Special Interest Courses
In addition to our open-enrollment programs, the Center for Business and Technology also offers contract training for area companies and organizations. Go to Contract Training for complete details.
Course Catalog
- Healthcare (CPR, EMT, Phlebotomy, Dental, Nursing, Massage)
- Interior Design
- Medical Back Office Support
- Home, Leisure, and Personal Development
- Business, Leadership and Entrepreneurship Skills
- Travel Agent
- Business Communications
- Paralegals and Law Professionals
- Investments, Finance, and Consumer Issues
- Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
- Real Estate: Sales, Continuing Education, and Appraisal
- Fitness and Sports
- Skilled Trades - Electrician, Construction and Photovoltaic
- Woodworking Seminars (NESAW)
- Alternative Energy
- GED, SAT, & MCAS Test Preparation
- Occupational Safety and Health (OSHA) in the Workplace
- Languages, Reading and Writing
- Environmental & Wastewater CE Courses
- Dance
- Customer Service Skills Training
- Web-based Education
- Sales Skills Training
- Mechanical, Engineering, and Manufacturing
Contract Training for your Organization
Existing courses or custom tailored to your needs
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Business, Leadership and Entrepreneurship Skills
ZTEC-021
Lean Day: Introduction to Lean Office
(8 hours)
Fee: $269 includes lunch
Thursday, October 22, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
ZENT-003 Starting Your Own Business (12 hours)
Fee: $109
Wednesdays, October 7-28, 6:00-9:00 p.m.
ZMNG-356
Giving and Receiving Feedback
Fee: $125
Thursday, July 16, 8:30 a.m.-Noon
ZMNG-039 Creating
Workplace Respect
Fee: $125
Wednesday, August 19, 8:30 a.m.-Noon
ZMNG-052 HR for Non-HR
Managers
Fee: $338
Tuesdays, September 22 and September 29, 8:30 a.m.-Noon or
Thursdays, October 29 and November 5, 1:00-4:30 p.m.
ZMNG-053 Supervisor
and the Law: What Every Manager and Supervisor Needs to Know
Fee: $338
Tuesdays, September 22 and 29, 1:00-4:30 p.m. or
Thursdays, November 12 and 19, 1:00-4:00 p.m.
ZMNG-059 Three Vital HR
Issues: Harassment Prevention, Workplace Violence and Drug and
Alcohol Awareness
Fee: $169
Thursday, October 15, 8:30 a.m.-Noon or
Thursday,
December 3, 8:30 a.m.-Noon
ZMNG-040
Leadership Skills for Women
Fee: $240
Wednesday, September 30, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
ZMNG-041
Overcoming Negativity in the Workplace (2-part series)
Fee: $125 per session/$240 if enrolling for both sessions
Morning Session: Thursday, October 15, 8:30 a.m.-Noon
Afternoon Session: Thursday, October 15, 1:00-4:30 p.m.
ZMNG-016
Influencing Without Authority
Fee: $240
Thursday, December 3, 2009, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
ZMNG-042 Managing
and Leading a Successful Team Project
Fee: $240
Tuesday, December 8, 2009, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
ZMNG-043 Problem
Solving and Decision Making
Fee: $240
Tuesday, December 15, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
ZMNG-044 Think
Smart - Critical Thinking and Decision Making
Fee: $125
Tuesday, December 22, 8:30 a.m.-Noon
ZENT-009 Entrepreneurship: Starting Your Own Business
Fee: $59
Saturday, October 17, 9:00-11:00 a.m.
ZENT-184 $Cash$ in with a Successful Home-Based Business
Fee: $39
Wednesday, October 21, 6:00-8::00 p.m.
ZCMP-404 Make $Money$ with a Home-Based Typing/Word Processing Business
Fee: $20
Wednesday, October 21, 8:00-9:00 p.m.
ZDEV-003 Voice-Overs: Getting Paid To Talk (2 hours)
Fee: $49
Monday, November 9, 6:30-9:00pm
ZMNG-013 Project
Management
Fee: $240
Tuesday, December 1, 2009, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
ZMNG-597 Project Management
Evening Certificate Program
(39 hours)
Fee: $1, 901
Fall 2009
ZMNG-339 Dancing with Porcupines
Fee: $125
Not Currently Scheduled
ZMNG-034 Advanced
Professional Support Staff
Fee: $240
Not Currently Scheduled
ZMNG-019
Administrative Assistant/Support Staff Certificate Program
Fee: $240 per day/$450 for both days
Not currently scheduled
ZMNG-307 Time Management for Support Staff
Fee: $125
Not Currently Scheduled
ZMNG-374
Survival Skills for Supervisors (16 hours)
Fee: $69 per workshop/$229 for series
Not currently scheduled
ZENT-006 NxLevel Entrepreneurial Training for Business Startups
(30 hours)
Fee: $150 includes materials
Not currently scheduled
ZMNG-018 Leadership and
Team Building Skills
Fee: $195
Not currently scheduled
ZMNG-016 Influencing Without Authority
Fee: $125
Not currently scheduled
ZMNG-017 Overcoming Negativity in the Workplace
Fee: $125
Not currently scheduled
ZMNG-317 All
Stressed Up...and No Place to Go
Fee: $125
Not currently scheduled
Financing Your Training Needs
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Contract Training for your Organization
Existing courses or custom tailored to your needs
If you don't see it, we'll develop it
Business Communication Skills
ZMNG-001 Business Writing: The Essential Skill (8 hours)
Fee: $109
Thursdays, September 24-October 15, 6:00-8:00 p.m. or
Mondays, November 23-December 14, 6:00-8:00 p.m.
ZMNG-038
Developing Effective Communication Skills
Fee: $125
Fall 2009
ZCMP-046 Email
Savvy
Fee: $125
Fall 2009
ZMNG-356
Giving and Receiving Feedback
Fee: $125
Thursday, July 16, 8:30 a.m.-Noon
ZMNG-001
Write Right!
Fee: $240
Tuesday, November 17, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
ZDEV-003 Voice-Overs: Getting Paid To Talk (2 hours)
Fee: $49
Monday, November 9, 6:30-9:00pm
ZMNG-015 Writing Refresher: Format, Style, and Grammar for Today's Workplace
Fee: $240
Not currently scheduled
Business Communications (Assorted Courses) (web-based)
The eLearning Center
Sales Skills Training
ZMNG-048
Communicating To Make The Sale
Fee: $169
Wednesday, September 16, 8:30 a.m.-Noon or
Friday,
October 30, 8:30 a.m.-Noon
ZMNG-049
Developing an Effective Sales Technique
Fee: $169
Wednesday, September 23, 8:30 a.m.-Noon or
Friday,
November 13, 8:30 a.m.-Noon
ZMNG-050
Telesales
Fee: $169
Wednesday, September 16, 1:00-4:30 p.m.
or
Friday, November 6, 8:30 a.m.-Noon
ZMNG-051
Selling for Repeat Business
Fee: $169
Wednesday, September 23, 1:00-4:30 p.m.
or
Friday, November 20, 8:30 a.m.-Noon
Customer Service
Customer Service Skills Training
Fee: $169 per workshop
Each of the 4 workshops can be taken as a stand-alone program or as
part of the Customer Service Certificate Series.
ZMNG-046 Becoming a Customer Service Professional
Monday, September 14, 8:30 a.m.-Noon or
Thursday, October 29, 8:30 a.m.-Noon
ZMNG-038 Good Communication Means Great Customer Service
Monday, September 14, 1:00-4:30 p.m. or
Thursday, November 5, 8:30 a.m.-Noon
ZMNG-037 Dealing with Difficult Customers
Monday, September 21, 8:30 a.m.-Noon or
Thursday, November 12, 8:30 a.m.-Noon
ZMNG-047 Managing Multiple Priorities
Monday, September 21, 1:00-4:30 p.m. or
Thursday, November 19, 8:30 a.m.-Noon
ZMNG-321 Customer
Service for the 21st Century
Fee: $49
Not Currently
Scheduled
ZMNG-003
Communication Skills for the Customer Service Professionals
Fee: $125
Not Currently Scheduled
ZMNG-035 The
Technical Side of Customer Service
Fee: $125
Not
Currently Scheduled
ZMNG-037 Dealing
with Difficult Customers
Fee: $125
Not Currently
Scheduled
ZMNG-036 Customer
Service Recovery
Fee: $125
Not Currently Scheduled
ZMNG-008
Delivering Five Star Service for the Hospitality Industry
Fee: $240
Not currently scheduled
Customer Service (Assorted Courses) (web-based)
The eLearning Center
Sales and Marketing (Assorted Courses) (web-based)
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Investments, Finance, and Consumer Issues
ZDEV-027
Protecting and Investing Your Wealth Wisely: Secrets That Wall
Street Does Not Want You to Know (2 hours)
Fee: $59
Saturday, October 17, 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
ZDEV-057 How To Buy and Sell Real Estate Wisely (3 hours)
Fee: $59
Saturday, October 17, 9:00-11:00 a.m.
ZDEV-223 How to
Drastically Cut Costs in Difficult Financial Times (2 hours)
Fee: $59
Saturday, October 17, 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
ZDEV-104 Seven
Simple Steps to Financial Freedom: A Beginner's Guide
Fee: $39
Wednesday, October 21, 1:00-3:00 p.m.
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Real Estate: Sales and Continuing Education
Springfield Technical Community College is licensed as a Real Estate School
by the Massachusetts Board of Real Estate Brokers and Salesmen
ZRAP-096 Preparing for the Real Estate Exam (27 hours)
Fee: $199
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, July 14-30, 6:00-9:00 p.m.
or
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, September 22-October 8, 6:00-9:00 p.m.
or
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, December 1-17, 6:00-9:00 p.m.
Real Estate CE
(Continuing Education) Day
Fee: $129 per session or discounted fee of $199 if enrolling
in both sessions at the same time.
Select one of the following Saturday(s): Fall 2009
ZRCE-003 (Session 1: 8:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.): Buyer Agency,
Seller Agency and Contract Law
ZREC-004 (Session 2: 2:00-8:00 p.m.): Fair Housing,
Consumer Protection, and Technology and Real Estate Brokerage
Real Estate: Appraisal
The Center for Business and Technology co-sponsors the following courses with the Massachusetts Board of Real Estate Appraisers (MBREA).
The MBREA has published amended regulations on its web site at
www.MBREA.org (click on
Education). Changes include increasing from 45 to 75 hours the
primary education requirement to obtain a trainee licenses. This is
met with 3 courses, Basic Appraisal Principles, Basic Appraisal
Procedures and the 15-hour National USPAP Course.
Click
here for complete details on educational requirements for
higher levels of licensure.
ZRAP-005 Basic Appraisal Principles
Fee: $389
Mondays and Wednesdays, September 28-November 2 (no class on 10/12),
6:00-9:00 p.m.
ZRAP-198 Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP)
Fee: $219
Saturdays, November 7 and 14, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
ZRAP-006 Basic Appraisal
Procedures
Fee: $389
Mondays and Wednesdays, November 16-December 16, 6:00-9:00
p.m.
ZRAP-001 USPAP Update
Fee: $135
Saturday, December 5, 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
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Skilled Trades
ZTEC-018
Photovoltaic Practitioner Certificate Program
Fee: $695 includes required textbook
Mondays and Thursdays, May 4-14, 6:00-9:30 p.m. and May
18-June 18, 6:00-9:00 p.m.
(Class will meet on Tuesday, May
26 due to Memorial Day holiday) and
Saturdays, May 16 and
June 6, 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Entry Level Certificate of Knowledge Exam of the North
American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP):
Date to be announced
Basic Oil Burner Installation and Service
(160 hours)
Click through for Fees and Course Description
September 7, 2009 - December 16, 2009, Mon. Tues.,
Wed., 6-10 PM
Massachusetts Construction
Supervisor's License (CSL) Exam Prep (24.5 hours)
Fee:
Click through for pricing and Schedule
Construction Supervisor Training
Principles of Green Buildings
(web-based course)
(Click on Gatlin Online Career Training and select Skilled Trades
and Industrial)
Journeyman Electrician Training Program
The Center for Business and Technology at Springfield Technical Community College and the Gould Construction Institute are pleased to announce a joint partnership in the presentation of this electrical apprenticeship program. This program offers four levels of instruction in compliance with the current regulations of the MA Board of Electrical Examiners. These regulations require that all apprentices entering the trade on or after July 1, 2001, complete 600 hours of classroom instruction (150 per year/75 hours per term) in a curriculum that meets the approval of the Board.Completion of the full Electrical 1, 2, 3, and 4 courses meet that training requirement. This curriculum was developed by the National Center for Construction Education and Research, published by Prentice Hall, and is a nationally recognized, standardized competency based program.
ZELC-001 Electrical 1
Fee: $1,060 includes textbook
Tuesdays and Thursdays, September 15-December 22, 2009 (no class on 11/26) and January 19-April 22, 2010
5:00-8:00 p.m.ZELC-002 Electrical 2
Fee: $1,060 includes textbook
Tuesdays and Thursdays, September 15-December 22, 2009 (no class on 11/26) and January 19-April 22, 2010
5:00-8:00 p.m.
ZELC-003 Electrical 3
Fee: $1,060 includes textbook
Tuesdays and Thursdays, September 15-December 22, 2009 (no class on 11/26) and January 19-April 22, 2010
5:00-8:00 p.m.ZELC-004 Electrical 4 (Code Review)
Fee: $1,060 includes textbook
Tuesdays and Thursdays, September 15-December 22, 2009 (no class on 11/26) and January 19-April 22, 2010
5:00-8:00 p.m.
ZELC-008 Electrical Code Review
(15 hours)
Fee: $215
Not currently scheduled
Sheet Metal
The Center for Business and Technology at Springfield Technical Community College and the Gould Construction Institute are pleased to announce a joint partnership in the presentation of this program.
ZTRD-030 Sheet Metal 2 (168 hours)
Fee: $1,060 includes textbook
Tuesdays and Thursdays, September 15-December 22, 2009 (no class on 11/26) and January 19-April 22, 2010
5:00-8:00 p.m.
Construction Related Courses (web-based)
The eLearning Center
Assorted Electrical Education Courses (web-based)
The eLearning Center
Construction (Assorted Courses) (web-based)
The eLearning Center
Mechanical (Assorted Courses) (web-based)
The eLearning Center
Agriculture (Assorted Courses)
(web-based)
The eLearning Center
Beauty Professional (Assorted Courses)
(web-based)
The eLearning Center
Home Inspection (web-based)
Gatlin Education Services
HVAC Technician (web-based)
Gatlin Education Services
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Alternative Energy
ZTEC-018
Photovoltaic Practitioner Certificate Program
(60 hours)
Fee: $695 includes required textbook
Next program begins on September 21
Click for schedule
ZTEC-030 Design
and Documentation of Photovoltaic (PV) Systems (12 hours)
Fee: $129
Saturdays, September 12, 19, and 26, 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
ZTEC-031
Photovoltaic Primer (3 hours)
Fee: $39
Saturday, November 14, 9:00 a.m.-Noon
ZTEC-032 General
Solar Applications for the Consumer (3 hours)
Fee: $39
Saturday, October 17, 9:00 a.m.-Noon
Mechanical, Engineering & Manufacturing\
ZTEC-021 Lean
Day: Introduction to Lean Manufacturing (8 hours)
Fee: $269 includes lunch
Thursday, October 1, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. or
Thursday, December 10, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
ZTEC-004 Six Sigma Day
(8 hours)
Fee: $269 includes lunch
Friday, October 2, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. or
Friday, December 11, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
ZTEC-333
Statistical Process Control (SPC) (8 hours)
Fee: $269 includes lunch
Friday, October 23, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. or
Friday, December 18, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
ZTEC-001 Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerance (15 hours)
Not currently scheduled
ZMNG-013 Project
Management
Fee: $240
Tuesday, December 1, 2009, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
ZMNG-597 Project Management
Evening Certificate Program
(39 hours)
Fee: $1, 901
Fall 2009
ZCMP-416 Computer-Aided Design with CADKey (21 hours)
Scheduled on demand - Check web-based courses
ZTEC-005 Statistical Process Control (15 hours)
Fee: $159 includes manual & materials
Scheduled on demand - Check web-based courses
ZTRD-503 Introduction to Blueprint Reading (12 hours)
Fee: $149
Scheduled on demand
21st Century Phone Update
Web-based course
Assorted Mechanical Courses (web-based)
The eLearning Center
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Occupational Safety and Health (OSHA)
ZWKS-002 OSHA 10-Hour Construction Course
Fee: $280
Not currently scheduled
ZALL-005 Heartsaver First Aid with CPR
Meets OSHA Requirements for Organizations
Fee: $25
Scheduled on demand
Workplace Safety (Assorted Courses) (web-based)
The eLearning Center
OSHA and EPA Compliance CE (Assorted Courses) (web-based)
The eLearning Center
Hazardous Materials (Assorted Courses) (web-based)
The eLearning Center
Environmental & Wastewater CE Courses
ZTEC-019 Wastewater Operator Certification Review Course
Fee: $99
Not currently scheduled
Waste Management (Assorted Courses) (web-based)
The eLearning Center
Wastewater Treatment Operators CE Courses (web-based)
Environmental Technology online Courses
Hazardous Materials (Assorted Courses) (web-based)
The eLearning Center
Transportation and Shipping: CE (Assorted Courses) (web-based)
The eLearning Center
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Interior Design
The Center for Business and Technology is proud to offer this certificate program that will allow you the opportunity to learn decorating and design secrets from a professional, Interior Designer Janet Lyon, owner for many years of Janet Lyon Interiors. Students may choose to take single courses or complete the following six courses required to complete the Certificate in Interior Design. Interior Design Certificate Program
ZDEV-089 Interior Design I: Decorator Secrets Revealed (12 hours)
Fee: $129
Mondays and Wednesdays, September 14-23, 6:00-9:00 p.m. or
Mondays and Wednesdays, November 16-25, 6:00-9:00 p.m.
ZDEV-209 Interior Design II (12 hours)
Fee: $129
Mondays and Wednesdays, September 28-October 7, 6:00-9:00 p.m. or
Mondays and Wednesdays, November 30-December 9, 6:00-9:00 p.m.
ZDEV-213 Commercial Design (12 hours)
Fee: $129
Mondays and Wednesdays, January 4-13, 2010, 6:00-9:00 p.m.
ZDEV-210 History of Design (18 hours)
Fee: $189
Mondays and Wednesdays, July 27-August 12, 6:00-9:00 p.m. or
Wednesdays and Mondays, January 20-February 8, 2010, 6:00-9:00 p.m.
ZDEV-211 Textiles (18 hours)
Fee: $189
Mondays and Wednesdays, October 14-November 9, 6:00-9:00 p.m.
ZDEV-212 Marketing Through Color and Design (12 hours)
Fee: $129
Mondays and Wednesdays, December 14-23, 6:00-9:00 p.m.
Home, Leisure, and Personal Development
ZDEV-001 Bartending for Fun and Profit (15 hours)
Fee: $119
Wednesdays, October 7-November 4, 6:30 - 9:00 p.m. (plus one
Saturday field trip)
ZDEV-077 Home Redesign (6 hours)
Fee: $49
Fall 2009
ZDEV-088 Conquering Clutter and Home and Work
Fee: $49
Fall 2009
ZDEV-097 Flower Arranging (15 hours)
Fee: $189 includes all flowers and supplies
Tuesdays, September 29-November 3, 6:00-9:00 p.m.
ZDEV-092 Basics of
Organic Lawn and Garden Care: Transitioning to a Chemical-Free
Management Program (18 hours)
Fee: $149
Fall 2009
ZDEV-093 Herbaceous
Perennials
(6 hours)
Fee: $49
Fall 2009
ZDEV-066 Advanced Flower Arranging (15 hours)
Fee: $189 includes all flowers and supplies
Not currently scheduled
ZDEV-030 Understanding Wine (18 hours)
Fee: $189
Not Currently Scheduled
ZKID-009 Fashion Design: An Introduction (16 hours)
Fee: $109
Monday-Thursday, July 13-23, 10:30 a.m.- 12:30 p.m.
(Grades 5-9)
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Contract Training for your Organization
Existing courses or custom tailored to your needs
If you don't see it, we'll develop it
Travel Agent Careers
Travel Agent Training
(120 hours) (web-based)
Gatlin Educational Services
Financing Your Training Needs
Loan Programs to Launch Your Career
Paralegals and Law Professionals
Paralegal Training (web-based)
Gatlin Educational Services
Legal Nurse Consultant (Assorted Courses) (web-based)
The eLearning Center
Law and Legal Careers (Assorted Courses) (web-based)
Education 2 Go
CE Educational Programs for Legal Professionals (100's of courses)
(web-based)
The eLearning Center
Paralegal Training (Assorted Courses) (web-based)
The eLearning Center
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Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
ZCMP-038 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
(15 hours)
Fee: $349 includes textbook
Fall 2009
Geographic Information Systems (web-based)
The eLearning Center
Financing Your Training Needs
Loan Programs to Launch Your Career
Fitness and Sports
ZDEV-068 Personal Trainer National Certification (36 hours)
Fee: $499
Saturdays, September 19-October 24, 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
ZDEV-121 Introduction to Yacht Sailing (11 hours)
Fee: $109
Spring 2010
Sports Health (Assorted Courses) Web-based)
The eLearning Center
Financing Your Training Needs
Loan Programs to Launch Your Career
Woodworking Seminars (New England School of Architectural Woodworking)
The Center for Business and Technology is very pleased to join with the New England School of Architectural Woodworking to offer courses in the fine art of woodworking. All courses will be held at the New England School of Architectural Woodworking (NESAW), One Cottage Street, Easthampton, MA unless otherwise noted. Directions to NESAW are available at www.nesaw.com/directions.html
ZTRD-023 - Introduction to Trim Carpentry (9 hours)
Fee: $120 (includes materials)
Fall 2009
ZTRD-007 Understanding Lumber (4 hours)
Fee: $40 (includes materials)
Fall 2009
ZTRD-026 Home Improvement Basics (8 hours)
Fee: $80 (includes materials)
Fall 2009
ZTRD-028 Introduction to Wood Carving (12 hours)
Fee: $140 (includes materials)
Fall 2009
ZTRD-025 Interior Painting for Homeowners (8 hours)
Fee: $100 (includes materials)
Fall 2009
ZTRD-029 Hand Tools - Intensive (40 hours)
Fee: 450 (includes materials)
Fall 2009
ZTRD-189 - Woodworking for Beginners: Level I - Intensive (40 hours)
Fee: $470
Fall 2009
ZTRD-190 - Woodworking for Beginners: Level II - Intensive (40 hours)
Fee: $470 (includes materials)
Fall 2009
ZTRD-027 Introduction to Cabinetmaking - Intensive (40 hours)
Fee: $470 (includes materials)
Fall 2009
ZTRD-189 - Woodworking for Beginners: Level I (30 hours)
Fee: $370 (includes materials fee)
Tuesdays, June 30-September 1, 6:30-9:30 p.m.
ZTRD-190 - Woodworking for Beginners: Level II (30 hours)
Fee: $390 (includes materials fee)
Wednesdays, July 1-September 2, 6:30-9:30 p.m.
ZTRD-024 - Adult/Child Build a Toy (ages 8+) (3 hours)
Fee: $40 per child (includes materials)
Not currently availableZTRD-196 -Veneering (12 hours)
Fee: $165 (includes materials)
Not currently available
ZTRD-012 Build a Mission Style End Table (10 hours)
Fee: $465 (includes materials)
Not currently available
Carpentry
Courses
(web-based)
The eLearning Center
Contract Training for your Organization
Existing courses or custom tailored to your needs
If you don't see it, we'll develop it
GED, SAT, & MCAS Test Preparation
ZABE-017 G.E.D. Preparation: Math and Science
(17.5 hours)
Fee: $109
Tuesdays, September 29-November 10, 6:30-9:00 p.m.
ZABE-018 G.E.D. Preparation: Writing Skills, Social Studies, and Literature and the Arts
(17.5 hours)
Fee: $109
Wednesdays, September 30-November 18 (no class on 11/11), 6:30-9:00 p.m.
ZDEV-131 S.A.T. Math Preparation (16 hours)
Fee: $119
Monday-Thursday, July 13-23, 1:00-3:00 p.m.
Grades: 8-11
or online at SAT Prep
ZDEV-133 S.A.T. I and II Verbal Preparation (16 hours)
Fee: $119
Monday-Thursday, July 27-August 6, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Grades: 8-11
or online at SAT Prep
ZABE-001 MCAS Prep: English Language Arts (16 hours)
Fee: $119
Monday-Thursday, July 27-August 6, 8:15-10:15 a.m.
Grades: 8-11
ZABE-023 MCAS Math Preparation (16 hours)
Fee: $119
Monday-Thursday, July 13-23, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Grades: 8-11
Assorted Test Prep Courses (web-based)
The eLearning Center
Assorted Test Prep Courses (web-based)
Education2Go
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Contract Training for your Organization
Existing courses or custom tailored to your needs
If you don't see it, we'll develop it
Languages, Reading and Writing
ZENT-045 A
Beginner's Guide to Getting Published (2 hours)
Fee: $39
Wednesday, October 21, 3:00-5:00 p.m.
ZENT-052 Meet the
Publisher-Get Your Manuscript Critiqued (1 hour)
Fee: $20
Wednesday, October 21, 5:00-6:00 p.m.
ZMNG-001 Business Writing: The Essential Skill (8 hours)
Fee: $109
Thursdays, September 24-October 15, 6:00-8:00 p.m. or
Mondays, November 23-December 14, 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Assorted Foreign Language Courses (web-based)
Education2Go
Assorted Foreign Language Courses (web-based)
The eLearning Center
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Dance
ZDEV-159 Ballroom Dancing (6 hours)
Fee: $69
Not currently scheduled
ZDEV-134 Argentine Tango (6 hours)
Not currently scheduled
ZDEV-049 Country Line Dancing (6 hours)
Fee: $69
Not currently scheduled
ZDEV-128 Beginning Two-Step and Swing (6 hours)
Not currently scheduled
ZDEV-188 Belly Dancing (12 hours)
Not currently scheduled
Web Based Education
- Gatlin: Online Career Training Courses - Gatlin Education Services has partnered with the Center for Business and Technology to over 40 Online career training and continuing education courses that are designed to provide the workforce skills necessary to acquire professional caliber positions for many in-demand occupations. GES offers over 60 online certificate programs in the Allied Health, Computer-Internet, Business, Technical and Construction industries.
- The eLearning Center - The eLearning Center provides a wide range of short courses covering hundreds of disciplines. The typical course costs less than $100, so click through and browse the courses.
- Education2Go - We offer a wide range of highly interactive courses that you can take entirely over the Internet. All of our courses include expert instructors, many of whom are nationally known authors. Our online courses are affordable (typically less than $100), fun, fast, convenient, and geared just for you.

