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Northcentral University Offers Graduate Business Degrees with Specialization in Healthcare Administration

U.S. Department of Labor Names Healthcare Industry Number One Growing Field, Projects 20% Increase in New Jobs over Seven Years

Prescott Valley, AZ – March 27, 2008 – Northcentral University (www.ncu.edu), an innovator in 100% online higher education, announced today that graduate business degree programs with a specialization in Healthcare Administration have been updated to reflect state-of-the-art knowledge. “With the growing concern over quality healthcare and economical delivery of services, there is a demand for healthcare administrators with expertise in both quality patient care and sound business practices,” commented Dr. Clinton Gardner, NCU President. “NCU is dedicated to providing the highest quality 100% online healthcare administration program, accredited by the ACBSP for Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies (CAGS), MBA, DBA and PhD degree levels,” Gardner added.

Today’s healthcare managers face unprecedented challenges driven by a global economy and technological innovation. The demand for educated healthcare administrators at entry level, middle management, and executive positions is growing exponentially in all types of hospitals, managed care, public health, insurance companies, geriatrics, home health, clinics and higher education. Dr. Gardner noted, “Healthcare is an occupation that is virtually recession and depression proof.”

An example of course offerings in the specialization in Healthcare Administration includes Healthcare Legal and Ethical Issues; Strategic Planning in Healthcare and Managed Healthcare Systems.