Getting Started in the Medical Field

Choose between a selection of courses and start your career in healthcare. New classes are open for enrollment, and seating is limited. Schedule your free orientation now!

Medical Jobs Training

Get training in the following:

Medical Assistant

Nurse Assistant Training

Pharmacy Technician

Vocational Nursing

How to Get Started

Do you have a high school diploma or equivalent?
And, are you ready to work? Great!

You may still need to take an assessment test or meet a few other simple requirements; if so, we'll guide you through when we schedule your orientation into the program.

Schedule Orientation

Recognition in Educational Excellence

Medical Assistant
  • Nationally accredited by the Council on Occupational Education
Nurse Assistant Training
  • Nationally accredited by the Council on Occupational Education
  • Approved by the California Department of Public Health
Pharmacy Technician
  • Nationally accredited by the Council on Occupational Education
  • Accredited by American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
Vocational Nursing
  • Nationally accredited by the Council on Occupational Education
  • Approved by the Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Training

Schedule Your Orientation

Health Careers

As a team of like-minded organizations, we're making sure that everyone has access to the skills and training they need to start a rewarding career in healthcare.

Charles A. Jones Career & Education Center

The Charles A. Jones Career & Education Center provides career training in areas identified by our community partners as having the highest employment opportunities.

Sacramento County Unified School District

Serving the community with career education for over 20 years, SCUSD is dedicated to helping students graduate as globally competitive lifelong learners who are prepared to succeed in a career and/or higher education.

This project is supported by Kaiser Permanente Northern California Community Benefit Programs

About the Kaiser Permanente Northern California Community Benefit Grants Program:

Kaiser Permanente's community involvement uniquely pairs grant funding with 70 years of clinical expertise, medical research, and volunteerism to support prevention-focused, evidence-based programs that are expanding access to care and creating healthy environments. Kaiser Permanente recently awarded Sacramento City Unified School District - Charles A. Jones Career and Education Center a $25,000.00 grant that will help more people in this community get access to the resources they need to lead a healthy life. For more information about Kaiser Permanente’s work in the community, visit about.kaiserpermanente.org/community-health.