Medtech (medical education)

This article is about the U.S. medical education company. For other uses, see Medtech (disambiguation).
Medtech
Motto Be extraordinary!
Type For-profit college
Established 1939
Location Campuses in Atlanta; Falls Church, Virginia; Fort Wayne, Indiana; Greenwood, Indiana; Indianapolis; Lexington, Kentucky; Morrow, Georgia; Silver Spring, Maryland; Tucker, Georgia; and Washington, D.C.
Website http://www.medtech.edu/

Medtech is a for-profit medical career education facility founded in Indianapolis, Indiana, in 2004.

Consecutive campuses were opened in Greenwood, Indiana, in 2007; Fort Wayne, Indiana, in 2008; and Lexington, Kentucky, in 2009. Also in 2008, Medtech created a separate School of Nursing to meet the increasing economic demand.[1] In 2010, Medtech joined forces with Sanz School [2] and Javelin Technical Training Center [3] under the ownership of JTC Education Holdings.[4] This merger brought the Medtech campus total to 10,[5] adding locations in Atlanta; Morrow, Georgia; Tucker, Georgia; Falls Church, Virginia; Silver Spring, Maryland; and Washington, D.C. In October 2011, Medtech announced the acquisition of Radians College, a nursing school in Washington, D.C.[6] In July, 2012, Medtech announced the acquisition of Camelot Healthcare Training Institute in Altamonte Springs, Florida. Shortly after the acquisition, Camelot was re-branded to Medtech Institute and its location moved to Orlando.[7][8] In February, 2014, Medtech announced the acquisition of National Medical Education & Training Center (NMETC).[9]

Accreditations, approvals and regulations

Medtech College[10] – Atlanta-Marietta: Commission of the Council on Occupational Education, Nonpublic Postsecondary Educational Institutions Act of 1990

Medtech College – Atlanta-Tucker: Commission of the Council on Occupational Education, Nonpublic Postsecondary Educational Institutions Act of 1990

Medtech Institute – Falls Church: Commission of the Council on Occupational Education, U.S. Department of Education, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, State Council of Higher Education for Virginia

Medtech College – Fort Wayne: Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools, The Indiana Commission on Proprietary Education, Indiana State Board of Nursing (Nursing programs), National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (Medical Lab Technology program), .

Medtech College – Greenwood: Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools, The Indiana Commission on Proprietary Education, Nursing programs are currently on probationary status by the Indiana State Board of Nursing (Nursing programs), Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (Medical Assistant program), National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (Medical Lab Technology program).

Medtech College – Indianapolis: Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools, The Indiana Commission on Proprietary Education, Indiana State Board of Nursing (Nursing programs), Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (Medical Assistant program), National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (Medical Lab Technology program).

Medtech College – Lexington: Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools, Kentucky State Board for Proprietary Education

Medtech Institute – Silver Spring: Commission of the Council on Occupational Education, U.S. Department of Education, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Maryland Higher Education Commission

Medtech College – Washington, D.C.: Commission of the Council on Occupational Education, U.S. Department of Education, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, D.C. Education Licensure Commission

Medtech College – Orlando: Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools, Florida Board Nursing, State of Florida Department of Health Division of Medical Quality Assurance

Loss OF Education Department Funding

On 25 July 2016 the United States Department of Education

After the financial collapse, many for-profit schools [ Alta College, Inc.'s Westwood College; Corinthian Colleges, Inc.'s Everest College were more scrutinised. In the past three fiscal years the government U.S. Department of Education and Department of Justice ] have barred more than 30 schools from receiving federal loans and grants.[11] Marinello Schools of Beauty, for instance, lost access to federal funds in February for illegally requesting federal financial aid for students with invalid high-school diplomas, charging students for excessive overtime and withholding a portion of students’ federal aid. The for-profit chain shut down within days of the department's decision.[11]

The Justice Department probes have revealed numerous fraudulent activities from for profit career technical schools. In November 2015 the second largest for profit college chain Education Management Corporation [ operated the Art Institutes, Argosy University, Brown Mackie College, South University ] agreed to pay $95.5 million to resolve allegations that it paid employees based on student enrollment in violation of federal law.[11] The rule is meant to prevent schools from steering students into loans to boost revenue. ITT Technical Institute is being sued by the Securities and Exchange Commission for fraud. The University of Phoenix was suspended from receiving military tuition assistance. Career Education Corporation closed all 14 of its Sanford-Brown technical schools.[11]

Tuesday's action against Medtech is the department's latest effort to rein in schools accused of violating regulations on federal financial aid.

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Programs

Medtech has diploma and Associate degree programs in the fields of Medical, Medical Office, School of Nursing, and English as a Second Language. Associate degree programs can be completed in 15–18 months, and diploma programs in nine.

Programs:

Short-term certificate courses

Medtech has short-term certifications, which can be completed in 4–6 weeks.

Courses:

Campus locations

Medtech College – Fort Wayne: 7230 Engle Road, Fort Wayne, IN 46804

Medtech College – Greenwood: 1500 American Way, Greenwood, IN 46143

Medtech College – Indianapolis: 6612 E. 75th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46250

Medtech College – Lexington: 1648 McGrathiana Parkway, Suite 200, Lexington, KY 40511

Medtech College – Washington, D.C.: 529 14th Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20045

Medtech College – Atlanta-Marietta: 4501 Circle 75 Parkway SE, Atlanta, GA 30339

Medtech College – Atlanta-Tucker: 4053 Lavista Road, Tucker, GA 30084

Medtech College – Orlando: 2000 North Alafaya Trail, Suite 300, Orlando, FL 32826

Medtech Institute – Falls Church: 6182 Arlington Boulevard, Falls Church, VA 22044

Medtech Institute – Silver Spring: 1100 Wayne Avenue, Suite 100, Silver Spring, MD 20910

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