School Description
Provided by John Wood Community CollegeJohn Wood Community College will provide the highest quality educational opportunities and services fully accessible at affordable levels in an attractive, caring, and safe environment to meet the needs of a diverse community.
Here you will discover an entrepreneurial spirit passed down from the first settlers of Quincy and the surrounding communities. The people you find within John Wood Community College aspire to do more, be more. Our namesake John Wood created a legacy that began with a pioneer spirit, flourished as a craftsman and farmer, then founded our main campus’ host community of Quincy before becoming a statesman as mayor of Quincy, then governor of Illinois. The qualities that distinguished John Wood can be found in every one of us. John Wood dared to dream, and then he worked to make his dreams real.
John Wood, as our community’s college, offers to help you achieve your dreams. We invest in people by conveying knowledge, skills, and competencies to advance services, business, agriculture, and industry throughout our region. Unlike many other institutions of higher education, John Wood Community College tailors education and training programs to meet the needs of the communities, businesses, and industries we serve. Day, evening, weekend, and distance learning classes allow you to attend college on your terms—and more affordably than any other college in the area.
The 150-acre campus in Quincy is a beautiful, modern, fully developed campus located at the east edge of the city. The first building opened in 1998; additional buildings opened in 2002 and 2004; and the newest building on campus, the Student Activity Center, opened in 2006.
The campus offers the latest in technology, including a wireless environment; continuously updated computer technology and software; “smart” classrooms with Internet connectivity and access to video from VHS and DVD; a new Macintosh computer lab; and more computers for student use than any other educational facility in the area, with 32 different labs.
Quick Facts
- Location:
- Midwest
- Setting:
- Small Town Setting
- Type:
- Public
- Size:
- Medium (2,000 to 5,000 Undergrad)
Students & Campus Life
- Full Time Students:
- 65%
- Athletic Programs:
- Unavailable
Expenses
- Average Tuition:
- $ 5,280
- Students Receiving Aid:
- 69%
Degree Programs at John Wood Community College
Associate's Level Programs
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Agriculture and Natural Resources
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Agriculture Business
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Agriculture Business
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General Agricultural Business and Management
A general program that focuses on modern business and economic principles involved in the organization, operation, and management of agricultural enterprises.See more schools with programs in General Agricultural Business and Management
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General Agricultural Business and Management
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Horticulture
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Horticulture
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Applied Horticulture/Horticultural Operations
Programs in this major study the general production and processing of domesticated plants, shrubs, flowers, and related plant materials; the management of technical and business operations connected with horticultural services; and the basic scientific principles needed to understand plants and their management and care.See more schools with programs in Applied Horticulture/Horticultural Operations
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Applied Horticulture/Horticultural Operations
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Agriculture Business
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Agriculture Business
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Arts & Humanities
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General Studies
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General Studies
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General Studies
An undifferentiated program that includes instruction in the general arts, general science, or unstructured studies.See more schools with programs in General Studies
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Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
A program that is a structured combination of the arts, biological and physical sciences, social sciences, and humanities, emphasizing breadth of study. Includes instruction in independently designed, individualized, or regular programs.See more schools with programs in Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
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General Studies
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General Studies
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General Studies
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Business
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Accounting & Related Services
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Accounting & Related Services
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Accounting
An accounting program provides the tools to practice accounting and to perform related business functions. This program includes instruction in accounting principles and theory, financial accounting, managerial accounting, cost accounting, budget control, tax accounting, legal aspects of accounting, auditing, reporting procedures, statement analysis, planning and consulting, business information systems, accounting research methods, professional standards and ethics, and applications to specific for-profit, public, and non-profit organizations.See more schools with programs in Accounting
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Accounting
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Administrative Services
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Administrative Services
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Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science programs are two year programs for individuals seeking a career as administrative assistants and/or secretaries and stenographers. These programs include instruction in business communications, principles of business law, word processing and data entry, office machines operation and maintenance, office procedures, public relations, secretarial accounting, filing systems and records management, and report preparation.See more schools with programs in Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science
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Executive Assistant/Executive Secretary
A program that prepares individuals to perform the duties of special assistants and/or personal secretaries for business executives and top management. Includes instruction in business communications, principles of business law, public relations, scheduling and travel management, secretarial accounting, filing systems and records management, conference and meeting recording, report preparation, office equipment and procedures, office supervisory skills, and professional standards and legal requirements.See more schools with programs in Executive Assistant/Executive Secretary
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Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science
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General Business
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General Business
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Business Administration and Management
Generally, this program prepares individuals to plan, organize, direct, and control a firm or organization. To aid them in taking a leading role in business, individuals in this program study management theory, human resources management and behavior, accounting and other quantitative methods, purchasing and logistics, organization and production, marketing, and business decision-making.See more schools with programs in Business Administration and Management
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Business Administration and Management
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Information Systems
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Information Systems
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Management Information Systems
A program that generally prepares individuals to provide and manage data systems and related facilities for processing and retrieving internal business information; select systems and train personnel; and respond to external data requests. Includes instruction in cost and accounting information systems, management control systems, personnel information systems, data storage and security, business systems networking, report preparation, computer facilities and equipment operation and maintenance, operator supervision and training, and management information systems policy and planning.See more schools with programs in Management Information Systems
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Management Information Systems
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Marketing
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Marketing
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Selling Skills and Sales Operations
A program that prepares individuals to possess the skills associated with direct promotion of products and services to potential customers and to function as independent sales representatives and managers. Includes instruction in consumer psychology, image projection, public speaking and interpersonal communications, sales organization and operations, customer relations, professional standards and ethics, and applicable technical skills.See more schools with programs in Selling Skills and Sales Operations
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Selling Skills and Sales Operations
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Accounting & Related Services
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Accounting & Related Services
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Culinary Arts & Food Service
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Restaurant & Catering Management
A program that prepares individuals to plan, supervise, and manage food and beverage preparation and service operations, restaurant facilities, and catering services. Includes instruction in food/beverage industry operations, cost control, purchasing and storage, business administration, logistics, personnel management, culinary arts, restaurant and menu planning, executive chef functions, event planning and management, health and safety, insurance, and applicable law and regulations.See more schools with programs in Restaurant & Catering Management
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Restaurant & Catering Management
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Family and Consumer Science Professions
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Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services
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Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services
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Child Care Provider/Assistant
Individuals in this program are prepared for the demands and challenges of providing home, family, residential, or institutional-based child care services. Student preparation includes instruction in child growth and development; nutrition; recreation; planning and supervision of play and learning activities; child abuse and neglect prevention; parent-child relationships; and applicable legal and administrative requirements.See more schools with programs in Child Care Provider/Assistant
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Child Care Provider/Assistant
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Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services
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Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services
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Health & Medical Services
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Diagnostic & Treatment Technician
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Diagnostic & Treatment Technician
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Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
This major includes a variety of programs in diagnostic health, intervention, and treatment.See more schools with programs in Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
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Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)
A program that prepares individuals, under the remote supervision of physicians, to recognize, assess, and manage medical emergencies in prehospital settings and to supervise Ambulance personnel. Includes instruction in basic, intermediate, and advanced EMT procedures; emergency surgical procedures; medical triage; rescue operations; crisis scene management and personnel supervision; equipment operation and maintenance; patient stabilization, monitoring, and care; drug administration; identification and preliminary diagnosis of diseases and injuries; communication and computer operations; basic anatomy, physiology, pathology, and toxicology; and professional standards and regulations.See more schools with programs in Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)
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Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
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Healthcare Administration
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Healthcare Administration
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Medical Staff Services Technology/Technician
A program that prepares individuals to perform credentialing, privileging, personnel management, and accreditation compliance services for hospitals and other health care facilities and organizations. Includes instruction in medical staff organization and management, medical terminology, credentialing and re-credentialing, health care accreditation and regulatory standards, health care law, meeting and negotiation management, and office information systems management.See more schools with programs in Medical Staff Services Technology/Technician
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Medical Staff Services Technology/Technician
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Nursing
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Nursing
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Nursing - Registered Nurse Training (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
A program that generally prepares individuals in the knowledge, techniques and procedures for promoting health, providing care for sick, disabled, informed, or other individuals or groups. Includes instruction in the administration of medication and treatments, assisting a physician during treatments and examinations, Referring patients to physicians and other health care specialists, and planning education for health maintenance.See more schools with programs in Nursing - Registered Nurse Training (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
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Nursing - Registered Nurse Training (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
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Diagnostic & Treatment Technician
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Diagnostic & Treatment Technician
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Interdisciplinary Studies
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Biological and Physical Sciences
This general program is either a synthesis of the biological and physical sciences, or a specialization which draws from the biological and physical sciences.See more schools with programs in Biological and Physical Sciences
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Biological and Physical Sciences
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Security and Protective Service Careers
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Criminal Justice/Police Science
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 schools with programs in Criminal Justice/Police Science
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Fire Science/Firefighting
A program that prepares individuals to perform the duties of fire fighters. Includes instruction in fire-fighting equipment operation and maintenance, principles of fire science and combustible substances, methods of controlling different types of fires, hazardous material handling and control, fire rescue procedures, public relations and applicable laws and regulations.See more schools with programs in Fire Science/Firefighting
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Criminal Justice/Police Science
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Skilled Trades
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Construction Trades
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Construction Trades
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Electrician
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to install, operate, maintain, and repair electric apparatus and systems such as residential, commercial, and industrial electric-power wiring; and DC and AC motors, controls, and electrical distribution panels. Includes instruction in the principles of electronics and electrical systems, wiring, power transmission, safety, industrial and household appliances, job estimation, electrical testing and inspection, and applicable codes and standards.See more schools with programs in Electrician
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Electrician
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Construction Trades
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Construction Trades
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Technician Careers
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Engineering Technology
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Engineering Technology
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CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician
This program teaches students to create graphic representation and simulations of engineering projects. This program includes coursework in engineering graphics, two-dimensional and three-dimensional engineering design, solids modeling, engineering animation, computer-aided drafting (CAD), computer-aided design (CADD), and auto-CAD techniques.See more schools with programs in CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician
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CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician
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Engineering Technology
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Engineering Technology
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Technology
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Software Development
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Software Development
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Computer Programming Special Applications
A program that prepares individuals to apply the knowledge and skills of general computer programming to the solution of specific operational problems and customization requirements presented by individual software users and organizational users. Includes training in specific types of software and its installation and maintenance.See more schools with programs in Computer Programming Special Applications
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Computer Programming Special Applications
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Software Development
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Software Development
Certificate Programs at John Wood Community College
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Agriculture and Natural Resources
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Agriculture Production
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Agriculture Production
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Animal/Livestock Husbandry and Production
Students of this program learn to select, breed, care for, process, and market livestock and small farm animals. Coursework includes instruction in basic animal science, animal nutrition, and animal health as applied to various species and breeds; design and operation of housing, feeding, and processing facilities; and related issues of safety, applicable regulations, logistics, and supply.See more schools with programs in Animal/Livestock Husbandry and Production
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Animal/Livestock Husbandry and Production
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Agriculture Production
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Agriculture Production
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Business
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Administrative Services
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Administrative Services
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Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science programs are two year programs for individuals seeking a career as administrative assistants and/or secretaries and stenographers. These programs include instruction in business communications, principles of business law, word processing and data entry, office machines operation and maintenance, office procedures, public relations, secretarial accounting, filing systems and records management, and report preparation.See more schools with programs in Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science
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Business/Office Automation/Technology/Data Entry
A program that prepares individuals to support business information operations by using computer equipment to enter, process, and retrieve data for a wide variety of administrative purposes. Includes instruction in using basic business software and hardware; business computer networking; principles of desktop publishing; preparing mass mailings; compiling and editing spreadsheets; list maintenance; preparing tables and graphs; receipt control; and preparing business performance reports.See more schools with programs in Business/Office Automation/Technology/Data Entry
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Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science
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General Business
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General Business
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Business Administration and Management
Generally, this program prepares individuals to plan, organize, direct, and control a firm or organization. To aid them in taking a leading role in business, individuals in this program study management theory, human resources management and behavior, accounting and other quantitative methods, purchasing and logistics, organization and production, marketing, and business decision-making.See more schools with programs in Business Administration and Management
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Business Administration and Management
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Administrative Services
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Administrative Services
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Culinary Arts & Food Service
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Culinary Arts/Chef Training
A program that prepares individuals to provide professional chef and related cooking services in restaurants and other commercial food establishments. Includes instruction in recipe and menu planning, preparing and cooking of foods, supervising and training kitchen assistants, the management of food supplies and kitchen resources, aesthetics of food presentation, and familiarity or mastery of a wide variety of cuisines and culinary techniques.See more schools with programs in Culinary Arts/Chef Training
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Culinary Arts/Chef Training
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Health & Medical Services
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Diagnostic & Treatment Technician
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Diagnostic & Treatment Technician
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Surgical Technologist
A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of physicians and surgical nurses, to maintain, monitor, and enforce the sterile field and adherence to aseptic technique by preoperative, surgical team, and postoperative personnel. Includes instruction in instrument and equipment sterilization and handling; surgical supplies management; wound exposure and closure; surgical computer and robot operation and monitoring; maintenance of hemostasis; and patient and team scrubbing.See more schools with programs in Surgical Technologist
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Surgical Technologist
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Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services
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Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services
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Dietitian Assistant
A program that prepares individuals to assist registered dietitians in planning, preparing and serving meals to individuals with specific dietary needs. Includes instruction in equipment use, food preparation, diet regulations, food handling, safety and sanitary standards and administrative techniques and procedures.See more schools with programs in Dietitian Assistant
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Dietitian Assistant
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Nursing
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Nursing
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Licensed Practical /Vocational Nurse Training (LPN, LVN, Cert, Dipl, AAS)
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 schools with programs in Licensed Practical /Vocational Nurse Training (LPN, LVN, Cert, Dipl, AAS)
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Nurse/Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant
A program that prepares individuals to perform routine nursing-related services to patients in hospitals or long-term care facilities, under the training and supervision of a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse.See more schools with programs in Nurse/Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant
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Licensed Practical /Vocational Nurse Training (LPN, LVN, Cert, Dipl, AAS)
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Diagnostic & Treatment Technician
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Diagnostic & Treatment Technician
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Skilled Trades
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Construction Trades
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Construction Trades
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Electrician
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to install, operate, maintain, and repair electric apparatus and systems such as residential, commercial, and industrial electric-power wiring; and DC and AC motors, controls, and electrical distribution panels. Includes instruction in the principles of electronics and electrical systems, wiring, power transmission, safety, industrial and household appliances, job estimation, electrical testing and inspection, and applicable codes and standards.See more schools with programs in Electrician
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Electrician
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Construction Trades
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Construction Trades
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Technology
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Software Development
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Software Development
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Computer Programming Special Applications
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Computer Programming Special Applications
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Software Development
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Software Development
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Transportation Careers
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Ground Transportation
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Ground Transportation
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Truck and Bus Driver/Commercial Vehicle Operation
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to drive trucks and buses, delivery vehicles, for-hire vehicles and other commercial vehicles. Includes instruction in operating gas, diesel, or electrically-powered vehicles; loading and unloading cargo or passengers; reporting delays or accidents on the road; verifying load against shipping papers; arranging transportation for personnel; and keeping records of receipts and fares.See more schools with programs in Truck and Bus Driver/Commercial Vehicle Operation
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Truck and Bus Driver/Commercial Vehicle Operation
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Ground Transportation
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Ground Transportation
Students
General
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Full-Time vs. Part-Time
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Race/Ethnicity
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Geography
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In State vs. Out-of-State
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Top States for Incoming Freshman
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| Percent of Students International: | 0% |
| Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) | In-District | In-State | |
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 2,280 | $ 5,280 | |
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 150 | $ 150 | |
| Financial Aid | Avg. Amount Received | % of Students Receiving Aid | |
Federal Grants: |
$ 2,633 | 41% | |
State and Local Grants: |
$ 1,351 | 32% | |
Institutional Grants: |
$ 1,509 | 16% | |
Student Loans: |
$ 2,784 | 18% | |
Any Aid: |
69% |
