Pearland - Friendswood - Manvel Edition | June 2026

Health care

BY CATHERINE WHITE

Local school districts prepare students for future health science careers

The takeaway

AISD oers a diagnostic and therapeutic services program that introduces students to clinical skills focused on patient care and treatment-related career pathways. For the 2025-26 school year, nearly 1,270 students were enrolled in a health science course, making it the district’s largest CTE cluster. FISD oers programs in both biomedical sciences and diagnostic and therapeutic services. Students will have the opportunity to earn certications including dental assistant, pharmacy technician and medical oce/ insurance specialist through a partnership with the College of the Mainland beginning in the 2026-27 school year. “These experiences help students develop professional skills, build industry connections and gain a deeper understanding of various healthcare pathways while increasing their condence and readiness for post-secondary education and future careers in the healthcare industry,” said Lexi Kopp, FISD’s executive director of CTE and community partnerships.

Health science career and technical education, or CTE, clusters in Alvin, Friendswood and Pearland ISDs provide early exposure to health care careers, with programs that allow students to earn certications for post-secondary education and entry-level healthcare roles. Across the districts, students begin with foundational health science courses including principle of health science and medical terminology, before advancing into more specialized coursework. PISD provides several health science programs, including emergency medical technician, or EMT, and medical billing and coding. In the 2025-26 school year, nearly 320 students earned certications across all programs.

Industry-based certications:

Oered at

PISD

AISD

FISD

Pharmacy technician

Patient care technician

EMT-basic

Nurse aide

Dental assistant X-Ray certication

Billing & coding specialist

Clinical medical assistant

EKG technician

SOURCES: ALVIN, FRIENDSWOOD, PEARLAND ISDSCOMMUNITY IMPACT

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