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Skill Sets
Bookkeeping
The Bookkeeping Skill Set is of value to office workers who need bookkeeping skills for cross-training and/or to increase employment opportunities.
The full Bookkeeping Skill Set is available online. Some courses may be offered at Campus locations. Check schedule for offerings.
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Central Sterile Technician
The Central Sterile Technician course work prepares the student to ensure that all instruments used by medical personnel in the healthcare facility are clean and sterile. This entails performing manual cleaning prior to sterilization, placing cleaned instruments in sterilizers, and the ability to run and monitor the sterilizers. Central Sterile Technicians are integral members of the healthcare team who are responsible for decontaminating, inspecting, assembling, disassembling, packaging and sterilizing surgical instruments and devices in a healthcare facility that is essential to patient safety. To earn certifications, candidates are required to successfully demonstrate skills through completion of 400 hours of hands-on work experience as well as successful completion of an examination developed to measure the understanding of general central services and infection prevention topics.
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Computer Repair Technician
The Computer Repair Technician Skill Set prepares the student for work as a computer repair and maintenance technician. Students will be prepared to sit for the CompTIA A+ and Network + certifications.
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Early Childhood Education
The Early Childhood Development Program is designed to give students classroom and practical understanding of the intellectual, physical, social, and emotional principles critical to working with the pre-school through elementary aged child. Students should consult the catalog of the institution to which they will transfer to determine the appropriate science courses to select.
Most, but not all, courses in the Early Childhood Development Program are web-based.
The Early Childhood Development Certificate Program consists of 30 hours, half of the curriculum required for the Early Childhood Development Associate in Applied Science. This certificate allows students to serve in a support role in a classroom as aides in early childhood programs, preschools, and Head Start programs.
The full Early Childhood Development Certificate Program is available online with the exception of the required mathematics course and observation hours.
The Early Childhood Skill Set is designed to provide students minimum entry-level skills to work with children through early childhood. Students will combine learned theories with practice in actual settings with young children under the supervision of qualified teachers. All courses are web-based.
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Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)
The Emergency Medical Technician Skill Set prepares individuals under the remote supervision of physicians, to recognize, access, and manage medical emergencies in prehospital settings. Includes instruction in basic EMT procedures; emergency surgical procedures; medical triage; rescue operations; and crisis scene management.
The full Emergency Medical Technician Skill Set is available on the Logan and Williamson campuses. Some courses may be offered online. Check schedule for offerings.
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Entrepreneurism
The Entrepreneurism Skill Set will provide the basic skills needed to start a small business by focusing on a particular skill, trade, or niche market in the local economy. Through a blend of online and classroom presentations, the student will learn the process of building a business plan and locating the resources and financial opportunities to bring their idea to the local economy.
The full Entrepreneurism Skill Set is available online. Some courses may be offered at Campus locations. Check schedule for offerings.
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Graphic Design Technician
The Graphic Design Technician Skill Set prepares the student for entry-level jobs involving a variety of graphic designs.
Students will receive background in web design, graphic design, flash programming and video editing.
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Industrial Safety Technician
The Industrial Safety Technician Skill Set is designed to prepare students for immediate employment in the Industrial/Manufacturing Safety field with specialized training in several in-demand concentrations such as:
- OSHA Regulations
- Industrial Safety Risk Management
- Industrial Ergonomics
- Industrial Hygiene
Each course is designed to offer students the planning, analysis, and decision-making techniques needed to increase employment.
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Industrial Welding
The Industrial Welding Skill Set is a 6 credit hour skill set designed to provide maintenance personnel with the basic skills required to perform routine welding duties in an industrial setting.
The full Industrial Welding Skill Set is available on the Williamson Campus.
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Legal Office
The Legal Office Skill Set is of value to office workers who need legal office skills for cross-training and/or to increase employment opportunities.
The full Legal Office Skill Set is available online. Some courses may be offered at Campus locations. Check schedule for offerings.
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Medical Coding
The Medical Coding Specialist Certificate Program is designed to provide each student with the comprehensive knowledge and competencies required to become a successful medical coder in a hospital setting, physician office setting, or ambulatory setting.
Graduates of the program meet the AHIMA (American Health Information Management Association) requirements to set for the CCS (Certified Coding Specialist) Exam.
The full Medical Coding Specialist Certificate Program is available online with the exception of MT 121 or higher. Some courses may be offered at Campus locations. Check schedule for offerings.
The Medical Coding Skill Set prepares students to take the Certified Coding Associate (CCA) Exam through the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA).
The required courses help the student demonstrate coding skills in a variety of healthcare settings, including inpatient and outpatient hospital settings and physician offices.
The full Medical Coding Skill Set is available online. Some courses may be offered at Campus locations. Check schedule for offerings
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Medical Office
The Medical Office Skill Set is of value to office workers who need medical office skills for cross-training and/or to increase employment opportunities.
The full Medical Office Skill Set is available online. Some courses may be offered at Campus locations. Check schedule for offerings.
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Medical Transcription
The Medical Transcription Skill Set is of value to office workers who need medical transcription skills for cross-training and/or to increase employment opportunities.
The full Medical Transcription Skill Set is available online. Some courses may be offered at Campus locations. Check schedule for offerings.
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Mine Permit Technician
The Mine Permit Technician Skill Set prepares the student for immediate employment in the mining and mining support industries as a permit processor. Students will have the necessary background information and knowledge of the steps necessary to complete a permit.
The full Mine Permit Technician Skill Set is available online. Some courses may be offered at Campus locations. Check schedule for offerings.
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Payroll
The Payroll Skill Set is of value to office workers who need payroll skills for cross-training and/or to increase employment opportunities.
The full Payroll Skill Set is available online. Some courses may be offered at Campus locations. Check schedule for offerings.
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Phelbotomy
The Phlebotomy Skill Set is designed to train students to perform phlebotomy and a variety of other waived tests in the medical laboratory under the direction of a medical laboratory technician, or other professional. The main focus of the program is to prepare students to draw blood and collect other body fluids suitable for laboratory testing and to prepare them to perform successfully on the phlebotomy certification exam. Students prepare for the exam during the lecture and laboratory sections of the first two courses, then complete their evidence of 30 venipunctures and 10 capillary sticks during the third course practicum.
The full Phlebotomy Skill Set is available on the Logan Campus.
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Pipe Welding
The Pipe Welding Skill Set consists of 6 credit hours of training that provides the student with the education and skills to become an entrylevel
pipe welder in today’s modern manufacturing industry. Upon completion of this series of courses, a student will have the knowledge
and skills necessary to make high quality welds using steel pipe and stainless steel pipe.
The full Pipe Welding Skill Set is available on the Williamson Campus.
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Polaris Bronze and Silver
The Polaris Bronze skill set introduces students to safe working practices and develops a safety-first mindset that includes producing safety work plans and procedures.
The Polaris Bronze Skill Set is available on the Boone/Lincoln Campus.
The Polaris Silver skill set requires students to perform innovative-level mechanical and electrical diagnostics as well as troubleshooting complex problems.
The Polaris Silver Skill Set is available on the Boone/Lincoln Campus.
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Records Clerk
The Records Clerk Skill Set is of value to office workers who need record keeping skills for cross-training and/or to increase employment opportunities.
The full Records Clerk Skill Set is available online. Some courses may be offered at Campus locations. Check schedule for offerings.
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Tax Preparation
The Tax Preparation Skill Set is of value to office workers who need tax preparation skills for cross-training and/or to increase employment opportunities.
The full Tax Preparation Skill Set is available online. Some courses may be offered at Campus locations. Check schedule for offerings.
