The GIS certificate program is designed to prepare students for entry- level employment in the emerging technology of Geographic Information Systems and Global Positioning Systems. It also prepares students to take advanced GIS training at the university level. Competency-based training enhances the students' opportunities to become chefs, dining room managers, food service supervisors, hotel managers and independent operators of Hospitality businesses. Students learn through lectures, work experience and practical labs on campus and at the prestigious City Hotel in historic Columbia state Park. These programs, many with computer applications, are designed to prepare students to enter clerical secretarial, and related fields.
Advanced specialization is available in the medical, legal and word processing fields.
Students may earn certificates in Administrative Assistant, General Office Clerk, Legal Office, Medical Office, Medical Transcription and Information Processing. Completion of our Welding Technology Certificate Program provides training for highly skilled jobs. Included are positions as welding technicians, supervisors, inspectors, and instructors. Some experienced welders open their own repair shops. E-mail comments about the web to Webmaster.