Continuing Education (Noncredit)

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Career and professional development training designed to meet your schedule and fast-track your career potential.

Looking for the career skills you need to gain immediate employment? Are you ready to increase your value to employers? We offer a variety of specialized career training programs and hundreds of professional development classes to help you enhance your current skillset, or take your career in a new direction. We are proud to offer programming to meet the needs of health care and wellness, technical, manufacturing, small businesses, nonprofits and professional industries.

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Featured Programs

Google Career Certificates

Google Career Certificates

Prepare for high-growth careers and acquire the most in-demand technical skills, including programming languages, industry frameworks, key platforms, technical processes, and more.

Google Career Certificates
Professional Coaching

Professional Coaching

Become a professional life and success coach to help people reach their goals and become the best versions of themselves. 

Train to be a professional coach
Massage Therapy

Massage Therapy

Help clients to heal their bodies and experience an overall sense of well-being. This program will prepare you to take the MBLEx exam and become a licensed massage therapist. 

Become a massage therapist
CNC Precision Machining Technology

CNC Precision Machining Technology

Get hands-on training and learn the fundamental precision machining and production skills necessary for entry-level positions in machine shops. 

Get started in advanced manufacturing
CompTIA A+

CompTIA A+

CompTIA A+ is a powerful credential that helps IT professionals worldwide ignite their IT career.

Earn CompTIA A+ credentials
Grant Writing

Grant Writing

Learn the ins and outs of preparing proposals for profit and nonprofit businesses and organizations. 

Learn to write grant proposals

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Health Care and Wellness 

Philadelphia is known as an eds and meds city, where careers in health care are abundant. Our short-term health care and wellness training is your path to an entry-level career in health care or the perfect way to expand your current skillset.

Offerings Include:

American Red Cross BLS/CPR Certification | Dialysis Technician | Dental Assistant | Massage Therapy | Nurse Aide Training Program | Pharmacy Technician

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Technical Training

Join a cutting-edge industry by inventing, creating and repairing the products that we use daily. Our technical skills training programs prepare you for an entry-level career by providing the hands-on experience and knowledge necessary in your chosen trade. American companies are reinvesting in manufacturing, resulting in more than 263,000 jobs added back into the U.S. economy. Despite growth in the industry, the National Association of Manufacturers reports a significant challenge in finding and retaining qualified workers.

Offerings Include:

CNC Precision Machining | Electro-Mechanical Technology (Industrial Maintenance) | PennDOT Emissions Inspector Certification and Safety Inspection Mechanic Training | Welding Technology

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Software and Technology

Our Software and Technology offerings will teach you new ways to develop, organize, and share ideas and information digitally. From beginner and intermediate courses on Microsoft Office to more advanced programming languages like HTML, CSS, and Java, there is something for everyone. No matter what class you choose, one thing is for certain: understanding and being able to utilize prominent digital technologies will help your professional growth and ability to move toward future goals.

Offerings Include:

Back End Software Developer Bootcamp | Front End Software Developer Bootcamp | Google Career Certificates | Microsoft Excel Basic and Intermediate | AWS SysOps Administrator Associate | Web Applications Developer Plus

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Workplace and Professional Skills

The workplace is full of challenges, many of which are not included in your job description. From professional communication to managing and coaching a team, even the most experienced employees must continuously look for ways to improve their professional skillsets. Learn to maximize the effect of your efforts and create a work environment where everyone can flourish. Our Workplace and Professional Skills programs will help you reach a new level of awareness and fulfill your professional role to the best of your ability.

Offerings Include:

Bookkeeping |  Google Career Certificates | Grant Writing for Profit and Nonprofit Entities | Professional Coaching | ServSafe Food Protection Manager – One Day

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Small Business Management

Gain the skills you need in order to implement and sustain your small business dreams. From getting your idea off the ground to accounting and financial management, these programs are designed to empower small business owners to become more knowledgeable and self-sufficient in day-to-day operations, as well as long-term goal setting and vision. These Small Business Management workshops help budding entrepreneurs fully realize their dreams of business ownership.

Offerings Include:

Power Up Your Business | Social Media for Business Certificate

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Personal Enrichment

Discovering new passions can drastically affect the direction of our lives and allow us to step into the future with confidence. Our Personal Enrichment programs were selected for their ability to introduce skills that give you new ways to connect with the world and advance your position creatively, interpersonally and financially.

Offerings Include:

Creative Writing: Poetry | Discover Sign Language Series | Digital Photography | Introduction to Interior Design | Stocks, Bonds and Investing

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