Max Drewel was about to retire but wasn't done working. He found PCC's Pharm Tech program and after 30 years working in Insurance, switched careers completely.

Topics: Healthcare, Entry Level Healthcare Careers, Student Profiles, Pharmacy Technician

Frank Brislawn enrolled in PCC during the Fall of 2015 for Phlebotomy. He writes about the role PCC played in his recent career success.

Topics: Healthcare, Entry Level Healthcare Careers, Student Profiles, Phlebotomy

Getting a business started and off the ground can be hard, and every business owner wants all the help they can get. If you're a minority business owner, there's targeted aid and opportunities available to you. To take advantage of them, however, you'll need a Minority Business Enterprise Certification (or MBE Certification).

Topics: Small Business

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Topics: Small Business, Business Profiles, Food

Topics: Small Business, Business Profiles, Food

Since the dawn of the workplace, the relationship between management and subordinates has been a complicated one. Managers are trying to maximize the performance of their teams and a necessary part of that process is providing constructive criticism to individual contributors.

But knowing how to provide feedback to subordinates in a way that doesn’t ruffle any feathers can often get tricky. There’s always the danger of someone taking things too personally, creating drama, or damaging team morale.

Topics: Professional Development, Communications, Leadership, Management

This is the summary of a paper written by Global Corporate College, a partner with CLIMB.

GCC provides effective training on topics that matter most to businesses. In this paper, the direct relationship between employee improvement programs and company profit is explored.

Topics: Professional Development, Employee Training

Whether it’s professional or personal issues with a colleague, knowing how to provide feedback to peers, without causing conflict, is a skill that some professionals may feel that they haven’t quite mastered. From below average presentations to poor workplace etiquette, each situation requires it’s own unique approach. But the cost of avoiding the issue can result in even worse long term results and ongoing issues that have a negative effect on the entire work environment.

Giving much needed feedback doesn’t have to be stressful and difficult, as long as you adhere to some of the following tips for providing feedback.

Topics: Professional Development

A sterile processing technician’s role involves daily sterilization of surgical instruments and medical supplies for reuse. The position is vital in keeping patients and medical staff safe, and requires a vigorous adherence to sterilization processes on a daily basis.

Here we will answer the five most common questions about this field and help guide you in making an informative decision. 

Topics: Healthcare, Entry Level Healthcare Careers, Sterile Processing Technician