​Dental Hygiene

Program Description

Spoon River College has an agreement with Carl Sandburg College to offer an Associate in Applied Science degree in Dental Hygiene.  Spoon River College students may take the general education requirements at Spoon River College and the major requirements at Carl Sandburg College.

Nature of Work

Dental hygienists remove soft and hard deposits from teeth, teach patients how to practice good oral hygiene, and provide other preventative dental care, such as cleaning and polishing teeth, taking radiographs, and applying fluoride treatment. The dental hygienist also serves as an oral health educator in the clinical and community setting. Dental hygienists should work well with others and must have good manual dexterity to use dental instruments within a patient's mouth, with little room for error.

Degree

Spoon River College, in agreement with Carl Sandburg College, offers an Associate in Applied Science Degree in Dental Hygiene.  For additional information about the Dental Hygiene partnership with Carl Sandbug College, contact an Spoon River College advisor at (309) 649-6400.

Radiologic Technology

Program Description
Spoon River College has an agreement with Carl Sandburg College to offer an Associate in Applied Science degree in Radiologic Technology. Spoon River College students may take the general education requirements at Spoon River College and the major requirements at Carl Sandburg College.

Nature of Work
Radiologic technologists and technicians take x-rays and administer nonradioactive materials into patients’ bloodstreams for diagnostic purposes. Some specialize in diagnostic imaging technologies, such as computerized tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). U.S. Department of Labor 2006-2007 Occupational Outlook Handbook.

Degree
Spoon River College, in agreement with Carl Sandburg College, offers an Associate in Applied Science Degree in Radiologic Technology.  For information about the Radiologic Technology partnership with Carl Sandburg College, contact an SRC advisor at (309) 649-6400.

Respiratory Therapy

Program Description
Spoon River College has an agreement with Southeastern Community College to offer an Associate in Applied Science degree in Respiratory Therapy Assistant. Spoon River College students may take the general education requirements at Spoon River College and the major requirements at Southeastern Community College.

Nature of Work
Respiratory therapists and respiratory therapy technicians—also known as respiratory care practitioners—evaluate, treat, and care for patients with breathing or other cardiopulmonary disorders. Practicing under the direction of a physician, respiratory therapists assume primary responsibility for all respiratory care therapeutic treatments and diagnostic procedures, including the supervision of respiratory therapy technicians. U.S. Department of Labor 2006-2007 Occupational Outlook Handbook.

Certificates and Degrees
Spoon River College, in agreement with Southeastern Community College, offers an Associate in Applied Science Degree in Respiratory Therapy Assistant.  For information on the Respiratory Therapy partnership with Southeastern Community College, call an advisor at (309) 649-6400.

​Therapeutic Massage

Program Description 

Spoon River College has an agreement with Carl Sandburg College to offer a certificate in Therapeutic Massage.  Spoon River College students may take the general education requirements at Spoon River College and the major requirements at Carl Sandburg College.

Nature of Work

Massage therapists perform hands-on manipulation of the body's soft tissues with the goal of improving overall physical and mental health, managing pain, or assisting with rehabilitation. Job opportunities in therapeutic massage are rising as a result of both an increasing use of massage in medicine and society's greater focus on health and wellness.

Certificate

Spoon River College, in agreement with Carl Sandburg College, offers a certificate in Therapeutic Massage.  For information on the Therapeutic Massage partnership with Carl Sandburg College, call an advisor at (309) 649-6400.