Overview
Located in Shreveport, Louisiana, Ayers Career College has been providing training for in-demand and high-paying career fields since 1953. The trade school offers professional training in the fields of medical assistance, medical billing and coding, pharmacy tech, and HVAC-R. The positive learning environment and capable instruction have supplied the Ark-La-Tex business community with competent and knowledgeable professionals.
Student Appeal
Ayers features air-conditioned classrooms and laboratories, comfortable seating, modern equipment, and approximately 20,000 square feet devoted to education. The curricula are heavily hands-on to provide practical experience. The instructors and staff are personable and take genuine interest in the students' education and progress. All programs are available day and evening to fit enrollees' busy schedule.
Financial
Ayers Career College offers financial aid assistance to those who qualify, including Pell Grant and other federal loan programs.
- Heating/AC RefrigerationHeating/AC Refrigeration
This program trains students to professionally install, maintain, and repair heating, air conditioning and refrigeration systems. In addition, enrollees learn to read blueprints and specifications to install gas, electric, and multiple-fuel heating systems.
Length of Program:
36 weeks
- Medical AssistantMedical Assistant
Designed to prepare students with interest in a healthcare career, this program covers all aspects of medical assisting, from working with patients and performing medical procedures to running a physician's front office. Students learn to prepare patients for examinations, obtain vital signs, take medical histories; assist with examination, treatments, and office surgeries; perform routine office laboratory procedures and electrocardiograms; assume office responsibilities, and more. Graduates are qualified to work as medical assistants in medical offices, hospitals, ambulatory care clinics, outpatient laboratories, freestanding surgical centers, and occupational medicine clinics.
Length of Program:
36 weeks
- Medical Billing and CodingMedical Billing and Coding
Students of this program receive the instruction and training necessary to become a medical biller/coder. They acquire skills in coding and billing insurance claims, coordinating insurance verification, collecting patient payments, registering patient information, in addition to knowledge in insurance rules and requirements, billing procedures, and federal regulations regarding patient records. Graduates often work as a billing and coding specialist in a hospital, physician's office, nursing home, or physical therapy clinic.
Length of Program:
36 weeks
- Medical Billing and Coding - OnlineMedical Billing and Coding - Online
This is the online version of the Medical Billing and Coding curriculum, available to distance learners without physical campus attendance.
Students of this program receive the instruction and training necessary to become a medical biller/coder. They acquire skills in coding and billing insurance claims, coordinating insurance verification, collecting patient payments, registering patient information, in addition to knowledge in insurance rules and requirements, billing procedures, and federal regulations regarding patient records. Graduates often work as a billing and coding specialist in a hospital, physician's office, nursing home, or physical therapy clinic.
Length of Program:
36 weeks
- Pharmacy TechnicianPharmacy Technician
Created to fill the great demand in workplaces such as retail pharmacies, hospitals, clinics, government offices, and pharmaceutical wholesalers, this program prepares students for employment as pharmacy technicians. They gain valuable technical and clerical skills from mixing and labeling drugs to delivering medications to patients, enabling them to become a reliable member of pharmacy health care team.
Length of Program:
36 weeks