Please Note
This program is delivered 100% online in a self-paced model.
(Click here to learn more about our hybrid version that combines online course work with live Zoom lectures and in-person hands-on labs sessions.)
Prerequisite: High school diploma or GED equivalent.
This 50-hour self-paced online program will prepare you to become an EKG technician, which involves monitoring and recording electrical impulses transmitted by the heart. This program prepares you to take the National Workforce Career Association (NWCA) exam.
This course includes important background information on the anatomy and physiology of the heart, medical disease processes, medical terminology, medical ethics, legal aspects of patient contact, electrocardiography, and stress testing. You will learn the proper use of the EKG machine and other clinical practices.
Once you’ve earned our certificate of completion, this certificate only qualifies you to take the National Workforce Career Association (NWCA) exam, which is separate from our program and can be taken at additional costs.
This program is presented in partnership with a third-party provider and is not taught by California State University, Long Beach faculty. The course is not offered for academic credit and is not degree-eligible.
This program is delivered 100% online in a self-paced model.
(Click here to learn more about our hybrid version that combines online course work with live Zoom lectures and in-person hands-on labs sessions.)
This course offers open enrollments—just enroll and start when you are ready!
Denis Arsenault,
Program Advisor