Courses

Adobe Photoshop

Learn the basics with hands on experience and fully tutored sessions for AdobePhotoshop. No previous experience necessary. Photoshop was created in 1988 by Thomas and John Knoll. Since then, it has become the de facto industry standard in raster graphics editing, such that the word "photoshop" has become a verb as in "to photoshop an image," "photoshopping," and "photoshop contest," etc. It can edit and compose raster images in multiple layers and supports masks, alpha compositing and several color models including RGB, CMYK, Lab color space (with capital L), spot color and duotone.

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Tax Planning

In this course, you will learn all the fundamental knowledge needed for tax planning. At the end of each topic students will have 25 to 40 multiple choice application questions to reinforce comprehension and to apply the concepts learned to client situations.

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General Principles of Financial Planning

This course is designed to introduce students to the financial planning process. This course focuses on the general principles required to become a successful planner which includes the ethics of the profession as well as the knowledge and skills to prepare a financial plan.

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Intro to Computer Skills (3 Credits)

Introduces the basic features of Microsoft Office, Windows basics, and file management. Develops familiarity with Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, email, and Internet basics. Upon completion of this course, you will have chance to test for a certificate of completion.
People who took this class said "it was first rate!"

June 2, 2025 to September 17, 2025, Adams Hall - Rm #114
July 30, 2025 to November 12, 2025, Tampa Campus

QuickBooks Level 2

Take a more in-depth look at how to make quickbooks really work for you! Get started today and get back an average of 42 hours per month using Quickbooks online. Fast setup with money-back guarantee.

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Web Design with HTML

Offering first a quick overview of the Internet and the pages that make it interesting and eye-catching. You will learn basic HTML language with hands-on applications for each new topic, page appearance, and layout concepts for a successful Web presence.

To be completed by 12/31/2025.

January 1, 2024 to December 1, 2024, Online - Canvas

Investment Planning

This course introduces students to investment planning in the personal financial planning process. It is designed to provide students with an understanding of the concepts of investment regulation, client assessment, investment theory, environment and financial markets, strategies and tactics, modern portfolio theory, and integration.

June 11, 2025 to August 13, 2025, Adams Hall - Rm #114

Foundations of Coaching

This course provides grounding in the Adler coaching model: nine guiding principles, mindset, core competencies and what it takes to be a coach. This course is both a powerful stand-alone introduction to coaching and a prerequisite for other courses. The Core Competencies are grouped into four clusters according to those that fit together logically based on common ways of looking at the competencies in each group. The groupings and individual competencies are not weighted-they do not represent any kind of priority in that they are all core or critical for any competent coach to demonstrate.

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Medical Billing and Coding

This combined 80 hour billing and coding course offers the skills needed to solve insurance billing problems, how to manually file claims (using the CPT and ICD-9 manual), complete common insurance forms, trace delinquent claims, appeal denied claims and use generic forms to streamline billing procedures.

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Fundraising and Development

Knowledge of current fundraising techniques and skills have become absolutely essential for nonprofit professionals. The Fundraising and Development program requires 10 courses, equaling 48 contact hours of instruction. The courses are divided into three categories. Students must complete 24 hours of required courses, 12 hours of core courses and 12 hours of elective courses to meet the certificate requirements.

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Closing a Project/Capstone Presentation

Closing a project formalizes acceptance of the product, service, or result and brings the project or a project phase to an orderly end. As the final requirement for completion of the certificate, students present their capstone project and share lessons learned.

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Adobe After Effects

Dive into After Effects' tools to discover this powerful application's potential for digital artists interested in 2D and 3D animation. Learn how to use Dreamweaver CS5 to create, modify, and enhance web sites. In this hands-on course, learn best practices in web site planning and development.

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Leadership Coaching as a Positive Change

This course will apply practical knowledge learned in the first two courses, in a work environment. Either this course or Moving Towards Artful Coaching is needed to complete the certificate Program. The Core Competencies are grouped into four clusters according to those that fit together logically based on common ways of looking at the competencies in each group.

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Microsoft Word

Computer skills are increasingly necessary in the workforce. This Microsoft Word course provides hands-on training in skills that can be used immediately in the workforce. There is an assumption that you have little to no experience.

June 3, 2025 to August 5, 2025, NCSU Computer Lab 1

Project Management Framework

This module provides an introduction to Project Management Framework concepts and the terminology commonly encountered in the world of project management. Further, it describes the constraints and benefits of project management, and then presents an overview of project management standards and related disciplines. After forming into project teams, students begin to identify a problem or opportunity that needs to be solved. This will lead to the process of selecting and prioritizing projects.

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Data Analysis Essentials

In this course, we'll cover the fundamental data modeling techniques and statistical knowledge at the heart of accurate and effective data analysis. You'll learn to use the advanced features of industry-standard tools to work on real-world data sets and generate valuable insights. Gain skills that you can apply to your work today, and prepare for more advanced courses in data visualization, predictive analytics and data science.

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Initiating and Planning a Project

Project teams will initiate a project by completing a project charter, then the project teams will identify project stakeholders and develop a stakeholder register. The project teams begin the process planning a project in earnest by conducting a risk analysis, creating a communication plan, developing a work breakdown structure, and defining the required tasks. Students then estimate duration and work for all tasks in the project.

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Scheduling, Tracking and Reporting

Microsoft® Project is introduced in this module allowing the students to master the software while planning the work involved in the project and determining the project schedule. After finalizing the project plan, the project baseline is set against which progress is tracked and performance is measured so that corrective action can be taken. Students then master the aspects of Microsoft® Project used in tracking projects, controlling project variances, and creating management status reports.

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