Jump to content

User:Wildbasin360/TechSkills

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

TechSkills is a nationally recognized innovator in education delivery, specializing in skills and certification training for careers in Information Technology, Healthcare Services and Business. it is a private, for-profit provider of career training for adult learners. The company operates 28 campuses in 17 states in the United States.

History

[edit]

TechSkills was founded in 1996 as AmeriTrain. Its first campus opened in Brookfield, Wisconsin in 1996. In 1999, the company was renamed TechSkills. Five new campuses were opened in 1999, with 12 campuses added in 2000, nine campuses in 2001, and one campus in 2002. TechSkills’ corporate headquarters was relocated to Austin, Texas in 2001. More than 40,000 students have graduated from their programs.[1]

Campus locations

[edit]
State City
Arizona Phoenix, Mesa
California San Jose, Oakland
Colorado Greenwood Village (Denver)
Florida Maitland (Orlando),Tampa
Indiana Indianapolis
Kansas Lenexa (Kansas City)
Minnesota Bloomington (Minneapolis)
Missouri St. Louis
Nevada Las Vegas
North Carolina Charlotte, High Point (Greensboro), Raleigh
Ohio Cincinnati, Independence (Cleveland), Columbus
Oklahoma Oklahoma City
Tennessee Memphis, Nashville
Texas Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, San Antonio
Utah Murray (Salt Lake City)
Wisconsin Madison, Brookfield (Milwaukee)

Accreditation

[edit]

The following TechSkills campuses are nationally accredited by the Accrediting Council for Continuing Education & Training (ACCET)[2]: Charlotte, Greensboro, Raleigh, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Memphis, Nashville, Salt Lake City, Madison, Milwaukee, Phoenix and Mesa.

Courses of study

[edit]

TechSkills offers career education programs in Information Technology, Health Sciences, Accounting & Bookkeeping, and Project Management. TechSkills students may pursue industry certification through Information Technology vendors including Microsoft, Cisco, Oracle, CompTIA, Sun, Prosoft, (ISC)2, and Planet3 Wireless; and through Health Services associations including the National Healthcareer Association and the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board. Information Technology graduates may enter careers in IT engineering, network design, software development, database administration, IT security, web design or computer hardware. Health Services graduates may enter careers in medical coding, medical billing, medical transcription, medical office administration or pharmacy.


Learning model

[edit]

TechSkills utilizes blended learning to deliver its education programs, and emphasizes flexibility and preparation for employment.


References

[edit]

Notes

External Links

TechSkills website http://www.techskills.edu