Workforce Development and Continuing Education (WDCE) Course Options for MCPS High School Students
MC's Workforce Development and Continuing Education, in partnership with MCPS, offers qualified HS junior and seniors the opportunity to enroll in select noncredit courses to enhance students’ work skills and provide industry related job certifications. Students are able to enroll in classes AT NO COST! Full tuition, fees and course materials are provided.
To be eligible you must:
- Be a current MCPS Junior or Senior
- Choose one of the select courses listed below
- Get approval from your school counselor and principal
- Get permission from your parent/guardian
How to apply:
- Download, complete and sign the WDCE Blueprint Registration Formnew window
- Students without a College ID Number (M2...) must leave this part blank
- Have your parent(s)/guardian(s) sign the form for authorization to participate
- Submit the form to your high school’s Dual Enrollment Program Assistantnew window (DEPA).
- Your DEPA will get final approval from your counselor and principal
- Your DEPA will submit the completed form to Montgomery College
- Montgomery College will inform student of their enrollment status.
Spring 2024 Course Options
Information Technology Institute
Whether you want to prepare for in-demand IT certifications, start a new IT/cyber career, or update your knowledge of the latest software and hardware, the Information Technology Institute has the course or courses for you.
COURSES
MS Excel—Level I
Excel Level I provides the basic concepts and skills to start being productive with Microsoft Excel. The course covers Excel program fundamentals; how to create a workbook using formulas and functions; entering, copying and moving data in a worksheet; how to format and manipulate Excel data. The course also covers how to create charts, output data, share, and print worksheets; how to use and setup workbook and worksheet options and properties. Prerequisites: Mastering Windows Fundamentals or equivalent experience. Textbook required.
Course: ITI435; 12 Hours
Takoma Park/Silver Spring Campus
CRN#: 33879 4 Sessions T R
2/13-2/22 6:30-9:30 p.m.
MS Excel—Level II
Excel Level II builds on the basic concepts and skills of our Excel Level I course
to provide more advanced tools for the analysis and presentation of complex, realistic
data in Microsoft Excel: how to manage complex workbooks, build more complex functions,
use data analysis tools, make an impact with powerful charts and presentation features,
and collaborate with other users. Key capabilities and functions covered in this course
include name ranges and table-structured references.
This course follows the curriculum for the Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS).
Prerequisites: MS Excel Level I or equivalent experience. Textbook required.
Course: ITI436; 12 Hours
Takoma Park/Silver Spring Campus
CRN#: 33877 4 Sessions T R
2/27-3/7 6:30-9:30 p.m.
MS Excel—Level III
Excel Level III builds on the concepts and skills of our Level I and Level II. Learn
the advanced functions of Excel. Learn tables, financial functions, what-if analyses,
PivotTables and PivotCharts, workbook protection, collaboration, and more. This course
follows the curriculum for the Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS). For comprehensive
certification training, students should complete Levels I, II, III.
For more information about MOS, please review this overviewnew window.
Prerequisites: MS Excel-Level II or equivalent experience. Textbook required. TWA
Course: ITI437; 12 Hours
Takoma Park/Silver Spring Campus
CRN#: 33878 4 Sessions T R
3/12-3/21 6:30-9:30 p.m.
Healthcare Access and Registration Professional Program (TIP)
This comprehensive program will prepare students to handle patient encounters, patient customer service, and other areas related to intake and the coordination of a patients healthcare experience. This program covers important background information on the healthcare profession including interpersonal skills, patient confidentiality, medical ethics and law, medical terminology, basics of insurance billing and coding, telephone techniques, scheduling appointments, and medical records management. Students who complete this program will be eligible to sit for the National Association of Healthcare Access Management (NAHAM) Certified Healthcare Access Manager (CHAM), or the Certified Healthcare Access Associate (CHAA) national certification exams, depending upon your professional experience level and other factors.
Healthcare Access and Registration Professional Program
Course: HHS108; 90 Hours
Rockville Campus
CRN#: 33338 20 Sessions T R
2/13-4/25 5-9:30 p.m.
No class 3/12, 3/14
Special Police Officer: Serve and Protect Your Community!
Maryland Special Police Officer applicant mandatory training in the 61 state mandated
training in such topics as: Use of force and de-escalation, CPR/First Aid, arrest/criminal
process, active shooter/incident protocols, note taking and reports
Upon completion, the SPO candidate will receive a Certificate of Completion that is
required when applying for a commission. This course will help to ensure that the
following businesses and governmental units have candidates with the required training
and skills to achieve their commission, while gaining the confidence to protect business
guests and assets:
- Colleges and universities
- K-12 school systems
- Court system employees
- Retail establishments, restaurants
- Hospitals and healthcare facilities
This academy will begin online with a limited amount of in-person instruction for skills training and qualification. The in-person training will be conducted at the Montgomery College Rockville Campus, to serve the Baltimore-Washington market.
COURSE
Basic Special Police Officer (SPO) Academy
Course# PST004; Hours: 88 (eleven 8-hour sessions)
Rockville Campus
CRN# tba
Course Dates: May 1 - May 16, 2024
Schedule: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. A combination of online and face to face classes
as indicated below:
Week One:
- In-person, May 1, 2024 (Wednesday)
- Online, May 2 - May 3, 2024 (Thursday & Friday)
Week Two:
- In-person, May 6,, 2024 (Monday)
- Online, May 7 - May 9, 2024 (Tuesday & Wednesday & Thursday)
- In-person, May 10, 2024 (Friday)
Week Three:
- In-person, May 13, 2024 (Monday)
- Online, May 14, 2024 (Tuesday)
- In-person, May 16, 2024 Thursday)
Apartment Maintenance Technician Certificate
An Apartment Maintenance Technician is a trained professional with a wide range of knowledge and skills pertaining to residential buildings and systems. Learn maintenance and repair skills in electrical, plumbing, HVAC, appliances, and interior and exterior spaces as applied to apartments and residential buildings. Successful program completers will be eligible for a certificate (CAMT) from the National Apartment Association Education Institute.
COURSE
Apartment Maintenance Technician Certificate
Course: TTG500; 83 Hours
Rockville Campus
CRN#: 34039 21 Sessions M T
2/19-4/29 5-9 p.m.
More details on the Apartment Maintenance Technician Certificate.
EKG Technician (TIP)
Prepare to take the Electrocardiograph (EKG) Technician exam offered by the American Society of Phlebotomy Technicians (ASPT). EKG technicians work in physician offices, hospitals, clinics, and other health care facilities, and are responsible for performing electrocardiogram tests to monitor and record electrical impulses transmitted by the heart. This course includes background information on anatomy and physiology of the heart, medical disease processes, medical terminology, medical ethics, and legal aspects of patient contact. Learn the function and proper use of the EKG machine and the Holter Monitor, and demonstrate lead placement for a 12-lead electrocardiogram. Compare normal and abnormal EKG printed readings and measure various peaks and troughs.
COURSE
EKG Technician (TIP)
Course: HHS051; 50 Hours
Takoma Park/Silver Spring Campus
CRN#: 33340 20 Sessions T R
2/13-4/25 6-8:30 p.m.
No class 3/12, 3/14