Vocational Programs for Patient Representatives Career

The role of Patient Representatives is to assist patients in obtaining services, understanding policies and making health care decisions. 14 vocational programs could be taken for the Patient Representatives career.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Patient Representatives is $30,450. The average length of the programs is 528 hours and the average completion time is 15.81 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Patient Representatives Career

The following 14 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Patient Representatives.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Patient Representatives
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant	5	$37,550	$2,170	846 Hours	18.60 Months
Radiologist Assistant	2	-	-	-	-
Electroneurodiagnostic/Electroencephalographic Technology/Technologist	14	$34,906	$1,601	647 Hours	16.50 Months
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist	60	$32,088	$1,480	1,259 Hours	18.67 Months
Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist	27	$42,871	$1,901	202 Hours	18.89 Months
Cardiopulmonary Technology/Technologist	2	-	-	-	-
Radiation Protection/Health Physics Technician	4	-	-	-	-
Polysomnography	20	$18,408	$1,207	30 Hours	8.00 Months
Hearing Instrument Specialist	2	-	-	-	-
Orthopedic Technology/Technician	3	-	-	-	-
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (other)	50	$37,575	$1,413	113 Hours	24.00 Months
Renal/Dialysis Technologist/Technician	28	$9,752	$673	600 Hours	6.00 Months
Orthotist/Prosthetist	4	-	-	-	-
Assistive/Augmentative Technology and Rehabilitation Engineering	4	-	-	-	-

Schools offering voational programs for Patient Representatives

The following 190 schools offer the vocational programs and courses for preparing Patient Representatives. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.