Career Training Programs

This page is dedicated to programs designed to educate individuals for a variety of different career opportunities.  These programs are delivered as instructor-led or web-based courses.

Certification and Certificate Programs

Healthcare Career Certificate/Certification Programs Personal Trainer Certification
Medical Office Support Electrician, Photovoltaic & Contractor Certification
Networking & IT Certifications Interior Designer
Paralegals and Law Professionals Travel Agent Careers
Teaching Career Programs Real Estate Sales & Appraisal Continuing Education
  Web-based Education

Career Support Tools

CBT's  Help Wanted & Job Search Board Professional Licensure/Certification Testing Center

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Healthcare Career Certificate/Certification Programs

ZALL-029   Nurse Aide and CPR Certificate Program
Fee:  $1,195 includes
Next program begins January 13, 2009
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ZALL-008   Phlebotomy Technician Certificate Program  (100+ hours including clinical placement)
Fee:   $1,695 includes required textbooks, liability insurance, and NHA Certification Exam
Next program begins January 20, 2009
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ZALL-017   EKG Technician Certificate Program (30 hours)
Fee:  $629 includes textbook
Begins January 20, 2009
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ZDEN-609    Dental Radiology Certification Program
Fee:    $269 includes textbook
Winter/Spring 2009

ZALL-015   Preparation for the Medical Assisting Certification Exam  (24 hours)
Fee:  $329
Scheduled on demand

ZEMT-716   Emergency Medical Technician Training Program (EMT) (Approximately 127 hours)
Fee:    $760
Begins January 12, 2009
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ZALL-021   Medical and Community Interpreting Certificate Program
Fee:  $895
Begins January 27, 2009
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ZALL-019   Professional Pharmacy Technician
Fee:  $1,395 includes textbooks
Begins February 10, 2009
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Medical Office Support

Medical Coding Certificate Program (instructor-led)
The Center for Business and Technology at STCC has partnered with the Professional Skills Center at Bryant & Stratton College to provide an instructor-led Medical Coding Certificate Program utilizing a curriculum approved by the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC).
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ZDIS-991 Medical Coding and Billing Specialist Certificate Program (web-based) - Instructor -led
Requires completion of 6 on-line courses
Classes begin approximately every 8 weeks

ZDIS-074   Medical Transcription (web-based) - Instructor-led
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Classes begin approximately every 8 weeks

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Networking & IT Certifications

PC/Network Technician Certification Program   (includes A+ & MCDST Certifications)

CompTIA IT Certifications - A+, Network+, Security+, Linux+

Cisco Certification - CCENT & CCNA Certification

Microsoft  Network Certifications (IT Academy) - ASP, MCP, MCDST, MCSA, and MCSE

Certified Penetration Testing Specialist (CPTS) - Computer hacking

Certified Internet Webmaster (CIW) Certifications Associate, Professional, Master (web-based)

Microsoft Office XP/2003/2007 Specialist Certifications - Core, Expert, and Master

Telecommunications, Telephony and Networking  - TIA, Certificate in Convergent Network Technologies (CCNT) (web-based)

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Paralegals and Law Professionals

Paralegal Training (web-based)
Gatlin Educational Services

Legal Nurse Consultant (Assorted Courses) (web-based)
The eLearning Center

Teaching Career Programs

Paraprofessional Assessment: Proficiency Certificate for Teacher Assistants

Fitness and Sports

ZDEV-068   Personal Trainer National Certification (36 hours)
Fee:  $499
Spring 2009

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Electrician, Photovoltaic & Contractor Certification

ZTEC-018   Photovoltaic Practitioner Certificate Program
Fee:  $695 includes required textbook
Mondays and Thursdays, 6:00-9:00 p.m., February 2 - March 23 (no class on 2/16) and
Saturdays, February 7 and 28, 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

Monday, March 30, 6:00-9:00 p.m. Entry Level Certification of Knowledge Exam of the
North America Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP)

Basic Oil Burner Installation and Service (160 hours)
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September 8, 2008 - December 17, 2008, Mon. Tues., Wed., 6-10 PM

Massachusetts Construction Supervisor's  License (CSL) Exam Prep (24.5 hours)
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Construction Supervisor Training

Journeyman Electrician Training Program

ZELC-001 Electrical 1
Fee:    $1,060 includes textbook (75 instructional hours and fee of $585 if enrolling for January)
Tuesdays and Thursdays, September 16-December 18 (no class on 11/27) and January 13-April 21, 2009
5:00-8:00 p.m.

ZELC-002 Electrical 2 (75 instructional hours and fee of $585 if enrolling for January)
Fee:    $1,060 includes textbook
Tuesdays and Thursdays, September 16-December 18 (no class on 11/27) and January 13-April 21, 2009
5:00-8:00 p.m.

ZELC-003 Electrical 3 (75 instructional hours and fee of $585 if enrolling for January)
Fee:    $1,060 includes textbook
Tuesdays and Thursdays, September 16-December 18 (no class on 11/27) and January 13-April 21, 2009
5:00-8:00 p.m.

ZELC-004 Electrical 4 (Code Review) (75 instructional hours and fee of $585 if enrolling for January)
Fee:    $1,060 includes textbook
Tuesdays and Thursdays, September 16-December 18 (no class on 11/27) and January 13-April 21, 2009

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Interior Designer

Interior Design Certificate Program    

ZDEV-211   Textiles (18 hours)
Fee:   $189
Mondays and Wednesdays, December 1-17, 6:00-9:00 p.m.  or
Mondays and Wednesdays, March 30-April 15, 6:00-9:00 p.m.

ZDEV-210   History of Design (18 hours)
Fee:   $189
Mondays and Wednesdays, January 5-26, 2009 (no class on 1/19), 6:00-9:00 p.m. or
Mondays and Wednesdays, April 20-May 6, 6:00-9:00 p.m.  or
Mondays and Wednesdays, July 27-August 12, 6:00-9:00 p.m. 

ZDEV-089    Interior Design I:  Decorator Secrets Revealed (12 hours)
Fee:   $129
Mondays and Wednesdays, February 2-11, 6:00-9:00 p.m. or
Mondays and Wednesdays, June 8-17, 6:00-9:00 p.m.

ZDEV-209    Interior Design II (12 hours)
Fee:   $129
Mondays and Wednesdays, February 23-March 4, 6:00-9:00 p.m. or
Mondays and Wednesdays, June 22-July 1, 6:00-9:00 p.m.

ZDEV-213   Commercial Design (12 hours)
Fee:   $129
Mondays and Wednesdays, March 9-18, 6:00-9:00 p.m. or
Mondays and Wednesdays, July 6-15, 6:00-9:00 p.m.

ZDEV-212   Marketing Through Color and Design (12 hours)
Fee:   $129
Mondays and Wednesdays, May 11-20, 6:00-9:00 p.m.

Travel Agent

Travel Agent Training (120 hours) (web-based)
Gatlin Educational Services

Real Estate

Real Estate: Sales and Continuing Education

Real Estate: Appraisal

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Web-based Education

Career Certificate Programs from Education2Go  (web-based)

  • Accounting Career Certificate Program
  • Bookkeeping Career Certificate Program
  • Graphic Design Career Certificate Program 
  • Home Inspector Career Certificate Program
  • Medical Coding and Billing Career Certificate Program - Accelerated
  • Medical Coding and Billing Career Certificate Program - Comprehensive
  • Medical Office Assistant Career Certificate Program - Accelerated 
  • Medical Office Assistant Career Certificate Program - Comprehensive
  • Medical Transcriptionist Career Certificate Program - Accelerated
  • Medical Transcriptionist Career Certificate Program - Comprehensive 
  • PC Repair Career Certificate Program
  • Veterinary Assistant Career Certificate Program
  • Wedding Planner Career Certificate Program

Certificate Programs from The eLearning Center (Web-based)

  • Business and Real Estate Law Specialist Certificate
  • Business and Transactional Law Specialist Certificate
  • Criminal Justice Certificate Program
  • English as a Second Language
  • Family Law Specialist Certificate
  • Law Office Administration Specialist Certificate
  • Legal Nurse Consulting Certificate Program
  • Legal Research and Investigation Specialist Certificate
  • Litigation and Dispute Resolution Specialist Certificate
  • Master Paralegal Certificate Program
  • Medical Office Administration Certificate Program
  • Paralegal Pathway Program

 

Web-based Courses
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