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October 2014
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Certified Fiber Optics Technician
NEW: Commercial Industrial Wiring
NEW: Agile Testing and Deployment
NEW: Tableau Public
NEW: Drawing with Color II
NEW: Client Interview to Project Completion
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Take a look at the new courses this fall in Continuing Education.  Registration is open for courses starting now-December. 

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All courses listed meet at the Courtyard Center in Plano, unless otherwise noted.

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JUST ADDED: Fiber Optics Information Session

Interested in learning about  

career opportunities and training in Fiber Optics?

 

This information session will include details on three Fiber Optics certification courses.  Continuing Education and Fiber Optics representatives will be on hand to answer questions and present course details.   

 

No prior experience is needed to be trained in this field.

 

The fiber optics information session will be held Saturday, Nov. 1 from 10-11 a.m. at the Courtyard Center.

 

To register online for this information session, visit the Continuing Education EventBrite™ site at http://bit.ly/CEevents .

Certified Fiber Optics Technician (CFOT)

Expected job growth for Fiber Optics Technicians in this region is nearly 8.5% - more than 4 times the national average, making this an in-demand occupation.  

The hands-on CFOT course provides the training needed to enter this career.  

This 24 hour, three day course meets Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, Nov. 10-12, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

 

Course details. 

Register online for course 70781
NEW: Commercial Industrial Wiring

Commercial Industrial Wiring course

 Learn how to work safely in a commercial environment. This course will cover conduit and flexible cable installation and use, motors and motor controls, transformers, hazardous locations, and wire selection.

 

This 16 hour, five session course meets Thursdays, Nov. 13-Dec. 18, 6:30-9:40 p.m.

 

Course details. 

Register online for course 70799

NEW: Agile Testing and Deployment

Agile Test & Development course

Learn automated software testing and deployment using JUnit and Eclipse.

 

This hands-on 18 hour, 6 session course meets Thursdays, Oct. 30-Dec. 12, from 6:30-9:30 p.m.

 Course details. 

Register online for course 70785 

NEW: Certified Cyber Forensics Professional

Certified Cyber Forensics Professional  Learn from IT security expert Chuck Easttom, who wrote the book for this course!  

Gain hands-on experience with the latest tools and techniques in preparation for Certified Cyber Forensics Professional (CCFP) exam. This certification preparation course is for working cyber forensics professionals with either 3 or 6 years paid full-time digital forensics or IT security experience, based on educational attainment.

 

This 30 hour, 8 session course meets Mondays through Thursdays, Nov. 10-20, from 6:30-10:15 p.m. 

 

Course details. 

Register online for course 70818 

NEW: Data Visualization with Tableau Public 

Tableau Public course

Tableau is business intelligence software that allows anyone to connect to data in a few clicks, then visualize and create interactive, sharable dashboards. Professionals using Excel as well as those who handle complex analytical data will be interested in this one day course.

 

This 8 hour, one day course meets Saturday, Nov. 22, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

Register online for course 70788

NEW: Drawing with Color II  

Drawing with Color II courseDrawing students can now express their creativity by designing original works and using color harmonies in this new course.

 

This 21 hour, seven session course meets Tuesdays, Oct. 28-Dec. 9, from 1-4 p.m.

 Course details. 

Register online for course 70811  

NEW: Client Interview to Project Completion

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Learn from an architect how a variety of administrative and creative graphic procedures can be used to help in producing positive and profitable results for your practice.  

 

Offered as an elective course in our Interior Design Concepts Certificate Series, any Interior Designer or Architect may take this as a stand alone course outside of the series.

 

This eight hour, four session course meets Thursdays, Oct. 30-Nov. 20, from 7-9 p.m.

 

Course details. 

Register online for course 70798  

Continuing Education & partners like ed2go provide online course choices.
With hundreds of courses to choose from, Continuing Education offers online courses that make it convenient for you to advance your skills and knowledge.   

Continuing Education now provides more in-depth career training online with our featured partner  ed2go Career Training. 
Quality Learning Opportunities
Collin College Continuing Education is the leading career skills training institution for adults who are not seeking a degree. More than 70 certificate series and certification preparation training programs are offered in the information technology, management, administrative, finance, logistics, health care, education, creative, service and hospitality career fields.