Corporate, Community & Continuing Education
CONTINUING EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
COURSE CATALOG
FALL 2024 - SPRING 2025
Workforce Development
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What We Oer
Delgado Community College’s Continuing Education courses are workforce courses that give you the opportunity to enjoy
learning at your leisure about topics that hold your interest, enhance your current professional skill set, or even embark on a
new career path! Through many of our workforce courses, you can earn the following:
NEW - Online instructor-led and hybrid courses | Industry-based certifications | Continuing Education Units, or CEUs,
in order to maintain certification / licensure or meet other professional development requirements
for your career or area of employment | Certificates of Completion | Corporate / business training | Incument Worker
Training Program grants | Small business opportunities
Contact Information
Delgado Community College - City Park Campus | Building 8, Room 116 - Workforce Student Services Oice
615 City Park Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70119
Classes are also oered at: Delgado River City Site, 709 Churchill Parkway, Avondale, LA 70094
and Delgado Sidney Collier Site, 3727 Louisa Street, New Orleans, LA 70126
Phone: 504-671-6474 Fax: 504-671-6349 Email: noncredit@dcc.edu Website: www.dcc.edu/go/continuing-ed
Oice Hours
Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. We strongly recommend setting up an appointment before coming to the oice.
New Course Information
Check our website at www.dcc.edu/go/continuing-ed for information about new courses coming soon!
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Have a suggestion for a workforce course you’d like us to oer? Email us at noncredit@dcc.edu.
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CONTACT INFORMATION
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Register for a course in two easy ways:
1. Register online and pay at www.dcc.edu/go/continuing-ed.
2. Register and pay in person at:
Delgado Community College
Workforce Student Services Oice
Building 8, Room 116
City Park Campus
615 City Park Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70119
Students are encouraged to register no later than
five days before class starts.
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS AVAILABLE
FOR ONLINE CLASSES!
• Sallie Mae
• Gulf Coast Bank & Trust Company
• Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA)
HOW TO REGISTER
TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTSTABLE OF CONTENTS
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Maria Andrade - Director,
Coporate, Community, and
Continuing Education
Oice: 504-671-6465
Email: mandra@dcc.edu
Albertha Tobias – Data Specialist
Oice: 504-671-6748
Email: atobia@dcc.edu
Nicholas Ward – Training Manager
Oice: 504-671-6838
Email: [email protected]
CONTACT LIST
D GRAPHICS
AGRICULTURE
ARTS & CRAFTS
AUTOMOTIVE
BUSINESS
COMPUTER & OFFICE SKILLS
FOOD & BEVERAGE
HEALTHCARE
HISTORY
HOSPITALITY & TOURISM
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
INSURANCE
LANGUAGES & COMMUNICATION
NOTARY
PHOTOGRAPHY
PRIVATE INVESTIGATING
REAL ESTATE
SKILLED CRAFTS
TEACHING
ONLINE COURSES
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
HEALTH COACH TRAINING
CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT
PCT WITH CNA
CERTIFIED MEDICAL ASSISTANT
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PAYMENTS & REFUNDS
Continuing Education & Professional Development Courses
Online registration requires immediate payment via credit card. All other fees are payable by check, money order, or cash to the Bursar’s
Oice. Once your registration form has been processed, you will receive payment instructions via email.
Refund Guidelines for Students
A. Once registered, the student must pay tuition. Registration is not guaranteed until tuition has been paid, particularly for high-demand
classes.
B. A 100 percent refund will be granted if the student drops the class at least five business days before the start date. The term “refund”
includes voiding invoices for unpaid balances. Drop requests must be submitted in writing to the appropriate department. Emailed
requests are acceptable at noncredi[email protected]du.
C. Any type of refund may require up to approximately six weeks for processing. The College is a state agency, and therefore, all refunds
must be substantiated in writing and are subject to review by the State of Louisiana Oice of the Legislative Auditor.
D. Nonattendance does not constitute dropping a class. If the student does not submit a drop request, he or she will be billed for the class
even if he or she has not attended.
E. No drop requests and associated refunds will be granted after the five-day drop period has passed.
• Exceptions might be granted on a case-by-case basis in the event of certain documentable emergencies. A refund request must
be submitted in writing within 30 days of the course end date to the appropriate department along with documentation of the
emergency.
• Transfer to another course is determined on a case-by-case basis and must be done five business days before the class begins.
• A Refund Request Committee, comprised of appointed representatives of Workforce Development (usually department heads
or their designees), will evaluate the requests on a monthly basis. Decisions of this committee shall be considered final and not
eligible for appeal.
F. A 100 percent refund is automatically processed if a class is cancelled by Delgado Community College.
• Students will be notified when a class is cancelled by the College before the scheduled starting date. All eorts will be made to
provide notice of cancellation at least three business days before the start date of the course.
• A written request from the student is not required to process a refund in this instance.
Payment Guidelines for Students
A. Failure to pay any balance in full by the end date of a class may result in the account being placed with a collection agency. Students
are responsible for all collection and/or legal fees associated with accounts placed with collection. Holds that restrict registration,
release of grades, results, and/or certificates of completion may be placed on accounts with a balance remaining after the class had
ended.
B. Students are assessed a fee for all returned checks and/or credit card chargebacks due to insuicient funds, unauthorized use,
cancelled card, or fraud. The fee is $25 for five percent of the amount of the returned check/credit card chargeback, whichever is
greater. Only in the case of a bank or card issuer error will the returned check/credit card chargeback penalties be removed. After the
College has exhausted its attempts to notify the student, failure to pay the returned check or credit card chargeback and additional
charges may subject the student to an administrative withdrawal from classes and his or her account may be submitted to a collection
agency.
Student Loans
Sally Mae is oering the Smart Option Student Loan to students seeking financial aid for certification / license programs. Interest rates will
vary. The direct assistance number is 1-877-279-7172.
Gulf Coast Bank & Trust Company (GCB) has simplified tuition management by oering a comprehensive array of products and services.
Managing your payment plan is easy and convenient using our online tuition management system. GCB’s highly experienced tuition lenders
are dedicated to providing tuition financing solutions that will meet your needs. To find out more, please call 504-544-6370 or 1-855-335-
2068 toll free.
The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) will fund programs that connect and assist job seekers with training, support, and
education services so that they can find and maintain employment. Services funded by WIOA will be available to job seekers of all ages,
including the chronically unemployed, the disabled, displaced workers, and opportunity youth, who are 16 to 24 year olds who are neither
employed nor in school. Orleans Parish residents call 504-658-4500 and Jeerson Parish residents call 504-227-1283.
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D GRAPHICS
Adobe InDesign
Learn to format text properly, create vector graphics with InDesign’s
drawing tools, and import images from external files, all within file
dimensions appropriate for commercial printing; manipulate images
and text to create unique, eye-catching, colorful eects for cohesive
designs; and use file templates, master layouts, and text-formatting
styles to dramatically improve workflow eiciency. Also learn to
thread lengthy text stories across multiple pages, using InDesign’s
utilities to control formatting and pagination; define appropriate
settings for folding documents; and use conditional text and layers
to develop customized versions of a document.
Required textbook: Adobe InDesign CC 2020: The Professional
Portfolio - ISBN: 978-1-946396-38-9. Please note that this course
does not go through the entire textbook.
Required supplies: Students must bring a USB drive to save their
work.
Software version taught: Creative Cloud (Mac OS)
Total contact hours: 30 / 3.0 CEUs / Certificate of Completion
Tuition: $299
Please check our website for class updates.
Adobe InDesign: Advanced
Learn to incorporate the same content elements in a series of
related layouts with XML, a powerful content-repurposing tool, how
to automate the formatting of lengthy, multi-chapter documents to
guarantee consistency, and to build associated tables of contents
and indexes.
Required textbook: Adobe InDesign CC 2020: The Professional
Portfolio - ISBN: 978-1-946396-38-9. Please note that this course
does not go through the entire textbook.
Required supplies: Students must bring a USB drive to save their
work.
Software version taught: Creative Cloud (Mac OS)
Total contact hours: 15 / 1.5 CEUs / Certificate of Completion
Tuition: $149
Please check our website for class updates.
Adobe Photoshop
Learn to define appropriate resolution and compression settings
for a variety of distribution purposes; select specific photographic
elements and separate them from their backgrounds with a variety
of dierent tools and techniques; and composite raster images,
vector objects, and text elements to create unified, finished
documents. Also learn to use Photoshop’s powerful controls for
correcting colors, adjusting lighting, and repairing other types of
visual damage in your images; and create unique artistic eects
using many of Photoshop’s filters, adjustments, brushes, and 3D
tools.
Required textbook: Adobe Photoshop CC 2020: The Professional
Portfolio - ISBN: 978-1-946396-34-1. Please note that this course
does not go through the entire textbook.
Required supplies: Students must bring a USB drive to save their
work.
Software version taught: Creative Cloud 2017 (Mac OS)
Total contact hours: 30 / 3.0 CEUs / Certificate of Completion
Tuition: $299
Please check our website for class updates.
Adobe Photoshop: Advanced
Learn to use valuable timesavers such as libraries, styles, actions,
and batch processing to streamline workflow; prepare images for
web publication by adding animations and defining image slices;
and save files with appropriate settings and formats for a variety of
print and digital distribution methods.
Required textbook: Adobe Photoshop CC 2020: The Professional
Portfolio - ISBN: 978-1-946396-34-1. Please note that this course
does not go through the entire textbook.
Required supplies: Students must bring a USB drive to save their
work.
Software version taught: Creative Cloud (Mac OS)
Total contact hours: 15 / 1.5 CEUs / Certificate of Completion
Tuition: $149
Please check our website for class updates.
Adobe Photoshop Elements 101
Get a basic introduction to the tools available in Adobe Photoshop
Elements, a lower-cost alternative software to Adobe Photoshop that
has easy-to-use editing options for every user level to make digital
photographs look their best.
Software version taught: Photoshop Elements 12 (Windows)
Total contact hours: 15 / 1.5 CEUs / Certificate of Completion
Tuition: $129
Please check our website for class updates.
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AGRICULTURE
Controlled Environment Agriculture
This course is designed to train students the fundamental and
technical principles in each of the three controlled environment
agriculture industries: Recirculating Aquaculture, Hydroponics,
and Aquaponics. Students will learn technical skills, visit working
facilities, and have a hands-on lab where they will have a chance to
grow their own products (vegetables and fish).
Total contact hours: 32
Tuition: $345
Instructor: Paul Begue
ARTS & CRAFTS
Intro to Cricut
®
The Cricut class is for beginners or those who are looking to get
better at their craft. The goal of this class is to get new cricut users
comfortable with adding images, working with text, and cutting.
Total contact hours: 12
Tuition: $145
Instructor: Kirby Lanier
AUTOMOTIVE
You “Auto” Know
This course is an interactive and fun way to learn about basic
vehicle maintenance. Students will be able to prolong the life of their
vehicles (and save money). The course will help you understand
your owner’s manual, how to change a tire, boost a battery, check
fluid levels, know how to speak with a mechanic, and what to do in
an emergency. Students will be allowed to bring their vehicles for
training purposes and demonstrations.
Required supplies: Students are advised to wear comfortable
clothing that they don’t mind getting dirty. Students should wear
closed-toed shoes and must be a minimum of 16 years old.
Optional supplies: Vehicle owner’s manual(s), safety glasses, and/
or mechanical gloves
Total contact hours: 16 / Certificate of Completion
Tuition: $125
Please check our website for class updates.
BUSINESS
The Art of Grant Writing 101
Do you love writing and building rewarding, long-lasting
relationships? Do you have a passion for a cause? As a grant writer,
you can help nonprofit organizations, schools, religious institutions,
and research organizations acquire the funds they need to operate
and to thrive. In our Art of Grant Writing class, you will learn how to
gain a new knowledge of the grant writing process and be able to
research, plan and write a grant for any organization. This course
will help you gain a new skill to advance in your career or start a
new one! Students will learn how and where to look for potential
funders who are a good match for their organization, how to
network and develop true partnerships with a variety of funders,
how to organize a successful grant writing campaign, and how to
compile a complete proposal package.
Required supplies: USB drive and 2-inch binder
Total contact hours: 24 / 2.4 CEUs / Certificate of Completion
Tuition: $259
Dates: Wednesdays, TBD, 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. (6 class meetings)
City Park Campus, Building 8, Room 101
Instructor: Laverne Toombs
The Art of Grant Writing 102
This intensive and practical course is designed for advanced grant
writers who seek to increase their eectiveness in the dynamic and
rewarding field of grant proposal writing and management. This
course will oer the following topics: reviewing and writing sample
local, state, and federal grants; preparing comprehensive budgets
and measurable quantitative and qualitative objectives; and
responding to a grant rejection letter.
Required Supplies: USB drive and 2-Inch binder
Total contact hours: 12/1.2 CEUs/Certificate of Completion
Tuition: $149
Dates: Tuesdays, TBD, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. (4 class meetings), City Park
Campus, Building 8, Room 101
Instructor: Laverne Toombs
AGRICULTURE, ARTS & CRAFTS,
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How to Write a Successful RFP, RFQ, and Bid
This course is uniquely designed to prepare business owners and
consultants to use the RFP, RFQ, and Bid process to its maximum
potential. The class agenda will identify the process, oer a key
understanding of the elements of the proposal, and ascertain ways
in which the document can be used to its full capacity. Pitfall and
success stories will make the class relevant and applicable when
planning to incorporate this type of solicitation into the government
process. Practical examples, discussion group exercises, and case
studies will be used throughout the course.
Required Supplies: USB drive and 2-inch binder
Total contact hours: 18/1.8 CEUs/Certificate of Completion
Tuition: $219
Dates: Thursdays, TBD, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. (6 class meetings), City Park
Campus, Building 8 Room 101
The Essentials of Powerful and Eective
Leadership
Becoming an eective and powerful leader in today’s climate
involves one’s ability to maintain eective executive presence, lead
and mentor individuals, and eectively manage a team. The focus of
this course is to explore each of these leadership areas and provide
the tools to apply them in professional settings. Each module is
designed to assist participants with developing and honing their
leadership style. By the end of the course, participants will be able
to articulate and execute their cultivated leadership style and obtain
tools to improve their leadership impact.
Total contact hours: 24 / 2.4 CEUs / Certificate of Completion
Tuition: $159
Please check our website for class updates.
Social Media for Start Ups
Attracting new customers and engaging existing customers are
the biggest challenges for business owners. Social Media platforms
provides an opportunity to put your company in the forefront of
your target audience. Yet, simply having a social media account is
not enough. In this course, you will learn how to eectively increase
your follower base and how to use social media to drive sales. By
the end of the course, you will develop and execute a social media
campaign tailored to your target audience and track your progress
with business tools.
Required supplies: Laptop and smartphone with app download
capabilities
Total contact hours: 24 / 2.4 CEUs / Certificate of Completion
Tuition: $159
Please check our website for class updates.
COMPUTER &
OFFICE SKILLS
Microsoft Excel
Using Oice 2019/365, learn how to navigate the worksheet, format
cells, perform calculations using formulas and functions, create
charts, and use financial functions and “what-if” analysis. Manage
multiple worksheets and organize large amounts of data. Work with
PivotTables and PivotCharts, 3-D references and macros, inspect
and protect your workbook, and much more. Students should
have basic knowledge of computers such as using the mouse and
keyboard, plus a basic understanding of Windows before taking this
course.
“
[Joy] is the best
instructor and easy
to understand.
—Microsoft Excel
Student
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Required supplies: Students must bring a USB drive to save their
work. Textbook required; must purchase separately.
Total contact hours: 36 / 3.6 CEUs / Certificate of Completion
Tuition: $199
Dates: Mondays, 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. (12 class meetings), City Park
Campus, Building 8, Room 106, 6 class meetings each
Microsoft Outlook
Outlook is the Microsoft program that is your personal information
manager that you will use on your computer or mobile device You
can send emails with files or pictures attached. It is your personal
address book to keep track of your contacts. You will learn how to
set up contact groups for sending emails to multiple people at the
same time. In addition, you will learn how to set up your calendar
to keep track of meetings and personal appointments. You will use
notes, tasks, the To-Do bar, and the Folder list to integrate Outlook
with other Oice applications, such as using your contacts for a
mail merge in Word. Students should have basic knowledge of
computers and a basic understanding of Windows.
Total contact hours: 18 / 1.8 CEUs / Certificate of Completion
Tuition: $199
Dates: Wednesdays, TBD, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. (6 class meetings), City Park
Campus, Building 8, Room 106
Instructor: Joy Alexander
QuickBooks Online
This course is designed for the beginning or intermediate user
of QuickBooks Online Essentials. The purpose of this course is to
teach you how to successfully navigate and use QuickBooks Online
Essentials as your business’ accounting software. This course
covers basic concepts of QuickBooks as well as fundamental
accounting concepts with a hands-on, skills-based approach and
in-class tutorials that use sample cases and scenarios. No previous
accounting experience is required for this course, as it focuses on
the QuickBooks software and not on accounting principles.
Required textbook: QuickBooks Online, ISBN-13: 978-1-64061-219-8.
Required supplies: Students should bring a USB drive to save their
work.
Total Contact Hours: 21 / 2.1 CEUs / Certificate of Completion
Tuition: $275
After successful completion of the course, students are elibigle to
site for the Microsoft Certification Exam for an additional cost.
Please check our website for class updates.
FOOD &
BEVERAGE
Food Safety and Sanitation Certification
In this course, food service professionals will learn procedures for
handling utensils and equipment, self-surveillance, food protection,
prevention of foodborne diseases, best practices for personal
hygiene and habits, plus cleaning, sanitizing, and pest control. The
ServSafe Food Protection Manager Certification Exam, sponsored by
the National Restaurant Association (NRA), will be given at the end
of class.
Required textbook: ServSafe Manager with Online Exam Voucher
(7th/8th Edition) by the National Restaurant Association, ISBN:
9780134812335. Students must read the required textbook and
complete the assignments before class begins. The textbook and
answer sheet can be purchased together or separately from the
Delgado bookstore. The answer sheet is required to take the exam,
as well as a government-issued photo ID (e.g., driver’s license,
passport, etc.)
Total contact hours: 8 / IBC awarded after passing certification
exam
Tuition: $135
Dates: Oered once per month on Thursday, 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. with
1-hour break, City Park Campus, Building 8, Room 113
• 10/10/2024
• 11/7/2024
• 12/12/2024
• 1/16/2025
• 2/13/2025
• 3/13/2025
• 4/10/2025
• 5/8/2025
• 6/12/2025
Instructor: Barry Blue
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Wine Appreciation
While learning about the romance and legends of world-famous
wines, you will learn to select, discuss, store, and appreciate both
imported and domestic fine wines. In the last two class meetings,
you will participate in blind tasting, rating, and scoring famous
wines from various regions.
Age restrictions: Students must be at least 21 years of age and will
be requested to provide documentation.
Required supplies: Students should bring their own food and a
bottle of water to each class.
Total contact hours: 16 / Certificate of Completion
Tuition: $159
Other fees: $50 for supplies, payable to the instructor the first night
of class. Payment must be made via cash or money order only; a
receipt will be provided.
City Park Campus
Instructor: Peter Patti
Please check our website for class updates.
HEALTHCARE
Please check our website for class updates.
WIOA FUNDED! Clinical Medical Assistant
This is an instructional program that prepares individuals to support
physicians by providing assistance during patient examinations
treatment administration and monitoring by keeping patient and
related health record information and by performing a wide range of
practice-related duties.
Tuition: $3,570
Books, uniforms, tools and certification exam not included.
Contact: Nicholas Ward [email protected]
Health Coach Training
Become a health coach through this training course! The training
is six months for entry-level students, three months for advanced
students w/significant healthcare training/ experience/license, and
comprised of day/evening/online courses. Students are required to
complete a three-hour per week externship. Students must have a
high school diploma/GED to be eligible for this course. Scholarships
are available. Health Coach Training is pathway to obtaining a Health
Navigator associate degree. Students who have at least an associate
degree are eligible to take the National Board of Medical Examiners
Board Certification Exam. Students will receive industry-based
credentials and a certificate of completion.
Contact: Nicholas Ward [email protected]
HISTORY
The French Quarter
The French Quarter has a life of its own and everyone who loves
New Orleans is a part of it. We’ll explore streets and gardens,
churches and cemeteries, courtyards and patios, balconies and
galleries; we’ll meet artists and poets, enslaved Africans and
indentured servants, buyers and sellers, nuns and strippers. We’ll
find out that many cultures created who we are-we’ll hear their
music and taste their food; we’ll learn about the walls that protected
the people and colors that killed them. Students will enjoy a field
trip on a tour of the Quarter, where we will visit two spectacular
museums and have lunch* as we share our own memories of this
magical world treasure.
*Price of food and beverage not included. Date TBA.
Total contact hours: 20 / Certificate of Completion
Tuition: $249
Dates: Thursdays, 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. (8 class meetings), City Park
Campus, Building 8, Room 108 (1 o campus field trip - TBD)
• Session 1: 9/5/2024 - 10/24/2024
• Session 2: 3/13/2025 - 5/1/2025
Instructor: Randy Bibb
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HOSPITALITY &
TOURISM
Professional Tour Guiding 1
This course is designed to train and prepare students to become
New Orleans tour guides. It is also a great way to gain skills in the
hospitality industry as well as knowledge of the city of New Orleans.
Students participate in eleven (11) classroom sessions and three (3)
field trips, plus the opportunity to take the New Orleans Tour Guide
Permit exam the last night of class, which is granted through the
New Orleans Taxicab & For Hire Bureau. The field trips consist of
guided tours valued at more than $200, and the classroom sessions
consist of instructor lectures, student presentations, and guest
speakers. Previous guest speakers have included representatives
from the Tour Guides Association of Greater New Orleans, the New
Orleans Convention and Visitors Bureau, the Lake Pontchartrain
Basin Foundation, Stephen Ambrose Historical Tours, Gray Line
Tours, New Orleans Tours, City Sightseeing New Orleans, and New
Orleans Music Tours.
Recommended reading: The Beautiful Crescent: A History of New
Orleans by Joan Garvey and Mary Lou Widmer, published by Pelican
Publishing, ISBN-13: 978-1455617425
Total contact hours: 50 / IBC awarded upon passing Tour Guide
Permit Exam
Tuition: $399 (includes tour of three plantations!)
Other fees: $10 for student booklet, given out the first night of class
Permit information: On the last night of class, students can take the
exam for the Tour Guide Permit, which is granted through the New
Orleans Taxicab & For Hire Bureau. Students who wish to pursue the
New Orleans Tour Guide Permit must pay a $50 application fee, as
well as fees associated with a criminal background check. (These
fees are not collected by nor associated with Delgado.) Further
information about the permitting process can be found on the City
of New Orleans website.
Dates: Mondays, 2/17/2025 - 5/26/2025 (No class on Lundi Gras),
6 p.m. - 9 p.m. (14 class meetings), City Park Campus, Building 8,
Room 108 (3 o campus field trips)
Instructor: Randy Bibb
Professional Tour Guiding 2: Diversifying Your
Capabilities
For licensed tour guides and for those considering becoming a
Licensed Tour Guide, this course teaches various types of tours,
including cemetery tours, swamp tours, culinary tours, cocktail
tours as well as folklore tours such as ghosts, voodoo, pirates, etc.
Students will enjoy guest speakers addressing various topics and
answering questions, as well as a field trip, to learn how to research
information, where to find resources and how to distinguish fact
from fiction. The history of tourism in New Orleans will be discussed
along with the importance of sustainable tourism co-existing with
historic and fragile neighborhoods.
This course is an excellent introduction to those interested in
pursuing a career in tourism, for established tour guides as a
refresher, or as a guide to learning dierent types of tours and for
those who are curious.
Total contact hours: 16 / Certificate of Completion
Tuition: $195
Tuesdays, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. (8 class meetings), City Park Campus,
Building 8, Room 108 (2 o campus field trips).
• Session 1: 9/10/2024 - 10/29/2024
• Session 2: 3/11/25- 4/29/25
Instructor: Randy Bibb
Randy was SIMPLY amazing!
Every single class was filled with knowledge
and fun. He presented the material in a
clear, concise manner and was extremely
knowledgeable about the subject matter.
Randy Bibb is a GEM!!
—Kristen Campbell, Tour Guiding Student
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INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY
Check www.dcc.edu/go/it or email techpathways[email protected]
for class details and updates.
IT FOUNDATIONS SUITE
CompTIA IT Fundamentals (ITF+) Certification
What every user needs to know about basic IT concepts,
troubleshooting devices, and identifying/preventing security risk
What you’ll learn
CompTIA ITF+ helps professionals to decide if a career in IT is right
for them or to develop a broader understanding of IT. Training
focuses on the essential IT skills and knowledge needed to perform
tasks commonly performed by advanced end-users and entry-level
IT professionals alike, including:
• Using features and functions of common operating systems and
establishing network connectivity
• Identifying common software applications and their purpose
• Using security and web browsing best practices
CompTIA IT Network+ (Network+) Certification
What you’ll learn
CompTIA Network+ helps develop a career in IT infrastructure
covering troubleshooting, configuring, and managing networks.
Network+ ensures an IT professional has the knowledge and skills
to:
• Design and implement functional networks
• Configure, manage, and maintain essential network devices
• Use devices such as switches and routers to segment network
traic and create resilient networks
• Identify benefits and drawbacks of existing network
configurations
• Implement network security, standards, and protocols
• Troubleshoot network problems
• Support the creation of virtualized networks
CompTIA Security+ (Security+) Certification
Everything you need to know about Security Administration to best
prepare for your CompTIA Security + Certification Exam
What you’ll learn
CompTIA Security+ is a global certification that validates the
baseline skills necessary to perform core security functions and
pursue an IT security career. It establishes the core knowledge
required of any cybersecurity role and provides a springboard to
intermediate-level cybersecurity jobs. Security+ incorporates best
practices in hands-on troubleshooting, ensuring candidates have
practical security problem-solving skills required to:
• Assess the security posture of an enterprise environment and
recommend and implement appropriate security solutions
• Monitor and secure hybrid environments, including cloud, mobile,
and IoT
• Operate with an awareness of applicable laws and policies,
including principles of governance, risk, and compliance
• Identify, analyze, and respond to security events and incidents
•
ADVANCED IT TRAINING
CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CYSA+)
Certification
What you’ll learn
CompTIA CySA+ applies behavioral analytics to networks to improve
the overall state of security through identifying and combating
malware and advanced persistent threats (APTs), resulting in an
enhanced threat visibility across a broad attack surface. It will
validate an IT professional’s ability to proactively defend and
continuously improve the security of an organization. CySA+ will
verify the successful candidate has the knowledge and skills
required to:
• Leverage intelligence and threat detection techniques
• Analyze and interpret data
• Identify and address vulnerabilities
• Suggest preventative measures
CompTIA Security+ (Security+) Certification Training recommended
AWS Cloud Foundations (Cloud Practitioner)
Certification
Helps to prepare you to pass the Amazon Web Services Certified
Cloud Practitioner Exam
What you’ll learn
AWS Cloud Foundations is for individuals who want to develop a
fundamental understanding of the AWS Cloud, independent of any
specific technical role. The course teaches AWS Cloud concepts,
core AWS services, security, architecture, pricing, and support to
build AWS Cloud knowledge. This course will prepare for the AWS
Certified Cloud Practitioner exam.
• Summarize the working definition of AWS
• Dierentiate between on-premises, hybrid-cloud, and all-in cloud
models
• Describe the basic global infrastructure of the AWS Cloud
• Explain the six main benefits of the AWS Cloud
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FAA CFR : Part 107 Drone Certification Training
What you’ll learn
This comprehensive drone training course prepares you to take and
pass the FAA CFR 14 Part 107 knowledge test to earn your remote
pilot certificate. Having this certificate is an FAA requirement for
all non-recreational UAS operations. This is a hybrid course that
consists of both Instructor led class time learning and instructor led
hands-on flight instruction with seasoned FAA Certified Instructors.
AGILE PROJECT MANAGEMENT SUITE
Agile Project Management 101
While Agile Project Management originated in the Tech industry
due to quickly changing deliverables and ever evolving technology,
this seminar demonstrates how the Agile approach can be applied
eectively across all industries.
SAFe® Scrum Master (SSM) Certification
Learn Scrum & prepare for your Scrum Master/Agile Certification -
Apply the Scrum Master role within a SAFe® enterprise with Certified
SAFe® Scrum Master
What you’ll learn
In this course, attendees gain an understanding of the role of
a Scrum Master in a SAFe® enterprise. Unlike traditional Scrum
Master training that focuses on the fundamentals of team-level
Scrum, the SAFe® Scrum Master course explores the role of the
Scrum Master in the context of the entire enterprise, and prepares
attendees to successfully plan and execute the Program Increment
(PI), the primary enabler of alignment throughout all levels of a
SAFe® organization. This includes learning the key components of
Agile at scale development, how Scrum is facilitated throughout
the enterprise, and how to execute Iteration Planning. Attendees
discover how to build high performing Agile teams by becoming a
servant leader and coach, and how to coach those teams to deliver
the maximum business value at scale. SAFe® 5 Scrum Master (SSM)
certification signifies that people are prepared to perform the role
of Scrum Master in a SAFe® environment, increasing their value to
teams and organizations that are implementing SAFe®.
Agile SAFe® for Teams (SP) Certification
Building teams and organizations that thrive during change and stay
resilient
What you’ll learn
Build the skills needed to become a high-performing team member
on an Agile Release Train (ART)—and learn how to collaborate
eectively with other teams—by becoming a SAFe® 5 Practitioner
(SP). During this two-day course, attendees gain an in-depth
understanding of the qualities of high-performing Agile Teams, the
ART and how it delivers value, and what they can do to eectively
perform their role using Scrum, Kanban, and XP.
Attendees also learn how to write Stories and break down Features,
plan and execute Iterations, and experience a PI Planning event.
Finally, attendees learn about the Continuous Delivery Pipeline, the
importance of a DevOps culture, how to eectively integrate with
other teams on the ART, and what it takes to continuously improve.
SAFe® Product Owner/Product Manager (POPM)
Certification
Delivering value through eective Program Increment execution with
Certified SAFe® Product Owner / Product Manager
What you’ll learn
Develop the skillsets needed to guide the delivery of value in a Lean
enterprise by becoming a SAFe® 5 Product Owner/Product Manager
(POPM). During this two-day course, attendees gain an in-depth
understanding of how to eectively perform their role in the Agile
Release Train (ART) as it delivers value through Program Increments.
Attendees explore how to apply Lean thinking to decompose Epics
into Features and Stories, refine Features and Stories, manage
Program and Team backlogs, and to plan and execute Iterations and
Program Increments. Attendees also discover how the Continuous
Delivery Pipeline and DevOps culture contribute to the relentless
improvement of the ART.
WORKSHOP/BOOTCAMPS
Delgado Workforce IT provides community building and on-the-job
opportunities for participants to gain work experience.
Tech Talk Thursday
Webinar in which industry experts and technology thought leaders
discuss current issues in IT, skills development, and IT workforce
trends.
Technology Summer Boot Camp
Week long project based competition in which participants learn
how to apply agile project management methodology to solve an
actual business case.
INDUSTRY TRAINING
Delgado Workforce IT oers customized trainings, workshops, and
seminars for businesses and organizations.
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INSURANCE
NEW! Insurance Academy
Students in the program will first be introduced to the fundamentals
of Property and Casualty insurance before taking on a much more
detailed study of both Personal and Commercial insurance. The
course requires reading in advance of each class, and each in-class
session will enhance the students’ comprehension of the subject
matter through discussion, case studies, and group problem solving.
The program prepares graduates for an entry-level career in the
insurance industry.
Tuition: $499
Instructor: Gervy Papion
Check website for class dates.
LANGUAGES &
COMMUNICATION
Please check our website for class updates.
Spanish I
Learn the fundamentals of the Spanish language for non-Spanish
speakers. Speaking and conversational skills are emphasized for
everyday communication, including pronunciation, intonation,
rhythm, and repetitive expression. As the course progresses, there
will be an emphasis on receptive and expressive conversational
skills. You will learn to apply and improve your expressive skills
through conversation practice in real situations.
Required textbook: Easy Spanish Step-By-Step by Barbara
Bregstein, ISBN: 9780071463386
Optional textbook: Spanish/English dictionary
Total contact hours: 24 / 2.4 CEUs / Certificate of Completion
Tuition: $189
Dates: Tuesdays, 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. (6 class meetings)
• Section 1: 1/7/2025 - 2/11/2025
• Section 2: 5/20/2025 - 6/24/2025
• Section 3: 8/26/2025 - 9/30/2025
Instructor: Yiraliz Beltran
Spanish II
This course will Introduce the fundamentals of the Spanish
Language for non-Spanish speakers. Speaking and conversational
skills are emphasized for everyday communication, Including
pronunciation, Intonation, rhythm, and repetitive expression. As
the course progresses, there will be an emphasis on receptive and
expressive conversational skills. Students will learn to apply and
Improver their expressive skills through conversation practice in
real situations.
Required textbook: Easy Spanish Step-By-Step by Barbara
Bregstein, ISBN: 9780071463386
Optional textbook: Spanish/English dictionary
Total contact hours: 24 / 2.4 CEUs / Certificate of Completion
Tuition: $189
Dates: Tuesdays, 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. (6 class meetings)
• Session 1: 3/4/2025 - 4/8/2025
• Session 2: 7/8/2025 - 8/12/2025
Instructor: Yiraliz Beltran
The instructor was very
knowledgeable and helpful.
She made sure that we understood
and pronounced things correctly
before leaving class. We were
able to email her with the exact
sentences we wanted to learn.
The class was very interactive and
made me want to learn more.
— Ashley Jordan, Spanish I Student
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Improve Your Public Speaking
When it comes to public speaking and storytelling, two things stand
out: everyone has a story to share and delivering a speech can be
intimidating. You will learn how to become a more confident public
speaker while developing your unique story that makes your talk
memorable and engaging. Topics will include the fundamentals
of public speaking, developing your story and message, speech
structure, crafting and rehearsing your talk, verbal and nonverbal
communication, and connecting with audiences. During the final
class, you will take to the stage and deliver your talk that will be
recorded on video before an audience.
Required supplies: Students must bring a minimum 32 GB USB
drive to save video recordings, and a 2-inch 3-ring binder for
handouts.
Total contact hours: 30 / Certificate of Completion
Please check our website for class updates.
NOTARY
Notary Public Preparatory
This course provides preparation for Louisiana’s state notary exam.
In addition to exam preparation, course topics also include the
Louisiana court system and the Notary Public’s role within that
system. Class discussions will focus on mortgages, conveyances,
leases, contracts, legal descriptions, successions, wills, trusts,
and community property regime. Please note that successful
preparation for the exam will require extensive reading outside of
the classroom. Pursuant to Act 423 of the 2006 Regular Louisiana
Legislative Session the Notary Examination will be administered by
the Secretary of State on the first Saturday in June and December.
Prerequisite: It is highly recommended that students take the
Notary Exam Pre-Assessment before taking this class. The pre-
assessment is mandatory before taking the exam through the
Secretary of State. Complete information about the pre-assessment,
the exam, and related requirements can be found on the Louisiana
Secretary of State website.
Required textbook: The Fundamentals of Louisiana Notarial
Law and Practice exam study guide, available from the Louisiana
Secretary of State website.
Total contact hours: 39 / IBC awarded after passing notary exam
Tuition: $599
Dates: Wednesdays, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. (13 class meetings), City Park
Campus, Building 8, Room 114.
Check website for class dates.
PHOTOGRAPHY
Photography 1: Camera Introduction
Learn the basic functions of a digital single-lens reflex (DSLR)
camera, such as aperture or f/stop, shutter speeds, ISO, focusing
modes, metering modes, shooting drives, exposure compensation
with the intent of controlling light, and capturing improved images.
Shooting assignments – in class and at home – are part of the
growth process. This course will have a limited number of students
in order to allow better interaction and individualized attention.
Prerequisite: No prior photography experience needed, but basic
computer skills are helpful.
Required equipment: DLSR camera, its manual, blank camera
storage card, and access to a computer outside of class with
Internet capabilities. “Point and shoot” and hybrid cameras are not
appropriate for this class.
Total contact hours: 18 / Certificate of Completion
Tuition: $199
Dates: Wednesdays, 9/4/2024 - 10/9/2024, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. (6 class
meetings), City Park Campus, Building 8, Room 108
Instructor: Donald Crais
Photography 2: Composition and Design
Improve your photography skills with an introduction to the rules
of composition and the elements of design. Lectures, shooting
assignments – in class and at home – and image critiques will help
students develop photography capabilities and style.
Prerequisite: Photography 1 and the student must know how to
use his or her DSLR camera. Camera instruction is not part of this
course.
Required equipment: DLSR camera, its manual, blank camera
storage card, and access to a computer outside of class with
Internet capabilities. “Point and shoot” and hybrid cameras are not
appropriate for this class.
Total contact hours: 18 / Certificate of Completion
Tuition: $199
Dates: Wednessdays, 10/23/2024 - 12/4/2024, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. (6
class meetings), City Park Campus, Building 8, Room 108. No class
Thanksgiving week.
Instructor: Donald Crais
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PRIVATE
INVESTIGATING
Private Investigator Preparatory
This intensive course teaches students basic investigatory skills
and discovery techniques. Topics include state/federal investigator
laws, undercover investigation, surveillance techniques, interview/
statement methods, court record checks, subpoena procedures,
computer database research, video/still photography techniques,
locating witnesses and missing persons, and testifying techniques.
This course also prepares students to take the State Private
Investigator Exam that is required to apply for a private investigator
license in Louisiana. The exam is given on the last day of class
at 1:30 p.m. Visit the Louisiana State Board of Private Investigator
Examiners website at www.lsbpie.com.
Age restrictions: Students must be at least 18 years old, and
provide documentation via government-issued photo identification.
Required textbook: The cost of the required textbook for this course
is included in the tuition, and will be distributed by the instructor on
the first day of class.
Total contact hours: 40 / IBC awarded upon passing of Louisiana
State Private Investigation Exam
Tuition: $375
Other fees: $50 exam fee, collected on date of exam; check or
money order only, made out to Louisiana State Board of Private
Investigator Examiners or LSPBIE
Dates: Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. with 1-hour break, City Park
Campus, Building 8, Room 113
• 9/16/2024 - 9/20/2024
• 11/18/2024 - 11/22/2024
Instructor: Charlene Mora
REAL ESTATE
Professional Property Management and Aordable
Housing
Students will be introduced to Professional Property Management
and Aordable Housing. Professional Property Management is
the managing of day-to-day operations either for a private, public,
or third party owned real estate. Additionally, Section 42 Low
Income Housing Tax Credit is a dollar-for-dollar program qualifying
applicable household gross income within set income limits. The
purpose of this course is to provide a fundamental foundation of
Aordable Housing, Section 42 Low Income Housing Tax Credit and
Professional Property Management. These learned fundamentals
are for students who may want to work for local, state, and/or
federal housing agencies, would like to work for an aordable
housing developer, and/or just interested in the topic of aordable
housing.
Total contact hours: 18
Tuition: $199
Instructor: Samantha Witherspoon
SKILLED CRAFTS
All Skilled Crafts trainings are WIOA FUNDED!
Check website or contact Patricia Marshall at [email protected] for
class updates.
Certified Line Worker Training
An instructional program that prepares individuals to apply
technical knowledge and skills to install, operate, maintain,
and repair electric apparatus and systems such as residential,
commercial, and industrial electric-power wiring and D.C. and A.C.
motors, controls, and electrical distribution panels. Includes
instruction in the use of test equipment.
Contact Joan Wade [email protected]
PRIVATE INVESTIGATING,
REAL ESTATE, SKILLED CRAFTS
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National Green Infrastructure Training
This training provides basic information on the stormwater
sector and how to understand the context of the National Green
Infrastructure Program, including, an overview and structure of the
National Green Infrastructure Program, what information is covered
in the course and how is testing tied to this information, stormwater,
and types of jobs associated with stormwater.
OSHA 10
The NCCER Core Curriculum course covers the basic principles and
skills of working in the construction industry. Key content includes:
Basic Safety, Introduction to Construction Math, Introduction to
Hand Tools, Introduction to Power Tools, Construction Drawings,
Basic Rigging, Basic Communication Skills, Basic Employability
Skills, and Materials Handling. Also included is an introductory
workshop to high-wage/high-demand craft-skill careers.
Skilled Craft Training - Core Plus
The NCCER Core Curriculum course covers the basic principles and
skills of working in the construction industry. Key content includes:
Basic Safety, Introduction to Construction Math, Introduction to
Hand Tools, Introduction to Power Tools, Construction Drawings,
Basic Rigging, Basic Communication Skills, Basic Employability
Skills, and Materials Handling. Also included is an introductory
workshop to high-wage/high-demand craft-skill careers. This
course also includeds OSHA 10 training.
Skilled Craft Training Electrical
This curriculum trains individuals in NCCER Core, OSHA 10, and
Electrical level 1. The program challenges students to master
specific skill related competencies set forth by the National Center
for Construction Education and Research (NCCER), as well as our
Electrical Advisory Committee which consists of business and
industry representatives from the Southeast Louisiana region.
The electrical program introduces students to all aspects of
entry and intermediate level and safety requirements relating
to residential, light industrial and light commercial electrical
applications to enable them to enter into the electrical field as
electrical apprentices. After successful completion of this program,
the student will have achieved the skills designated by the National
Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) curricula
and receive their nationally recognized NCCER credentials.
Skilled Craft Training - Industrial Maintenance
Machinist Machine Technologist. An instructional program that
prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to plan
manufacture assemble test and repair parts mechanisms machines
and structures in which materials are cast formed shaped molded
heat treated cut twisted pressed fused stamped or worked.
Skilled Crafts Training - Welding
This curriculum trains individuals in NCCER Core, OSHA 10, and
Welding level 1. Delgado’s welding program challenges students to
master specific skill related competencies set forth by the National
Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER), as well
as our Welding Advisory Committee which consists of business
and industry representatives from the Southeast Louisiana
region. This program is currently oered at the Jeerson site. The
site has a newly renovated welding lab that enables students to
receive competency-based, academic and hands on instruction.
After successful completion of this program, the student will
have achieved the skills designated by the National Center for
Construction Education and Research (NCCER) curricula and receive
their nationally recognized NCCER credentials.
SKILLED CRAFTS
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TEACHING
Cosmetology, Barber, Esthetic, and Nail Instructor
Training
Cosmetology and barber instructor training is a semester-long
course designed for professional cosmetologists and barbers
who want to enhance their job opportunities while sharing their
passion of the industry with others. In this course, participants will
learn about planning eective instruction, interactive lecturing and
demonstration, managing the classroom environment, and how to
evaluate student performance through both theory and practical
application. Upon completion of this course, participants will be
prepared to work with students in a hands-on learning environment
and prepare them for future careers as cosmetology and Barbering
Professionals.
Total contact hours: 500
Tuition: $3,500
Instructor: Larisia Jones
Check website for class dates.
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ONLINE
COURSES
Delgado Community College oers a wide
variety of highly interactive, career training
and non-credit online courses. You can
study whenever and wherever you choose,
making it easy to learn and work even
with a busy schedule. The courses are
completely online, so you will never need to
come to campus!
Learn online at your convenience!
• 24/7 access provided
• Instructor-led or self-paced courses
oered
• Discussion communities & advising
available
• Online Career Training and Online
Fundamentals Short Courses are not
eligible for college credit.
• Call 504-671-6474 or email noncredit@
dcc.edu for more information
regarding ed2go courses.
Online Career Training
These online courses prepare you for a
new career or help you advance within
your current occupation. You will learn new
skills and prepare for industry-recognized
certifications. You can begin these courses
at convenient times and learn at your own
pace.
Visit careertraining.ed2go.com/delgadocc
to browse all courses and details. Courses
are subject to change based on availability)
Catagories and courses include:
ARTS AND DESIGN
3ds Max
Adobe Certified Associate
Residential Interior Designer
Digital Arts
Digital Game Artist
Photoshop
Marketing Design
Multimedia Arts
Video Game Design and Development
Web Design
BUSINESS
Administrative Professional
Microsoft Oice Master
Microsoft Oice Specialist
CCBA Certification Training
Bookkeeper
Global Business Professional
Green Supply Chain Professional
Internal Auditor
Quality Improvement Associate (CQIA)
Six Sigma
Chartered Tax Professional
Court Interpreter (Spanish/English)
Customs Broker
Dental Oice Manager
Entrepreneurship
Grant Writing
Human Resources
Management
Project Management - Microsoft Project /
PMP Prep / CAPM Prep
MSP Foundation and Practitioner
Certification Training
Non-Profit Management
OMCA Content Marketing Associate
Professional Interpreter
Professional Translator
Purchasing and Supply Chain Management
Records Management
Sage 50 Certificate
Sustainability Professional
COMPUTER APPLICATIONS
Android App Developer
AutoCAD
Autodesk Inventor / Revit
QuickBooks
Salesforce
Microsoft Access / Azure / Excel / Oice /
Outlook / PowerPoint / Project / SharePoint /
Word
COMPUTER PROGRAMMING
Apache Cassandra Training
SAS Base Programmer
CompTIA Linux+ and Unix Training
CTFL Certification Training
Java Programmer
Microsoft Web Developer
Mobile / Desktop Web Developer
Responsive Web Design
Oracle SQL / PL/SQL / Python / Java
UNIX Administration
Web Applications Developer
CONSTRUCTION AND TRADES
Biofuel Production Operations
Building Analyst Quick Start
Indoor Air Quality Manager
Indoor Environmentalist Prep
Chemical Plant Operations
CNC Machinist
Composites Technician
Die Setter
Electrical Technician
Engineering Technician
Freight Broker/Agent Training
Home Inspection Certificate
HVACR
Leadership in Energy and Environmental
Design (LEED)
Maintenance Technician
Manual Machinist
Mechatronics
Natural Gas Plant Operations
Oil Refinery Operations
Building Assessment
Power Plant Operations
Press Operator
Green Buildings
Process Technician
Quality Inspector
Robotics Technician
Solar Power Professional
Tool / Die Maker
Welder
Wind Energy Professional
HEALTH AND FITNESS
Activity Director
Administrative Dental Assistant
Medical Coding
Personal Fitness Trainer
Medical Billing / Coding / Administrative
Assistant
Clinical Medical Assistant
Electronic Health Records Specialist
Health Unit Coordinator
Medical Transcriptionist
National Pharmaceutical
Representative
Outpatient Coder
Professional Medical Auditor
Risk Adjustment Coder
Clinical Dental Assistant
Fitness Business Management
Medical Interpreter
Medical Oice Manager
Medical Terminology
Personal Fitness Trainer
Corrective Exercise Specialist
Performance Enhancement Specialist
Strenth Coach
Sports Nutrition Specialist
Nutrition
Optician Certification Training
Peer Support Specialist
Pharmacy Technician
Physical Therapy Aide
Professional Recovery Coach
Social Service Assistant
Veterinary Assistant
Veterinary Oice Manager
HOSPITALITY
Protection Oicer
Wedding Planner
Corporate Event Planner
Event Management / Design
Food and Customer Service Skills
Floral Design
Retail Customer Service Skills Training
Travel Agent Training
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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
AWS System Operations Certification
CCNA
Ethical Hacker
Risk and Information Systems Control
Information Security Manager
Information Systems Auditor
Information Systems Security Professional
Cisco Certified Network Professional
COBIT 5 Certification Training
CompTIA A+ / Network+ / Security+ / Cloud+ /
IT Fundamentals / Linux+ / Project+
EXIN Cloud Computing
Forensic Computer Examiner
Help Desk Analyst
Information Security
ITIL
Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate
SSCP Systems Security Certified Practitioner
VMware Certified Associate
LEGAL
Healthcare / Eldercare
Mediation / Arbitration
Federal Court Interpreter
Legal Secretary
Paralegal
TEACHING
Child Development Associate Training /
Renewal
Online Personal
and Professional
Development Courses
If you want to enhance your value in the
workplace, make your home your new
workplace, or just enrich your life by
increasing your knowledge, these aordable
and convenient online courses may be just
what you need. More than 400 courses are
available!
These courses are informative, fun,
convenient, and highly interactive. We focus
on creating warm, supportive communities
for our learners. New course sessions begin
monthly, are project-oriented and include
lessons, quizzes, hands-on assignments,
discussion areas, supplementary links, and
more.
Visit ed2go.com/delgadocc to browse all
courses and details. Catagories and courses
include:
ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE
Accounting Fundamentals
Business Finance
Personal Finance
Stock Options
BUSINESS
Grant Writing
Business / Marketing Writing
Project Management
Communication
Leadership / Management
Customer Service
Public Speaking
Sales
Fundraising
Google Analytics
Marketing
Six Sigma
Starting Your Own Business / Nonprofit
Supply Chain Management
Human Resources
COLLEGE READINESS
Developmental Studies
Math
Science
Test Prep (ACT, SAT, GRE, LSAT, GMAT)
COMPUTER APPLICATIONS AND
PROGRAMMING
Microsoft Access / Excel / Word / Outlook /
PowerPoint / Project / Publisher /
QuickBooks
Adobe Acrobat
Oracle
Crystal Reports
PC Troubleshooting
Windows
CSS
HTML5
Blogging / Podcasting
Creating Mobile Apps
Java
PHP
MySQL
Visual Basic
C#
C++
ASP.NET
Python
XML
Responsive Web Design
DESIGN AND COMPOSITION
Photoshop
InDesign
Dreamweaver
Illustrator
Lightroom
WordPress
Photography
Website Design
Game Development
Digital Scrapbooking
HEALTHCARE AND MEDICAL
Alternative Medicine
Ancillary
EMS and Firefighting
Ethics, Law, and Compliance
Health Care Certificate
Health Information Management
LANGUAGE AND ARTS
Arts
Creative Writing
Digital Photography
Graphic and Multimedia Design
Languages
Publishing
LAW AND LEGAL
Business and Corporate
Criminal Law
General Law
LSAT Preparation
Paralegal
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
Arts
Children, Parents, and Family
Digital Photography
Health and Wellness
Job Search
Languages
Personal Enrichment
Personal Finance and Investments
Start Your Own Business
Test Prep
TEACHING AND EDUCATION
Classroom Computing
Languages
Mathematics
Reading and Writing
Science
Test Prep
Tools for Teachers
TECHNOLOGY
Certificate Prep
Computer Fundamentals
Computer Programming
Database Management
Graphic and Multimedia Design
Networking and Communications
Security
Web Technology
WRITING AND PUBLISHING
Business Writing
Creative Writing
Grant Writing
Publishing
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WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT
OVERVIEW
Delgado Community College’s Workforce Development:
• Seeks to promote personal, professional, and economic development
through initiatives designed to maintain a skilled workforce,
and enhance the quality of life on local, regional, national, and
international levels.
• Provides customer driven assessment and training programs as an
inducement to secure new value added businesses to our region.
• Provides existing businesses with the necessary training for
expansion and responds to permanent closures and layos.
Corporate, Community & Continuing Education
• Provides lifelong learning opportunities for students seeking
professional development or personal enrichment. Course oerings
continuously change to reflect the needs of the businesses and
communities we serve.
• Oers courses in 2D graphics, computer skills, business, languages,
history, photography, notary, private investigating, an tour guiding.
Youth summer camps are also oered.
• The following initiatives are currently in development: partnerships
with DXC for IT training, the LSU AgCenter for trainings at Delgado’s
greenhouse, and Veterans Aairs for barbering/cosmetology training;
and Rapid Response IBC Grants for Health Coach and Medical Lab
Technician training.
• Oers personal, professional, and customized trainings for our local
community, including Incumbent Worker Training Intensive Services
at the American Job Center in Gretna, Workforce Investment Act -
Individual Training Accounts (WIA-ITA), Youth Occupational Skills
Training (YOST) for ages 18 - 24, and regional collaborative initiatives.
• Current trainings include Certified Line Worker, Medical Assistant,
Hospitality and Tourism, Cisco Networking, and NCCER certifications.
Maritime & Industrial Training Center
Nationally designated as a Center of Excellence
for Domestic Maritime Workforce Training & Education
by the U.S. DOT MARAD
• Delgado’s Maritime and Industrial Training Center has earned an
international reputation for providing high quality maritime and
industrial fire fighting, radar, safety, and U.S. Coast Guard-approved
training to licensed mariners and industry personnel in the maritime,
oil and gas, and safety/homeland security fields. Courses can be
tailored to meet companies’ specific needs.
• The facility features three wheelhouse simulators, conference space
for up to 125 attendees, and multiple radar labs.
• Training includes Virtual Reality
Incident Command, ERM, and
QMED. A Rapid Response IBC Grant
will also enable deckhand, vessel
engineering, tankerman, and
steersman training.
Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses
• Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses is a program for small
businesses that links learning to action. Participants gain practical
skills in topics such as negotiation, marketing, and employee
management that can immediately be put into action.
• In addition, they receive the
tools and professional support
necessary to develop a strategic
and customized growth plan that
will take their business to the
next level.
Small Business Centers
• Delgado’s Small Business Centers, located at the City Park and West
Bank Campuses, serve students, neighbors, friends and family by
helping individuals launch and grow their own businesses.
• Current partnerships include Cox Communications, City of Kenner,
Louisiana Economic Development, U.S. Small Business Administration
(SBA), Louisiana Small Business Development Center (LSBDC), New
Orleans Chamber of Commerce, and Goldman Sachs 10K Small
Businesses.
Regional Mechatronics Apprenticeship Program
The first regional apprenticeship program has been established, whereby
three LCTCS schools—Delgado Community College, Nunez Community
College, and Northshore Technical Community College—will collaborate
to provide training. Industry partners are Greater New Orleans, Inc.,
Elmer Chocolate, Laitram, and McCormick. The program consists of an
industry-based curriculum designed to equip mechatronics technicians
with the necessary electrical, mechanical, and computer skills to work in
manufacturing and industrial maintenance environments.
Delgado River City Site /
Advanced Manufacturing Center
Workforce and technical training oered in Avondale.
• Aluminum Welding
• Industrial Maintenance
• Louisiana Transfer Degree
• Logistics
• Millwright
• OSHA 10
• OSHA 20
• Pipefitting
• Process Instrumentation & Control
• Science Lab Technician
• Shielded Metal Arc Welding
• Small Industrial Electrician
We build professionals!
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
City Park Campus | Building 9
615 City Park Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70119
504-671-6474
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
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HEALTH
COACH
TRAINING
HEALTH COACH TRAINING
What Is Health Coaching?
Health coaching is an exciting new career in the healthcare industry!
As a health coach, you will acquire the skills to help patients improve
their health and wellness outcomes to live healthier lives.
Health coaches engage patients and encourage them to take an
active role in their health by providing them with tools necessary
to make healthy lifestyle choices and adopting lifelong healthy
behaviors.
Where Do Health Coaches Work?
Health coaches are employed at hospitals, community health centers,
public health organizations, health insurance companies, nursing
homes, nonprofit agencies, and are self-employed entrepreneurs.
Delgado Community College is a member of the Louisiana Community and Technical College System. Delgado Community College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, religious or political ailiation, gender identity, sexual orientation, citizenship, age, disability, marital or veteran’s status, pregnancy,
childbirth and related medical conditions, and the sickle cell trait in the admission to participation in, or employment in the programs and activities of this College. Title IX Coordinator can be reached at 615 City Park Ave., O’Keefe Administration Bldg., New Orleans, La. 70119, (504) 762-3004 and 504/ADA Coordinator can be reached at 615 City
Park Ave., Bldg. 2, Room 102, New Orleans, La. 70119, (504) 671-5161.
More Information / Registration: Nicholas Ward | nt[email protected] | 504.671.6838 | www.dcc.edu/go/health-coach
Training
Requirements
• Training is 4 months
• Students must have a minimum
of an associate degree or
professional license and
significant healthcare experience
• Students must submit resume and
complete an application at
www.dcc.edu/go/health-coach
• Tuition $1,000 plus textbooks
• Upon successful completion of the
training, students will be eligible to
take the National Board for Health
and Wellness Coaching certifying
exam
Course
Information
• Comprised of live online classes
• Scholarships are available for
qualified students
• Students will receive a certificate
of completion
Delgado’s Health Coach Training is an Approved Health
and Wellness Coach Training & Education Program by the
National Board for Health and Wellness Coaching (NBHWC).
Workforce Development
504-671-6474 noncredit@dcc.edu
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CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT
CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT
Certified Nursing Assistants prepare to work
in long-term care facilities, home health agencies, and hospitals,
where basic bedside nursing care is needed.
What credential(s) will I earn?
• Certified Nursing Aide—Louisiana Department
of Health (LDH)
What skills will I learn?
• Appropriate communication and interpersonal skills
• Basic concepts of infection control
• Safety and emergency procedures, including identifying clients at
risk for falls
• Basic nursing skills, including bed-making, taking vital
signs, measuring height and weight, caring for the patient’s
environment, measuring fluid and nutrient intake and output,
assisting in the provision of proper nutritional care, ambulating,
transferring, using body mechanics, maintaining infection control
and safety standards, attaining/maintaining proficiency in CPR,
caring for patients when death is imminent, and recognizing
abnormal signs and symptoms of common diseases and
conditions
• Basic personal care skills including bathing, including mouth care,
grooming, dressing, toileting, assisting with eating, and hydration
and skin care
DELGADO COMMUNITY COLLEGE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
Certified Nursing
Assistant (CNA) Training
WIOA Approved
Delgado Community College is a member of the Louisiana Community and Technical College System. Delgado Community College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, religious or political ailiation, gender identity, sexual orientation, citizenship, age, disability, marital or veteran’s status, pregnancy,
childbirth and related medical conditions, and the sickle cell trait in the admission, participation, or employment in the programs and activities of this College. Title IX Coordinator can be reached at 615 City Park Ave., O’Keefe Administration Bldg., New Orleans, La. 70119, (504) 762-3004 and 504/ADA Coordinator can be reached at 615 City Park
Ave., Bldg. 2, Room 102, New Orleans, La. 70119, (504) 671-5161.
More Information | Nicholas Ward | ntward@dcc.edu | 504.671.6838 | www.dcc.edu
Workforce Development
Class starts April 22, 2024.
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PCT WITH CNA
CERTIFIED PATIENT CARE
TECHNICIAN WITH CNA
Delgado Community College is a member of the Louisiana Community and Technical College System. Delgado Community College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, religious or political afliation, gender identity, sexual orientation, citizenship, age, disability, marital or
veteran’s status, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, and the sickle cell trait in the admission, participation, or employment in the programs and activities of this College. Title IX Coordinator can be reached at 615 City Park Ave., O’Keefe Administration Bldg., New Orleans, La. 70119, (504) 762-3004
and 504/ADA Coordinator can be reached at 615 City Park Ave., Bldg. 2, Room 102, New Orleans, La. 70119, (504) 671-5161.
MORE INFORMATION
Workforce Development
Corporate, Community & Continuing Education
www.dcc.edu
Certified Patient
Care Technician
with
Certified Nursing
Assistant
GET TRAINED IN JUST 10 WEEKS!
CERTIFIED PATIENT
CARE TECHNICIANS
assist with the day-to-day care some patients require. Students
will be trained to provide hands-on assistance to serve patients’
basic needs and work alongside other healthcare professionals.
What credential(s) will I earn?
• Certified Patient Care Technician—NHA
• Basic Life Support—American Heart Association
What skills will I learn?
• Basic patient care—bathing, feeding, catheter care, etc.
• Acquiring, distributing, and administering patient care supplies
• Performing safety checks and ensuring cleanliness of patients’
rooms
• Accommodating patients’ special needs
• Obtaining EKG readings and monitoring vital signs
• Performing phlebotomy procedures
• Providing emotional support to patients and families,
particularly coping with grief and death
CERTIFIED NURSING
ASSISTANTS
prepare to work in long-term care facilities, home health agencies,
and hospitals, where basic bedside nursing care is needed.
What credential(s) will I earn?
• Certified Nursing Aide—Louisiana Department
of Health (LDH)
What skills will I learn?
• Appropriate communication and interpersonal skills
• Basic concepts of infection control
• Safety and emergency procedures, including identifying clients
at risk for falls
• Basic nursing skills, including bed-making, taking vital
signs, measuring height and weight, caring for the patient’s
environment, measuring fluid and nutrient intake and output,
assisting in the provision of proper nutritional care, ambulating,
transferring, using body mechanics, maintaining infection
control and safety standards, attaining/maintaining proficiency
in CPR, caring for patients when death is imminent, and
recognizing abnormal signs and symptoms of common diseases
and conditions
• Basic personal care skills including bathing, including mouth
care, grooming, dressing, toileting, assisting with eating, and
hydration and skin care
504-671-6474 noncredit@dcc.edu
Delgado Community College
CERTIFIED MEDICAL ASSISTANT
CERTIFIED MEDICAL ASSISTANT
Delgado Community College is a member of the Louisiana Community and Technical College System. Delgado Community College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, religious or political ailiation, gender identity, sexual orientation, citizen-
ship, age, disability, marital or veteran’s status, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, and the sickle cell trait in the admission, participation, or employment in the programs and activities of this College. Title IX Coordinator can be reached at 615 City Park Ave., O’Keefe
Administration Bldg., New Orleans, La. 70119, (504) 762-3004 and 504/ADA Coordinator can be reached at 615 City Park Ave., Bldg. 2, Room 102, New Orleans, La. 70119, (504) 671-5161.
WIOA
Approved
A Medical Assistant’s Role
Medical assistants (MA) perform administrative
and certain clinical duties under the direction of a
physician. As an essential part of the healthcare
team, an MA is responsible for obtaining general
health data and performing a variety of back and
front oice duties. In our training program, you
will develop the entry-level skills necessary to be
competitive in the workforce.
Nationally Accredited Certification
You can earn a medical assistant certificate
in approximately five months from Delgado
Community College. The program also includes
training for students to be certified in CPR.
Delgado’s medical assistant training prepares
sutdents for the Certified Clinical Medical
Assistant exam. When you pass the exam, you will
receive certification from the National Healthcare
Association (NHA) as a medical assistant.
Tuition* $3,570
*Subject to change
Class starts April 22, 2024.
CERTIFIED
MEDICAL
ASSISTANT
More Information | Nicholas Ward | [email protected] | 504.671.6838 | www.dcc.edu
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CONTINUING EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Workforce Development | Corporate, Community & Continuing Education
504-671-6474 noncredit@dcc.edu www.dcc.edu/go/continuing-ed
Delgado Community College is a member of the Louisiana Community and Technical College System (LCTCS). Delgado Community College does not discriminate on the basis of religious or political ailiation, gender identity, sexual orientation,
citizenship, age, disability, marital or veteran’s status, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, and the sickle cell trait in the admission, participation, or employment in the programs and activities of this College. The Title IX
Coordinator can be reached at 615 City Park Avenue, O’Keefe Administration Building, New Orleans, LA 70119, 504-762-3004 and the 504/ADA Coordinator can be reached at 615 City Park Avenue, Building 2, Room 102, New Orleans, LA 70119,
504-671-5161.
