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fall 2012Program DescriptionsHome Interior Decorating (Beginning and Advanced)Program prepares individuals to work as professional home designers.Topics include interior design basic skills and fundamentals. The 12-hourpracticum in the advanced course allows students to gain hands-onexperience with local designers and designer stores. The two levels ofthe program must be completed sequentially.Locations: SOUpholstery (Beginning and Advanced)This program prepares individuals in the fundamentals and intermediatetechniques of upholstery. Students will bring their own projects andlearn the process for choosing proper padding/fabrics, removing oldupholstery, upholstery measuring/patterns, installation of correct base,cutting/fitting foam cushions, tufting seats and much more. Personalsafety and care of machines and tools will be stressed.Locations: SO, NWInterpreter and TranslatorSpanish Court Interpretation and TranslationProgram provides Spanish/English-speaking professionals training insimultaneous, consecutive, and sight interpretation and translation skills.Courses review skills and knowledge required to prepare students totake the Licensed Court Interpreter examination.Locations: NWPersonal Fitness TrainerPersonal Fitness TrainerThis program is designed to give students the knowledge and understandingnecessary to prepare for the American Council on Exercise (ACE) PersonalTrainer Certification Exam and become an effective personal trainer in thefitness environment. A survey of scientific principles, methodologies, andresearch as applied to exercise and physical fitness. Emphasis on physiologicalresponses and adaptations to exercise. Topics include basic elements ofkinesiology, biomechanics, motor learning and the physical fitness industry.Locations: NEPiano TechnologyIntroduction to Piano TechnologyThis course offers basic training in tuning and repairing pianos. Studentsgain hands-on experience while receiving an overview of unison andtempered tuning, making basic adjustments, and performing basicrepairs. Students should have a basic knowledge of musical intervalsand terms.Locations: NEPublic SafetyPolice Academy • Fire AcademyTCC offers basic academy training for civilians interested in working as apolice officer or firefighter. Additional specialized courses are also availableto police and fire departments. For additional program informationand/or specialized courses for the public-safety professional, see theTCC Web page, or contact the campus location.Locations: NWReal EstateProfessional Home InspectorThis online, self-paced course, developed in conjunction with AmericanHome Inspectors Training Institute (www.ahit.com/affiliates/tccd/), offersyou the best in nationally certified home inspection training. Trainingtopics in construction fundamentals, communication skills, and preparationof professional home inspection reports prepare you to start a homeinspection business. The Texas Real Estate Commission has approvedour Texas Distance Learning Master Course for the 448 hours required toobtain a Professional Home Inspector License.Locations: NEReal Estate LicensureCourses offered to satisfy the State of Texas education requirements toobtain a Texas Real Estate License and prepare for the state examinationfor licensure. The Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC) requires completionof 210 classroom hours of real estate education prior to allowinga candidate to sit for the licensing examination. For more informationconcerning real estate licensing, contact www.trec.state.tx.us, see theTCC Web page, or contact the campus location.Locations: NEChildren and YouthHome SchoolingSpecialized courses geared toward home-schooled students for mathematicsand science. Contact campus locations for opportunities fordual credit for college-level mathematics. See TCC Web page, or contactcampus location for course selection and start dates.Locations: NW, SE, SOEnglish as a Second Language (ESL)Learn to speak, read and write English. A series of courses help buildlanguage skills to enable students to function in an English-speakingsociety. Contact the Office of Continuing Education on the campus ofyour choice before enrolling in an ESL class.Locations: NE, NW, OC, SE, SO, TRAprenda a hablar, leer y escribir en inglés a través del programa de Inglés ComoSegundo Idioma o ESL. El programa consta de una serie de cursos que ayudan aconstruir las competencias lingüísticas que permitirán a los estudiantes funcionaren una sociedad de habla inglés. Por favor llame a la Oficina de Educación Continuaen el sitio de su preferencia antes de matricularse en las clases de ESL.Ubicaciones: NE, NW, OC, SE, SO, TRHoc noi, doc va viet tieng Anh. Mot loat cac khoa hoc giup xay dung cacky nang cho nguoi hoc sinh co the sinh hoat trong mot xa hoi noi tiengAnh. Xin lien lac voi van phong Continuing Education noi trung tam banmuon hoc truoc khi ban dang ky lop.Nòi chốn: NE, NW, OC, SE, SO, TRPersonal EnrichmentContinuing Education offers classes for all ages in arts and crafts, dance,music and theatre, languages and communications, photography, physicalfitness/recreation/sports, and many other areas.Locations: NE, NW, SE, SO, TRwww.tccd.edu/ContinuingEducation9
Program Descriptions fall 2012In The CommunityCorporate ServicesTCC Corporate Services offers full-day, half-day and evening trainingprograms at your business or at our training facilities. We conduct trainingat multiple locations across Tarrant County. Our customized solutionsoffer expert instructors, result-oriented techniques and tools, smallclasses, and accommodating schedules.Jennifer Hawkins, DirectorTCC Opportunity Center5901 Fitzhugh Avenue, Fort Worth, Texas 76119817-515-2580Corporate Training Center, AllianceTexas13600 Heritage Parkway, Suite 100, Fort Worth, Texas 76177817-515-2200Small Business Development CenterThe Small Business Development Center (SBDC) is a professional managementcounseling service and entrepreneurial training funded by TCC,the State of Texas, and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). Thecenter is designed to provide small businesses in Tarrant County with thepractical assistance needed to survive, grow and prosper. The programis part of a nationwide system that links the resources of federal, stateand local government to institutions of higher education and the privatesector to meet the complex needs of small businesses. Qualified professionalsprovide counseling and entrepreneurial business courses.The James E. Guinn ComplexWayne Huddleston, Director of the Small Business Development Center150 South Freeway, Suite 229, Fort Worth, Texas 76104817-871-6028Workforce ServicesTCC Workforce Services operates a network of learning centers in thecommunity that assist people in improving their basic reading, math andEnglish-as-a-Second-Language skills as well as preparing them to passthe GED test. Additional services are available for out-of-school youthand adults to enhance work-readiness skills, explore careers, entervocational training, and prepare for college-level coursework. Theseservices are available at no cost to qualified individuals.Jimmy Adams, DirectorTCC Opportunity Center5901 Fitzhugh Avenue, Fort Worth, Texas 76119817-515-2585Course Schedule fall 2012Course ScheduleMost of the Continuing Education (noncredit) courses are open to interested personswithout formal admission to the College. A few may have specific enrollmentrestrictions. We urge our students to register early to be sure of a place in the classof their choice. Early registration will often avoid the cancellation of a class with lowenrollment. Many courses are closed when the maximum enrollment is reached. Youmay register in the Office of the Registrar on one of the campuses. You can registeronline, in person, by mail or fax!The information supplied in this schedule is based on conditions at the time of printingand is subject to change without notice. Continuing Education Services reserves theright to cancel any course section in which there is an inadequate number of enrollees.LegendNE Northeast CampusNW Northwest CampusSO South CampusSE Southeast CampusTR Trinity River CampusOC Off CampusARR ArrangedJEG James E. Guinn ComplexARL Center for Continuing Education andWorkforce Development at UTADL Distance LearningWeekend Classes are shaded in gray.10Enroll Today! • 817-515-4233
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