Health Care Administration

One of Alma’s newest programs, debuting in 2011, Health Care Administration is designed to prepare students for entry-level and mid-level positions in the business and administration side of the health professions, including hospitals, nursing homes, physician practices, home care organizations, pharmaceutical firms and other related organizations.

With Alma's 13:1 student-to-faculty ratio, students receive a great deal of one-on-one faculty attention.

It features courses in financial and managerial accounting, economics, health care finance and management, and strategic planning in health care as well as hands-on internship opportunities locally, regionally, nationally and internationally.

Students will complete a senior capstone project that includes active involvement in researching and solving real-world problems related to health care administration. Off-campus experiences will include placements at local health care facilities.

Alma College is seeking program accreditation with the Association of University Programs in Health Administration.

Bob Devaney, a 1939 graduate of Alma College, went on to become known as one of the greatest coaches in collegiate football history. In his 11 years as head coach at Nebraska, Devaney produced 11 winning seasons with two national championships. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1981. At Alma he played end and was the Scots’ Most Valuable Player in 1938....

Ganesa Wegienka
Graduation: 1994
Major: Mathematics

For Ganesa Wegienka ’94, life is about enjoying what she does on a daily basis.

As an epidemiologist at Henry Ford Health System in Detroit, where she studies disease causation and risk factors, she is happily living up to her mantra.

Health Care Administration

Health Care Administration

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