Technical Programs at NCTC Lifelong Learning

The job market is ever-changing and growing, and NCTC Lifelong Learning changes curriculum to keep up with new ideas, standards, and demands. Our technical program reflect that!

Students in our Bookkeeping Program learn Quickbooks, Excel, Beginning Accounting, Intermediate Accounting, Payroll Accounting, Business and Personal Taxation, and Business Leadership. Tuition of $1,539 includes books and materials. This program is also eligible for WIA funding in Denton County for students who fit the criteria. Classes meet in Corinth.

Curriculum of our Dental Assisting Program has been updated significantly. We now offer online discussion forums; front office component; interactive labs over the web; and RDA  & Nitrous Oxide certification. The externship requirement has also been increased. Tuition of $3,000 includes books, materials, test fees and supplies (except scrubs), and the program is also eligible for WIA funding in Cooke and Montague Counties. Classes meet in Flower Mound.

The Legal Assistant Program consists of legal research and writing, an overview of Texas laws and statutes, and also an externship. Taught by a licensed attorney, this program is most suitable for those who have some office experience, a background in a legal area, and/or an Associate’s or Bachelor’s Degree. Tuition of $1,599 includes books and materials. Classes meet in Corinth.

Contact us at 940-498-6270 if you need more information or would like to sign up!

 

Student Success: Susan White

Susan White of Plano has held many jobs over her career span, including office work and real estate agent. For her, becoming an Instrument Technician was a true and utter career change.

“It is an extremely important job,” Susan explains. “Instrument Technicians have to ensure safety by following standards and practices.”

Instrument Technicians are the first line of defense against infection in hospitals and operating rooms. They wash and sterilize instruments, decontaminate the surgery rooms, and set up trays of instruments for surgical procedures. Many Instrument Technicians become Surgical Technologists, who actually assist the doctors and nurses inside the operating rooms.

Susan credits Sylvia Bratton, instructor for the Instrument Technician program at Lifelong Learning, for her success in becoming a medical professional, as she has been offered a position at Denton Presbyterian Hospital. While participating in the externship requirement for the Instrument Technician program, Susan says she did not feel anxious. Instead, she felt prepared and confident, and that was due to Sylvia’s training and guidance. “Sylvia made the course a blast,” Susan states. “She gave real life scenarios, her years of expertise were very valuable, and it was Sylvia who made the course worth it.”

North Central Texas College offers the Instrument Technician Program and also the Surgical Technology Program.

Next Round of H1B Advanced Technology Grant Admissions

NCTC Lifelong Learning administers the H1B Advanced Technology Grant, designed to prepare long-term unemployed professionals for high-demand certifications in CISCO CCNA, Help Desk, Microsoft Server, and Network + / Security +.

Our division will offer CISCO CCNA and Network +/Security + programs during the Spring 2013 semester, which begins January 14. We are currently conducting admissions sessions at the Corinth Campus, however classes will be offered either at the Flower Mound Campus or online.

If you, or someone you know, is currently unemployed or under-employed and possess at minimum an Associate’s Degree with at least six years of technical, engineering, mathematical, or scientific experience, we invite you to attend! Simply complete this form and our Career Advisor will contact you. Admission sessions will be held at the end of October.

We look forward to hearing from you!