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Ohio Technical Schools
The Technical School Directory provides information on training opportunities that can lead you to a rewarding new career. This page lists tech schools in Ohio, organized by the type of training offered.
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Accounting - Business Administration - Business Information Systems - CAD and Drafting - Computer/IT Certification - Computer Networks/IT - Computer Programming - Court Reporting - Criminal Justice - Dental Assisting - Electronics Technician - Graphic Design - Healthcare Professional - Legal Assistant/Paralegal - Medical Assisting - Medical Coding and Billing - Medical Transcriptionist - Office Administration - Photography - Travel and Hospitality
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Accounting Training Schools
With training in accounting, you'll be eligible for a number of office positions, including bookkeeper, accounts payable clerk, payroll clerk, or junior accountant.
Bohecker College focuses on the relationship of accounting to modern business practices in its associate degree in Accounting. Students learn in-depth accounting principles, and how to use technology to manage data electronically.
Get more information on the associate degree in Accounting from Bohecker College in Ravenna, Ohio
Bradford School Columbus provides concentrated accounting and business training in its 14 month Associate of Applied Business degree program in accounting. The program teaches students accounting principles, desktop computer applications and computerized accounting, and financial analysis. Students take courses in economics, advanced accounting principles, and business and supervisory skills.
Find out more about the accounting program from the Bradford School Columbus
National College offers Accounting degree and diploma programs. The diploma program teaches general accounting and business principles, while the Associate degree in Business Administration / Accounting provides training in accounting and taxation, and includes business courses useful to a junior executive.
Business Administration Schools
A Business Administration degree provides graduates with the skills they need to take on corporate management positions. Typically four year bachelor level programs, students learn business management skills, along with a generalist education in the social sciences, applied sciences, and liberal arts.
Akron Institute offers preparation for a number of entry-level positions in a wide variety of companies. The Associate degree in Business Administration teaches the principles of business management, marketing, and accounting with courses that include Business Law, Advertising, Databases, Managerial Accounting, e-Commerce and Public Relations.
Learn more about the Business Administration Degree program from Akron Institute in Cuyahoga Falls
DeVry University Bachelor's - Business Administration program lets students choose from 12 majors/concentrations including Accounting, Business Information Systems, Hospitality Management, Operations Management, and Project Management. In addition to their major courses, students take core business courses in finance, marketing, and business law. Studies also include a selection of general courses in the humanities, mathematics, natural sciences, and social sciences.
Herzing University Associate degree in Business Administration program includes core courses in accounting, business law, marketing and sales. Students choose from elective courses in medical office management, public relations, and more. The program also includes general education and personal development courses.
National College diploma and degree programs in Business Administration can provide training in the key business skills needed to become a professional success. The diploma program provides an introduction to business concepts and their application, while the Associate degree in Business Administration Management teaches decision making and planning skills.
Southwestern College® teaches business concepts and procedures in its Associate degree in Business Administration. Students learn information processing, and develop their decision making and interpersonal skills.
Business Information Systems Schools
Learn how business communicates with training in business information systems. Learn to use spreadsheets, word processing programs, and databases and other applications used in the office. These programs are designed to prepare the student for an entry level position as a bookkeeper, accounting clerk, or other general office positions.
National College Associate degree in Computer Applications Technology teaches the skills needed to master personal computers and the Microsoft Office suite of productivity applications. Graduates are prepared for the Microsoft Office Specialist certification exam.
Remington College Associate degree program in Business Administration provides training in accounting principles, along with some of the most frequently used computer applications in today's business world.
Southwestern College prepares students for Microsoft Office Specialization with its Associate degree program in Computer Applications. The program includes hands-on experience in computer operation, and use of Microsoft desktop applications.
CAD and Drafting Technology Training Schools
Just as electronic calculators have taken the drudgery out of doing math, computer aided design applications have increased the productivity of drafters. Creating blueprints has become very 21st century! At drafting technology school, you'll learn about manual and computer aided drafting, 2D and 3D techniques, and residential and commercial drafting.
Technology Education College provides knowledge and technical skills that can help you start a career as a computer-aided design drafter. The associate degree in Engineering Drafting/CAD uses classroom and hands-on training to help you build your skills in basic, intermediate, and advanced drafting techniques.
Learn more about the Engineering Drafting/CAD degree from Technology Education College in Columbus
Computer Certification Preparation Schools
Boost your computer skills -- and your career prospects -- with IT certification training. Certification testing offered by industry associations and vendors of hardware and software is used by employers to identify qualified people for hiring or promotion.
TechSkills offers industry certification training with its CareerPath program. This program lets Students focus on one IT area, such as databases or networking, and prepare for tests in that area. The IT Membership program offers training for any test over a one or two year period.
TechSkills offers Core IT skills certification training in A+, Network+, Security+, Linux+, MCP, and CCNA. IT Engineering certification programs include Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA) and Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE). Network Design and Engineering certifications include Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP). Software Development certifications are Microsoft Certified Application Developer (MCAD), Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD) and Microsoft Certified Solution Developer for MS .NET (MCSD .NET).
The Database Design and Administration program offers certifications in Microsoft Certified Database Administrator (MCDBA), Microsoft Certified IT Professional: Database Administrator (MCITP-DBA) and Oracle10g Certified Professional Database Administrator (OCPDBA). Internet and Web Design certifications include Certified Internet Webmaster Associate and Master Certified Internet Webmaster Designer.
Computer Networking Schools
Companies everywhere are seeking to hire qualified networking engineers and information technology professionals. Technical schools offering degrees in computer networking technology provide training on network operating systems and networking hardware. Graduates of these programs can become network engineers, networking administrators, or hold other computer related positions.
Akron Institute prepares you for positions in network administration or networking support with its Associate degree in Computer Network Technology. In less than two years, students learn about network operating systems, including Microsoft, Linux, and Novell, routers and switches, and TCP/IP. The program includes preparation for A+ certification.
Learn more about the Computer Network Technology degree from Akron Institute in Cuyahoga Falls
Bradford School Columbus offers training that can lead to a career in information technology. The sixteen month Associate of Applied Business degree in Computer Programming teaches students Visual Basic programming, Java, and project development.
Learn more about the computer training programs from the Bradford School Columbus
Computer Programming Schools
Learn how to develop applications for personal computers and the Internet, and get started on a career as a programmer analyst, database analyst, or other high tech position. Computer programming schools offer courses in computer operation and design, programming, and operating systems.
DeVry University Bachelor's - Computer Information Systems degree program trains students in both programming and business skills so that they can develop cutting-edge business applications. Coursework focuses on programming skills, for both online and offline applications. Six concentrations are offered, including Computer Forensics, Information Systems Security and Database Management.
Court Reporting Schools
In order to maintain an accurate record of trials and legal proceedings, court reporters transcribe all the testimony so it can be referred to later. Skilled court reporters are specially trained to use stenotype machines that convert single keystrokes to words, saving time and maintaining accuracy. Today, court reporters can be found in places beyond the courthouse—recording speeches, transcribing business meetings, and even creating the closed-captioning for television programs.
The Academy of Court Reporting helps students prepare for positions as freelance or judicial court reporter with its diploma or associate degree in Court Reporting. Students learn both manual and computer aided transcription methods.
Learn more about the Court Reporting program at the Academy of Court Reporting in Cleveland
Criminal Justice Degree Schools
Criminal Justice schools prepare students for careers in law enforcement, public safety, or the correctional system. Job opportunities are available in the public and private sectors, including state police officer, public safety director, sheriff, and crime lab technician.
Miami-Jacobs Career College associate degree program in Criminal Justice prepares graduates for positions in public safety and crime prevention. Qualified instructors with experience in the criminal justice field teach classes that provide the skills and knowledge needed for entry-level positions.
Ohio Institute of Photography and Technology associate degree in Criminal Justice program is designed for people seeking entry level positions in law enforcement, or for law enforcement professionals to advance their education and skill set. Coursework includes criminology, private security, evidence, and juvenile delinquency.
RETS College prepares students with the knowledge of law, the court systems, and investigations needed for an entry-level position within the criminal justice system. Computer technologies, victimology, and cultural issues are among those explored in the associate degree program in Criminal Justice.
Find out more about the Criminal Justice associate degree from RETS College in Centerville
Technology Education College helps students start or advance a career in the criminal justice field. The 60 week associate degree in Criminal Justice provides training for positions in police departments, jails, or prisons.
Dental Assistant Schools
Learn the theory and practice of dental radiography, and receive training on dental equipment, including instruments and tray set up. You'll also learn laboratory procedures and the basic principles necessary to run a dental office.
Remington College offers an 8 month Dental Assisting diploma program that prepares you for an entry level position in a dentist's office. Students learn invasive and non-invasive procedures and participate in an internship.
Electronics Technician Training Schools
Technical schools with Electronics programs teach basic electronic theory, including direct and alternating current, transistors, circuit theory and computer hardware. As an electronic technician, you'll be able to install, troubleshoot, and repair a wide variety of equipment.
RETS College provides training in state of the art technology, including robotics, in its Electronic Engineering Technology diploma program. After learning basic electrical and electronic theory, students learn by doing as they work on microprocessors, solid state and digital devices, and communications equipment.
Learn more about the diploma in Electronic Engineering Technology from RETS College in Centerville
Graphic Design Schools and Training Programs
Combine age-old skills in drawing, color, and illustration with today's computers, and you get digital graphic design. Graphic artists create online and printed layouts for newspapers, magazines, web sites, and advertising. Develop your skills in typography, prepress layouts, and advertising and marketing, and prepare yourself for a career at an advertising agency, printing company, or graphics design firm.
Antonelli College provides the foundation students need for a career in design with its Associate degree in Graphic Design. Courses cover a wide range of graphic design disciplines, including illustration, commercial art, desktop publishing, and cartooning. As part of the program, students are assigned real-world projects where they can use their creativity to turn their ideas into marketable products.
Find out more about the Graphic Design degree from Antonelli College, in Cincinnati
Bradford School Columbus helps students learn the principles and foundations of graphic design in its 12 month program. Students use the Macintosh to develop a portfolio, using programs including Photoshop, PageMaker, and Illustrator. Coursework includes drawing and typography, desktop publishing, and electronic layout and design.
Get more information on the graphic design program offered by Bradford School Columbus
Ohio Institute of Photography and Technology offers an Associate of Applied Science degree in Graphic Design. Over the 96 week program you'll learn traditional graphic arts skills, including drawing and illustration, along with computer based designed tools, including Photoshop. Additional coursework in marketing and advertising, along with an internship, prepares you to start your career as a production artist, designer, or assistant art director.
Healthcare Professional Training Schools
Healthcare professional training combines medical assisting courses with additional coursework that prepares the graduate for a management position in a medical office. Students gain an understanding of medical treatment and procedures, as well as back and front office operations. Graduates of these programs are well qualified to start a career in the allied healthcare field, including positions as administrative assistant, records coordinator, insurance and billing specialist, clinical assistant, or nursing assistant.
Ohio Institute of Photography and Technology Associate of Applied Science in Medical Office Management program includes courses covering clinical procedures and lab techniques, medical transcription and insurance coding, and professional development courses, such as communications skills and human resource management. The program includes an internship. Graduates are prepared to take the Certified Medical Assisting exam.
Legal Secretary and Paralegal Training Schools
Because of the specialized requirements of the court system and the law, attorneys rely on legal assistants and paralegals to assist them with research, document production, and office administration. Paralegals receive training in many of the same skills as lawyers, while legal secretaries and administrative assistants learn the document production rules used by the court system.
Bradford School Columbus offers a Legal Administrative Assistant Associate Degree program that combine legal training, instruction in computerized document creation, and business skill development. Students learn how to conduct legal research, and the procedures used in law offices. Coursework includes training in computerized word processing, databases, and spreadsheets. Graduates are qualified to take the Microsoft Office User Specialist certification exam. The degree program includes coursework in business and personal skill development.
Find out more about the legal administrative assistant program from Bradford School Columbus
Bradford School Columbus Paralegal training leads to an Associate of Applied Business degree. Students develop their legal and communications skills, with courses including civil procedure, criminal and bankruptcy law, tort law, legal computer applications, and legal research and writing. The program includes an externship under the supervision of an attorney or experienced paralegal.
Learn more about the Paralegal degree program from Bradford School Columbus
RETS College 18 month Paralegal diploma program teaches students about the law, legal research, and how to draft legal documents. They also develop computer skills and take general education courses. Students have the option of participating in a supervised internship in a law office setting.
Get more information on the Paralegal diploma from RETS College in Centerville
Medical Assistant Schools
Medical Assistants play an important role in doctors offices, clinics, and hospitals. Learn technical subjects, including anatomy and physiology, as well as administrative skills, such as recordkeeping and medical billing.
Akron Institute Medical Assistant diploma program provides an introduction to the medical front office and the medical clinic and lab. Students learn clinical medical assisting, including hematology and blood chemistries, microbiology, and serology. The program includes an internship.
Learn more about the Medical Assistant program at Akron Institute in Cuyahoga Falls
Antonelli College teaches clinical, lab, and front-office skills in its Associate degree program in Medical Assisting. With a combination of classroom instruction and hands-on training, students learn to perform phlebotomies, venipunctures, and EKGs, and how to administer medicine to patients. Training in computer and medical recordkeeping provide medical secretarial skills.
Learn more about the Medical Assisting degree from Antonelli College in Cincinnati
Bradford School Columbus offers a 14 month Associate of Applied Business degree in Medical Assisting. The program teaches the laboratory and clinical procedures used in a doctor's office or clinic, as well as the computer and other skills used in the medical office. Students take courses in medical terminology and pharmacology, and insurance procedures. Additional training is provided in business law, electronic office systems, and general education. The program concludes with an externship at a medical facility.
Get more information on the Medical Assisting program from Bradford School Columbus
Kaplan Career Institute provides training in medical assisting. Students in the Medical Assistant program learn the clinical and lab procedures of medical assisting. including hematology, pharmacology, specimen collection, and office procedures. The program can be completed in 37 weeks of day classes, or 47 weeks of evening classes.
Learn more about the Medical Assistant program from Kaplan Career Institute in Cleveland
National College helps students prepare for the Registered Medical Assistant and Certified Medical Assistant exams with its Medical Assisting Associate degree program. Students develop skills in computers and business organization that could lead to an administrative position, while classes in hematology, microbiology, and pharmacology prepare the student for a clinical medical assisting position.
Ohio Institute of Photography and Technology diploma program in medical assisting prepares you for an entry level position in the allied healthcare field. Students learn medical office and lab procedures during the 60 credit hour program. Your training prepares you for the Certified Medical Assisting exam, and includes an internship.
Remington College offers a diploma program in medical assisting. Receive 8 months of instruction in the technical and administrative procedures necessary for an entry level position as a medical assistant.
Sanford-Brown College Medical Assistant diploma program includes an education in the clinical, laboratory, and front office skills needed for a medical assisting career. Students learn to assist physicians on tasks including injection preparation, first aid, phlebotomies, and electrocardiograms. The program also teaches front office skills, including health insurance coding and billing, patient relations, and and other office procedures.
Learn more about the Medical Assistant diploma program from the Sanford-Brown College in Cleveland
Technology Education College prepares you for a position in many types of health care facilities, including urgent care centers, with its diploma and associate degree programs in Medical Assisting. Students receive training in front office and clinical procedures.
Medical Coding and Billing Schools
Using specialized coding systems, medical coders and billers classify medical records according to accepted standards. These records are used for Medicare and insurance reimbursement. Medical coders must be familiar with medical terminology and medical procedures, computer operations, and insurance rules and regulations.
Remington College provides training on medical billing, coding, and insurance procedures in its 8 month diploma in Medical Insurance and Coding. As part of their coursework, students get hands-on experience in an externship.
TechSkills helps Students begin or enhance their careers as medical coders and billers or medical records technicians with its Medical Billing and Medical Coding programs. Coursework includes training in medical terminology, insurance billing and coding, medical law and HIPAA regulations, and computer skills. In the Coding program, Students learn the ICD-9, CPT-4 and HCPCS coding systems, while in the Billing program, Students learn advanced billing procedures, medical administrative procedures, and professional development and communications skills.
Medical Transcriptionist Schools
Medical transcriptionists prepare finalized patient records from handwritten notes or tape recorded summaries prepared by physicians. Because they must accurately interpret the information they record, they must know medical terminology and human anatomy, along with the procedures used to treat patients. In addition to transcribing records, transcriptionists are responsible for recordkeeping and storage of the material they prepare.
TechSkills offers flexible scheduling and online learning options in its Medical Transcription training program. Training in in-patient and outpatient transcription procedures, medical terminology, computer skills, and human anatomy and physiology can help prepare the Student to begin a career as a transcriptionist, or help prepare for the Certified Medical Transcriptionist exam.
Office Administration Schools
Do you have what it takes to succeed in the business world? Office managers and administrators need to be computer savvy, have good people skills, and know how to handle the daily tasks of running an office. Prepare for a career in business with a degree in office administration. Gain the benefits of a good education, combined with training needed to compete in business today.
Bohecker College associate degree Administrative Assisting program lets students choose to focus on the requirements of the executive, legal or medical fields. Students learn general business and communications skills, and specific procedures used in their specialization.
Bradford School Columbus offers a 14 month Associate of Applied Business degree in Office Administration, focusing on office procedures and computer skills. Students become proficient in office applications, including word processing, spreadsheets, desktop presentations and databases. Other courses teach office procedures, and develop the student's oral and written communications skills. The program offers additional general education courses, including economics and report research.
Learn more about the Office Administration program from Bradford School Columbus
National College Administrative Office Professional Associate degree program lets students choose from a concentration in medical, legal, or executive secretarial training. In addition to specific courses in their specialty, students learn keyboarding and the business skills needed to manage time, people, and paperwork as office professionals.
Photography Schools
Whether it's a picture of the latest news event, or the bride and groom at a wedding, photographs cam make powerful impressions on our lives. If you enjoy taking pictures, a photography school could turn your hobby into a career.
Antonelli College provides training in both digital and traditional photography techniques in its Photography Associate degree. In addition to 'behind the camera' training in lighting, picture composition, and techniques for creating portraits and location photographs, students learn Adobe Photoshop, and take general education courses that prepare the graduate for the world of small business.
Ohio Institute of Photography and Technology provides students with training to gain an entry level position in one of several photographic fields, including commercial, applied, or portrait photography. The Associate of Applied Science in Photographic Technology degree program includes basic instruction in photographic techniques, including lighting, darkroom design concepts, portrait and commercial photography, and Photoshop. The Portrait Photography concentration covers additional skills in portrait work, including candids, weddings, and on location photographic shoots. The commercial photography concentration presents skills necessary to create photos of merchandise and facilities for commercial advertising.
Travel Training Schools
Travel agents have to be masters of customer service, as they plan and arrange for travel and lodging at destinations across the world. Travel training schools provide training on travel destinations, the airline and hotel industries, and the systems used to make reservations and issue tickets.
Bradford School Columbus associate degree program in travel and hospitality teaches students the operations of a travel agency and the hospitality industry. The program provides training on ticketing and reservations, US and worldwide destinations and tourism, front and back office operations, meeting management, sales, and customer service. Courses include general business and management, along with an externship in a local hotel or travel agency.
Get more information on the travel and hospitality degree program from Bradford School Columbus
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