Pierpont Community & Technical College’s Center for Workforce Education provides a variety of non-credit courses and programs designed to provide a student with skill upgrades, certifications, and training for many purposes, including gainful employment, salary increases and/or advancement within a company or industry.
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).
Current Workforce Training Programs
CompTIA Security + (Virtual)
CompTIA Security + is a global certification needed to pursue an IT security career.
This course is instructor-led over Zoom, and includes the certification exam voucher.
Course Schedule
May 15-29
Monday – Friday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m
Enroll by May 5 to secure a seat!
Cost: $1895 – Includes e-books Tuition Assistance Available
CompTIA Linux + (Virtual)
CompTIA Linux + validates the skills administrators needed working in cyber security. This course is instructor-led over Zoom and includes the certification exam voucher.
Course Schedule June 12-16 Monday – Friday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Enroll by June 1 to secure a seat!
Cost: $1975 – Includes e-books Tuition Assistance Available
Mental Health First Aid Training
Learn how to support your co-workers, friends and family experiencing mental health challenges, and how to identify and respond to the common signs and symptoms.
Course Schedule
Saturday, June 24
9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
At the Pierpont Advanced Technology Center (500 Galliher Dr. Fairmont)
In Person Location: Pierpont Advanced Technology Center (500 Galliher Dr. Fairmont)
Cost- $99 per person including Certification exam (online)
CompTIA Security + (Virtual)
CompTIA Security + is a global certification needed to pursue an IT security career. This course is instructor-led over Zoom and includes the certification exam voucher.
Course Schedule
June 26-30
Monday – Friday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m
Enroll by June 16 to secure a seat!
Cost: $1895 – Includes e-books Tuition Assistance Available
World Education
Pierpont Community & Technical College, in partnership with World Education, is proud to offer online certificate programs that students may complete at their own pace.
Learn more below:
Community Education
Nuts, Bolts and Thingamajigs- Youth Summer Maker Camp
Open to youth age 12-16,
Learn the basics of small electronics, computer programming, design, and entrepreneurship. No experience necessary!
Camp Schedule
July 10-14
Monday – Friday, 8:30am to 3:00pm
Cost: $100
Includes T-shirt, lunch daily, and all camp materials
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.
Corporate Training
Customized Corporate training is a proven solution to address today’s challenges business and industry face attracting, retaining, and strengthening their workforce.
Pierpont’s Center for Workforce Education works with companies and organizations to develop programs focused on their specific training needs that ensure employees receive the knowledge and skills necessary to increase performance or to meet industry standards of excellence. Training may be conducted at a Pierpont campus, the company’s site or wherever is most effective. Many training programs result in valuable, portable credentials resulting in a modern and highly skilled workforce.
Benefits/services offered to businesses:
- Customized workforce training that meets the needs of an individual company or industry
- Resources through the WV Community and Technical College (WVCTC) (link is external) System and partnerships with other state and federal funding opportunities
- Training for pre-employment, skill upgrades, certifications, and other job-related training including Apprenticeship
- Flexible scheduling
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 Pierpont’s Community, Continuing or Workforce Education, please contact Pierpont’s Support Services for Information about possible accommodations.
access@pierpont.edu
304-534-7878