Gardena, CA · Now enrolling

Every hospital needs someone
who can read this.

Learn to run a clean 12-lead, recognize the rhythms that matter, and step into a specialized cardiovascular role. Lecture is online, hands-on training is on campus — and you're done in about three weeks.

50 hours · about 3 weeks $1,650 tuition Hybrid — online lecture, Gardena lab NHA CET exam preparation
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The role

What an EKG Technician actually does

It's a technical, credentialed role — not a helper job. You're the one producing the recording a cardiologist makes decisions from.

Run the test correctly

Ten electrodes, twelve views of the heart. Placement, skin prep, and troubleshooting a noisy tracing are the whole job. Done wrong, the reading is wrong — and that has consequences.

Recognize the rhythm

Normal sinus, atrial fibrillation, heart block, the patterns that mean get someone now. You'll learn what the strip is telling you and how to document it.

Steady the patient

People are frightened when they're wired to a monitor. Explaining what's happening in plain language is part of the skill — and it's what makes techs get requested by name.

A 12-lead ECG monitor displaying a rhythm tracing while a technician connects lead wires.
Twelve views of the heart's electrical activity — reading them is the skill
A technician in teal scrubs placing precordial EKG electrodes on a seated patient. 12-lead placement
The training

Theory online. Hands where it counts.

You work through the lecture material online, on your own schedule, around the job you already have. Then you come to the Gardena campus and put hands on the same equipment you'll use on the floor, in a class small enough that the instructor sees what you're doing. That's the difference between a certificate and being genuinely ready on day one.

  • 12-lead electrode placement, skin prep, and artifact troubleshooting
  • Cardiac anatomy and the heart's electrical conduction system
  • Rhythm strip interpretation — measuring intervals and identifying arrhythmias
  • Patient preparation, positioning, and communication
  • Clinical documentation, infection control, and HIPAA standards
  • Structured preparation for the NHA Certified EKG Technician (CET) exam
Why MHCC

Not a mill. Not a warehouse.
An actual education.

01 · Class size

Small on purpose

We cap our clinical classes deliberately. You get repetitions on the machine and corrections in real time — not a seat in the back of a lecture hall.

02 · Equipment

Real clinical gear

Our Gardena clinical classroom is built out with exam tables, an EKG machine, an AED, and full clinical training equipment. You practice on the real thing.

03 · Instructors

People who've done the work

MHCC instructors come from the floor, not just the classroom. They teach the version of the job that exists in an actual clinic.

04 · The credential

Built around the exam

The program is structured against the NHA Certified EKG Technician blueprint, so sitting for the CET is the next step after you finish — not a separate project you figure out alone.

Who this is for

If any of this sounds familiar, you're in the right place.

Most of our students weren't in healthcare a year ago. They were closing shifts, answering phones, and waiting for a schedule to get posted.

An EKG technician in scrubs holding a rhythm strip in a hospital corridor.
Program at a glance

The practical details

Program length
50 clock hours · about 3 weeks
Tuition
$1,650 Flexible payment plans available — ask admissions which one fits.
Format
Hybrid — online lecture, in-person lab Hands-on training at 555 W. Redondo Beach Blvd., Ste. 108, Gardena, CA 90248
To enroll
No high school diploma or GED required A diploma or GED is required by the NHA to sit for the CET certification exam.
Credential earned
MHCC Certificate of Completion
Certification exam
Prepares you to sit for the NHA Certified EKG Technician (CET) exam Certification is awarded by the National Healthcareer Association, not by MHCC.
Enrollment status
Currently enrolling for the next cohort
Straight answers

Questions people actually ask

Am I too old for this?

No. MHCC programs are built for working adults, and most of our students are in their twenties and thirties, coming from retail, food service, or administrative work. You will not be the oldest person in the room.

How long is the program and what does it cost?

It's 50 clock hours — about three weeks — and tuition is $1,650. The format is hybrid: you complete the lecture portion online on your own schedule, and the hands-on training happens in the classroom at our Gardena campus. Flexible payment plans are available, so ask your admissions advisor which one fits your situation.

Do I need a high school diploma or GED?

Not to enroll here — you can start the EKG Technician program without one. But you should know the full picture before you commit: the National Healthcareer Association requires a high school diploma or GED to sit for the CET certification exam. So you can complete the program and earn your MHCC Certificate of Completion either way, but the certification exam itself will need that diploma or GED. If you don't have one yet, tell your admissions advisor and they'll talk you through the order to do things in.

Will I get certified when I finish?

You'll receive an MHCC Certificate of Completion, and the program prepares you to sit for the NHA Certified EKG Technician (CET) exam. That certification is issued by the National Healthcareer Association after you pass their exam — it isn't awarded by the school.

Where do EKG Technicians work?

Hospitals, cardiology practices, outpatient clinics, and diagnostic testing centers — anywhere a 12-lead gets run. It's a specialized technical skill, and the credential travels with you rather than belonging to one employer. We'll be straight with you: job searching after the program is yours to drive, and employment is never guaranteed.

Can I do this while I'm still working?

That's exactly what the hybrid format is for. The lecture portion is online, so you move through it around your shifts, and the on-campus hands-on sessions are the part you schedule around. Tell your admissions advisor what your week looks like and they'll be straight with you about whether the upcoming cohort fits.

Next cohort

The class fills before the ad stops running.

Seats are limited by design — that's the whole point of how we train. Get your details in now and an advisor will tell you exactly where the next cohort stands.

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