Accounting skills are useful for businesses of any size—and even for the non-accountants on your team! In this two-class series, learn the basics of double-entry bookkeeping, as well as how to analyze and record financial transactions. Practice handling accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll procedures, sales taxes, and various common banking activities. Explore corporate accounting practices including special journals, uncollectible accounts receivable, plant assets, depreciation, notes and interest, accrued revenue and expenses, dividends, retained earnings, and various financial reports for corporations. Learn More

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

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.

Learn to build an attractive, sophisticated blog or website—without having to learn any special coding. Walk through the process from start to finish. You don't need any website publishing experience to be successful. Learn More

In this online course, you will learn how to sign basic phrases and then expand to complete sentences. Learn how to put it all together, so you can introduce yourself and start a conversation. This course is taught using the best practices of the industry with a minimum of audio support. Throughout, you will be immersed in silence, so you will gain an understanding of the perspective of Deaf people and sign language.

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.

You really can make money with your writing. Whether you want to create your own business, add to your income, supplement your retirement, or boost what you're earning as a writer, you'll find the how-to’s here. You'll learn secrets, methods, and tips to help you generate income with your writing. This online class includes all the practical information that so rarely gets taught in writing classes.

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.