INTRODUCTION AND INSTRUCTIONS This website has been created to allow Career College professionals to complete their required continuing education requirements. Career College Connection (CCC) has been granted exemption for the courses provided on this website under Texas Education Code, Section 132.000 (4) through the Texas Workforce Commission. At the completion of each course, review questions are asked. The course completer is free to refer back as often as necessary to the text before selecting the answer to the review questions. The completed review questions are submitted and once corrected a Completion Certificate is emailed to the completer. (Note: - the user must score at least 70% on the ONLINE test. If the student fails to receive 70% on the ONLINE test than the student will be contacted by CCC and will be asked to repeat the process.) Each CE hour completed using this online delivery system costs $29.95 for CCST school member employees and $32.49 for non-CCST school member employees. For example a one (1) CE hour course costs $29.95 and a two (2) hour course offering costs $59.90 for CCST member school employees and $64.98 for non-CCST member school employees. A one CE hour course is designed to take one hour to complete from start to finish. A two CE hour course is designed to take two hours from start to finish. A course completer is only allowed to receive a CE hour credit once from each course taken. In other words, a completer may not receive additional CE hour credits by repeating the same offering more than once within a continuing education requirement period. Below is a thumbnail description of the courses available and the number of CE hours (Continuing Education) units for the completion of each course. Additional course offerings will be added as they are developed and approved. Cancellation and Refund Policy To cancel a course already submitted for processing a student must request a refund by pressing the “contact us” button located on the Home Page and request a refund in writing via email. If cancellation is requested within 12 hours of submission a full refund will be processed within 30 days. If cancellation is not requested within 12 hours after submission no refund will be allowed. Privacy Statement Career College Connection will not share personal identification information relating to any student. All information provided by the student is kept confidential and not shared with any third party ONLINE COURSES Participants of our online training will receive Continuing Education Credits upon completion. CONDUCTING EFFICIENT, EFFECTIVE MEETINGS 2 CEUs Career College Connection Are your meetings looooooooooooooong and bow - ring? Meetings can be a very powerful way to communicate and solve problems. By enrolling in this course you will learn how to identify the root-cause of a problem, come up with dozens of possible solutions, come to a consensus as a group on the best possible solution, and create a written plan of action that is measurable in 15-minutes or less. Your meetings can be that efficient and that powerful too if you use the simple tips provided to you in this course. Click here to take this course DEVELOPING A STRATEGIC PLAN FOR YOUR COLLEGE 1 CEU Career College Connection   Skills in strategic planning are critical to your long-term success. Strategic planning determines your overall direction and goals. Consequently, strategic planning influences numerous aspects of your college –like: The organizational design and roles needed. The performance goals established for your people. The courses offered and how and when any new courses will be designed. The resources needed to reach those goals. Career College managers are often so preoccupied with immediate issues that they lose sight of their ultimate objectives. That's why a business review or preparation of a strategic plan is a virtual necessity. Click here to take this course KEYS TO BECOMING A TRUE LEADER IN A CAREER COLLEGE 2 CEUs Career College Connection   Serving as an administrator in a college today is no picnic. It has never been an easy job, but it has perhaps been made more difficult in this era of increasing regulation and student expectation To be an effective administrator in a college requires one to be an effective leader and to be an effective leader; one must know certain things and be able to apply this knowledge. In this course the administrator will learn what leadership really is and be made aware of the leadership competencies that are derived from what leaders actually do. Click here to take this course UNDERSTANDING OUR CURRENT STUDENTS – THE “Y” GENERATION 1 CEU Career College Connection   Our colleges are now experiencing the effects of another significant shift in generations. This new generation has been referred to with different labels. Some labels are Echo Boomers, Generation Next, Boomlets, the Net Generation and Generation Y. For the purpose of this course we will refer to this new entire generation now in our midst as the Generation Y. This course will allow career college administrators to reach out to this generation and understand them. And, in understanding our Generation Y Students work with them for greater success. Click here to take this course LESSON PLANNING 1 CEU Career College Connection   Planning is the essential step that everyone agrees with in theory. However, when it comes to devoting time to this essential and universally agreed upon step, we often don’t follow through by putting our beliefs into practice. So it is with all tasks we wish to accomplish. And so it is with classroom teaching. To plan you must focus on each step that is required to achieve your final goal. To properly plan you will decide on each resource you will need and each action you will take to achieve your goal. Tools have been developed to make teaching easier for teachers and more effective for students. And the most fundamental teachers’ tool of all is the “Lesson Plan.” Click here to take this course MAXIMIZING ATTENDANCE IN A CAREER COLLEGE 4 CEU Career College Connection   This course provides Instructors with tools to maximize attendance in their classrooms. At the end of this course you will: Understand the role of an Instructor in Academic Support. Understand your role in Technical Support. Understand the role of an Instructor in Administrative Support. Understand the Strategies for Encouraging High Quality Student Interaction. Understand How to provide Meaningful and Relevant Assignments. Understand and Accepting Who Your Students Are. Understand Your Role in Retaining At Risk Students. Understand how to Handle Disruptive Students. Understand how to Avoid Negative Stereotyping. Understand how to embrace Social Media in Your Classroom. Understand the characteristics and habits of An Effective Instructor. Click here to take this course Note: This course is an extension of the 2 Hour CEU “Tools to Bring Your Students Back To Your Classroom Everyday.” This 4 Hour CEU –Maximizing Attendance in a Career College is a stand alone course greatly expanding on the material presented in Tools to Bring Your Students Back to Your Classroom Everyday.