Arts & Communication

• Arts, Audio/Video Technology & Communications (PDF)

Business, Finance & Technology

• Business Management & Administration (PDF)
• Finance (PDF)
• Information Technology (PDF)
• Marketing (PDF)

Engineering & Industrial Technology

• Architecture & Construction (PDF)
• Manufacturing (PDF)
• Transportation, Distribution and Logistics (PDF)

Human Services

• Education and Training (PDF)
• Government and Public Administration (PDF)
• Hospitality and Tourism (PDF)
• Human Services (PDF)
• Law, Public Safety, Corrections and Security (PDF)

Science and Health

• Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources (PDF)
• Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (PDF)
• Health Science (PDF)

Employment

On-the-Job Training – Employer-designed training established for the worker to gain the necessary work skills while he/she is getting paid on the job.

Apprenticeship Programs – Industry-based program training works on the job and in a classroom setting as well. Upon completion, the worker will gain journeyman status in the specific industry (3-4 years in length). Apprentices are paid as they go to school.

Military

All branches of the military have skilled training for 3 years or more. Students can use their GI Bill to pay for college after their discharge or serve for 20 years until retirement with full benefits.

Education

Apprenticeship Programs – Industry-based program training works on the job and in a classroom setting as well. Upon completion, the worker will gain journeyman status in the specific industry (3-4 years in length). Apprentices are paid as they go to school.

Diploma / Certificate Program – Short-term programs of 6 months to 1 year to acquire specific skills in order to gain employment at the entry level. These programs may be found at technical schools, community colleges, junior college, and even some universities.

Associate’s Degree – These are 2-year degrees that enable the individual to gain entry-level employment in a specific career. Often, these workers will begin employment after 2 years of school and then obtain future degrees at the employer’s expense. Typical locations are community and junior colleges. Some technical school and most universities have some associate degree programs.

Bachelor’s Degree – These are four-year degrees with a combination of general education course work and specific major. They can be liberal arts colleges, private colleges, public colleges, or universities.

Graduate / Professional Degree Programs – These are the post-graduate fields such as law, medicine, and PhD or other professional fields, typically 1 to 5 years beyond a bachelor’s degree.