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CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAMS The Program of Choice for Life-long Learning FALL/WINTER 2021-2022 FALL Registration Begins Tuesday, September 7, 2021 WINTER Registration Begins Tuesday, January 4, 2022
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Workforce Development WIOA Approved Courses.................4
Entrepreneurship........................................................................15
Community Offerings................................................................18
Program Partnerships and Online Programs...........................20
Registration and General Information......................................25OPTIONS | CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAMS | FALL/WINTER 2021-2022
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Workforce Development to-end business, cultural and human
outcomes as a successful Enterprise
WIOA Approved Courses Agility Leader. Processes, skills, tools,
and techniques that help to overcome
The Workforce Innovation and organizational dysfunctions and
Opportunity Act is designed to assist impediments; how to design a system
unemployed and underemployed that would support high-performance,
individuals in returning to the workforce. enhance customer focus, and facilitate a
To qualify for the grant applicants must higher level of enterprise/business agility.
meet eligibility and suitability criteria. How to assess the maturity of enterprise/
Students that qualify for WIOA can business agility components and take
receive a tuition waiver. actions for improving the status of low
maturity components.
Fee: $2,200
Agility Certification-Certified Agile
Coach (CAC)
Agility Certified Agile Coach (CAC)
The course will cover the various roles,
skillsets and disciplines of an Agile Coach:
coaching, facilitating, mentoring, teaching
and how to develop "your style," moving
Agility Cert-Certified Enterprise Agility in and out of those roles while remaining
Coach (CEAC) flexible, open and confident. It will also
The course focuses on four distinct aspects cover the philosophy behind servant
in an integrated fashion: Leadership, leadership and practices and techniques
Practices, Systems, and Culture. This is to enable you to become a true servant
to equip enterprise agility coaches and leader; putting the needs of others first
leaders with the skill to ensure smoother to facilitate the development of high-
agile transformation. The training also performance teams.
focuses on enhancing learner's skill in Fee: $2,200
servant leadership, organizational change,
lean thinking, and professional coaching.
Some of the elements that participants Agility-Certified Agile Transformation
will learn during the workshop are: How Coach (CATC)
organizational culture, structure, and The course focuses on four distinct
dynamics impact agile transformation aspects in an integral fashion: Leadership,
efforts and how an Enterprise Agility Change Management, People and Culture.
Coach could adjust his/her strategy to These aspects equip agile transformation
achieve both team level and enterprise/ coaches and leaders to have smoother
business agility. How to improve the ability agile transformation. The training also
to design and implement a successful and focuses on enhancing a learner's skills
sustainable organizational transformation in servant leadership, organizational
that would deliver breakthrough end change, organizational health, people,
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transformation and agile enterprise. Basic Nursing Assistant
Some of the elements that participants Basic Nursing Assistant Students will
will learn during the workshop are: How receive comprehensive instruction and
organization culture, structure and clinical training in an Illinois-approved
dynamics impact agile transformation CNA program. Certified Nursing
efforts and how an Agile Transformation Assistants work in all types of licensed
Coach could adjust his/her strategy to health care facilities including nursing
achieve and sustain Enterprise Level homes, home health agencies, hospices,
Transformation. What the goals of hospitals, and intermediate care facilities.
an Agile Enterprise are and how to This is an eight (8) week program with
organize/transform to achieve agility. an additional week for orientation and
How to successfully achieve Waterfall three (3) review Session to prepare for
to Agile transformation at the Enterprise the certification examination. Classes
Level. Examine what failures in Agile meet three days a week for four hours
Transformation look like and how to a day. Students will also complete 40
overcome such failures. hours of clinical (8 hours days) that are
Fee: $2,200 scheduled in health care facilities on Fris
or Sats 7:00 am - 3:00 pm. Participants
must pass a background check.
AWS System Operations Certification Fee: $4,500
Bundle
You will be introduced to Amazon Web
Services (AWS) products, services, and BS Degree in Business and
common solutions. You will be provided Administration/Accounting
with fundamentals to become more Accounting programs prepare individuals
proficient in identifying AWS services so to be professional accountants, auditors,
that you can make well-informed decisions budget analysts, tax accountants, or to
about IT solutions based on business provide financial management services
requirements. Upon completion of this to individuals, businesses, and/or
course you will be prepared to sit for the corporations (profit and not-for-profit).
AWS Certified SysOps Administrator 6 Although the areas are not entirely
Associate exam. You will then learn how distinct, accounting can be divided into
to create automatable and repeatable two major fields: financial accounting,
deployments of networks and systems which emphasizes the preparation and
on the AWS platform. AWS System analysis of financial information; and
Operations is a course for System managerial accounting, which emphasizes
Administrators and Developer Operations the decision-making process based on
personnel and will cover the specific AWS accounting data. The typical accounting
features and tools related to configuration graduate enters the profession as a staff
and deployment, as well as common accountant in a public accounting firm,
techniques used throughout the industry corporation, or governmental unit.
for configuring and deploying systems. Students may aspire to higher level
52 Weeks positions which include senior accountant,
90 Course Hours/0.00 Credit Hours manager, controller, or partner of a CPA
Fee: $3,995 firm. Student must be currently enrolled at
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Chicago State University, already seeking a industry certification. Microcomputer
BS Degree in Business and Administration, Applications Lecture and Laboratory will
be at least nine (9) credit hours away give you hands-on experience related
from completing their degree, and must to business software using operating
have exhausted all other funding sources. systems, and spreadsheets, database, word
The maximum tuition and fees amount processing and presentation applications.
approved for this occupation is $5,000. Prerequisites: consent of department.
The maximum tuition and fees amount
approved for this occupation is $5,000.
BS Degree in Business and Business Computer Applications
Administration/Finance Certificate
Finance students study corporate financial Fee: $1,412
management, capital markets, investment
evaluation and decision making, and
portfolio management. They learn the Business Essential Certificate
concepts and the methods of finance Students taking the Business Essential
that are current in industry and research. courses will acquire transferable skills to
Career opportunities are available in become gainfully employed in a business
banking, finance, investment companies, environment as a sales clerk, file clerk,
and the public sector. Finance programs receptionist, administrative assistant,
prepare individuals to provide financial or clerical assistant. Students will gain
or banking services to individuals or knowledge of basic keyboarding skills
institutions. Occupations include financial and Microsoft Windows Applications
managers, loan officers, securities sales (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access).
people, business executives, bank tellers, Courses: Business and Professional
and budget analysts. Student must be Communications, Microcomputer
currently enrolled at Chicago State Applications, Business Mathematics,
University, already seeking a BS Degree Office Management and Consumer
in Business and Administration, be at least Education.
nine (9) credit hours away from completing Fee: $5,145
their degree, and must have exhausted
all other funding sources.
Students that complete the Business Certified Admin. Pro. with Microsoft
Computer Applications Certificate will Master 2019 (Online)
acquire digital literacy and technical CAP is one of the most valuable credentials
skills to become gainfully employed in an administrative professional can hold.
a business environment as a customer When held with a Microsoft Office
service representative, general office Master certification, you demonstrate
work, receptionist, secretary and teller. that you can perform all administrative
Students will become proficient in assistant duties and responsibilities
industry software, Microsoft Windows at the highest level. This course will
Applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, prepare you for the CAP exam, offered
Access, Outlook, MS Publisher). Students by the International Association of
must successfully pass the Microsoft Administrative Professionals (IAAP), and
Office Specialist Exam to obtain Microsoft Master certification. You will
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learn the fundamentals of workplace fee. You will also be able to choose a
administration, including organizational voucher for the professional certification
communication, records management, that best aligns with your interests and
and human resources. You will then learn career goals related to medical billing
advanced skills for using programs in the and coding.
Microsoft Office 2019 suite. Upon course 1. Certified Professional Coder (CPC)
completion, you will receive vouchers exam offered by the American Academy
to take the CAP exam and the MO- of Professional Coders (AAPC)
201 (Excel), MO-101 (Word), MO-300 2. Certified Coding Associate (CCA)
(PowerPoint), and MO-400 (Outlook) exam offered by the American Health
exams. The vouchers are prepaid access to Information Management Association
sit for the certifying exams upon eligibility. (AHIMA)
Proctor fees may apply, which are not 3. Certified Billing and Coding Specialist
included. (CBCS) exam offered by the National
52 Weeks Healthcareer Association (NHA)
335 Course Hours/0.00 Credit Hours
Fee: $3,195
CPC Medical Billing and Coding Online
Course (Online)
CPC Certified Medical Administrative Medical billers and coders are in high
Assistant with Billing and Coding demand. This course offers valuable
(Online) training in legal, ethical, and regulatory
Administrative medical assistants are concepts central to this field, including
skilled multi-taskers who direct the flow HIPAA compliance, official coding
of patients through an office. Effective guidelines, and third-party payer
patient flow allows the practice to operate requirements. You will also come to
efficiently, increase revenue, and provide a understand all phases of the revenue
positive patient experience. Medical billers cycle—from patient registration through
and coders are also in high demand. In medical coding, claims submission,
addition to providing the knowledge and reimbursement, and collections. You will
skills you will need to become a Certified also learn common medical terminology
Medical Administrative Assistant, this to help you converse with others in
course also offers valuable training in healthcare easily and with confidence.
legal, ethical, and regulatory concepts After successfully completing the course
central to this field, including HIPAA requirements, you should be well prepared
compliance, official coding guidelines, to find your place in this rewarding
and third-party payer requirements. Upon healthcare career. You will receive a
completing this course, you should be Certificate of Completion from the school
well prepared to find your place in this through which you enrolled, and you will
rewarding healthcare career. You will also be able to choose a voucher for the
be prepared for the Certified Medical professional certification that best aligns
Administrative Assistant (CMAA) national with your interests and career goals.
certification exam offered by the National 1. Certified Professional Coder (CPC)
Healthcareer Association (NHA) and exam offered by the American Academy
receive a voucher that covers the exam of Professional Coders (AAPC)
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2. Certified Coding Associate (CCA) Clinical Dental Assistant (Online)
exam offered by the American Health This online dental assisting course is the
Information Management Association most comprehensive you'll find. You'll
(AHIMA) learn about every aspect of professional
3. Certified Billing and Coding Specialist dental assisting, including invaluable
(CBCS) exam offered by the National real-world perspectives from experienced
Healthcareer Association (NHA) dental assistants and essential information
Voucher Is Included about anatomy and physiology,
12 Months preventive dentistry, patient care and
370 Course Hours/0.00 Credit Hours communication, radiology, pharmacology,
Fee: $2,995 anesthesia, assisting in specialty practices,
employment strategies, and much more.
Toward the end of the course—or
Certified Paralegal (Online) after completion—you will have the
The Paralegal course will help you gain opportunity to apply for an externship,
the skills you need to enter the paralegal where you'll get real-life clinical assistant
workforce. You will learn how to conduct experience. You'll also be ready to pursue
legal research and legal interviews, how certification as a dental assistant by
to perform legal analyses, and more. As passing the radiology and infection
you prepare for your paralegal career, control portions of the Dental Assisting
you will also receive soft skills training National Board examination. The exam
to increase workplace effectiveness. The or one or more of its components is
course concludes with a capstone project necessary in states where registration
and a portfolio review. You will first create is required for dental assistants. The
a complete litigation file that includes: 40-hour Dental Externship is offered to
a legal analysis brief, an investigative Clinical Dental Assistant students. The
report, client interview checklist, intake application for the externship is within
memo, complaint, legal research, and the course. You must be at least 80%
interoffice memorandum of law. Then, you complete with the course before applying
will learn how to create a strong resume but will also have up to 6 months after
that encompasses your specialized skill completion to apply. The externship is
set and showcases the impact you would not guaranteed. It is an optional part
make for your next employer. Through a of the course, but highly recommended
partnership with the National Association training for clinical assistant experience.
of Legal Assistants (NALA), you will also Accepted externship students will be
receive membership and access to NALA's assisted in finding local offices that they
Certified Paralegal (CP) Exam Review are interested in. Externship students will
courses should you choose to take the need to pass a background check and
NALA CP exam at a future time. a possible drug test. You will be asked
12 Months to purchase liability insurance and be
255 Course Hours/0.00 Credit Hours responsible for purchasing this on their
Fee: $2,495 own ($40 to $45 for an annual policy). You
will need to provide an updated resume,
current CPR certification and proof of
current Hepatitis B vaccinations or a
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current negative test form provided by cross-cultural competency. Program
a doctor, depending on the state or the participants only need a smart phone,
doctor's office that has been selected tablet, or laptop with reliable WIFI in
for the externship. There may be more order to access class Session, readings
requirements depending on the state or and materials, and submit assignments.
dental office selected. We welcome all applicants with a HS
6 Months diploma or equivalent. The program
240 Course Hours/0.00 Credit Hours focuses on the epidemiology of SARS-
$1,995 CoV-2, with attention to channels and
speed of transmission, incubation and
infectious periods, infection rats, and
CNC Machinist (Online) symptoms. Students will learn why
Computers control much of the world contact tracing is an essential public
today. The manufacturing industry is no health intervention in stopping chains
exception, and you can make yourself of transmission, in association with
an indispensable part of the future of widespread community testing. Students
manufacturing by training to become will learn how to conduct effective contact
a Computer Numerical Control (CNC) tracing: investigation, tracing, cross-
Machinist. This online CNC Machinist cultural communication, ethics, and
course will provide you with the accurate data collection. Students will
knowledge and skills you need to prove also gain valuable employment-readiness
competency and begin your career quickly. skills, including effective interviewing.
The course provides an intensive overview 3 Weeks
of the skills necessary to perform CNC Fee: $281
machining, including work holding, math,
inspection, safety, metal cutting, materials,
quality, and grinding.
12 Months
195 Course Hours/0.00 Credit Hours
Fee: $1,995
Contact Tracing (Online)
Covid-19 contact tracers track down who
may have had contact with someone who Cyber Security Certificate
is sick with Covid-19 in order to alert them, Undergraduate
and quarantine individuals who may be The certificate in Cyber Security
contagious. Contact tracing is one of the provides foundational knowledge
most important strategies, in conjunction and technical skills in applied cyber
with testing, for containing the virus. security. The coursework provides the
Learn the basics of virus transmission, education required to sit for two popular
incubation and infection, and public health industry certifications: the CompTIA A+
strategies to combat Covid-19, develop examination and the CEH Ethical Hacker
strong communication skills, including examination. This certificate provides
effective interviewing techniques and the skills and qualifications necessary for
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work in entry level information security Dialysis Technician
analyst positions in government and the This 50-hour Dialysis Technician Program
private sector. The program includes provides students with the knowledge
three main courses. TPS 3500 Computer and skills needed to perform the duties
Systems Technologies: introduction to required of Dialysis Technicians. Under the
computer hardware and knowledge of supervision of physicians and registered
computer hardware and software various nurses, Dialysis Technicians operate
troubleshooting techniques and kidney dialysis machines, prepare dialyzer
hands-on real-world experience. TPS 4600 reprocessing and delivery systems as
Applied Cyber Security: covers applied well as maintain and repair equipment.
cybersecurity techniques and tools in the Furthermore, technicians work with
following areas: attacks and mitigation, patients during dialysis procedures and
security applications, risk assessment, monitor and record vital signs as well as
disaster recovery and incident response, administer local anesthetics and drugs
mobile devices security, and vulnerability as needed. Additionally, they may also
assessment. TPS 4605 Applied Ethical be involved in the training of patients
Hacking: Covers techniques for hacking for at-home dialysis treatment.
applications, websites, database, hosts, Note: This program does not include a
and networks. This includes foot-printing, national or state certification as part
reconnaissance, scanning, enumeration, of its overall objectives. Additionally,
malware, social engineering, and sniffing. there is no student internship or clinical
16 Weeks rotation offered as part of this program.
Fee: $3,026 Textbooks included
Fee: $1,199
Dental Assistant
This program is uniquely designed for each EKG Technician
student to develop exceptional skills in This comprehensive 50-hour EKG
the field of dental assisting. All training Technician Certification Program prepares
takes place in a functional training facility students to function as EKG Technicians
and each student will receive hands on and to take the ASPT – Electrocardiograph
training for real world clinical experiences. (EKG) Technician exam and other
Our Instrs have extensive experience in National Certification Exams. This course
the field of dentistry and a combined will include important practice and
goal to provide each student with the background information on anatomy and
highest standards in dental education. physiology of the heart, medical disease
Our objective is to provide the student processes, medical terminology, medical
with basic dental knowledge and the ethics, legal aspects of patient contact,
experience to facilitate their career electrocardiography and stress testing.
in dentistry. Upon completion of the Additionally, students will practice with
course each student will receive extensive EKG equipment and perform hands on
training in sterilization and safe handling labs including introduction to the function
and disposal of hazardous materials, basic and proper use of the EKG machine, the
dental anatomy and general four-handed normal anatomy of the chest wall for
chair-side assisting. proper lead placement, 12-lead
Fee: $7,175
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placement and other clinical practices. You will also receive a voucher package
National Certification: After the successful for the HVAC Excellence Employment
completion of this program, students will Ready Certificate exam and EPA 608
be prepared to sit for the American Society Certification exam. However, please
of Phlebotomy Technicians, Inc. (ASPT) research your state's requirements prior
Certified EKG Technician (CET) exam. to enrollment to ensure this course is the
Textbooks included right fit for you. This course will provide
Fee: $1,400 the necessary information to pass the
following entry-level certificate exams:
1. HVAC Excellence ESCO Group: 17
Home Health Aide/Personal Care Employment Ready Certificates, NATE
Assistant 2. Ready to Work Certificate, EPA
Home Health Aide/Personal Care 608: Section 608 Universal Technician
Assistant Personal care/home care Certification.
assistants assist elderly and individuals Upon course completion, you will also
with disabilities in the completion of receive a voucher package for the HVAC
the individual’s activities of daily living Excellence Employment Ready Certificate
in their homes or in care facilities. exam that includes:
Home Health Aides can assist with Employment Ready Certificate for
basic housekeeping as well as meal Electrical
preparation. The occupational training Employment Ready Certificate for Air
targets skills in administering personal Conditioning
hygiene, dressing, and ambulation, EPA 608 Voucher
advising individuals in nutrition, household 12 months
cleanliness and hygiene, monitoring vital 162 Course Hours/0.00 Credit Hours
signs and medication under supervision, Fee: $2895
communication and working with families
on changes in lifestyle and companionship,
documentation of client status and case HVAC/R Certified Technician (Online)
review and consultation with the care If you have more than a year of HVAC/R
team on needs of the clients. experience, this course will prepare you
Fee: $1,290 for the next step—certification. HVAC/R
technicians are in demand, but certified
technicians can earn more and have
HVAC Technician (Online) better career opportunities. This course
This course will prepare you for an entry- uses hands-on service call simulations
level career in the HVAC/R industry by to prepare for the HVAC Excellence or
providing hands-on guidance for service, NATE certification exams. By course
repair, and solutions. You will learn from completion, you will be ready to pass the
in-depth materials, including service call HVAC Excellence Core and Professional
simulations that bring concepts to life. By Technician exams, the NATE Core and
course completion, you will be ready to Specialty Test exams, and the EPA 608
pass all 17 HVAC Excellence Employment certification exam. You will also receive
Ready Certificates, the EPA 608, and a voucher package to take the HVAC
the NATE Ready to Work Certificate. Excellence exams. However, please
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research your state's requirements prior 16 Weeks
to enrollment to ensure this course is the 492 Course Hours/0.00 Credit Hours
right fit for you. By course completion, $3,999
you will be fully prepared to sit for the
HVAC Excellence Core and Professional
Technician exams, the NATE Core and Medical Scribe (Online)
Specialty Test exams, and the EPA 608 Medical scribes aren’t on the frontlines
certification exam. Upon completion of of healthcare, which is good for those
this course, you will receive an HVAC who prefer a little more predictability
Excellence ESCO Group Voucher Package in their daily routines. They generally
that includes: work behind the scenes, sometimes
1. Principals of Electrical and Refrigeration from the comfort of their own home,
(Core)* exam voucher listening to dictations and converting
2. Professional Technician exam them into written documents. Their daily
oucher (Residential Air Conditioning responsibilities might include: Listening
recommended) to the recorded dictation of a doctor or
3. EPA 608 exam voucher other healthcare worker. Interpreting
To sit for the HVAC Excellence Core and transcribing dictation into patient
exam, you must provide two years of history, exam notes, and other documents.
documented work experience. Exam Reviewing and editing drafts prepared by
proctor fees may apply. speech recognition software. Translating
12 Months medical abbreviations and jargon into
162 Course Hours/0.00 Credit Hours the appropriate long form. Following up
Fee: $2,895 with the healthcare provider to ensure
that reports are accurate. This 80-hour
curriculum is divided into bite-sized
Medical Assistant (Online) modules. The course will cover Medical
This online medical assistant program Scribe Foundations, Medical Terminology,
is developed by industry professionals Anatomy, Physiology, EHR Guidelines,
with decades of real-world experience. Medico-Legal Rules and Regulations
The over-achieving curriculum for HIPAA. Once you complete your program,
this course trains participants on both you’ll be set to take the Medical Scribe
routine patient care and clinical office Certification exam through the American
procedures. But it’s much more than just Healthcare Documentation Professionals
training. It’s preparation for immediate Group.
certification and employment. This 4 Months
medical assistant program will empower 80 Course Hours/0.00 Credit Hours
participants with the knowledge to earn Voucher Included
the Certified Clinical Medical Assistant $3,499
(CCMA), Certified Phlebotomy Technician
(CPT), and Certified EKG Technician (CET)
credentials. Most importantly, the training
infuses students with the critical skills,
and confidence to start working and
earning right away.
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Medical Billing and Coding and will assure employers that you have
The Medical Billing and Coding program the skills they need. Upon successful
is a 12-week program which includes four completion of this course, you will be
(4) courses that are WIOA approved. The prepared to sit for the following exams:
Medical Billing and Coding career field is CompTIA A+ Exams 220-1001 and 220-
for those who want to work in health care. 1002, CompTIA Network+ Exam N10-007,
Medical Billing and Medical Coding are and CompTIA Security+ Exam SY0-601.
actually two distinct jobs. Medical Billers This course offers enrollment with or
are responsible for making sure everyone without vouchers. The vouchers are
is billed correctly; which involves talking prepaid access to sit for the certifying
with patients and/or health insurance exams upon eligibility. At the end of
companies on a regular basis to make sure this CompTIA training, you'll also be
all invoices are paid. Medical Coders do proficient in basic cyber security concepts
not have much interaction with insurance such as attacks and mitigation, security
companies nor patients. This job is perfect applications, risk assessment, disaster
for someone who would prefer to spend recovery and incident response, cloud
time analyzing and coding data. Every computing, mobile devices, BYOD and
duty performed in a medical office has SCADA, in addition to vulnerability
a particular code assigned to it, and it assessment.
needs to be coded properly in order for 12 Months
proper billing. The Medical Coder and 480 Course Hours/0.00 Credit Hours
Biller often work together to make sure $3,495
all invoices are paid properly.
Fee: $3,090
Oracle SQL and PL/SQL+ Python
Developer +Java Programmer (Online)
Course CompTIA Certification: A+, This course will teach you how to use SQL
Network+, Security+ (Online) to build applications and generate business
An important way you can demonstrate reports, master SQL using an Oracle
your knowledge and skillset to potential database, and learn PL/SQL extension
employers in information technology is language to write sophisticated queries
through CompTIA certifications. The A+, against an Oracle database. You will also
Network+, and Security+ credentials are learn to write useful Java classes, applying
the best CompTIA certifications to have Object-Oriented concepts such as
in order to jumpstart or advance your IT inheritance, and create Java programs that
career. If you're interested in the often work with these classes. The introductory
flexible and well-paid opportunities of IT section will show you how Python works
and cyber security jobs, get started today and what it's good for. You will also gain
with CompTIA certification training. This an understanding of Python's place in
course will prepare you for three CompTIA the wider programming world. You will
IT certifications that are ideal for entry- begin coding quickly after starting the
level and mid-level professionals: A+, course. Afterwards, you'll move on to
Network+ and Security+. The CompTIA advanced methods in which you'll learn
certifications are the most-recognized, how to work with iPhone Notebook, the
vendor-neutral credentials in the industry, Collections Module, regular expressions,
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databases, CSV files, JSON, and XML. You training of a personal care aide prepares
will also learn advanced sorting, how to participants to work for home care
write object-oriented code in Python, agencies and long-term residential care
and how to test and debug their Python facilities that service individuals who are
code. In the last section, you get a rapid incapacitated, convalescing or disabled.
introduction to NumPy, pandas, and This is a two-week training program. As
matplotlib, which are Python libraries. direct service professions, the training in
This course will prepare you for entry personal care aide provides basic skills in
into the job market as a Java or Python activities of daily living, communication
programmer or an entry-level Oracle SQL and safety. All of which are part of the
Developer or allow you to take on more basic skill sets that are utilized within
responsibility using new skills gained in nursing and occupational therapy.
a current job. This training would allow individuals
12 Months to complete a short-term training and
375 Course Hours/0.00 Credit Hours gain employment to support them while
$2,595 completing basic skills training and/or
course prerequisites.
2 Weeks
Fee: $1,275
Pharmacy Technician
Pharmacy Technicians have become
indispensable to the health care industry,
and it's a great time to join this growing
field. Pharmacy Technician classes can
get you started on this fulfilling career
Patient Care Aide path. You'll gain the skills and knowledge
The Personal Care Aides assist elderly to qualify for entry-level positions in
and individuals with disabilities in the pharmacies and be prepared for national
completion of the individual's activities certification. Upon completion of this
of daily living in their homes or in care course, you will be prepared to sit for
facilities. Personal care aides can assist the Pharmacy Technician Certification
with basic housekeeping as well as meal Exam (PTCE), offered by the Pharmacy
preparation. The occupational training Technician Certification Board (PTCB).
targets skills in administering personal This course also includes a voucher which
hygiene, dressing, and ambulation; covers the fee of the exam. Pharmacy
advising individuals in nutrition, household technician certification is an important
cleanliness and hygiene; monitoring vital issue for many industry employers and
signs and medication under supervision; state legislatures, some of which now
communication and working with families require national certification. You will
on changes in lifestyle and companionship; also have the opportunity to apply for a
documentation of client status and; 100+ hour externship. The externship is
case review and consultation with the not guaranteed, and is contingent upon
care team on needs of the clients. The successfully completing a background
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check and/or drug screening that is Resources course will prepare you for the
consistent with the requirements of Senior Professional Human Resources
both state and federal laws. Also, clinical (SPHR) exam, which measures your ability
externships are based on individual state to manage and lead HR processes. You will
board requirements. gain skills in the five primary areas of an
12 Months HR department: Business Management
400 Course Hours/0.00 Credit Hours and Strategy, Workforce Planning
$2,495 and Employment, Human Resource
Development, Compensation and
Benefits, and Employee Relations and Risk
Retail Pharmacy Technician Management. Payroll is a vital extension
If you are a high school senior, young adult of most human resource departments.
or a senior citizen considering a change, The Payroll Practice and Management
this training will get you off to a fast start course covers all critical areas of payroll
toward a new career. This eight-week class administration and management. You
will introduce you to the responsibilities will gain an understanding of the major
of a community pharmacy technician components of the state labor code in
as well as teach you how to interpret your chosen state.
prescriptions. Class will also include in- 12 Months
depth coverage of dosage calculations, 220 Course Hours/0.00 Credit Hours
medication classifications and federal $3,295
laws. You will receive an application for
state licensing and after completion of
the course, with regular attendance, a
certificate will be issued. Workbooks Entrepreneurship
are required and can be purchased from
the Instr for $60. Enrollment is limited.
8 Weeks Cannabis Certificate Program
Fall Session Begins If you take all five of the classes: Practical
Tues, October 5, 2021 Cannabis and Pre-Grow, Indoor Cannabis
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Cultivation: How to Home Grow,
Winter Session Begins Chemistry and Pharmacology of Cannabis-
Tues, January 25, 2022 derived Compounds, Recreational
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Cannabis: Legal and Social Implications,
Fee: $542 and Cannabis Entrepreneurship, you
receive a certificate.
Fee: $495
Senior Professional in Human Resources
with Payroll Practice
Senior HR professionals play a critical
role in managing the strategic vision of a
human resources department. This online
course bundle will help you advance your
career in human resources to a more senior
level. The Senior Professional in Human
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Practical Cannabis and Pre-Grow of the chemistry and pharmacology of the
Interactive and entertaining cannabis major chemical components of cannabis.
industry overview including what you The course will examine the differences
need to know for: better health and usage, in secondary metabolites for different
professional job development, licensing, species/ subspecies of cannabis.
and small business planning. This class Fall Session Begins
will be held via Zoom. Fri, November 5, 2021
Instr: Deborah Dillon 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm
A MANDATORY Workbook Fee of Winter Session Begins
$37.50 is payable to the Instructor. Fri, March 4, 2022
Fall Session Days 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Weds, October 6, 13, 20, 27, 2021 Fee: $99
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Winter Session Days
Weds, February 2, 9, 16, 23, 2022 Recreational Cannabis: Legal and Social
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Implications
Fee: $99 Study the laws and regulations involved
with the cannabis industry in Illinois.
Differences between recreational and
Indoor Cannabis Cultivation: How to medical marijuana will be highlighted
Home Grow as well as the personal and community
This cultivation class takes the confusion impacts of recreational marijuana use
out of where to start and how to grow for and related social justice issues.
legal self-consumption by IDPH medical Fall Session Days
cannabis cardholders and others seeking Sat, October 9, 16, 23, 30, 2021
knowledge for cultivation jobs in hemp 9:00 am – 12 noon
and cannabis industries. NOTE: This slass Winter Session Days
has an optional hands-on laboratory kit. Sat, February 5, 12, 19, 26, 2022
This class will be held via Zoom. 9:00 am – 12 noon
Instr: Deborah Dillon Fee: $99
A MANDATORY Workbook Fee of
$37.50 is payable to the Instructor.
Fall Session Days Cannabis Entrepreneurship
Fri, October 8, 15, 22, 29, 2021 Study the basic business concepts for
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm cannabis entrepreneurs, product vs.
Winter Session Days services, businesses, managing inventory,
Fri, February 4, 11, 18, 25, 2022 and cash flow cycle impacted by the
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm particular characteristics of the product.
Fee: $99 It assists the entrepreneur in developing
a business plan specific to the cannabis
business, including how to raise capital
Chemistry and Pharmacology of given the regulatory context.
Cannabis-derived Compounds Fall Session Days
Study the types of cannabinoid receptors Sat, October 9, 16, 23, 30, 2021
and their activities, as well as a comparison 12:30 pm - 3:30 pm
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Winter Session Days partnership with mortgage companies,
Sat, February 5, 12, 19, 26, 2022 nationwide agencies, and be their own
12:30 pm - 3:30 pm boss and earn income. Class meets for
Fee: $99 two days.
Instr: Beverly Singleton
A MANDATORY Workbook Fee of $55
Thinking About Buying is payable to the Instructor.
Foreclosure Property? Fall Session
Today, more than ever, there are vast Mon & Wed, September 27 and 29, 2021
opportunities to invest in real estate. Winter Session
Regardless of credit, income, or social Mon & Wed, February 7 and 9, 2022
status, anyone can invest in real estate 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
or make money within the industry. Fee: $195
Foreclosure investing is one of the most
profitable ways of investing in real estate.
Learn how to: become an investor, buy Hair Braiding - Part I
and flip property, use no money down Learn to hold and start the individual
techniques, and make money before braid. Individual braids include box braids,
investing in property. regular size braids, micros and micromini.
6 Weeks Learn to do goddess braids, casamas, and
Instr: Howard Naugles sculpture and design. We’ll also learn
Fall Session Begins kinky twist, Senegalese, regular, flat twist,
Thurs, September 30, 2021 twistees/comb twist and sculpture twist.
Winter Session Begins 6 Weeks
Thurs, January 27, 2022 Instr: Charlotte Henderson
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Fall Session Begins
Fee: $83 Sat, October 23, 2021
Winter Session Begins
Sat, January 22, 2022
Jump Start Your Notary Business 11:00 pm - 12:15 pm
Become a Notary Signing Agent and Fee: $113
earn $100 to $150 per assignment in
this challenging economy. Students will
learn how to effectively execute loan
documents, how to become a notary and
how to seek agencies who are seeking
highly qualified notary signing agents.
At the end of the class, students will
know how to perform a loan closing,
and be efficient in understanding the
loan process. This course will enable the
participants to become notary signing
agents within the Chicagoland and
suburban areas. The goal of the training is
to prepare students to establish a business
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Hair Braiding - Part II practicing / teaching yoga for over 20 yrs.
Advance to more complex styles. Learn He often used different yoga techniques
more about dreadlocks, silky dreads, in his clinical practice and when working
natural dreads, and cork screws. We’ll with trauma victims.
cover interlocking/tree braiding, strand Instr: Larry Turner
by strand, weaving/sew on, lacing, Fall Session Begins
bonding and fusion knots, and care and Tues, September 28
maintenance. Materials not included. Winter Session Begins
6 Weeks Tues, January 25, 2022
Instr: Charlotte Henderson 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Fall Session Begins Fall Evening Session Begins
Sat, October 23, 2021 Weds, September 29
Winter Session Begins Winter Evening Session Begins
Sat, January 22, 2022 Weds, January 26, 2022
12:30 pm - 1:45 pm 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Fee: $113 Fee: $75
South Side Executive Entrepreneurial Weight Training
Training Program This class, designed for men and women,
If you have been in business for at least introduces the principles and skills of
two years, have $50,000 in annual revenue weight training for health, fitness, athletic
and at least two employees including conditioning and body composition
yourself (1099s and part-time employees), on state–of–the–art equipment. Your
then you qualify. All Session will be workout is closely supervised. Register
conducted via Zoom with in-person early!
graduation at Chicago State University Instr: John Mammie
September 20 - November 8, 2021 Fall Session Begins
6:00 pm - 8:30 pm Sat, September 25, 2021.
Winter Session Begins
Sat, January 22, 2022
9:30 am - 11:00 am
Community Offerings Fee: $83
Yoga Total Body Fitness
Yoga is a way of living that includes Watch those pounds melt away! This
physical exercise, meditation and class is designed for all fitness levels. You
breathing techniques. During this five will work the whole body using weights
(5) week course, each person works at and machines. It incorporates strength
their own level to increase strength, training for fitness, and health and body
flexibility and relaxation. One goal is conditioning.
to increase self-awareness and muscle Instr: John Mammie
control. Larry Turner is a retired Licensed Fall Session Begins
Clinical Psychologist and RN who has been Sat, September 25, 2021.
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Winter Session Begins Introduction to Excel 2010
Sat, January 22, 2022 Excel is a powerful application designed
8:00 am - 9:30 am to manage financial information, perform
Fee: $83 mathematical calculations, track database
information, and more. Although the
spreadsheets you create do not necessarily
Martial Arts for Kids (Ages 5 - 10) have to contain numbers, the strength of
Children can apply the physical and Excel lies in its capabilities to manipulate
mental skills learned in martial arts into numeric information. The most common
all aspects of life. The class is jam-packed uses of Excel are to create spreadsheets,
with excitement and fun to keep students lists, tables, and charts. Students must
interested and motivated so they can bring a USB to each class for their
reap the long-term benefits of training. assignments and homework.
Minimum age: 5. Instr: TBA
Instr: Larry Tankson Fall Session Begins
Fall Session Begins Sat, September 25, 2021.
Sat, September 25, 2021. Winter Session Begins
Winter Session Begins Sat, January 22, 2022
Sat, January 22, 2022 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Fee: $83
Fee: $67
Photography: Shooting Like a Pro for
Word Basics with Microsoft 2010 Fun, and Profit
Learn the basics of word processing with Learn how to take great pictures with any
Microsoft Word. Learn how to create, digital camera. Learn for fun and for profit.
save, edit and print documents. Also learn Understand basic lighting, off camera
how to move, copy, format documents lighting, and the right equipment to buy.
using proofing tools, tabs and indents. Also, learn the right resolution to shoot
You will create, sort, format, merge photos, how to market, and how to sell
and perform calculations in tables. This photos online. At the end of the course,
beginning level class will help you with you will be able to take great photos with
basic document preparation. Students any digital camera, better understand
must bring a USB to each class for their photographic lighting, and money-making
assignments and homework. markets with your digital camera, and how
Instr: TBA to make great enlargements suitable for
Fall Session Begins framing.
Sat, September 25, 2021. 6 Weeks
Winter Session Begins Instr: Carey Williams
Sat, January 22, 2022 Fall Session Begins
9:00 am - 11:00 am Weds, September 29, 2021
Fee: $83 Winter Session Begins
Weds, January 26, 2022
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Fee: $83
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REGISTRATION PARKING DECALS
Parking decals are available for $10.00
INFORMATION for students enrolled in Options classes.
There is a $5.00 fee to enter the campus.
BY MAIL Please note, decals can be purchased in
Complete the attached registration form, the Parking Department after students
sign and mail with your check. Make have registered. Students enrolled in
checks/money orders payable to Chicago the university's academic courses are
State University. Mail registration form not eligible for Options parking decals.
and payment to Options Program – JDC Seniors, 60 and over, enrolled in Options
201, CSU, 9501 S. King Drive, Chicago, IL courses, receive FREE parking decals.
60628. Please use one registration form
for each person registering. CLASS SIZE
The university reserves the right to limit
BY PHONE the size of classes and to cancel classes
Register by phone at 773 995- 4466 with a due to insufficient enrollment.
Visa, MasterCard, Discover, or American
Express. Be sure to have all the requested CANCELLING YOUR REGISTRATION
information on your registration form Cancelling your registration: In the
when you call. event that you must cancel your course
registration, we encourage you to send
BRING IN YOUR REGISTRATION someone in your place by simply informing
Register in–person in the Options Program the Options department of the name
office, Jacoby Dickens Athletic Center, change. Registration cancellations by
Room 201. Office hours are 9:00a.m. - phone or in writing must be received at
5:00p.m., Mon through Fri. least seven days prior to the published
course start date. Cancellation requests
GENERAL INFORMATION received before the seven day deadline will
result in fees being refunded, less a $10
COURSE FEES administration fee. Processing may take six
Refer to course description for fees. to eight weeks. We regret that no refund
Fees are payable by check, money order, is available when a course registration is
American Express, Discover, Visa, or cancelled after the seven-day deadline.
MasterCard. Failure to read the information contained
in this schedule does not constitute
CLASS MEETINGS exemption from stated regulations.
The Fall session begins Saturday,
September 25, 2021, and ends Friday, FOR MORE INFORMATION
November 5, 2021. Winter session begins CALL US
Saturday, January 22, 2022, and ends Friday, 773-995-4466
March 4, 2022. See course descriptions VISIT OUR WEBSITE
for exceptions. csu.edu/ContinuingEducation/Options.
htm
EMAIL US
options@csu.edu
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FALL/WINTER TERM 2021-2022
Course #/Section Course Title Day Time Fee
TOTAL
Student Name: ______________________________________Are you currently attending CSU? ______
Address: _______________________________________________________________Apt: __________
City: __________________________________________________State: __________Zip: ____________
Has your address changed? __________ Previous Address: _____________________________________
If minor, parent’s name: ___________________________Is this your first Options class? _____________
Day phone: ________________Evening phone: _________________________Email ________________
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