Online Healthcare Career Programs from CareerStep, Offered Through Heart to Heart Career Training Center

Heart to Heart Career Training Center has partnered with CareerStep to give you more ways to grow your healthcare career. These are CareerStep programs offered through Heart to Heart. CareerStep provides the online training, enrollment, and learner support, and its externship team helps arrange hands-on externships for programs that include them, including in the Williamsburg, VA area.

Programs are 100% online, so you can study on your own schedule. Most programs can be completed in about 12 months.

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Which Program Fits You?

Already a Heart to Heart graduate? Here's a natural next step:

Medication Aide grads Pharmacy Technician
CNA / PCA grads Hemodialysis Technician
Phlebotomy grads Medical Lab Assistant

Programs

Pharmacy Technician with Externship (ASHP Accredited)

Turn your attention to detail into a career behind the pharmacy counter. CareerStep's online Pharmacy Technician program is accredited by ASHP/ACPE and recognized by PTCB, and it prepares you to sit for the PTCE certification exam (learners are also eligible for the ExCPT). Study at your own pace with 12 months of full access, with real people available to help by phone, live chat, and email.

411 Program hours
130–200 Externship hours
12 Months to complete

Certification exam: PTCB (PTCE) or NHA (CPhT)

$3,899

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Medical Assistant with Externship

Prepare for three credentials in one program: Clinical Medical Assistant, Phlebotomy Technician, and EKG Technician. CareerStep's online Medical Assistant program covers anatomy and physiology, venipuncture, electronic medical records, and patient care, and includes a hands-on venipuncture kit to practice with. You learn on your schedule, with real people supporting you by phone, live chat, and email.

552 Program hours
100 Externship hours
12 Months to complete

Certification exams: NHA CCMA, CPT, and CET

$3,799

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Hemodialysis Technician with Externship

Hemodialysis technicians operate the dialysis machine and monitor patients with chronic kidney disease or renal failure during treatment. CareerStep's online Hemodialysis Technician program is approved by BONENT and includes your learning materials and preparation for national certification exams. Study at your own pace with 12 months of full access.

356 Program hours
250 Externship hours
12 Months to complete

Certification exam: BONENT (CHT) or NNCC (CCHT)

$4,199

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Medical Lab Assistant

Medical lab assistants process patient samples, prepare tests, record results, and perform phlebotomy, most often in a clinical laboratory. CareerStep's online Medical Laboratory Assistant program is approved by American Medical Technologists (AMT) and prepares you to sit for the CMLA and CPT certification exams. You'll have 1:1 support from Advocates and Instructors throughout your program.

382 Program hours
120 Externship hours
12 Months to complete

Certification exams: AMT (CMLA) and NHA (CPT)

$4,199

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Dental Assistant Entry Level with Externship

If you like working directly with patients and are detail-oriented and organized, dental assisting may be a great fit. CareerStep's online Dental Assistant program is approved by American Medical Technologists (AMT) and builds clinical and academic knowledge aligned with the Dental Assisting National Board's (DANB) National Entry-Level Dental Assistant (NELDA) component exams, and helps prepare you to sit for the AMT Registered Dental Assistant (RDA) exam. The program is self-paced with 12 months of full access, and it is the first step on the pathway toward DANB Certified Dental Assistant (CDA) certification.

400 Program hours
100 Externship hours
12 Months to complete

Certification exam: DANB NELDA (RHS, ICE) or AMT RDA

$3,799

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who provides these programs?

These are CareerStep programs offered through Heart to Heart Career Training Center. CareerStep provides the online training, enrollment, and learner support. Heart to Heart helps you choose a program and get started.

Can I pay monthly?

Yes. CareerStep handles all tuition and offers monthly payment plans, or you can pay in full up front. You'll get the payment plan details when you enroll.

Is there a refund period?

Yes. CareerStep offers a 14-day money-back guarantee. After 14 days, no refunds are given.

What support will I get?

After you enroll, CareerStep sends a welcome email with a video and a link to schedule an onboarding call, and you get access to CareerStep's Learner Community, available 24/7. For programs with an externship, CareerStep's externship team helps coordinate your hands-on training.

Do these programs guarantee certification or a job?

No. The programs prepare you to sit for certification exams. Passing the exam, and finding employment, depend on you.

Who do I contact with questions?
Heart to Heart Career Training Center
757-229-0919
admissions@hearttoheartctc.com