Applications will be accepted until April 1, 2013, for fall 2013 entry into these programs.

The first open house will be held from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM, Thursday, March 14 at the TCL New River Campus, 100 Community College Drive in Blufton. IN addition to providing information about each health sciences program, the massage therapy program - which is fully housed at the New River Campus - will also showcase its lab to prospective students.

"The TCL massage therapy program trains skilled practitioners who are ready to step into their professional roles," said TCL massage therapy director Denise Van Nostran, LMT, NCTMB. "Our graduates are in demand and work in some of the finest spas in the area, in chiropractic offices and in their own private practices."

The second open house, "Hospital TCL", will be held from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM, Tuesday, March 19 in building 4 at the TCL Beaufort Campus, 921 Ribaut Road. Prospective students and the public are invited to tour TCL's health education labs and observe current students in action as they demonstrate the latest health care techniques using TCL's onsite, state-of-the-art simulation equipment.

"The 'Hospital TCL' demonstration provides a unique opportunity for an inside look at how our students learn while using the latest technology and allows prospective students to explore various health care fields first hand," said Marge Sapp, Dean of TCL's Health Science Division.

The job outlook is exceptional for all of TCL's health career programs, Sapp said.