Career College of Northern Nevada

At Career College of Northern Nevada, you’ll receive the in-depth, hands-on training you need to succeed in the rapidly growing heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration field. HVAC Service Technicians provide comfortable home and office environments for customers of all sorts. Upon completion of the HVAC Service Technician program, you’ll be eligible to sit for the national EPA Section 608 certification exam. Within the HVAC courses program, you’ll take 9 months of HVAC Service Technician coursework, including:

• HVAC/R Fundamentals
• Electrical Theory and Application
• Heating Systems
• Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Systems

At Career College of Northern Nevada, you’ll receive the in-depth, hands-on training you need to succeed in the growing field of welding and fabrication. At CCNN, you’ll learn the primary functions of a successful welding and fabrication specialist, which include:

• Basic design and drafting skills using computer-assisted design and drafting software
• Setting up equipment for welding aluminum plate and pipe
• Development in metal and arc welding for stainless steel and stick metal arc
• Manipulating basic mathematic functions

Within the welding school program, upon successful completion of the training you will be able to:

• Manufacturing tools and operations
• Math for Manufacturing and Fabrication
• Introduction to Welding
• Print Reading
• Computer Fundamentals for the Trades
• Computer Assisted Design and Drafting

If you’re looking for a career with variety, the facility maintenance program from CCNN is a great option. Requiring a variety of skills, this job calls for everything from plumbing and electrical work, to welding and HVAC maintenance.

The demand for skilled facility workers is expected to continue to grow as more robotics and automation technology are introduced into industrial facilities. Jobs in this field are available in everything from automotive factories to industrial manufacturing to food processing.

At Career College of Northern Nevada, you’ll receive the in-depth, hands-on training you need to succeed in the medical assisting field. Medical assistants work closely with physicians, nurses and other health care professionals in both clinical and clerical roles, aiding in medical procedures and examinations, as well as performing medical office tasks as needed. Throughout the medical assisting program, you will benefit from real-world clinical experience by completing 160 hours in a medical assisting externship. Our medical assisting faculty will guide you in learning the primary duties of professional medical assistants, which include:

• Taking patient history and measuring vital signs
• Helping physicians and nurses with patient examinations
• Giving patients injections as directed by the physician
• Scheduling patient appointments
• Preparing blood for laboratory tests

The Clinical Medical Assistant diploma program is designed to provide students the knowledge and clinical skills in, under 11 months, for gaining entry-level employment in a medical facility. Specific training is provided in preparing instruments and materials, vital signs, phlebotomy, medication preparation and assisting the physician with exams and procedures. The student will be able to function independently with clinical duties in a medical office or facility. Training is provided for such occupations that include but are not limited to Medical Assistant and Lab Assistant/Office Lab Assistant (Phlebotomist).

Those who study Health Information Management perform medical office duties in physicians’ offices, hospitals, and other medical facilities. They often practice medical transcription, front office, and customer service tasks. Additionally, they have a thorough understanding of anatomy and physiology. Jobs in health information management are expected to grow 17 percent between 2014 and 2024, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, so now’s the time to consider joining this exciting field.

Jobs in health information management are expected to grow 21 percent between 2010 and 2020, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, so now’s the time to consider joining this exciting field.

Students completing the Industrial Electronic Technology program will possess the necessary skills to service and repair a broad range of electronic and computer controlled devices. The student is prepared in a wide spectrum of electronic disciplines including mathematics, basic electricity and electronics, solid state and digital device circuitry, microcontrollers and more recent technology such as robotics, wireless communication systems, fiber optics and C++ programming. Students will have the opportunity to sit for a national certification exam in soldering.