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MOUNT LAUREL Three new associate degree programs will be offered at Rowan College at Burlington County in the fall.

The college is introducing exercise science health and wellness promotion, health care informatics and geoscience. It is also reformatting its health sciences major to provide a clearer path to careers after school.

All four programs look to capitalize on growing job fields.

The projected growth of health and exercise science jobs between 2014 and 2024 is 21 percent for athletic trainers and 13 percent for health educators, according to statistics the college provided from the U.S. Department of Labor.

The number of geoscientist jobs is expected to grow by 10 percent from 2014 to 2024, according to national labor statistics.

Interest in the college's nursing and health sciences departments has increased in the last year. In spring 2017, the nursing program increased by 19 students, or 19.1 percent, from last year; programs in health science saw an overall increase of 236 students, or 14.1 percent.

The college is performing about $9.8 million in renovations to a 38,000-square-foot building it bought last year at 1000 Briggs Road and turning it into the home for its health sciences department.

The exercise science program was designed in partnership with Virtua, of Evesham, and aims to set students up with a four-year degree path at Rowan University that will lead to a career in personal fitness.

It is one of the college's Classroom-to-Career programs, designed with help from area employers to shape education around available careers.

As people live longer lives and desire to remain healthy through programs of personal fitness, weve seen a growing demand for athletic trainers and health educators, said Al Campanella, executive vice president at Virtua. Students who complete their associate and bachelors degrees in this field will be well-prepared for a career in state-of-the-art fitness centers, similar to Virtuas three Health and Wellness centers in Southern New Jersey.

Healthcare informatics also follows the Classroom-to-Career model and was created in collaboration with the Deborah Heart and Lung Center in Pemberton Township.

The major aims to prepare students to use technology to improve patient outcomes in a variety of medical settings, according to RCBC President Paul Drayton.

It is a growing field nationally, and there is an immediate need for skilled workers in this field locally," Drayton said, adding that Deborah is looking to fill health care technology positions.

College officials said while there are bachelor's degrees in health informatics, there are no associate degrees that get students ready for careers after two years.

We dont need to wait for students to achieve their bachelors degree before they can be hired. With our input and RCBCs program, we know there will be a great pool of qualified candidates," said Joseph Chirichella, Deborah's president and CEO.

The degree program combines electronic health records, health information management and computer science. Professionals in health care informatics work with information systems, cybersecurity management and computer software, according to college officials.

Geoscience will prepare students for several careers, including geologist, oceanographer, hydrologist, natural resource manager and petroleum engineer, according to college officials.

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