BUSINESS & INDUSTRY, PERSONAL ENRICHMENT, APSI, ENCORE
Lara Herter
lherter@gulfcoast.edu
850.873.3583
HEALTHCARE, CPR, HUMAN RESOURCES, & ONLINE EDUCATION
Sherrie Lock
slock@gulfcoast.edu
850.872.3819
PUBLIC SAFETY
Greg May
gmay@gulfcoast.edu
850.913.3297
Build Your Skills for a Better Future!
Learn. Achieve. Enrich.
Continuing Education expands the reach of Gulf Coast State College’s academic programs by providing courses to enhance careers, enrich lives and contribute to improving our workforce. Whether you want to develop a new skill, learn a new hobby or advance your career, GCSC Continuing Education is committed to learners at all stages of life. We provide Customized Training, Workforce Development, Professional Development, Business Education, Healthcare Training, Online Education, and CPR courses. Gulf Coast State College started as a community college and will always be committed to serving Bay County and beyond.
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Business
Customized Training
Professional Development
Computer Training
Contact:
Lara Herter
lherter@gulfcoast.edu
850.873.3583
Education Encore
Save the Date! Fall 2023 Education Encore begins September 22nd.
Students of all ages enjoy unique learning experiences year-round through Continuing Education classes. Enjoy programs in the arts, photography, languages, writing, and so much more that will enrich the daily lives of a lifelong learner. Community education offers personal enrichment programs for you to develop new skills, explore new interests, and improve your life.
Contact:
Lara Herter
lherter@gulfcoast.edu
850.873.3583
Are you seeking employment or a complete change in your career? Whether you have your mind set on working for a large organization, or you have an entrepreneurial spirit, it’s time to polish your resume and add short-term training for career advancement or a completely new career path. Explore our online programs and featured training. If you are currently in research mode, click on the main subject area of interest for a comprehensive list of courses. Let us know when you are ready to begin!
Featured Spring 2023
Advanced Career Training |
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Entrepreneurship: Start-Up and Business Owner Management (Voucher Included)
Delve into the world of entrepreneurship, from generating an idea to writing a business plan. In this course, you will refine your startup idea as you prepare for the Entrepreneurship and Small Business Certification. You will learn all business areas of an entrepreneurship venture, such as legal structure and requirements, funding sources, intellectual property law, operations, marketing, advertising, and finances. By course completion, you will create a comprehensive business plan to get your startup idea off the ground and into the market.
How you will benefit
- The Entrepreneurship and Small Business certification ensures tomorrow's business leaders are prepared with the toolkit they need to get ahead in today's competitive landscape.
- The completed business plan is a dynamic planning tool which can be updated at any given time to allow the entrepreneur up-to-date information for decision-making.
- Every entrepreneur must have knowledge of the foundational business principles in order to progress forward toward success. All principles are interrelated, and this knowledge allows for better business decisions.
200 Hrs. I Fee: $2795
Mastering Project Management with PMP®PREP
The Mastering Project Management with PMP Prep course will provide you with a deeper understanding of project management concepts and applications in the workplace. As you obtain a detailed exploration of these essential topics and concepts—all on your own time—you will further gain an intermediate to advanced level of comprehension.
You will learn about project selection, strategy development, complex schedule modeling, forecasting, risk identification and assessment, statusing, recovery, and more. You will also explore project proposals, planning components, and project evaluation and discover how important a project manager is to an organization.
The material covered in this course is guaranteed to meet or exceed the educational prerequisites needed to prepare and take the Project Management Professional (PMP)® certification exam.
How you will benefit
- Prepare for the Project Management Institute PMP certification exam
- Enhance your ability to secure a promotion, score a new job, and generally climb the career ladder
- Develop greater understanding of the project manager's role in a variety of fields
Boost critical thinking and decision-making skills that will aid you across industries
150 Hrs. | Fee: $1295
Certified Digital Marketing Professional (Voucher Included)
Delve into the world of entrepreneurship, from generating an idea to writing a business plan. In this course, you will refine your startup idea as you prepare for the Entrepreneurship and Small Business Certification. You will learn all business areas of an entrepreneurship venture, such as legal structure and requirements, funding sources, intellectual property law, operations, marketing, advertising, and finances. By course completion, you will create a comprehensive business plan to get your startup idea off the ground and into the market.
How you will benefit
- Students who earn the OMCP certification stand out to employers and clients as having verified digital marketing skills, education, and experience
- Are in demand as specialists, leaders, and accredited instructors
- Earn between 16-26% more than non-certified digital marketers
- Operate more effectively as a marketing professional, sharing common language and generally accepted practices across multiple disciplines and in at least two specialty disciplines
220 Hrs | Fee: $1995
Healthcare Certification |
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Medical Coding and Billing for Outpatient Services Online
Do you have an eye for detail? Are you assertive and analytically minded? Would you like to work in healthcare, but spend your time working from home? Then you’d love a medical billing and coding career. Medical billing and coding jobs consist of managing patients’ electronic health records. It’s critical work considering that every patient is someone’s mother, husband, child, or other precious family member. As part of your daily responsibilities, you’ll assign standardized codes to the procedures performed by the healthcare facility you work for. Sounds relatively straightforward, but this is the first step in helping patients get their medical bills covered, so they have one less thing to worry about.
618 Hrs. | Fee: $4199
Medical Assistant Online with Clinical Externship
To be successful as a medical assistant, you need to be organized, adaptable, and empathic. If you’ve got the right training, and you’re also nurturing by nature, then this might be the path you should follow. This online medical assistant program is developed by industry professionals with decades of real-world experience. An over-achieving curriculum ensures that you’re the best of the best. It thoroughly trains you on both routine patient care and clinical office procedures. But it’s way more than just training. Thanks to our vast network of partners, you’ll get 100 hours worth of experience working in a clinical setting—empowering you with the knowledge to earn the Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA), Certified Phlebotomy Technician (CPT), and Certified EKG Technician (CET) credentials.
483 Hrs. + 100 Clinical Hrs. | Fee: $4299
Medical Scribe
Medical scribes have become more and more common in medical offices. But they do a lot more than check-off boxes on EHRs—they record critical information and allow physicians more time to focus on their patients. Medical scribes aren’t on the frontlines of healthcare, which is good for those who prefer a little more predictability in their daily routines. They generally work behind the scenes —sometimes from the comfort of their own home—listening to dictations and converting them into written documents.
Online | 80 Hrs. | Fee: $3599
Insurance Prelicensure & Continuing Education |
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2-20 Property and Casualty, General Lines Agent Pre-Licensing Course (INS007FL200)
This Florida General Lines prelicensing course covers the areas of Property, Casualty, Liability, Surety, Auto, Homeowners, Marine, Health, Worker's Comp, Crime, Florida Rules and Regulations, and more. This course is designed to prepare you to become a licensed insurance property and casualty agent without the loss of production income and time. Work at your own pace with your instructor available by email, posts in the forum, Moodle messaging, or by telephone. This course complies with the State requirements for the General Lines Agents State examination.
200 Hrs. | Fee: $395
6-20 All Lines Accredited Claims Adjuster Designation Online Course (INS013FL40)
This 40-hour course fulfills the educational requirement for the 6-20 Company/Independent All-Lines adjuster license and is also the first step toward a 3-20 Public Adjuster license. It is a Florida Approved designation course, which functions like a pre-licensing course (you must take it before getting your license). Waives State exam for the 6-20!
40 Hrs. | Fee: $315
4-40 RCSR - Registered Customer Representative Designation Online Course (INS 005FL40)
The 40-hour "completely online" Registered Customer Service Representative pre-licensing course is designed to meet the requirements set forth by the Florida Department of Financial Services for the Registered Customer Service Representative. Successful completion of this course leads to a 4-40 RCSR license.
40 Hrs. | Fee: $280.00
Six-Week Professional Development Courses |
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Individual Excellence
Personal development is key to success in and out of the workplace. You can develop career-enhancing skills in a single course that covers twelve popular one-day seminar topics, including goal setting, time management, and personal organization. You will learn how to improve your creative abilities, gain confidence with financial matters, and how to minimize conflict in your life. By the time you finish this course, you will have developed a fulfilling career plan and will hold the skills to improve your interpersonal relationships.
24 Hrs. | Fee: $119
Resume Writing Workshop
Create an effective resume or improve the one you already have. Transform your resume into a powerful tool that will get you interviews. Learn different resume formats and the advantages and disadvantages of each. Make the most of your work experience and discover how to use references to your advantage. This course includes the use of online resumes and is invaluable for anyone who wants to create their own resume or learn how to write resumes and cover letters for profit.
24 Hrs. | Fee: $119
A to Z Grant Writing
In this course you walk through the process of finding and writing a grant application. Using a Theory of Change process, you will learn to engage stakeholders in framing a grant application and prepare a grant application draft of your choice step-by-step. In doing so, you will discover what grant funders look for in an application by reviewing pieces of your peers' grant proposals to provide and receive feedback. Additional features include six teachable moments videos, and six choose your own adventure branching scenarios.
48 Hrs. | Fee: $199
Designing Effective Websites
These days, creating a website is so easy almost anyone can do it. But with all the competition on the web, creating a site that's effective is more challenging than ever. Regardless of your current skills or level of knowledge, in this course you'll master the basics of web design and learn how to build sites that are better and more effective.
24 Hrs. | Fee: $119
Contact:
Sherrie Lock
slock@gulfcoast.edu
850.872.3819
Public Safety