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Career and Technical Skills

Career and Technical Skills

Prepare for various licensing exams or explore new career possibilities in fields such as welding.
Medical Insurance & Coding I
Join the expanding field of medical insurance billing and coding! Medical Terminology is a prerequisite. Three books are required for the Medical Insurance and Coding program. Please see website or contact the school for textbook titles. You will use all three books in each class, so buy all three books for Coding I and you're set for the rest of the program! Text: ICD-9-CM PMIC Color-Coded Hospital Edition - Volumes 1-2-3, CPT Professional Edition, Step-by-Step Medical Coding (only textbook is required but students may get workbook in addition if desired) by Hospital edition - color-coded, 2010 edition, author Carol Buck ISBN: 9781437702071980000000000000000000000
Fees: $79.00
Dates: August 24, 2010 - October 19, 2010
Time: 6:00PM - 9:00PM
Days: T
Number of Sessions: 9
School: Piper High Community School
Medical Insurance & Coding II
This is the second course in the Medical Insurance & Coding program. Learn more about medical insurance coding, including HCFA-1500 claim forms. Coding I is a prerequisite. Text: You will use the same books from Coding I
Fees: $79.00
Dates: August 25, 2010 - October 20, 2010
Time: 6:00PM - 9:00PM
Days: W
Number of Sessions: 9
School: Piper High Community School
Medical Insurance & Coding III
This is the second course in the Medical Insurance & Coding program. Learn hospital billing and HMO processes. Coding II is a prerequisite. Text: You will use the same books from Coding I & II.
Fees: $79.00
Dates: August 26, 2010 - October 28, 2010
Time: 6:00PM - 9:00PM
Days: Th
Number of Sessions: 9
School: Piper High Community School
Medical Insurance & Coding Test Prep
To be taken after Medical Insurance and Coding III. Test prep for the National Healthcareer Association certification exam. Recommended to help you pass the exam, but not required.
Fees: $49.00
Dates: August 30, 2010 - September 27, 2010
Time: 6:00PM - 9:00PM
Days: M
Number of Sessions: 4
School: Piper High Community School
Medical Terminology
Learn the basics of medical language used worldwide, including spelling, pronunciation, and meaning. This course is a prerequisite for Medical Insurance and Coding. Please try to have the textbook before the first night of class. Text: Medical Terminology for Health Professions Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning by Ann Ehrlich and Carol Schroeder ISBN: 1418072524 Additional Materials: Webster's Medical Dictionary
Fees: $133.00
Dates: August 23, 2010 - October 28, 2010
Time: 6:00PM - 9:00PM
Days: MTh
Number of Sessions: 18
School: Piper High Community School
Private Pilot: Ground School
Learn to Fly! Take the first step toward earning your Private Pilot Certificate/License. Taught by an FAA-certified Advanced Ground Instructor, our Ground School will give you the competence and confidence to pass the FAA's Private Pilot written exam. Books and materials(approx. $90) must be purchased on your own at a local pilot shop. Infornation will be given on the first night of class. Class run: 8/31, 9/7,14,21,28, 10/5,12,19
Fees: $57.00
Dates: August 31, 2010 - October 19, 2010
Time: 7:00PM - 9:00PM
Days: T
Number of Sessions: 8
School: Plantation High Community School
Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator C
This course prepares the student to take the state certification exam for Waste Water Treatment Plant Operator C license. Class is for adults only. Our highly qualified instructor will walk you through the process of becoming a certified plant operator. Topics covered include screening of inorganic, biological process, sedimentation, clarification, filtration, and much more! Must attend all sessions, 162 hours. BOOKS: Operation of Wastewater Treatment Plants. Volumes 1 & 2, 6th or latest edition. Available from California State University Sacramento - www.owp.csus.edu, click on order products. Text: Operation of Wastewater Treatment Plants Volumes 1 & 2 by available from California State University Sacramento - www.owp.csus.edu
Fees: $565.00
Dates: August 23, 2010 - January 12, 2011
Time: 6:00PM - 9:00PM
Days: MTW
Number of Sessions: 54
School: Piper High Community School
Water Treatment Plant Operator C
This class will prepare student for the state certification exam for Water Treatment Plant Operator C. Class is for adults only. Our highly qualified instructor will walk you through the process of becoming a certified plant operator. Topics covered include treating ground and surface-water as it enters a water plant employing various processes, including flash mixing, filtration, disinfection, and distribution. Must attend all sessions, 155 hours. BOOKS: Water Treatment Plant Operator C Volumes 1 & 2, 5th or latest edition. Available from California State University Sacramento - www.owp.csus.edu. Click on *order products.* Text: Water Treatment Plant Operator C Volumes 1 6th Edition and Volume 2 5th Edition by available from California State University Sacramento - www.owp.csus.edu
Fees: $565.00
Dates: August 23, 2010 - January 12, 2011
Time: 6:00PM - 9:00PM
Days: MTW
Number of Sessions: 54
School: Piper High Community School
Welding
Learn to handle a variety of demanding applications in welding and allied process. In-person registration only. Includes hands on training ARC welding, basic metallurgy, joining process selection (MIG, TIG and STICK). Certification test in structural plate and pipe, in destructive testing and x-ray quality. Blueprint reading and welding symbols.
Fees: $233.00
Dates: August 30, 2010 - October 27, 2010
Time: 6:00PM - 9:00PM
Days: MW
Number of Sessions: 18
School: Northeast High Adult and Community School
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