3254 E Kemper Rd, Cincinnati, OH 45246
Website: Great Oaks Institute of Technology and Career Development
Our mission is to provide quality workforce development programs and services to meet the needs of our customers.
Great Oaks, one of the largest career and technical education districts in the United States, has been providing career development, workforce development and economic development services to individuals, business, industry, labor, communities and other organizations in southwest Ohio since 1970.
The educational programs and services available through Great Oaks enhance the lives of tens of thousands of people each year. Yet, even though we cover over 2,200 square miles and serve so many people, we believe that each individual is unique and that we have a responsibility to assist each one as they determine their chosen path and take the steps leading to their destination. We also believe that everyone can learn and can be a productive, contributing member of society.
Great Oaks Adult and Continuing Education offers comprehensive career and technical programs. Courses are designed for those who seek to enter an occupation, desire to upgrade skills in their present occupation, or for professional development. This program accepts adults, recent high school graduates and non-completers who are 16 years or older.
Great Oaks Health Professions Academy provides entry level medical training programs. The programs consist of 1-week Patient Care Assistant, 2-week State Tested Nursing Assistant, 5 week-State Tested Nursing Assistant/Patient Care Assistant and Health Unit Coordinator
Learn more about Certificate Programs
A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of office managers and other professionals, to perform routine administrative duties in a medical, clinical, or health care facility/system office environment. Includes instruction in general office skills, data processing, office equipment operation, principles of medical record-keeping and business regulations, medical/clinical office procedures, and communications skills. See more Medical Office Assistant/Specialist Schools or Online Medical Office Assistant/Specialist School Degree Programs
A program that prepares individuals to assist in providing general nursing care under the direction of a registered nurse, physician or dentist. Includes instruction in taking patient vital signs, applying sterile dressings, patient health education and assistance with examinations and treatment. See more Licensed Practical /Vocational Nurse Training (LPN, LVN, Cert, Dipl, AAS) Schools or Online Licensed Practical /Vocational Nurse Training (LPN, LVN, Cert, Dipl, AAS) School Degree Programs
A program that prepares individuals to perform the duties of police and public security officers, including patrol and investigative activities, traffic control, crowd control and public relations, witness interviewing, evidence collection and management, basic crime prevention methods, weapon and equipment operation and maintenance, report preparation and other routine law enforcement responsibilities. See more Criminal Justice/Police Science Schools or Online Criminal Justice/Police Science School Degree Programs
This technical program teaches the knowledge and skills to lay out, cut, fabricate, erect, install, and repair wooden structures and fixtures, using hand and power tools. Carpentry students are instructed in technical mathematics, framing, construction materials and selection, job estimating, blueprint reading, foundations and roughing-in, finish carpentry techniques, and applicable codes and standards. See more Carpentry/Carpenter Schools or Online Carpentry/Carpenter School Degree Programs
Students in this program learn the technical knowledge and skills required to repair, service, and maintain all aircraft components other than engines, propellers, avionics, and instruments. This program includes instruction in layout and fabrication of sheet metal, fabric, wood, and other materials into structural members, parts, and fittings, and replacement of damaged or worn parts such as control cables and hydraulic units. See more Aircraft Maintenance Schools
Individuals in this program learn to apply technical knowledge and skills to repair, service, and maintain all types of aircraft powerplants and related systems. Program instruction includes engine inspection and maintenance, lubrication and cooling, electrical and ignition systems, carburetion, fuels and fuel systems, propeller and fan assemblies. See more Aircraft Powerplant Technology/Technician Schools or Online Aircraft Powerplant Technology/Technician School Degree Programs
Autobody programs typically last two years and teach students all the necessary knowledge and skills to repair, reconstruct and finish the external features of automobiles. Autobody students receive instruction in structure analysis, damage repair, non-structural analysis, mechanical and electrical components, plastics and adhesives, painting and refinishing techniques, and damage analysis and estimating. See more Autobody Repair Schools or Online Autobody Repair School Degree Programs
The two year Automobile Technician program teaches individuals to repair, service, and maintain all types of automobiles. Systems covered in this program include brake systems, electrical systems, engine performance, engine repair, suspension and steering, automatic and manual transmissions and drive trains, and heating and air condition systems. See more Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician Schools or Online Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician School Degree Programs
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to repair, install, service and maintain the operating condition of heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration systems. Includes instruction in diagnostic techniques, the use of testing equipment and the principles of mechanics, electricity, and electronics as they relate to the repair of heating, air conditioning and refrigeration systems. See more Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) Schools or Online Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) School Degree Programs
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to operate and maintain a variety of heavy equipment, such as a crawler tractors, motor graders and scrapers, shovels, rigging devices, hoists, and jacks. Includes instruction in digging, ditching, sloping, stripping, grading, and backfiling, clearing and excavating. See more Construction/Heavy Equipment/Earthmoving Equipment Operation Schools or Online Construction/Heavy Equipment/Earthmoving Equipment Operation School Degree Programs