UniTec Career and Technical Center
7163 Raider Road, Bonne Terre, MO, 63628
573-431-3300 x 7The school started because the St. Joe Mining Company needed qualified electricians. Dean Smithmier, former director of UniTec Career Center, said the trade school was the first school of its kind in Missouri. The school opened its doors in 1943 and since then has operated under several names: Lead Belt Trade School, Lead Belt Vocational School, Lead Belt Area Vocational Technical School, and finally the UniTec Career Center beginning in 1993. The school is actually the culmination of movements and forces dating back to World War II, namely the War Production Training in Flat River and the National Youth Administration in Bonne Terre. After those centers met their obligations, the training equipment in Flat River was moved to the Bonne Terre facility in order to set up the facility for a potential training site. Area superintendents and businessmen had the foresight to make it the first organized area vocational school in the state even before the passage of the major Federal Vocational Education Act of 1963 and 1968. The first course offerings were auto mechanics, welding, building trades, machine shop, motor winding, radio repair and electricity.
Degree Programs Offered
- Medical
Careers
Medical Assistants
Medical assistants perform administrative and certain clinical duties under the direction of a physician. Duties may include scheduling appointments, maintaining medical records, and billing and coding information for insurance purposes. Clinical duties may include taking and recording vital signs and medical histories, preparing patients for examinations and drawing blood.
Salary
$25—40K
Job Growth
10.93%
Education Required
specialized training or certification or associates degree
Physician Assistants
Physician assistants provide health care services under a physician’s supervision. They perform tasks that are usually performed by doctors. They conduct physical exams and provide treatment, and counsel patients. Physician assistants may prescribe medications.
Salary
$100K
Job Growth
23.82%
Education Required
Master's Degree
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