Pierpont Community & Technical College’s Office of Career and Corporate Training (CCT) offers accelerated programs designed to provide skill upgrades, stackable micro-credentials, and stand-alone certifications. By design, these programs connect and support meaningful career pathways that can move a participant from foundational level trainings into advanced certificate and degree programs. With direct input from business and industry, Career and Corporate Training collaborates to develop highly skilled workers poised for gainful employment, salary increases, and advancement.
Courses and programs are offered based on workforce needs and can be delivered in a variety of ways including online, instructor-led and hybrid (a combination of face-to-face and online).
Career Trainings
Trades and Technology
Underground Miner Program (Red Hat)
This course is designed to prepare students for the WV Office of Miner’s Health and Safety Certification exam.
FAA Test Prep (General and Airframe)
This course prepares aircraft maintenance technicians to sit for the FAA’s General and Airframe mechanic certifications.
NC3/Festo Electricity Series
This series of courses is designed to provide students with both the fundamental and applied knowledge as well as industry-backed credentials that are necessary for the operation of individual electrical components found in a wide variety of manufacturing settings and consists of the following three courses:
- Fundamentals of AC
- Fundamentals of DC
- Applied Industrial Motor Controls
NC3/Festo Fluid Power Series
This series of courses is designed to provide students with both the fundamental and applied knowledge as well as industry-backed credentials that are necessary for the operation of pneumatic and hydraulic components found in a wide variety of manufacturing settings and consists of the following three courses:
- Fundamentals of Pneumatics
- Fundamentals of Hydraulics
- Applied Fluid Power
NC3/Festo Programmable Logic Controller Series
This series of courses is designed to provide students with both the fundamental and applied knowledge as well as industry-backed credentials that are necessary to the operation of Programmable Logic Controllers that can be found in a wide variety of manufacturing settings and consists of the following two courses:
- Fundamentals of PLCs
- Applied PLCs
Health Careers
EKG
This course prepares students with the skills and knowledge to sit for the National Healthcareer Association’s Certified EKG Technician exam and begin their career as an EKG/ECG technician.
EMT-Basic
This course provides students with the knowledge and skills to provide basic life support and emergency care and qualifies them to take the WV EMT certification exam.
Phlebotomy
This course prepares students to sit for the American Medical Technology Phlebotomy Certification and begin their career as a phlebotomist.
Point of Care Technician
This course prepares students to work with biological samples, perform medical laboratory testing, and sit for their POC Technician licensure exam.
TEAS Prep
This course is designed to assist students who are preparing for the TEAS exam so that they may begin their career in nursing.
Essential Professional Skills
Landscape Bootcamp
This is a National Association of Landscape Professionals vetted course which consists of 40 hours of classroom and hands-on instruction, including 10 hours of OSHA certification training.
Mental Health First Aid
This course is designed to familiarize students with a variety of mental health diagnoses, common signs and symptoms that can be observed, as well as appropriate action steps to take when assisting someone who is experiencing a potential mental health crisis.
Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
This course introduces students to programs available in the Microsoft Suite. In addition to teaching the fundamentals, this course is intended to prepare students to sit for the Microsoft credentialing exams.
Community Education
Continuing Education is lifelong learning beyond a degree or certificate program that ensures professionals have the latest knowledge in their fields.
Continuing Education programs are occupation based and offer credentialed skills that today’s workforce need to be effective and marketable. High demand occupations in healthcare, energy, and information technology as well as entrepreneurs are currently experiencing growth and need qualified workers. These programs are open to anyone wishing to achieve a recognized credential to start a career or advance in their profession.
Summer Camps (Welding, Manufacturing, Cybersecurity, Nursing)
This series of weeklong summer camps invites students aged 12-16 to get hands on and experience a wide variety of subjects such as welding, manufacturing & mechatronics, networking & instrumentation, and nursing.
Transcript Requests
For Transcript Requests for Continuing Education courses, please use the form below. Allow 5-7 business days for processing.
If you have or had an IEP or 504 Plan in high school or if you think you have a disability that might interfere with your completion of training through Pierpont’s Office of Career and Corporate Training, please contact the Office of Support Services for information about accommodations.
access@pierpont.edu
(304) 534-7878
Financial Aid
Financial assistance may be available for qualified programs. Complete the following steps to apply for financial aid assistance:
– Complete your FAFSA application here.
– Complete the WV HEAPS for workforce training application here.
– Connect with Pierpont’s financial aid office by emailing financialaid@pierpont.edu or calling 304-367-4907.
Another funding option to consider is: WIOA Training Scholarships – Region VI Workforce Development Board. Learn more here.
