Health Careers High School | Northside Independent School District

front entrance of health careers high school from the parking lot

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Announcements

Spring 2021 Tester Transportation Information

Feb. 5, 2021

Student Zoom Accounts

Jan. 11, 2021

Recruiting 2021

Dec. 2, 2020

Device Request & Technology Lending Agreement

Oct. 27, 2020

Student Portal & Login information

Oct. 8, 2020

HCHS Summer Assignments

Jun. 8, 2020

Health Careers High School

2020 US News Best High Schools in the Nation
2017-2020 Niche San Antonio High School with Best Teachers
2019 GreatSchools College Success Award
Class of 2020 earned $11,759,313 in scholarship offers

All students at Health Careers High School will take their core classes along with Principles of Health Science and can then choose to focus on one of these strands of education:

Health Diagnostics
Clinical Laboratory
Medical Research

Healthcare Therapeutic
Dental
Sterile Processing
Clinical Medical Assisting
Pharmacology

Engineering
Biomedical Engineering

Students may also take Advanced Placement and Dual Credit classes to earn credit for college coursework concurrent with a high school course. Students earn credit through Northwest Vista College, and the credit can transfer to all public colleges and universities in Texas.

Internship/Externship Opportunities – Students at Health Careers High School have many opportunities for internships and externships including those in medical, research, dental, pharmaceutical, biomedical engineering or related career fields at the following locations:

University Hospital
UT Health Science Center
Methodist Specialty Transplant Hospital
UTSA

Mentorship Opportunities - PHOENIX CONNECT MENTORING PROGRAM

All 9th graders are assigned a Mentor Team that is comprised of staff members and upperclassmen students. They meet once a month to answer questions about the school, activities, and how to succeed. They set goals and work towards achieving them. They also build positive relationships that help freshmen become connected to the campus.

Mission

The mission of HCHS is to equip students to serve their communities with compassion, integrity, and excellence by engaging them with a rigorous and comprehensive academic program focused on an exploration of health professions and real-world applications of medical knowledge and skills. Health Careers High School is designed for students whose interests lie in careers in the allied health fields and medicine. The enrollment of Health Careers High School is not restricted by specific geographical boundaries and is comprised of all ethnic and socio-economic groups from San Antonio, Bexar County and the surrounding communities.