagine there are several nursing students out there looking for PCT jobs...so I'm just wondering what a prospective nursing student can do to be hired for one of these positions and receive the UPMC training...thanks so much.

Thank you both for your responses! kh321 I'm assuming you are in the fast track program since you mentioned going in the summer. What did you guys do for the CIT course/requirement? If you don't mind may I ask what campus you attend..I'm trying to figure out if the South or Boyce Campus would be closest for me. I live in the squirrel hills area...seems like getting to the boyce campus, and along 376/squirrel hill tunnel area could cause some trouble that maybe wouldnt be so bad traveling to the south campus....hard to tell though with pgh traffic..never know! SBuff05...would you mind letting me know the times of the courses...I'm assuming since it's a day program they are morning hours..but again, I'm just assuming and am nervous about it not being during hours I'll be free....my husband goes to work around noon...so i'm hoping a lot of classes don't go beyond 3pm....just wondering..thanks! Thanks again for your help!

Any information current/past students have with this question would be greatly appreciated... I'm interested in applying for a day program and wondered what your schedule looked/looks like if you only have the nursing coursework to complete? I noticed the time required for nursing 101 for example is only one day a week, maybe for only 4 hours a day. I wondered if that only included lecture time..and there was additional time commitment for lab and clinical, relating to the nursing 101 course? I am trying to figure out how much time I would need to be away from my daughter, to arrange childcare, etc. to see if this would be feasible for me at this point. Any insight on this would be much appreciated!

Hi everyone...I'm interested in applying to a day program at CCAC and wondered how clinicals worked. I see Nursing courses offered are sometimes only one day a week for a few hours...about 3-4 hours. What all does that entail? Just the lecture? Are there separate days and hours for lab and clinicals? It didn't seem right that all was fit in those 3-4 hours one day a week. If all prerequisites are finished..and strictly only the nursing courses are needed..typically when do you have to be available? How many days a week and about how many hours each day? Thanks!