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3 GUIDED TRIPS:ROOKERY BAY IN MARCH, $100! PHARMACY TECH, 4/12-7/14; KidBiz 4/21

Submitted 02/23/2012


Edison’s Center for Continuing Education offers non-credit courses to meet your needs. Call 239-732-3128 to register or for information.

EXPLORE ROOKERY BAY – 3 Thursday trips, $100
1: A Walk through Time
Cultural history of 100,000-acre Nat’l Estuarine Research Reserve
3/15, 9-noon

2: Feathers, Flyways, & Fast Food:
Migration at Tigertail lagoon
3/22, 8-11am

3: Mangroves to Sea Oats Cruise/Walk
Begins with research vessel tour of Rookery Bay, then a walk on a pristine beach
3/29, 9-noon
Rookery Bay biologist or naturalist leads each tour.


PHARMACY TECHNICIAN TRAINING W/INTERNSHIP
In partnership with Univ of FL, approved by FL Board of Pharmacy
Apr 12-Jul 14 + 80-hr internship
Thurs 6-9pm & Sat 9-Noon
$3750 incl. certificate of completion from University of Florida with Edison, + internship


SPANISH IS FUN! LEVEL 1
Basic Spanish conversation skills
6 Wednesdays, 9-11:30am
March 21-April 25
$150 (+ $20 for text)


LISA WROBLE’S
KIDBIZ: the Business of Adults Writing for the Children’s Market

Learn the ‘ins-&-outs’ of the children’s publishing world to improve your writing & chances for publication.
6 Saturdays: April 21–May 26, 9:30-11:30am
$145 ($99 ESC STUDENT RATE)


FIRST AID CLASS - AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION (6-hrs)
First Aid basics: Good Samaritan Act, CPR/AED (for all ages), Blood-borne pathogen protection, Medical Emergencies, Bleeding, Shock, Burns, Splint s, Environmental Emergencies, Heat stroke, Hypothermia, & Poison Control
Mar 10 Sat, 9am-3:00pm
Mar 31 Sat, 9am-3:00pm
$80 (incl. materials)
INSTR: David Smith, R.T., AHA Training Center Faculty


CLINICAL MEDICAL ASSISTANT (w/ Internship)
Dates TBA


OPHTHALMOLOGY ASSISTANT
Dates TBA


HESI PREP-SCIENCE
HESI PREP–GRAMMAR
Get on the Waiting List – new dates TBA


ENGLISH -Basic English for speakers of other languages
8-wks: Mons & Weds, 5:30-7:30pm, March dates TBA
$220 (just $200 each if 2 or more enroll together)


EXTRA INCOME? CAREER CHANGE?

STATE TEST PREPARATION COURSES:
CONSIDER THE INSURANCE FIELD
Need part-time insurance work? Claims Adjuster? Online courses get you started. Our most popular courses are ACCREDITED CLAIMS ADJUSTER DESIGNATION & 2-20 PROPERTY & CASUALTY/GENERAL LINES PRE-LICENSING.
Get started with Collier Campus: http://www.oltraining.com/fl_esc_col/.


INTENSIVE CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT PROGRAM
CNA – 40-hr course to prepare for CNA exam; Call 732-3128 or see
edison.edu/collier/ce for dates, times
$569


LEARN TECHNOLOGY ON-THE-GO? GO TO http://www.ed2go.com/edison/ !
Collier Continuing Education partners with online instruction provider Ed2go. You‘ll find 12-wk courses, most at $99, to add computer skills at any level! Interact with instructors & classmates online, at your convenience. A perfect solution if you can’t find THE CLASS YOU NEED WHEN YOU NEED IT.


BRUSHING UP COMPUTER SKILLS? Non-credit, online courses such as these are on the CE webpage: http://www.ed2go.com/edison.
Introduction to Microsoft Word 2010
Introduction to Microsoft Excel 2010
And many others, most for $99, 6 wks (12 lessons)


MANAGING LIFE’S TRANSITIONS
TAKE THE FIRST STEP/TRANSFORM YOUR LIFE
5 sessions, TBA
$300
Instr: Qudsiya Ahmad


AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION BLS/CPR/AED
(Basic Life Support; Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation; Automatic External Defibrillator)
For EMT & EMS, etc.
$70 ($60 ESC Students) incl. materials & 2-yr AHA card certification
Dates, times at edison.edu/collier/ce


FRENCH FOR BEGINNERS
Parlez-Vous Francais…or would you like to?
6 Weeks; TBA
$145
Instr TBA


 

 


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