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Let us help you get to the next step in your career path![]()
Let us help you get to the next step
in your career path
Embark on a transformative learning journey that will empower you with valuable skills and open doors to exciting career opportunities. Our comprehensive Career Technical Education (CTE) courses allow you to earn certifications, enhance your trade skills, and advance your current career.
Every semester, we add new CTE programs, so be sure to check back regularly. If a class you’re interested in isn’t available this winter/spring, it might be offered in the fall. Also, don’t forget to explore other courses we offer through our side navigation for even more options to elevate your career!
To allow more students to enroll, we ask that you choose only one class for sign-up. Registering for more than one course will lead to the removal of additional courses.
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Winter/spring 2026Registration now open![]()
Winter/spring 2026
Registration now open
NEW: Automotive Maintenance & Light Repair
This course would provide entry level skills for students to find their first job in automotive repair. Based on the ASE Entry Level Certification program, this is a series of 8 exams designed to enable students to quickly master the foundational skills required for the ASE MLR G1 Certification. Click here for more about the course.
| Day | Time | Date | Fee | Register |
| T, W, Th | 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. | 1/13-5/27 | $880 (Tentative) | Register Here |
Medical Assistant
This medical assistant course is a one-year program consisting of eight modules and a month of externship. Each module meets daily for five to six weeks. At the end of the course, students will demonstrate mastery in front and back medical office procedures. Students may begin the program at the start of any module, as space is available. Click here for more about course.
Prerequisite: Within the first five months of class, students must have the following tests/shots: TB, MMR, Varicella titer, Hep B, Tdap, flu (during flu season). Students must complete a high school diploma or equivalency by course completion date.
Watch the medical assistant video here.
| Day | Time | Date | Fee | Register |
| M-F | 8:30 - 11:45 a.m. | 1/6-5/27 | $2,100 | Register Here |
| M-F | 12:15 to 3:45 p.m. | 1/6-5/27 | $2,100 | Register Here |
Medical Assistant Back Office with ESL Support
This class is designed for English Language Learners after meeting the prerequisites. It trains students to Assist physicians in the back office of a doctors office, clinic, with basic patient care procedures including lab work. A 120-160-hours clinical assignment at a different site by arrangement is required. Click here for more about course.
Prerequisite: High School reading level and passing Medical Terminology with a “C” or better. A physical exam and shots (TB, Tdap, Flu, Titer) are required by the fifth week of class.
| Day | Time | Date | Fee | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T,Th | 5:00 - 9:00 p.m. | 1/13-5/26 | FREE | Register Here |
Medical Terminology with ESL Support
This class is designed for English language learners as a stepping stone into a healthcare pathway. Students are supported in language learning while learning to recognize word roots, prefixes, and suffixes used in medical language. Learn how to combine words to create meaningful medical conditions, comprehend their definition, and know the correct spelling. Emphasis is on medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, communication, medical ethics, and legality. Click here for more about course.
| Day | Time | Date | Fee | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M,W | 6:30 - 9:00 p.m. | 1/12-5/27 | FREE | Register Here |
NEW: Metals Technology (Welding)
UPDATE: The class is currently full, and registration is closed. To be added to the waitlist, email SVAERegistration@metroed.net or call 408-723-6450.This course provides students with entry level and intermediate skills in metal design and fabrication to prepare them for industry certifications in welding and employment in metals technology occupations. Click here for more about the course.
| Day | Time | Date | Fee | Register |
| T, Th | 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. | 1/13-5/26 | $670 (Tentative) | Class Full. To join the waitlist, email SVAERegistration@metroed.net or call 408-723-6450. |
