Health Careers Academy

Welcome to the Health Careers Academy (HCA) at Blair.

Are you interested pursuing a career in the health professions or developing career skills that could translate to many different fields? 

Mission:

Blair High School’s Health Careers Academy students are exposed to a broad range of medical careers. A thoughtfully designed curriculum consisting of guest speakers, job shadowing, student research, career exploration visits and internships with health professionals provide the students the opportunity to make choices in regards to pursuing post high school success and a career in the medical profession.

Vision:

Blair High School’s Health Careers Academy provides a rigorous curriculum and culture of success and caring that uniquely prepares well-rounded citizens to be college and career ready for the medical career fields.

The Health Careers Academy provides students with:

• A strong academic foundation through rigorous instruction.
• Technical core instruction with industry-specific technical training and certifications.
• Support services through student-centered instruction, additional academic, college, and career counseling
• Work-based learning experiences through guest-speakers, field studies, job shadows, mentors, internships and more!

The Health Careers Academy is a four-year program, grades 9-12.

HCA course offerings include IB Sports Exercise and Health Science, an IB Diploma Programme Standard Level Course. This IB course is available to Blair 11th and 12th graders in HCA or not.

For more information about the Health Careers Academy, contact Ms. Tamar Vega