The Bachelor of Science in Healthcare Services

Career opportunities in healthcare are almost limitless. As the industry broadens and diversifies, so does the need for effective managers and administrators. With a Bachelor of Science degree in Healthcare Services, which focuses on healthcare administration, you will sharpen your skills and increase your initiative to keep pace and move ahead with confidence.

Faculty members in the Advantage healthcare services program are professionals who work in key sectors of the Kansas City and Missouri area health system. You will experience:

• Someone who sees teaching as their way of maintaining and improving healthcare
• The latest in healthcare administration, methods, trends, and practice
• Enthusiastic and willing support for your success
• Colleagues on whom you can rely

Healthcare services majors can be take class online, and the course schedule is broken into 8-week, 5-week, and weekend intensive formats beginning several times a year. You can start, pause, and restart the program if and when you need to. In this 128-credit hour program, you will develop:

• A community and national perspective of the healthcare system and its administration
• An understanding of the key laws affecting the health-care industry
• The skills to assess and problem-solve using industry research and statistical data
• The ability to evaluate the healthcare market and strategize solutions to systemic issues that capitalize on market trends

With your Bachelor of Science in Healthcare Services, you give your administration career the Advantage in a range of areas such as:

• Allied health
• Health-related data and other services
• Public and private care offices
• Health Management Organizations
• Hospital and clinical administration

[Teresa Shepherd, Director of Education, Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics, Kansas City, MO]
“Children’s Mercy has been a training site for and hiring Avila healthcare students since 1995. We find Advantage students to be so knowledgeable, professional, and enthusiastic, that we offer a generous tuition reimbursement program to all of our employees.  I, myself, have a master’s degree in education from Avila, and it has served me well. I’m a big believer in Avila.”

To enhance your study experience, there are campus organizations that offer opportunities to network and engage the community. They include:

• Peers Educating Avila About Counseling and Health (PEACH) – Promoting wellness and healthful activities within the Avila community. 
• Phi Alpha Honor Society – Promoting social work scholarship and achievement.

To find out more about the B.A. in Healthcare Services, fill out our online form or email Advantage@avila.edu and information will be sent to you directly. Or speak with an advisor at 816.501.3737. Find out why Avila is the Advantage you’ve been looking for.

Review the requirements for a degree in Healthcare Services here.