Do you love animals? Have you ever thought about a career as a veterinary assistant? This course, taught by a practicing veterinarian and college instructor, will give you the information you need to prepare for work in veterinary hospitals. Special lessons will target specific aspects of veterinary assistant duties. You'll also understand the hazards of working in a veterinary setting so that you can protect yourself from x-ray exposure, infections carried by animals, and potential damage from teeth and claws.

Build on the basics and become more productive with your computer. Learn to create, save, and open simple documents in Word. Take the fear out of PowerPoint and learn to create great presentations. Gain basic skills with Excel and Outlook to help better manage your work flow. Discover keyboard shortcuts and basic computer maintenance. Explore using the control panel to change settings. Pre-requisite: Personal Computer Basics or equivalent knowledge.

Develop English grammar skills and take your writing and speaking prowess to the next level. This course explores the eight parts of speech, punctuation and mechanics, foundational sentence construction, phrases, clauses, problem words, common mistakes, and more with practical, hands-on exercises.

Take your grammar and writing skills to the next level! In this course, you'll review the foundational elements of grammar, including the parts of speech, and master the basics of punctuation and mechanics. See how different phrases and clauses fit together in sentences so that your writing is clear, concise, and meaningful. Finally, put your skills to work as you explore practical business writing, paragraph writing, and even formal essay writing.

Are you ready to learn the industry-standard software for Graphic Designers, Small Business owners and anyone who wants to produce beautiful digital and print design? Adobe InDesign is a robust software that can help you become the go-to person in your company for all its design needs. You’ll learn to build logos, ads, brochures and even a magazine in this intuitive, hands-on class.

Photoshop is a fun and challenging software used for photo manipulation. Learn many of the skills needed to use this powerful software effectively. This class, for beginners, will first help you understand Photoshop's vast array of tools. We will learn how to manipulate photos, learn layering techniques, and also create a few pieces that will help you to practice and utilize a vast amount of techniques!

In this online certificate program your will learn how to build a WordPress website or blog, customize your WordPress site by hand-coding HTML, CSS, and PHP, know necessary regular WordPress maintenance, create WordPress website backup, and know how to apply SEO techniques in WordPress.

Rapid growth in the health, legal services, data processing, management, public relations, and other industries have created many new job opportunities for administrative assistants. This course will help you discover and master the essentials of managerial and staff support, information and records management, communications technology, travel and meeting coordination, space planning, and office ergonomics. You'll become an indispensable member of your team by identifying opportunities and implementing solutions to turn your office into a high productivity machine. This course and its follow up (Administrative Assistant Applications) may help you prepare for the internationally-recognized Certified Administrative Professional® (CAP®) exam offered by the International Association of Administrative Professionals® (IAAP®), but is not affiliated with, nor has it been endorsed by them. Learn More

Blogging is a great way to get the word out about your product, expertise or anything that's on your mind. WordPress is one of the most popular blogging applications, readily available on a lot of web hosts. In this course you will configure WordPress options and customize its appearance. We explore options for blog topics and getting the word out about your blog. You will write blog entries, publish them and then set up accounts for allowing access to your blog. LEARN MORE

In this online course, discover how social change happens, and doesn’t, and how you can influence change. Then explore working within an established organization versus creating your own group for change. Finally, learn different change strategies and techniques to highlight issues and improve your community and society for all. Learn More

To succeed in today's marketplace, entrepreneurs must know how to effectively market their product or service. This course offers you a step by step approach to attract and keep customers, all within a realistic budget. With an emphasis on customer-driven marketing decisions, you will learn how to build a strong brand, analyze which tactics to use, and implement your marketing plan. Learn More

Learn to transform plain living spaces into beautiful and functional rooms. This online course will give you the know-how to design a room floor to ceiling with understanding of color theory, industry trends, special arrangements, floor plans, design ideas, and interior design basics.

In this course, you'll learn how to use the CPT manual and the ICD-10-CM to find medical codes for any disease, condition, treatment, or surgical procedure. You'll go through real-world examples and coding exercises to get you using your coding tools in conjunction with your analytical skills to identify the right codes to describe any medical situation. In the process, you'll get all the hands-on experience you'll need to code medical insurance claims with confidence. Learn More