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Tuition: $1,925.00   

Description: Acquire the essential skills and knowledge to become an electrical specialist by registering for this Kirkwood certificate program. Receive instruction in AC/DC electrical circuits, motor controls, and programmable logic controllers. You will realize a cost savings versus taking each class individually, while earning a certificate that will document your electrical skills and abilities. Classes included in this certificate series: AC/DC Electrical Circuits, Motor Controls and Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC). Textbook required. Tuition assistance may fund up to 100 percent of your registration cost for this program. Fill out our funding referral form at www.kirkwood.edu/cefunding.

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Tuition: $1,925.00   

Description: Acquire the essential skills and knowledge to become an electrical specialist by registering for this Kirkwood certificate program. Receive instruction in AC/DC electrical circuits, motor controls, and programmable logic controllers. You will realize a cost savings versus taking each class individually, while earning a certificate that will document your electrical skills and abilities. Classes included in this certificate series: AC/DC Electrical Circuits, Motor Controls and Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC). Textbook required. Tuition assistance may fund up to 100 percent of your registration cost for this program. Fill out our funding referral form at www.kirkwood.edu/cefunding.

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Tuition: $139.00   

Description: Do you need the required dental continuing education classes to maintain your license? Join us for this short 3-part series and get all of your required courses completed in one day. Participants will have a 30 minute break between the last sessions to grab lunch or may bring lunch/snacks with you to class.

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Tuition: $55.00   

Description: These classes explore the historical and contemporary role of American education in shaping civic life and democratic participation. Participants will examine how schools have contributed to the development of civic values, national identity, and public discourse while also becoming a focal point for debates surrounding curriculum, school governance, educational choice, academic freedom, and the role of religion in education. The series considers multiple perspectives on issues including public and private education models, book access and curriculum disputes, and differing approaches to evidence, belief, and public dialogue in modern American society. The series includes the following classes: Building Citizens: Public Education and the American Idea; Privatizing Education: From Public Good to Private Choice; Censorship: Books, Ideas, and Politics; and Evidence-Based Inquiry, Revealed Truth, and the Battle for Reality.

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Tuition: $89.00   

Description: Your Android phone can be a powerful everyday tool, and this beginner-friendly series will help you learn how to use it with greater confidence. Whether you are new to smartphones or simply want a guided refresher, this hands-on series gives you time to practice the essential skills needed to navigate your device and use its most helpful features. Together, we'll explore how to move around your phone, adjust important settings, make calls, send texts, manage volume and brightness, use Google Assistant, browse the internet safely, and understand battery and storage basics. You'll also practice finding and using helpful features such as emergency contacts, medication reminders, YouTube, audiobooks, and social media tools. Each class includes step-by-step guidance, time for questions, and hands-on practice so you can become more comfortable tapping, swiping, searching, and exploring your Android phone. Please bring a fully charged Android phone to each class.

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Tuition: $360.00   

Description: This online program is open to current school district employees interested in taking classes to earn their Paraeducator Generalist Certificate. A 10-hour supervised field experience is required in order to complete the certificate. After completion of the program, students may apply for Paraeducator Generalist Certification through the State of Iowa Board of Educational Examiners. Applying for the certificate through the state costs $115. Classes include: Exploring Teaching and Behavior Management. To successfully complete this certificate, you must pass all required components to be able to apply for the certificate with the state. Tuition assistance may fund up to 100 percent of your registration cost for this program. Fill out our funding referral form at www.kirkwood.edu/cefunding.

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Tuition: $829.00   

Description: This series of courses will provide students with entry level skills needed in residential construction. Students will gain an understanding of the skills, knowledge and abilities required to be a successful crafts person.  Students will be provided with a basic background to the construction industry and proper safety techniques. Classes include; Plans, Specifications and Building Codes; Carpentry Hand Tools and Power Tools; Floors, Walls and Ceiling Framing; Exterior Building Close-in; Interior Finishes I; and Interior Finishes II.
 

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Tuition: $629.00

Description: Journey through the world of spreadsheets and data management. In this series, you will delve into the depths of Microsoft Excel and unlock its full potential. From basic functions to advanced formulas, you will master the art of data organization and analysis. Our expert instructor will guide you through hands-on projects, real-world scenarios, and interactive exercises, ensuring that you not only learn the techniques, but also understand the logic behind them. With The Excel Experience, you will discover the power of this versatile software and become an Excel pro in no time. Classes included: Excel: Master the Basics, Excel: An Intermediate Class, and Excel: Advanced Techniques. Textbooks are provided.

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Tuition: $89.00   

Description: Your Android phone can be a powerful everyday tool, and this beginner-friendly series will help you learn how to use it with greater confidence. Whether you are new to smartphones or simply want a guided refresher, this hands-on series gives you time to practice the essential skills needed to navigate your device and use its most helpful features. Together, we'll explore how to move around your phone, adjust important settings, make calls, send texts, manage volume and brightness, use Google Assistant, browse the internet safely, and understand battery and storage basics. You'll also practice finding and using helpful features such as emergency contacts, medication reminders, YouTube, audiobooks, and social media tools. Each class includes step-by-step guidance, time for questions, and hands-on practice so you can become more comfortable tapping, swiping, searching, and exploring your Android phone. Please bring a fully charged Android phone to each class.

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Tuition: $4,800.00   

Description: Get started in an exciting new career in welding. During this short team training program you will enrolled in a Fabrication Math and Blueprint Reading class where you will learn essential math and blueprint reading skills to become a successful fabricator and or welder in today’s high tech manufacturing world. You will experience a hands-on learning opportunity in Gas Metal Art Welding where safety, general welding knowledge and quality are stressed, progress through the basic welding in flat and horizontal welding, as well as axial spray transfer. Classes include: Fabrication Math and Blueprint Reading and Gas Metal Arc Welding Short Circuit Transfer. Tuition assistance may fund up to 100 percent of your registration cost for this program. Fill out our funding referral form at www.kirkwood.edu/cefunding.

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Tuition: $829.00   

Description: This series of courses will provide students with entry level skills needed in residential construction. Students will gain an understanding of the skills, knowledge and abilities required to be a successful crafts person.  Students will be provided with a basic background to the construction industry and proper safety techniques. Classes include; Plans, Specifications and Building Codes; Carpentry Hand Tools and Power Tools; Floors, Walls and Ceiling Framing; Exterior Building Close-in; Interior Finishes I; and Interior Finishes II.
 

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Tuition: $595.00   

Description: Good communication in the workplace is more important than ever and critical to your career advancement and success. Come get a comprehensive and intensive preparation with skills and techniques you can put to use on Monday morning. Take back a workable conflict management model, along with successful and practical conflict management strategies. Then work with a pro to learn how to improve your negotiation skills for a win-win outcome, including helping others to get what they want, so you get what you want. Finally, find out more about yourself and others using personality profiles for better work performance. You will be learning from some of our more popular instructors, and taking away new how-to skills that work. Classes include: Conflict Management, Negotiation: Get What You Want, and Using Personality Profiles to Better Work Performance. Registration closes one week prior to the class start date.

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Tuition: $495.00   

Description: Nonprofit bookkeeping fundamentally differs from business bookkeeping. Delve into fund accounting. Learn how to record transactions with a focus on how money filters in to a nonprofit organization and how you track the spending of those funds. Become proficient in how to prepare financial statements for nonprofits as well as a cash flow statement. Nonprofits make up America’s third largest workforce. It’s important to understand how to handle bookkeeping procedures for this unique type of organization.

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Tuition: $495.00   

Description: Data analysis is quickly becoming one of the most sought-after skills in the workplace. Companies have vast amounts of data, but it is rare to have someone with the ability to analyze that data to see trends and make predictions. Add a whole new skill set to your portfolio and make a big difference in the success of your organization by acquiring data analysis skills. Begin with getting a basic understanding of how to analyze data in a business setting. Then, learn how many of your business decisions involve comparing groups for differences. Finally, you will find out how to perform inquiries that will be useful to your business or organization, and have the skill necessary to communicate these results through graphs and text that your fellow employees will understand. Whether your business is home based or a large company, this certificate will take you to the next level where important decision-making is concerned. Classes include: Introduction to Data Analysis, Intermediate Data Analysis, Advanced Data Analysis. Registration closes three days prior to the class start date.

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Tuition: $495.00   

Description: Every successful person in the workplace utilizes financial information to aid effective decision making. The Certificate in Accounting and Finance for Non-Financial Managers explains the financial concepts and accounting processes used in most businesses and will provide practical techniques that will increase your effectiveness and career. First, get a foundation to understand the seven steps in the accounting cycle and use financial information in decision making. Then, discover how to maximize cash flow, learn the importance of cash, and find out your role in cash flow success. Finally, acquire advanced knowledge on the financial information that drives your organization. An understanding of this information will help you make smart decisions when it comes to budgeting, setting goals, and assessing performance within your own area of influence. Classes included: Accounting and Finance for Non-Financial Managers, Cash is King and Financial Analysis and Planning for the Non-Financial Manager. Registration closes 3 days prior to the class start date.

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