Emergency Medical & Allied Health Programs

The associate's degree program in electromechanical technology is designed to provide students who desire to enter industry as electrical or electromechanical technicians with the skills and academic foundations that will enable them to find employment and career opportunities in this rapidly growing sector of the industrial community. The program is designed to prepare individuals as industrial electricians, maintenance technicians, or technical support personnel.

The Electromechanical Program is a cooperative effort of the Community and Technical College of Shepherd and James Rumsey Technical Institute, located near Martinsburg, WV. Students will have to apply for admission to both Blue Ridge CTC and to James Rumsey Technical Institute.

The associate’s degree program in Surgical Technology is designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to become an integral part of the team of medical practitioners providing surgical care to patients in a variety of settings. The surgical technologist works under medical supervision to facilitate the safe and effective conduct of invasive surgical procedures. This individual works under the supervision of a surgeon to ensure that the operating room or environment is safe, that equipment functions properly, and that the operative procedure is conducted under conditions that maximize patient safety. A surgical technologist possesses expertise in the theory and application of sterile and aseptic technique and combines the knowledge of human anatomy, surgical procedures, and implementation tools and technologies to facilitate a physician’s performance of invasive therapeutic and diagnostic procedures.