A to Z Grant Writing is a hands-on course that guides you through the full grant development process—from researching funding opportunities to drafting a complete grant proposal. Using a Theory of Change framework, you’ll learn how to plan projects, write compelling proposal sections, develop measurable outcomes and budgets, and incorporate evidence-based solutions. Through peer review activities, interactive scenarios, and practical exercises, you’ll gain the skills funders look for and leave the course with a draft grant application ready for submission.

Hours to Complete: 24

Duration of Access: 3 Months

This suite of courses will teach you the fundamentals of accounting with QuickBooks Online. You'll learn the essentials of double-entry bookkeeping and managing the financial aspects of your small business quickly and efficiently using QuickBooks. Instructor moderated. 

Accounting Fundamentals: This course introduces the core principles of accounting and financial recordkeeping. Students learn account classifications, the accounting equation, and how transactions flow through journals and the general ledger. Topics include recording purchases and sales, payroll deductions, banking transactions, adjusting and closing entries, and preparing end-of-year worksheets and financial reports.

Accounting Fundamentals II: Building on foundational accounting concepts, this course explores more advanced topics including accounts payable and receivable, uncollectible accounts, plant assets and depreciation, and notes payable and receivable. Students also learn about accrued income and expenses, dividends, payroll preparation, federal tax deposits, and completing year-end worksheets, financial reports, and closing processes.

QuickBooks Online: This course provides a practical introduction to using QuickBooks Online for small business accounting. Participants learn how to set up accounts, navigate centers and lists, manage bank accounts, record income and expenses, create invoices and estimates, process bills, track billable expenses, and manage sales tax and basic reports.

Intermediate QuickBooks Online: This course expands users’ QuickBooks Online skills to support more advanced business accounting tasks. Participants learn to manage system settings, users, inventory, and products and services while customizing sales forms and tracking projects, classes, and locations. Additional topics include progress invoicing, payroll, budgeting, banking rules, multi-currency transactions, mileage tracking, and reviewing and adjusting books for accurate financial reporting.

Suite bundles are not eligible for partial drops or refunds.

Hours to complete: 96 hours

Duration of Access: 6 weeks for each course

Learn how to have more successful relationships with difficult bosses, co-workers, students, neighbors, or relatives. Feel confident in interactions and develop skills to maintain productive communication no matter who is involved. These skills are great for expanding your network, avoiding conflict, and promoting collaboration. Self-paced.

Hours to Complete: 24 hours

Duration of Access: 3 months

The professional opportunities to care for the growing number of people who will use the supportive assistance offered in day treatment, assisted living, and long-term care settings are expanding faster than professionals can be trained. These positions can be rewarding, challenging, and fulfilling. Activity directors are responsible for directing, implementing and evaluating all resident activities as well as completing comprehensive assessments and care plan goals. Directing the activity course includes planning of activities for both individuals and groups, implementation of the programs, and monitoring the response to the programs in order to determine if the activities meet the care plan goals for residents.

This course will teach you about professionalism, documentation and ethics, working with residents with special needs, and adapting ideas to certain demographics within a facility. It enables activity directors to excel by emphasizing the diverse nature of long term care residents and by providing a variety of activity ideas: creative, spiritual, physical, social, educational and sensory. It also focuses on developing caring and passionate professionals that are able to create, implement and evaluate resident centered activities that are part of the individualized care plan.

This training is valid in the following states: Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin. Students in California should enroll in the Activity Assistant course instead.

Hours to Complete: 70

Duration of Access: 6 months

Learn essential computer skills for the 21^st century workplace - including how to troubleshoot PC issues. In this online course, you'll become faster and more confident at the keyboard, learn why employers consider technological literacy so critical to the success of any organization, and how to maintain and optimize a Windows PC. Instructor moderated.

Suite bundles are not eligible for partial drops or refunds.

Hours to Complete: 72

Duration of Access: 6 weeks for each course

Food and nutrition have a profound impact on our health and well-being, yet many of us are not aware of what foods to eat, which diets are healthy, and where our food originates. We eat toxic, irradiated, or genetically altered foods and we eat more than we need. How can we change our eating habits and become more conscious of what we eat, why we eat it, how it is prepared, and what consequences our food choices have on our health as well as the health of our planet? This certificate provides an overview of the role of food and nutrition choices on our bodies, our immune systems, our overall well-being, and the health of all sentient beings on an increasingly populated planet.

The outcome of this certificate is for the learner to describe a holistic overview of current food and nutrition issues and their impact on physical, social, emotional, spiritual, and planetary health.

Hours to Complete: 16

Duration of Access: 3 Months

As the population in the United States ages, there are many opportunities to learn how to work with seniors in multiple settings in a way that supports quality of life. In the Certificate in Healthy Aging, you'll gain an overview of specific aspects of aging to provide a long-term foundation for treatment of the senior community and overall health during the later years of life. This certificate is designed for anyone working in the health care field, those who are interested in the topic, those who are working with the aging population, or anyone who wishes to prepare for a career in aging services or gerontology. Topics include nutrition and healthy aging, the healthy aging brain, physical activity and healthy aging, the role of intimacy and sexuality on healthy aging, keys to longevity in the centenarian population, and important behavioral and mental health issues in the aging adult.

The outcome of this certificate is for the learner to describe specific aspects of aging, including the impact of nutrition and physical activity on the aging process, physiologic changes in the healthy aging brain, the role of intimacy and sexuality on healthy aging, keys to longevity in the centenarian population, and important behavioral and mental health issues in the aging adult.

Hours to Complete: 12

Duration of Access: 3 months

Whether you want to learn conversational Japanese for travel or just for fun, you'll find this course makes it easy and enjoyable for beginners to master the essentials of the Japanese language. Throughout this course, you'll gain cultural knowledge and learn useful conversational phrases and vocabulary words particular to a specific area of travel. You'll practice these in drills, interactive exercises, and dialogues.This technique will allow you to bypass one of the biggest obstacles for most beginners of Japanese: the letter system. By the end of this course, you'll have acquired basic conversational skills that enable you to travel around the country easily, and you'll have discovered the heart of Japan. Self-paced. 

Hours to complete: 24

Duration of Access: 3 months 

 This comprehensive online course, including Medical Terminology, is designed to prepare you for a rewarding career in the growing healthcare industry. Through flexible, self-paced learning, you will gain the skills and understanding to apply, monitor, and interpret electrocardiography (EKG) tests with confidence. The curriculum covers essential topics for success as an EKG Technician, including:

• Cardiac anatomy and physiology
• Infection control and standard precautions
• Operating and maintaining EKG equipment
• Measuring vital signs and performing rapid response procedures
• Identifying and interpreting cardiac rhythms

Upon completion, you will be fully prepared to sit for the Certified EKG Technician (CET) exam offered by the National Healthcareer Association (NHA). Your enrollment includes a prepaid voucher for the certification exam, giving you a clear path to credentialing.

This EKG technician certification course also includes an opportunity to apply to participate in a clinical experience.

Disclaimer: Placement at a clinical site is not guaranteed, and students must take full responsibility for fulfilling their clinical requirements. However, our affiliated partnerships can increase the likelihood of finding a site that matches student needs. Students can begin researching the steps of the application process two weeks before completing courses.

Funding Disclaimer: For Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) funded students, please consult with your funding source representative before taking advantage of the Medical Terminology test-out feature. Different funding programs may have specific requirements and/or restrictions. If you attempt the test-out feature(s) in the Medical Terminology course without getting approval, your funding benefits may be jeopardized.

Tracing your family's history is a fascinating journey. Genealogy Basics will help you understand the genealogy research process and how to interpret the information you find. This course guides you through the search process for family names using several subscription-based websites.

You will learn through hands-on examples that help you dig deeper into your family's past. You will develop a strategy to accomplish your objectives, evaluate the results, and share that information with others. You will discover where to look, who to contact, and how to make your family history come alive!

Hours to Complete: 24

Duration of Access: 3 months

Learn to use digital editing techniques to show off your photos and memorabilia in Introduction to Digital Scrapbooking! Using Photoshop Elements 11, 12, or 13, this course will teach you how to make the most of your scrapbooking talents and artistic ideas when you combine traditional and digital scrapbooking.

Starting with simple projects, you'll quickly learn how to build pages, use artistic journaling, and produce sophisticated illusions. Photoshop Elements lets you build your own clip art, create frames, and develop multi-layer pages with an endless array of layouts and designs. You'll see how to draw and create your own art, build collages and scrapbooks to share, and work with both color and black and white. If you need to restore or age images—the tools are all available to you. Come take your scrapbooking to a new level!

Hours to Complete: 24

Duration of Access: 3 months

Would you like to learn more about natural health but don't know where to start? In this course, we'll discuss the various stages of health and illness, and you'll discover that true health means wholeness of the mind, body, and spirit.

Using a variety of methods like diet, hydrotherapy, positive attitude, relaxation, yoga, chiropractic, natural remedies and more, you'll explore way to achieve total health in mind, body, and spirit. By the end of this course, you'll have begun taking charge of your own health and healing! Self-paced.

Hours to Complete: 24

Duration of Access: 3 months

In this course, you will discover expert information, practical advice, valuable tips, and helpful scenarios that take you smoothly and at your own pace from "not quite sure" to confident. You will also explore critical topics of communication, collaboration, culture, and diversity; examine organizational structure and support; learn new techniques for recruiting, hiring, and onboarding remotely; and tackle team productivity, effective feedback, and conflict issues. Before you know it, you will find that you have a whole new toolkit to help you keep your remote team happy, productive, motivated, and successful.

Hours to Complete: 24

Duration of Access: 3 months

You can become an effective public speaker! In this course, you will discover how to talk confidently and persuasively to both large audiences and small groups. You will also learn how to plan and deliver your presentations skillfully and how to manage one of the most common public speaking barriers—fear.

You'll learn the secrets to presenting a speech, how to handle questions and manage conflict in meetings, and even how to shine in a job interview. You will get tips for training your voice and learn how to use both verbal and nonverbal communication effectively. By the time you finish this course, you'll have an entire set of skills you can use on the job, in social settings, and in any other situation where you need to communicate with ease and authority!

Hours to Complete: 24

Duration of Access: 3 months

Course Description:

You will master medical calculations in an engaging environment in these fun and practical lessons. You will gain the medical math skills you need for anything from calculation dosages to using scientific formulas. Whatever medical field you are in, the hands-on activities in this course will help you perform day-to-day math tasks quickly and easily.

You will brush up your basic math skills by reviewing fractions, decimals, and percentages. Then you will dive into measurement systems and conversions used in the medical field. You will do dosage calculations for oral, parenteral, and intravenous medications. You will explore three different methods you can use for dosage calculations. You will also learn an easy formula that you can apply to many dosage calculations. Then you will get an introduction to basic statistics and probability. You will find out how to interpret the latest medical findings for your patients. Whether you are new to the field of medicine or want to enhance your skills, this is the course for you. By the time you finish these lessons, you will have a solid grounding in basic medical math.

Time Spent to Complete Course: 24 hours

Duration of Access: 3 Months

You can make a difference in other people's lives if you know how to speak the language of medicine. With the high demand for healthcare workers, mastering medical terminology is an important first step in your healthcare career. This online medical terminology course will help you gain a greater understanding of the human body, how to describe it, and how to use medical terminology in a healthcare setting. *ETP Eligible Self-paced.

Hours to Complete: 60

Duration for Access: 6 months

Get the Excel training you need to achieve success so you can manipulate data faster and more efficiently in most workplace situations. If your organization uses lists of any kind, you need to know how to use Microsoft Excel. Earning the Microsoft Office Specialist Excel Expert certification sets your professional skill set apart from other Excel users. The course will prepare you for the Microsoft Office Specialist: Microsoft Excel Expert exam.

In this online Excel course, you will first learn to create, modify, and format Excel worksheets, perform calculations, and print Excel workbooks. The course then moves on to teach you how to use advanced formulas, work with lists, work with illustrations and charts, and use advanced formatting techniques. You will also learn Excel's advanced features, such as pivot tables, audit worksheets, data tools, macros, and collaboration methods.

Upon completion of this course, you will be prepared for the Microsoft Excel Expert certification exam, Exam MO-201 (for Microsoft Office 2019/2021 users), or Exam MO-211 (for Microsoft Office 365 users.) This course offers enrollment with or without a voucher. The voucher is prepaid access to sit for the certifying exam upon eligibility. Proctor fees may apply, which are not included.

Hours to Complete: 70

Duration of Access: 6 months

The Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Associate Certification Training course will teach you how to use the Microsoft Office suite at an advanced level. You will build your expertise through hands-on exercises, in-depth course material, and supplemental video demonstrations. You will also prepare for the certification exams for Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook. As you prepare for each exam, you will test your skills at regular intervals with quizzes and exams.

By course completion, you will be fully prepared to take the MO-200 and MO-201 (Excel), MO-100 and MO-101 (Word), MO-300 and MO-310 (PowerPoint), and MO-400 (Outlook) exams. To earn the Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Associate Certification, you must successfully complete 3 Associate level exams of your choosing.

This course offers enrollment with or without vouchers. The vouchers are prepaid access to sit for the certifying exams upon eligibility. Proctor fees may apply, which are not included.

Hours to Complete: 245

Duration of Access: 6 months

Across industries, Microsoft Outlook is one of the most widely used desktop email clients. Businesses of all sizes rely on Outlook to communicate internally and externally, schedule meetings and manage contacts. If you use Outlook, becoming a Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) in Outlook is an important step in your career.

Upon completion of this course, you will be fully prepared to sit for and pass the Microsoft Office Specialist Outlook Certification exam. This course offers enrollment with or without a voucher. The voucher is prepaid access to sit for the certifying exam upon eligibility. Proctor fees may apply, which are not included.

Hours to Complete: 45

Duration of Access: 6 months

Adding this credential to your resume sets your professional profile apart from the casual Word user. It validates your skills and proficiency as well as demonstrates your initiative and dedication. First, you will learn to create, edit, format, and print Microsoft Word documents. You will then move on to learn advanced formatting, Word drawing tools, creating and manage tables, and working with column layouts. You will also learn more advanced techniques, such as working with tables of contents, footnotes, and endnotes, adding comments, tracking changes, comparing and combining documents, creating envelopes and labels, using Mail Merge, and protecting documents. Upon completion of this course, you will be prepared for the Microsoft Office Specialist Expert certification exam for Word. 

Hours to Complete: 70

Duration of Access: 6 months

These courses will help you understand what it takes to build wealth, how to invest in real estate, and legalities surrounding real estate. Gain the skills you need to make calculated and successful real estate investments. This series will teach you the successful money management tools you will need to achieve financial success and will include specifically designed worksheets, hands-on activities, and a section on the basics of real estate law. By the time you complete the courses in this series, you will be armed with a solid plan for wisely investing for your future in real estate. Instructor moderated. 

Keys to Successful Money Management
Build a strong financial foundation by learning proven strategies for budgeting, investing, wealth building, and protecting assets. This course introduces practical financial planning tools and investment concepts designed for long-term success.

Real Estate Investing
Learn how to identify profitable real estate opportunities, analyze market trends, and develop investment strategies for any market condition. Topics include foreclosures, rehab projects, financing, and property management.

Real Estate Law
Explore the fundamentals of real estate law, including property rights, title examinations, contracts, and legal issues related to investing and transactions. Practical examples help connect legal concepts to real-world applications.

Hours to Complete: 72

Duration of Access: 6 weeks for each course

Discover small business marketing strategies that can help you attract attention, woo your target audience, grow your customer base, and expand your profits—all for little or no money. In this course, you'll learn how to use the same marketing tricks the big companies employ—without making a big dent in your wallet.

Hours to Complete: 24

Duration of Access: 6 weeks

Learn how to be your own boss! This series will give you the information you need to start your own home-based or online business by developing the qualities of successful entrepreneurs. You will receive a step-by-step approach that will help you build a simplified strategy and attract customers with successful marketing techniques on a tight budget. Upon completion, you will have a deep understanding of what it takes to create, build, and maintain a profitable business. Master the skills and develop the knowledge you need to fulfill your dreams of creating, building, and marketing your own business.

Hours to Complete: 72

Duration of Access: 6 weeks for each course

With the Speed Spanish course, you will immediately start creating sentences and conversations in Spanish. Each lesson will introduce new techniques to increase your fluency quickly and allow you to start speaking Spanish right away. You will also have the opportunity to discuss Spanish culture and differences in Spanish-speaking countries. Be prepared to travel to a Spanish-speaking country and communicate effectively, and build in-demand skills that can increase your career opportunities. Self-paced. 

Hours to Complete: 24

Duration of Access: 3 months

This course will teach you how to develop the motivation, discipline, and creativity to quit your job and be your own boss. Learn how to be your own boss and eliminate the stress of having a job. The benefits of working from home are endless. Learn how to develop the entrepreneurial qualities - motivation, discipline, creativity - that you will need to succeed. This class is a great way to start your own business or enhance the one you already have. Instructor moderated.

Hours to Complete: 24

Duration of Access: 6 weeks

Looking for a practical introduction to investing and personal finance? Stocks, Bonds, and Investing; Oh My! will provide you with a comprehensive foundation in investing, retirement planning, and financial decision-making. Designed for beginners, this course explains the essentials of stocks, bonds, mutual funds, retirement accounts, and personal financial management in clear, approachable language.

You will gain a deeper understanding of how financial markets operate, how investments build long-term wealth, and how to make informed financial decisions without relying solely on brokers or financial advisors. In addition to covering investment fundamentals, the course explores important personal finance topics such as retirement planning, college savings, housing investments, and risk management.

Through engaging lessons and real-world examples, you will learn how to evaluate investment opportunities, understand market behavior, research companies, and develop a personalized investing strategy. Whether you are planning for retirement, saving for education, or seeking greater financial independence, this course provides the knowledge and confidence needed to begin investing wisely.

Hours to Complete: 24

Duration of Access: 6 weeks

This online veterinary assistant course will prepare you to become a productive member of a veterinary team by helping you learn the fundamental skills needed for a successful career. You will learn every aspect of veterinary assisting, including anatomy and physiology, animal restraint, laboratory procedures, emergency care, small and large animal assisting, exotic species, veterinary dentistry, human-animal bond, pharmacy procedures, and more. You will also learn how to interact professionally with clients and gain the expertise you need to educate them about key topics in pet care, such as nutrition, vaccinations, and administering medication. Self-paced. *ETP Eligible Disclaimer: To qualify for the externship applications process, students must successfully complete the online course content. Students can begin researching the steps of the application process 2 weeks prior to completing courses. 

Hours to Complete: 210

Duration of Access: 6 months

Veterinary Assistant with Horse Care Management teaches the specialized skills that stables, equestrian centers, and large animal veterinary facilities look for. Together, these courses provide the comprehensive training needed to be a veterinary assistant with an additional focus on horse care techniques. Whether you're interested in joining a stable, equestrian center, or veterinary facility that works with large animals, having a fundamental knowledge of horse caretaking and veterinary science is essential. The Veterinary Assistant with Horse Care Management sequence provides a broad overview of horse care topics while teaching the technical skills needed to work as a veterinary assistant.

Hours to Complete: 610

Duration of Access: Variable (+6 months)

This self-paced course will introduce you to the foundations of veterinary medical terminology and its practical applications in veterinary settings. Success in the veterinary field begins with understanding the specialized language used to describe animal anatomy, physiology, pathology, procedures, and treatments.

Through a simplified, step-by-step learning process, you will master commonly used veterinary terms by building upon prefixes, suffixes, and root words frequently encountered in the profession. Each lesson expands on previous concepts, using clear explanations and illustrations to reinforce learning and support long-term retention.

Hours to Complete: 24 

Duration of Access: 3 months

The Veterinary Office Manager course will teach you the essential skills to manage the business aspects of a veterinary practice while also helping you prepare for a job as a veterinary office manager. You will learn key skills in Microsoft Office that are useful in any profession, whether you are in an entry-level position or an experienced professional. Along with training for the office management side of a veterinary office manager job, this course also includes basic veterinary assistant training. Gain valuable knowledge to start a career on the non-clinical side of the veterinary clinic and prepare for advancing into office management. The course also includes vouchers for the QuickBooks Certified User Exam and Microsoft exams for Word and Excel. Self-paced. 

Hours to Complete: 450 

Duration of Access: Variable (+6 months)