Prepare for your Patient Care Technician
(CPCT/A) Certification

In addition to earning your Patient Care Technician Certificate through U.S. Career Institute, when you graduate from our online patient care technician school, you’ll be eligible to take your Patient Care Technician Certification (CPCT/A) exam, administered by the National Healthcareer Association (NHA). Certification exams are administered by independent third parties. You are not required to take a certification exam, however, taking this additional step can help you market yourself to potential employers and validate your Patient Care Technician knowledge.
Your CPCT/A exam fee is included in your tuition- up to a $203 value†.
Why Choose Patient Care?
Healthcare is growing! The ever-increasing number of patients and hospital admissions is driving growth in healthcare services. It takes a lot of support to provide quality care for so many people.
Employment in the fast-growing healthcare field offers a wide range of opportunities for excitement, fulfillment and advancement. Every physician's office, hospital, outpatient facility, medical laboratory and nursing care facility needs men and women who know what it takes to help patients, handle records, and assist doctors and nurses with the utmost in caring and service. So whether you want a career as a Patient Care Technician in a hospital, doctor's office or other healthcare facility, our online Patient Care Technician school will start you on the road to your dream job in the dynamic, in-demand healthcare field.
As a Patient Care Technician, you'll be a well-respected professional playing a crucial role in the world of healthcare. You will meet fascinating people and find great satisfaction in working side-by-side with doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals.


The U.S. Department of Labor projects the growth for Patient Care Technician jobs to increase 8% by 2030.*