Linn-Benton Community College

Free information sessions for those interested in becoming a Polysomnographic Technologist, or sleep technician, will be held at Linn-Benton Community College. The information sessions will be held on Feb. 13, 10 a.m.-Noon, room CC-210; and Feb. 25, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., room CC-203. Both sessions will be held in the LBCC Calapooia Center building, 6500 Pacific Blvd. SW, Albany. Attendance at one of the information sessions is mandatory before applying for the program. Polysomnographic Technologists assist physicians with patients who have sleep disorders, such as sleep apnea. The program combines online and in-class instruction with a clinical practicum where students learn how to administer, score and interpret a variety of sleep disorders and their treatments. The program starts June 24 and runs through March 21, 2014. Cost for the program is $8,500. Check the LBCC web site for program prerequisites at www.linnbenton.edu/go/forms . For more information, contact the LBCC Health, Healthc

Free information sessions for those interested in becoming a Polysomnographic Technologist , or sleep technician, will be held at Linn-Benton Community College. Polysomnographic Technologists assist physicians with patients who have sleep disorders, such as sleep apnea. One in four adults is diagnosed with sleep disorders each year, resulting in trained sleep technologists needed for this growing field. LBCC’s newly accredited Polysomnographic Technologist program combines online and in-class instruction with a clinical practicum. Students will learn how to administer, score and interpret a variety of sleep disorders and their treatments. The information sessions will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 8, on Tuesday, Feb. 21 and again on Thursday, March 8 from 10 a.m. to Noon in the Calapooia Center building, room CC-210, 6500 Pacific Blvd. SW, Albany. Attendance at one of the information sessions is mandatory before applying for the program. The program starts June 25 and runs through March