Lakewood University

Administrative Medical Assisting

This course introduces you to the subject of Administrative Medical Assisting. For those interested in working with doctors and nurses in either a hospital or private practice, this course provides a detailed overview of basic principles needed to qualify for entry-level positions as an administrative medical assistant. Students can expect to learn about computers in the medical office and establish strong telecommunication skills.

Business Administration

The Lakewood University Master of Business Administration Program prepares students for professional opportunities in business administration by providing them a robust knowledgebase requisite to effectively and efficiently operating a business in today's global business environment. Using a blend of real-world projects, applications, and their unique learning styles, students will develop business, management, and leadership skills that foster innovation.

Business Management

The bachelor's degree in business management will prepare students for entry-level positions in business, industry and non-profit organizations. The program is designed for students who seek to acquire a complete framework in basic business concepts and skills in order to contribute and create solutions for contemporary business problems.

Business Management

The Associate of Applied Business in Business Management will prepare students for entry-level positions in business, industry and non-profit organizations. The program is designed for students who seek to acquire a complete framework in basic business concepts and skills in order to contribute and create solutions for contemporary business problems.

Criminal Justice

Lakewood University's Criminal Justice program is to provide a comprehensive understanding of the criminal justice program and its components. This program will contain many topics regarding traditional criminal justice issues such as effective policing, courts, causes of crime, prisons and sentencing as well as the types of crime and will discuss how the topics interrelate by using various learning methods.

Criminal Justice & Mediation

As this is one of our combination programs, there are two different course descriptions; one for each portion of the program. The Criminal Justice program provides a comprehensive understanding of the American justice system and its occupations. The Mediation portion provides the core skill sets necessary for the practice of mediation and dispute resolution.

Cybersecurity

The Cybersecurity program is designed to equip participants with the essential skills and knowledge needed to excel in the field. This program covers a wide array of critical topics, including Information Security technologies, contingency planning, and system monitoring, enabling students to examine the foundations of secure data management. Finally, this program prepares individuals to excel in industry-recognized CompTIA certifications, including Security +, Network +, Project +, and A+.

Entrepreneur

In the Entrepreneurship Certificate Program, students will be introduced to the language and key concepts of business. Students will also be exposed to the essential functions of a manager and the communication skills required by that role. This certificate program includes 27 credit hours within Lakewood University's Associate of Applied Business in Business Management and can be taken as a stepping stone towards further education.

Entrepreneurship

Becoming a successful entrepreneur has everything to do with knowing who you are, finding your niche, studying the market you want to impact, identifying the need and, filling that need better than anyone before or since. The Entrepreneurship Certificate will educate students on all of these elements through a combination of lectures, online videos, simulation experiences, and much more.

Grant Writer

Raising capital is an essential part of any sustainable nonprofit business model. Success depends on the ability to effectively fundraise, forge positive donor relationships, and compose persuasive grant proposals. This course teaches you how to optimally convey your research idea to funding agencies and reviewers, and to maximize your chances of success.

Group Fitness

The Lakewood University all-inclusive Group Fitness Certificate Program offers premium fitness knowledge with empirical data and qualified instructors. This program is designed for exam preparedness and provides the foundation for aspiring group fitness instructors and gym operators to gain the skills and knowledge necessary for group fitness success.

Healthcare Administration

To prepare students for challenging, fast-paced environments in Healthcare settings by offering and giving them an in-depth background in the functional areas of a healthcare settings in this modern world, such as vitalizing human resources, hospital finance/accounting, healthcare administration, leadership and operations. Student will obtain key skills they can apply promptly in the Hospitals, doctors' offices, nursing homes, surgical facilities, rehabilitation centers, and emergency clinics.

Healthcare Administration

To prepare students for challenging, fast-paced environments in Healthcare settings by offering and giving them an in-depth background in the functional areas of a healthcare settings in this modern world, such as vitalizing human resources, hospital finance/accounting, healthcare administration, leadership and operations. Students will obtain key skills they can apply promptly in the Hospitals, doctors' offices, nursing homes, surgical facilities, rehabilitation centers, emergency clinics.

Information Technology

The Bachelor of Science in Information Technology will help students gain the technical abilities and practical skills so that they can help any organization innovate practices, products and processes. The Bachelor in IT is designed in a way to empower individuals to become passionate, solution-minded Information Technology professionals by fostering innovation, research, leadership development, solving real-life problems.

Information Technology

To help students gain the technical abilities and practical skills so that they can help any organization innovate practices, products and processes. The program is designed in a way to empower individuals to become passionate, solution-minded Information Technology professionals by fostering innovation, research, leadership development, solving real-life problems.

Law Office Management

The Law Office Management Certificate Program will prepare students for a career in legal office administration supporting the work of lawyers, paralegals, and other staff. The program includes introductory business language and concepts, as well as expectations of an effective paralegal. Additionally, there is a focus on ethical expectations and best practices in the legal profession.

Legal Assistant

This program will provide students with the legal knowledge and administrative skills to serve as paralegals, working closely with not only attorneys in law firms, but also corporations, real estate companies, government agencies and the banking industry. This 24 credit-hour certificate program will focus on realistic projects, case studies, and practical application of classroom instruction.

Legal Document Preparation

In the Legal Document Preparer Certificate Program students will be introduced to the expectations and roles of the legal assistant or paralegal. Students will explore common areas of law that legal assistants will be exposed to in the profession. Students will be introduced to the legal research process and preparation of legal documents in support of the work of lawyers and others in the field.

Legal Secretary

The Legal Secretary Certificate Program will prepare students for a career in legal office administration supporting the work of lawyers, paralegals, and other staff. The program includes introductory business language and concepts, as well as expectations of an effective paralegal. An emphasis is made on exploring the role of legal secretaries, including legal analysis and writing, in the law office.

Mediation

Mediation and dispute resolution are rapidly growing fields of study and sought after skills in the workplace. This comprehensive course provides the core skill sets necessary for the practice of mediation. Students are guided through stages of mediation and how these stages apply to actual case studies of mediation, and learn core people skills such as reflective listening, impartiality, reframing, effective communication, and the handling of critical moments.

Mediation & Paralegal

As this is one of our combination programs, there are two different course descriptions; one for each portion of the program. The Mediation portion provides the core skill sets necessary for the practice of mediation and dispute resolution. The Paralegal portion introduces students to the paralegal profession's past, present, and future, including ethics, professional responsibility, legal research, civil litigation and trial procedures.

Medical Billing

Lakewood University's Medical Billing program is to provide a comprehensive understanding of medical billing and its components. This program will contain many topics regarding medical billing topics such as managed care, insurance claim processing, a brief introduction to ICD-10-CM coding, HCPCS coding, and CPT coding and reimbursement methodologies. It will also cover claim form submission for Medicare, Medicaid, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Workers' Compensation, and TRICARE.

Medical Billing & Administrative Medical Assistant

As this is one of our combination programs, there are two different course descriptions; one for each portion of the program. Lakewood University's Medical Billing program provides a comprehensive understanding of medical billing and its components, including managed care, insurance claim processing, ICD-10-CM, HCPCS and CPT coding, and reimbursement methodologies.

Medical Billing & Medical Coding

As this is one of our combination programs, there are two different course descriptions; one for each portion of the program. Lakewood University's Medical Billing program provides a comprehensive understanding of medical billing and its components. The Medical Coding portion covers navigating the International Classification of Disease, ICD-10-CM, Current Procedural Terminology (CPT), and Healthcare Common Procedure Coding Systems (HCPCS).

Medical Coding

Lakewood University's Medical Coding program is to provide a comprehensive understanding of medical billing and its components. This program will contain many topics regarding medical coding such as how to navigate through the International Classification of Disease, ICD-10-CM, Current Procedural Terminology (CPT), and HCPCS. This program will also take students through a series of individual coding cases that will require them to use all three coding books for individual body systems.

Medical Coding & Administrative Medical Assistant

As this is one of our combination programs, there are two different course descriptions; one for each portion of the program. Lakewood University's Medical Coding program provides a comprehensive understanding of medical coding and its components, including ICD-10-CM, CPT, and HCPCS. The Administrative Medical Assistant portion provides a detailed overview of basic principles needed to qualify for entry-level positions as an administrative medical assistant.

Minister

Christian Ministry training is one of the most exciting and fulfilling adventures you will ever embark on. This in-depth course will provide the necessary foundational knowledge to help you grow personally in your spiritual life but also prepare you for the daunting role of helping others grow in their relationship with God as well. At the end of this course, students will be certified to work in churches, religious non-profits, and Christian schools and youth camps among other vocations.

Motivational Speaker

Among many things, we will use a combination of instructional videos, written content, live simulation experiences and web chats to teach students how to develop/create their own Brand, Bio, resume, videos of them speaking publicly, a website, social media pages dedicated to their public speaking career, a YouTube page, an Electronic Press Kit (EPK) and while not mandated, creating a podcast and or, a blog/vlog would help to deepen their impression within the medium.

Office Management

In the Office Manager Certificate Program students will learn the language and key concepts of business. Students will explore the role of a manager in the modern workplace with a focus on its day-to-day operations. Additionally, students will be exposed to best practices and ethical behavior.

Online & Personal Trainer

This course is designed to supply essential education integrating exercise science curriculum and practical training techniques into a systematic model that teaches students to progress their clients through different training levels and phases. Students will be prepared for careers working at medically-based fitness facilities, personal training studios, physical therapy clinics, corporate fitness centers, YMCA's/JCC's, and private and commercial health clubs.

Paralegal & Criminal Justice

As this is one of our combination programs, there are two different course descriptions; one for each portion of the program. The Criminal Justice program provides a comprehensive understanding of the American justice system and its occupations. The Paralegal portion is the core of the Paralegal Associate program, covering the paralegal profession, ethics, legal research, civil litigation and trial procedures.

Paralegal/Legal Assistant

Law practice is one of the most noble and ancient professions in human history. This course introduces students to the subject of legal assisting and paralegal studies. For those interested in working with attorneys in a professional environment, this course provides a detailed overview of basic law principals and the growing reliance upon non-lawyers to provide efficient and ethical legal services to individuals, businesses, organizations and government agencies.

Paralegal Studies

The Bachelor of Paralegal Studies will provide students with the professional opportunities to acquire skills needed to serve the legal community efficiently and ethically as a legal assistant. The Bachelor in paralegal studies degree combines both a complete academic curriculum and practical education to understand the role of the paralegal in a legal environment.

Paralegal Studies

The Associate of Applied Business in Paralegal Studies will prepare students to support attorneys in transactional and litigations fields through legal research, document drafting, case management, evidence gathering and the litigation procedure. Paralegals are often involved in trial assistance and other dispute resolution processes, as well as with preparation of real estate documents, wills, trusts, contracts, corporate matters and law office investigations.

Pharmacy Technician

Lakewood University's Pharmacy Technician program prepares students to aid licensed pharmacists prepare medications, provide customer service, and perform administrative duties within a pharmacy setting. The program outlines the proper communication skills necessary for pharmacy technicians which include telecommunication skills and interpersonal communication skills.

Pharmacy Technician & Administrative Medical Assistant

As this is one of our combination programs, there are two different course descriptions; one for each portion of the program. Lakewood University's Pharmacy Technician program prepares students to aid licensed pharmacists in preparing medications, providing customer service, and performing administrative duties within a pharmacy setting.

Pharmacy Technician & Medical Billing

As this is one of our combination programs, there are two different course descriptions; one for each portion of the program. Lakewood University's Pharmacy Technician program prepares students to aid licensed pharmacists in preparing medications, providing customer service, and performing administrative duties within a pharmacy setting. The Medical Billing portion provides a comprehensive understanding of medical billing and its components.

Pharmacy Technician & Medical Coding

As this is one of our combination programs, there are two different course descriptions; one for each portion of the program. Lakewood University's Pharmacy Technician program prepares students to aid licensed pharmacists in preparing medications, providing customer service, and performing administrative duties within a pharmacy setting.

Professional Coaching

Coaches are increasingly becoming indispensable tools for individuals who wish to be assisted in transforming their lives. In this course, we will discuss the background and framework for a successful and effective coach, including the theories, practices, and actions of a useful coach. Students will know the marketing principles, and emotional framework needed to be a successful coach and entrepreneur.

Project Management

Each certificate is comprised of courses taken directly from Associate Degree in Business Management. The Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) Examination Preparation program at Lakewood University is offered by a Registered Education Provider (REP) with the Project Management Institute (PMI). Participants who complete the rigorous course of study will be prepared to sit for the PMP Certification Examination.

Project Management

Each certificate is comprised of courses taken directly from Associate Degree in Business Management. The Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) Examination Preparation program at Lakewood University is offered by a Registered Education Provider (REP) with the Project Management Institute (PMI). Project Management Graduate Certificate credits transfer to the Master's of Business Administration.

Real Estate Management

Develop practical, real-world knowledge and skills for investing in real estate as an entrepreneur. Through this professional certificate program, you become familiar with a wide range of real estate asset types while learning how to analyze markets, value assets, raise capital through debt and equity financing, and gaining other essential skills for a real estate investment career.

Restaurant Business Management

In the Restaurant Business Management Certificate Program, students will be introduced to the language and key concepts of business. They will explore human resource management and operations management. Students will also be required to engage in supplemental studies specific to restaurant management and will be asked to apply general business concepts to restaurant management.

Virtual Executive Assistant

This is one of the most powerful times in history to start and build an online, service-based business as a Virtual Assistant. With the changing climate of the workforce and economy, more and more businesses are outsourcing for services provided remotely, representing a vast array of service needs and business niches. The Virtual Executive Assistant course will teach you how to identify and cultivate those skills to build a sustainable, scalable online business.