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).
Contact
Office of Career and Corporate Training
Phone: (304) 367-4920
Email: CCT@pierpont.edu
Connect With:
Current Career and Corporate Training Programs
Cookie Baking Class
Join us for a community baking class and discover the joy of creating baked goods from scratch! Perfect for beginners and enthusiasts alike, this hands-on class will guide you through essential techniques and recipes in a fun, supportive environment.
Schedule
Pierpont’s Culinary Academy (Culinary Academy – 2600 Middletown Commons, White Hall, WV)
Thursday, December 12
6:00 – 8:00 PM
Cost: $60
Sponsored by WVU Medicine
Tuition scholarships available for Marion County residents
Phlebotomy Training Course
This course offers 120 contact hours to provide students with the instruction and laboratory education needed to sit for the American Medical Technology (AMT) Phlebotomy Certification exam. Completing the training and passing the certification exam will prepare students for immediate work in the healthcare industry. This certification will also articulate as prior learning credits allowing interested students a pathway to continue their education and enter into Pierpont’s Medical Laboratory Assistant Program.
Schedule
Pierpont’s Advanced Technology Center (500 Galliher Dr. Fairmont, WV 26554)
10-Week Hybrid Format | January 25 – March 29, 2025
In-person class every Saturday from 8:00 AM until 5:00 PM
Cost: $2,000
Pierpont’s Advanced Technology Center (500 Galliher Dr. Fairmont, WV 26554)
10-Week Hybrid Format | January 28 – April 3, 2025
In-person class every Tuesday and Thursday from 5:00 until 9:00 PM
Cost: $2,000
ServSafe Food Protection Manager Training
ServSafe® Manager Certification verifies that a manager or any person-in-charge has enough food safety knowledge to protect the public from foodborne illness. Individuals that successfully pass the ServSafe® Food Protection Manager Certification Exam will receive a ServSafe® Manager Certification and wallet card.
Schedule
Pierpont’s Culinary Facility (Middletown Commons, Middletown Rd., Fairmont, WV 26554)
January 2 – January 16, 2025
In-person class every Tuesday and Thursday from 9:00 -10:30 AM
Cost: $175 (includes the cost of book and exam)
EMT – Basic Training
The Emergency Medical Technician – Basic program combines 150 hours of classroom and hands-on skills labs (hybrid) providing students the knowledge, skills and attributes to perform emergency medical care as an EMT-B for critical and emergent patients who access the emergency medical system and prepares graduates to enter the workforce. Graduates of this program will be eligible to take the National Registry of EMT-B exam. Choose your training date from the following options:
Schedule
Tucker County – Parsons Volunteer Fire Department (216 Main Street, Parsons, WV 26287)
January 16 – April 24, 2025 (Hybrid)
In-person lecture every Thursday from 5:00 – 9:00PM
Fred W. Eberle Technical Center (208 Morton Avenue, Buckhannon, WV 26201)
January 29 – May 7, 2025 (Hybrid)
In-person lecture every Wednesday from 5:00 – 9:00PM
Pierpont’s Braxton County Campus (200 Jerry Burton Drive, Sutton, WV 26601)
January 30 – May 8, 2025 (Appx. 15 Weeks)
In-person lecture every Thursday from 5:00 – 9:00PM
Pierpont’s Caperton Campus (501 W. Main Street, Clarksburg, WV 26301)
May 28 – June 30, 2025 (Appx. 10 Weeks)
In-person lecture every Wednesday from 5:00 – 9:00PM
*Scholarships available for those who qualify
Landscape Technician Bootcamp
This 40-hour, week-long program is offered in partnership between Pierpont Community Technical College and the WV Nursery and Landscape Association (WVNLA) and offers engaging classroom sessions coupled with hands-on exercises. WVNLA- member instructors will guide students through landscaping fundamentals/techniques, tree and shrub identification, pruning, turf fertilization, sod installation, tool identification/function, and above all – workplace safety.
Schedule
Pierpont’s Advanced Technology Center (500 Galliher Drive, Fairmont, WV 26554)
April 7 – April 11, 2025
In-person Monday – Friday from 8:30AM until 4:30PM
Cost: $650*
*Scholarships available for those who qualify
OSHA-30 Training Course
The OSHA 30-Hour Construction course prepares workers, managers, and employers to recognize, avoid, abate, and prevent health and safety hazards commonly encountered on construction worksites. Upon successful completion students will receive OSHA 30 Construction certification card.
Schedule
Stay tuned for more information on spring offerings!
Safeland PEC Training Course
SafeLand PEC is a one-day safety orientation providing general safety information that workers need to know before entering a company facility and while performing their assigned work duties. The primary goal is reducing the number of preventable accidents. Upon successful completion students will receive Safeland PEC certification card.
Schedule
Pierpont’s Advanced Technology Center (500 Galliher Drive, Fairmont, WV 26554)
November 19, 2024
In-person (+1 hour lunch on your own) from 8:00 AM until 5:00 PM
Cost: $260
Upcoming Classes:
- FESTO Fundamentals of Fluid Power
- FESTO Applied Fluid Power
- FESTO Fundamentals of Mechanical Systems
- FESTO Applied Mechanical System
- Physical Therapy Assistant CEU Training
- Foreign Object Debris (FOD) Awareness Training
- Landscape Technician Bootcamp
- Underground Miner Red Hat Safety Course
Community Education
Mental Health First Aid Course
This 8-hour public education course focuses on early intervention, recognition, and referral for mental health challenges or crises.
Schedule
Pierpont’s Advanced Technology Center (500 Galliher Drive, Fairmont, WV 26554)
Saturday, November 16, 2024
8:00 AM until 4:30 PM
Continuing 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 current profession.
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 directly with Pierpont’s financial aid office. Contact Jillian Sole at jcanter@pierpont.edu.
Another funding option to consider is: WIOA Training Scholarships – Region VI Workforce Development Board. Learn more here.