Program Structure
Counseling Services
Program faculty members offer academic counseling to all enrolled students. Students regularly receive counseling regarding their academic and clinical progress. Surgical Technology Program faculty members are also available for individual academic assistance as needed. However, the Surgical Technology Program does not offer formal tutoring services.
Enrolled students are also entitled to pastoral counseling for matters of personal or religious nature. Pastoral counseling is a private matter between the student and clinical pastoral services and is kept entirely confidential.
Health Services
- Pre-enrollment Health Assessment. Pre-enrollment services include an immunization screening to assure compliance with hospital and regulatory requirements, respirator fit testing, and mandatory drug screening.
- Training-related injury: Should a student become injured during the course of their training, initial assessment and care is provided through the Ascension St. Vincent Office of Associate Health or, if the injury is more severe, through an Ascension St. Vincent Emergency Department. Follow-up care, if directed, is provided by the student’s personal healthcare provider. Approved out-of-pocket expenses are covered by an insurance policy held by Ascension St. Vincent.
- Training-related exposure to communicable disease: Initial assessment and care is provided through the Ascension St. Vincent Office of Associate Health. Follow-up care, if necessary, occurs with the student’s personal healthcare provider.
- Annual surveillance to includes annual TB screening and influenza vaccinations.
Students are required to carry their own personal health insurance since health insurance is not provided to enrolled students. Ascension St. Vincent is not liable for any general illness that occurs to a student as a result of clinical training.
Malpractice & General Liability Coverage
Career / Employment Placement
Library Services
Ascension St. Vincent Hospital, which sponsors the Ascension St. Vincent College, does not have a physical library but allow students to access the digital library. Online knowledge-based resources exist to meet the clinical, research, and educational needs of physicians, associates, and students. Online resources are available 24/7 on all networked computers anywhere in Ascension St. Vincent. Students are to use hospital resources, including internet access, for legitimate and relevant purposes.
Financial Services
The College does not participate in Title IV federal student aid (FASFA) programs and, as a result, students may not be able to have their existing student loans deferred. Students should contact the financial aid of the college/ institution through which the loan was processed to discuss their options.
The College has a no-interest tuition payment plan for financial hardship. A financial hardship payment plan covers only tuition and fees for a given semester. Students must request the plan in writing to the program director prior to the tuition and fee due date for the semester. All tuition and fees must be paid prior to the end of each semester in accordance with the plan.