Healthcare Certifications at SOCHi College
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Southern California Health Institute offers a wide variety of Healthcare Certification Programs that prepares students for a successful career in the healthcare industry. Our healthcare certification programs in Los Angeles County, California, ranging from massage therapy to physical therapy aid program to medical billing and coding.
Job Opportunities
- Hospitals
- Medical Laboratory
- Rehab Centers
- Skilled Nursing Facilities
- Hotels, Spas, and Resorts
- Chiropractic Offices
- Physician offices
- Home health care service
SOCHi Healthcare Programs
- Certified Nursing Assistant Training
- Massage Therapy Training Program
- Medical Assistant Program
- Medical Billing & Coding Program
- Personal Fitness Trainer Program
- Physical Therapy Aide Program
- Sports and Rehabilitation Therapy
- Continuing Education Workshops & Seminars

Graduate certified nursing assistant in less than two months.
The Nursing Assistant program at Southern California Health Institute (SOCHi) yields an expertise in healthcare and patient care that will provide you with tools for your praxis. We show you all you need from taking vital signs, entering data, all the way to ensuring patients have proper hygiene.

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SOCHi has utilized years of experience of many professionals in the Massage Therapy industry to develop and update its Advanced Professional Massage Therapy program.
Mr. Boris Prilutsky originally developed the curriculum in 1995. Boris Prilutsky has been teaching and practicing medical and sports massage for over 40 years and was the founder of SOCHi. As part of SOCHi’s advisory board, Physical Therapists, Chiropractors, Massage Therapists and other Healthcare professionals have provided SOCHi with valuable information and guidance in developing this program.
The program is structured to include relevant information for today’s Massage Therapist.
Additional Course Offerings:
Deep Tissue
This course focuses on the development of knowledge and massage techniques to affect deep layers of tissues and specific muscular structures. Topics include the use of pressure and monitoring pain. Physical skills focus on body mechanics, palpation skills, stretching techniques and deep tissue massage techniques.
Eastern Massage
This course introduces the student to forms of energy bodywork including, Shiatsu, Thai massage and reflexology. This course includes theory, basic techniques, routines and integration into massage sessions.
Massage Therapy Modalities
In this course the student is introduced to the techniques which comprise cranial sacral spinal therapy, as it exists in the Russian medical massage paradigm. The course focuses on cervical, thoracic, and lumbar paravertebral massage, regional massage for injuries, segmental spinal mobilization, manual spinal discharge and manual traction of the spine.
Specialized Massage Therapy
This course introduces the student to specialized massage modalities such as chair massage, carpal tunnel relief, pregnancy massage, acupressure for tension headaches and massage for the elderly.

Administrative
Medical Assistants are an important part of the health care team and their responsibilities continue to expand. The Medical Assistant program at Southern California Health Institute is designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary as an entry level team member in a medical office, clinic, or other health care setting.

Clinical
A foundation in the basic medical language as well as the structure and function of the human body is provided. The program focuses on helping students develop competency in the areas of administrative and clinical procedures, preparing patients for examinations, back-office clinical procedures, administration of medications, and routine laboratory procedures. Additionally, the program provides the student with the soft skills and professionalism necessary to function as a member of the medical team in an efficient clinical setting. T

Comprehensive
Topics in professional development and career preparation are also explored throughout the program. Upon successful completion of the classroom and laboratory training, students are required to complete 150 hours of externship.

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Healthcare reimbursement has been changing and evolving at an alarming pace. Having staff that is knowledgeable and skilled in navigating these changes of billing and coding for a practitioners' services is an invaluable asset. You can learn the ins and outs of this ever-changing world and how to stay current with the medical reimbursement trends by investing in education with us at Sochi.

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SOCHi partnered with the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) to prepare you for a career as a Personal Fitness Trainer/Health & Wellness Professional.
Unlike, NASM’s own online course, SOCHi offers you the opportunity to be a part of a group of like-minded individuals seeking to become Personal Fitness Trainers. You will learn from professional fitness trainers, educators, and career services advisors.
The program is comprised of both lecture and hand-on learning. Lecture classes will help you to understand the theory of a subject and allow you to participate in class discussions with other classmates and instructors.
The hands-on portion is a critical element of the program which provides you with the necessary hands-on experience. You will be learning in a real gym; practicing with and assessing your classmates which can’t be taught online. As a NASM certified personal trainer (CPT) you will have greater potential for employment opportunities.

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SOCHi has utilized years of experience of many professionals in the Physical Therapy industry to develop and update its Physical Therapy Aide/Sports Rehab program.
As part of SOCHi’s advisory board, Physical Therapists, Chiropractors, Massage Therapists and other Healthcare professionals have provided SOCHi with valuable information and guidance in developing this program.
he program is structured to include relevant information for today’s Physical Therapy Aide and Massage Therapist.

Associate Degree Program in Sports & Rehabilitation Therapy in 14 Month
Sports and Rehabilitation Therapy is a growing field for students interested in helping clientele work through injuries, enhance athletic performance and move better through their activities of daily living.
Sochi's Sports and Rehabilitation Therapy Associate of Science Degree program provides training in the basic techniques used by sports therapists to enhance conditioning, improve performance, and rehabilitate injuries.
Sochi Programs
Campus-Based
- Advanced Professional Massage Therapy
- Certified Home Health Aide
- Medical Assistant
- Medical Billing and Coding Specialist
- Personal Fitness Trainer/Health and Wellness Professional
- Physical Therapy Aide/Sports Rehabilitation
Online and Campus Based Hybrids
- Advanced Professional Massage Therapy (Hybrid IDL)
- Medical Assistant (Hybrid IDL)
- Medical Billing and Coding Specialist (IDL)
- Personal Fitness Trainer/Health and Wellness
Professional (Hybrid IDL) - Physical Therapy Aide/Sports Rehabilitation
(Hybrid IDL)