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

Dental Assistant

Dental Assistant

Prepare for an entry-level position in one of the fastest growing health care fields with a curriculum introducing you to the profession of dentistry. You will learn all areas of pre-clinical dental assisting and receive training in the professional skills required to function as an assistant in a dental practice.

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Nurse Aide Training

Nurse Aide Training

Start your career in health care with this three-month course! Combining classroom instruction, lab work, and clinical practicum, you will be prepared to work in long-term care facilities, hospices, assisted living facilities, hospitals and nursing homes upon completion.

Train to be a Nurse Aide
Welding Technology

Welding Technology

Graduates are prepared for high-demand positions in industries such as shipbuilding, aerospace, construction, manufacturing, and energy. Entry-level welders in the Philadelphia region typically earn $28/hour with opportunities for overtime.

Start your Career in Under Six Months

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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.

Classroom Workshops

American Red Cross BLS/CPR Certification | Clinical Medical Assisting | Faith and Spiritual-Based Counseling | Massage Therapy | Nurse Aide Training Program | Pharmacy Technician | Simulated Patient Treatment Clinical Exam (SPTCE)

Hybrid (Classroom and Online)

National Entry-Level Dental Assistant Program | Personal Trainer National Certification

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We’ve partnered with ed2go to offer hundreds of additional online training programs, like Online Certified EKG Technician Training, Online Veterinary Assistant Training, Social Service Assistant, and NASM Weight Loss Coach and Women’s Fitness Specialist (CPT/CNC/WLS + WFS) (Voucher Included).

These courses are offered through ed2go, so registration, payment, and course support are handled directly on their site.


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:

Advanced Manufacturing | CNC Precision Machining | PennDOT - Emissions Inspector Certification | Gas Distribution Pipeline Mechanic Introduction Program | PennDOT - Safety Inspection Mechanic Training | PennDOT Safety Inspection Mechanic Additional Licensure Exam | Structural Welding

Hybrid (Classroom and Online)

Certified Production Technician | Electro-Mechanical Technology (Industrial Maintenance)

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We’ve partnered with ed2go to offer hundreds of additional online training programs, like Online HVAC/R Technician Training, Online Residential Electrician Training, Fundamentals of Blueprint Reading & Construction Estimating, and Entry-Level Driver Training (ELDT) for Hazardous Materials.

These courses are offered through ed2go, so registration, payment, and course support are handled directly on their site.


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.

Classroom Workshop

AutoCAD for Professionals I | Microsoft Excel Basic, Intermediate, and Advanced | Microsoft Office Specialist | Microsoft Word 2019 – Advanced | Microsoft Word 2019 – Basic | Microsoft Word 2019 – Intermediate

Hybrid ( Classroom and Online) 

Back End Software Developer Bootcamp | CompTIA A+ | Computer Support Specialist Technician | Front End Software Developer Bootcamp

Live Online Courses

Google Career Certificates

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We’ve partnered with ed2go to offer hundreds of additional online training programs, like AI for Business Course: ChatGPT & Copilot, Certified Java Developer (Voucher Included), Data Science & Artificial Intelligence Course, Python for Machine Learning & Data Science.

These courses are offered through ed2go, so registration, payment, and course support are handled directly on their site.


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.

Hybrid (Classroom and Online)

Bookkeeping Certificate Program

Live Online Courses

Bookkeeping Certificate Program - Live Online | Business Writing that Works | Cannabis and the Workplace | Child Development Associate | Continuing Professional Education for Certified Public Accountants | Creating a Workplace Wellness Program | Developing an Agile Mindset for the Competitive Business Landscape | Generation Gap: Closing the Generation Gap in the Workplace | Grant Writing for Profit and Nonprofit Entities - Live Online | Managing Across Cultures | The Professional Supervisor | The Professional Supervisor - Live Online

Classroom Workshop

Business Writing that Works | Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Certificate | Emotional Intelligence | Lean Process Improvement | Logistics and Supply Chain Management | Opus Monētae - The Money Management Course | Professional Coaching | Professional Coaching - Foundations of Coaching | Professional Coaching - Results-Oriented Coaching | Professional Coaching - Transformational Coaching | ServSafe Food Protection Manager - One Day | ServSafe Food Safety Examination Retest

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We’ve partnered with ed2go to offer hundreds of additional online training programs, like Online Complete Project Manager Training with CAPM® and PMP® Certification Prep, Chartered Tax Professional with Microsoft Excel, Executive Assistant with Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Expert (Vouchers Included).

These courses are offered through ed2go, so registration, payment, and course support are handled directly on their site.


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. 

Live Online Courses

Mobile Food Management Program — Introduction to Food Truck Entrepreneurship | Power Up Your Business | Quickbooks - Get Going with QuickBooks Online | Quickbooks - Keep Going with QuickBooks Online

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We’ve partnered with ed2go to offer hundreds of additional online training programs, like Procurement & Purchasing Management, Business Operations Specialist, Entrepreneurship: Start-Up and Business Owner Management (Voucher Included).

These courses are offered through ed2go, so registration, payment, and course support are handled directly on their site.


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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We’ve partnered with ed2go to offer hundreds of additional online training programs, like Fiction Writer Course, AI for Workplace Productivity with Claude, Multimedia Arts Certificate.

These courses are offered through ed2go, so registration, payment, and course support are handled directly on their site.