SCHOOL HISTORY AND DESCRIPTION
Career Academy of Texas Inc. was founded in Grapevine, Texas in 2003 as a proprietary medical/healthcare training school to address the increasing demand for skilled healthcare workers.
The School is conveniently located at 925 Minters Chapel Road, Grapevine, Texas 76501. This location is about seven miles northwest of the Dallas/Fort Worth Airport. The School was specially designed for instructional purposes and provides an optimum learning environment for the students.
Career Academy of Texas was admitted by the Council on Occupational Educational (COE) to candidate status in September 2005 as a private, for profit vocational institution. Since admission to candidate status, the school has changed to a not-for profit status and has also received the 501© approval. The school is presently undergoing the accreditation process with COE.
EDUCATIONAL PHILOSPHY
The primary focus of Career Academy of Texas is to provide a challenging and conducive learning atmosphere for our students and to adequately prepare them to be competitive in the market place. In this regard, the goals of Career Academy of Texas include inter-alia:
- Equipping graduates with the knowledge, skills and attitude needed to be technically astute individuals, critical thinkers and solution providers.
- Equipping graduates with the knowledge, skills and experience needed for entry-level positions as nurse aides, medication aides, medical assistants and Limited Medical Radiologic Technologists (LMRTs).
- Equipping graduates with the knowledge, skills and experience need to provide consistent quality patient care.
- Equipping graduates with the ability to cultivate life-long learning attitudes in their chosen career.
Our students are taught by well qualified, experienced and versatile instructors within the healthcare sector.
APPROVALS
Career Academy of Texas Inc. is approved and regulated by:
- Texas Department of Human Services, Nurse Aide Training Program
- Texas Department of Human Services, Long-Term Care Division, Medication Aide Permit Program
- Texas Workforce Commission, Proprietary Schools Section, Austin, Texas
- Texas Department Of Human Services, Limited Medical Radiology Technology Program
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