CNI College (also Career Networks Institute) is an allied health

vocational college A university of applied sciences (UAS), nowadays much less commonly called a polytechnic university or vocational university, is an institution of higher education and sometimes research that provides vocational education and grants academic de ...

in Santa Ana,

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. The main campus is located in the

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History

CNI College was established in 1994, and was located in Santa Ana. In an effort to provide more spacious accommodations and an environment more conductive to learning, the vocational college was moved to the

campus in 1997. The college eventually expanded to the

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campus to accommodate growth, but in 2009 the main campus moved back to the City of Orange. Here, all classrooms and administrative office are in one location. The facilities include spacious classrooms, fully equipped medical and pharmacy laboratories, personal training laboratory, and computer lab. The on-campus library with Internet access is available to all students during regularly scheduled school hours. The campus facility and equipment fully comply with all state and local ordinances and regulations.

Academics

The college offers an

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, a vocational nursing course, qualifications in

massage therapy Massage is the manipulation of the body's soft tissues. Massage techniques are commonly applied with hands, fingers, elbows, knees, forearms, feet or a device. The purpose of massage is generally for the treatment of body stress or pain. In Eu ...

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technology, personal fitness training, pharmacy technician and

surgical technologist A surgical technologist, also called a scrub, scrub tech, surgical technician, or operating room technician, is an allied health professional working as a part of the team delivering surgical care. Surgical technologists are members of the surg ...

programs.

Accreditations

CNI College has been accredited by the

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American Society of Health System Pharmacists American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) is a professional organization that represents pharmacists who serve as patient care providers in hospitals, health systems, ambulatory clinics, and other healthcare settings. The organizatio ...

, and Commissions on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs. CNI College has received approval from the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education, American Registry of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists, State of California Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians, California State Approving Agency for Veterans Education, State of California Board of Registered Nurses, and received a Certificate of Recognition from the National Strength & Conditioning Association.

Memberships

In addition to CNI College’s accreditations and approvals, CNI is a member of the following organizations: California Association of Private Postsecondary Schools (CAPPS), Association of Surgical Technologists (AST), Accreditation Review Council on Education in Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (ARC/STSA), Better Business Bureau, American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA), and Library and Information Resources Network, Inc.

References

External links

Official website
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