This training is intended for adult students. High school students may be able to apply, as well.
This 150â€hour training prepares eligible candidates to gain skills and practice as a nurse assistant providing direct patient care. Skills include recognizing life-threatening emergencies, CPR and AED, addressing and relieving choking, and effective communication. Nurse assistants may work in hospitals, long-term care facilities, doctor’s offices, private duty, home health, and other medical facilities. The program includes a combination of live classroom and laboratory instruction at Stafford Technical Center, an online component, and a clinical component at a long-term care facility.
An application process and pre-reading are required for this training. Students will be prepared to apply for Licensed Nursing Assistant (LNA) licensure with the State Board of Nursing.
This program includes or prepares for the following credential(s): Licensed Nursing Assistant (LNA).
This training is intended for adult students. High school students may be able to apply, as well.
As a medical assistant, you perform a variety of tasks that are critical to a medical team in many settings. These include taking patient vital signs, assisting with exams and procedures, giving injections and medications, performing EKG or heart monitoring, laboratory procedures, checking patients in and out, maintaining electronic health records (EHR), and more. Upon successful completion of the training and recommendation by instructors, students will be invited to sit for the Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) certification exam through National Health Career Association. Some experience in the healthcare profession is preferred but not required.
This training is intended for adult students. High school students may be able to apply, as well.
This training introduces students to anatomy and physiology of the circulatory system, medical terminology, structures of the healthcare system and clinical laboratory, safety, types of laboratory analyses, specimen collection including techniques, equipment, sources of error, and medical legal issues surrounding the practice of phlebotomy. The training includes observation hours at a participating hospital.
Students who successfully complete this class will be eligible to sit for the Certified Phlebotomy Technician exam offered by the National Healthcareer Association (NHA).
This training is intended for adult students. High school students may be able to apply, as well.
This program will teach you the skills needed become a professional truck driver. When you complete the classroom and over-the-road state approved curriculum, you will be ready to take the state-required CDL skills test to obtain your Class A Commercial Driver’s License.
This program includes or prepares for the following credential(s): Commercial Driver’s License (CDL), Class A.
This training is intended for adult students. High school students may be able to apply, as well.
This program will teach you the skills needed become a professional truck driver. When you complete the classroom and over-the-road state approved curriculum, you will be ready to take the state-required CDL skills test to obtain your Class B Commercial Driver’s License.
This program includes or prepares for the following credential(s): Commercial Driver’s License (CDL), Class B.
This is intended for high school students attending from within the district. College credits may be available as part of this program. Students from outside the district or adults who are not enrolled in high school can contact the center to apply for this program, as well.
Students who are interested in the cosmetology profession will learn through e-books, textbooks, lectures, guest speakers, career-related field trips, research, and projects. This program uses both classroom experience and hands-on training in a salon-like setting and off-site field experience.
Students will study professionalism; leadership and ethics; sanitation; sterilization and hygiene; anatomy; laws, rules, and regulations; shampooing; waxing; permanent waving, hair straightening; finger waving, pin curls, roller formation, blow-waving; manicuring; basic aestheticism, facials, makeup; tinting, bleaching, rinsing, and reconditioning, and haircutting.
Year two students will be more involved with scheduling appointments and performing services on clients both in the school setting and out in the community. Upon completion of the program, students may use some of the accumulated hours towards the 1500 hours required for the cosmetology licensing examination depending upon their academic standing in the program and the post-secondary school of their choice.
This program includes the following credential(s): ACT National Career Readiness Certificate.
This is intended for high school students attending from within the district. College credits may be available as part of this program. Students from outside the district or adults who are not enrolled in high school can contact the center to apply for this program, as well.
The Culinary Arts program provides the student with hands-on learning in food service in a professional kitchen and restaurant setting. The Falcon Café is a student-run full-service restaurant that allows students to experience all aspects of the restaurant business. Students in Culinary Arts I learn to prepare baked goods, learn and practice cooking techniques, cook for the restaurant and engage in customer service.
Students start portfolios that document their work in the culinary program, explore food service careers and demonstrate employability skills. In Culinary Arts II, students will build on the acquired skills and take leadership roles. The students use the second year to explore the area of food service that most interests them. Students continue to expand their knowledge of food services, food preparation, demonstrate bakery production skills and gain a greater understanding of the hospitality industry.
This program includes the following credential(s): National Restaurant Association-ServSafe Food Handler Certificate & ACT National Career Readiness Certificate.
This is intended for high school students attending from within the district. College credits may be available as part of this program. Students from outside the district or adults who are not enrolled in high school can contact the center to apply for this program, as well.
Health Sciences I includes anatomy and physiology, human growth and development, infection control, legal responsibilities, medical terminology, job safety, employability skills, and much more. A clinical component is included to provide hands-on experience in areas including nursing, physical therapy, radiology, respiratory therapy, dental care, nutrition, surgical services, veterinary science, and more. In Health Sciences II, students continue to expand skills and career path options and choose between Licensed Nursing Assistant (LNA) or dual enrollment in the Human Growth and Development course. All students study medical terminology for optional dual enrollment credit.
This program includes the following credential(s): Licensed Nursing Assistant (LNA) & ACT National Career Readiness Certificate.
This is intended for high school students attending from within the district. College credits may be available as part of this program. Students from outside the district or adults who are not enrolled in high school can contact the center to apply for this program, as well.
Allied Health introduces students to careers in the healthcare field. Students who successfully complete the program meet entry-level requirements for a number of careers in the healthcare industry.
This program includes the following credential(s): Licensed Nursing Assistant (LNA); National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians Basic Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Certification.
This is intended for high school students attending from within the district. College credits may be available as part of this program. Students from outside the district or adults who are not enrolled in high school can contact the center to apply for this program, as well.
Students in the Automotive Technology program will use high-tech equipment located in a state-of-the-art facility. Students receive theory instruction and hands-on performance in all Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) areas (brakes, steering and suspension, alignment, manual transmissions and transaxles, and electrical systems), which provide initial training for employment in the automotive service field or further training at a postsecondary institution. In order to successfully complete the program, students must pass the General Service Technician exam.
This program includes the following credential(s): Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) Entry Level Certifications in Brakes, Steering and Suspension, Alignment, Manual Transmissions and Transaxles, and Electrical Systems.