Centura Institute
6359 Edgewater Dr.
Orlando, FL 32810

Centura Institute is a career adult education school located in Orlando, Florida, and was opened in 2002 with approval from the Florida Commission for Independent Education. The Florida school awards associate degrees in medical assisting, massage therapy, and paralegal law, while also offering students a network technician program.

The medical assisting program at Centura Institute trains students in medical office work, medical billing, electrocardiogram usage, as well as insurance and coding procedures. Centura Institute's massage therapy program is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology. The program is designed to equip graduates to start their own business or work as independent contractors for health related businesses.

The Florida school's paralegal law program includes training in preparing legal cases, locating legal documents and articles, preparing legal reports and investigating information. Graduates from the program at Centura Institute go on to work in general law or work in a specialized field, including intellectual property, labor laws, real estate, corporate law, immigration or litigation.

The network technician program at the Florida school is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology. The curriculum ranges from the study of hardware components, power supplies, and peripherals to interactive clinical training. Students in the network technician program at Centura Institute install several versions of Microsoft operating systems, and learn to design, install, and configure local area networks.

Quick Facts:

• The Florida school's campus is more than 7,000 square feet, with facilities including eight classrooms, nine offices for administrative and instructional staff, and one lab.


• All students at Centura Institute receive instruction on microcomputers with peripherals that are IBM-compatible. Students often have access to equipment for class assignments and personal use outside of class hours.


• Centura Institute is the most recent addition to Tidewater Tech Corporate Schools.


• Centura Institute is a member of the Florida Association of Post Secondary Schools and Colleges.


• The network technician program at Centura Institute lasts for 11 months, with training based on Comptia, MCSE, and Cisco, all of which are industry standards.


• The Central Florida Paralegal Association has awarded its paralegal scholarship to a Centura Institute student for three consecutive years. Scholarships from the association total $1,200, with a top scholarship of $500.