EDUCATION TO ACCELERATE YOUR CAREER AND ENRICH YOUR LIFE Career and Technical Education Careers. Not just jobs. SUMMER/FALL 2014 NON-CREDIT COURSE CATALOG LoneStar.edu/CE EDUCATION & TRAINING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ENERGY & MANUFACTURING ARTS, AUDIO/VIDEO TECHNOLOGY & COMMUNICATION TRANSPORTATION AND MANY MORE CLASSES & PROGRAMS BUSINESS HEALTH SCIENCE STARTS Community Education ON PAGE Leisure classes that are educational, cultural and fun! 81 PLUS LOCATIONS LSC-CYFAIR LSC-KINGWOOD LSC-MONTGOMERY 9191 Barker Cypress Road 20000 Kingwood Drive 3200 College Park Drive Cypress, TX 77433-1383 Kingwood, TX 77339-3801 Conroe, TX 77384-4500 281.290.3200 • CE: 281.290.3460 281.312.1600 • CE: 281.312.1660 Local: 936.273.7000/Metro: 936.321.5161 CE: 936.273.7446 LSC-NORTH HARRIS LSC-TOMBALL LSC-UNIVERSITY PARK 2700 W.W. Thorne Drive 30555 Tomball Parkway 20515 State Highway 249 Houston, TX 77073-3499 Tomball, TX 77375-4096 (at Louetta) 281.618.5400 • CE: 281.618.5602 281.351.3300 • CE: 281.357.3676 Houston, TX 77070-2607 281.290.2600 • CE: 281.290.2601 LSC-UNIVERSITY CENTER LSC-UNIVERSITY CENTER LONE STAR COLLEGE AT MONTGOMERY AT UNIVERSITY PARK SYSTEM OFFICE 3232 College Park Drive 20515 State Highway 249 5000 Research Forest Drive The Woodlands, TX 77384-4500 (at Louetta) The Woodlands, TX 77381-4399 936.321.4500/936.273.7510 Houston, TX 77070-2607 832.813.6500 281.290.2600 CE classes are also available at LSC satellite centers. Contact and location information for centers is available starting on page 104. General Information General Welcome! Welcome to Lone Star College. We’re glad that you’ve considered us! Nationally recognized as a premier community college and leader in higher education innovation, a Lone Star College (LSC) education is first-rate. And we’re here to help you succeed. Whether you want to train for a new profession or take classes for personal enrichment and fun, Lone Star College is committed to making education affordable and accessible for students from recent high school graduates to industry veterans with years of experience. In most cases, no college application or prior testing is required to begin. Class start dates are available throughout the year at Lone Star College and with six comprehensive colleges located across the Houston region from Kingwood to Katy, there is a campus close to you. Now is the time to get started on your future! Inside this Career and Technical Education (CTE) schedule, you will find the information you need about training in high-demand careers like Architecture & Construction, Business Management & Administration, Energy & Manufacturing, Health Science, Information Technology and more! To get started, turn the page and learn how to register for classes. If you don’t know where to begin or have questions about how to get started, call one of the advisors at any Lone Star College (phone numbers for Continuing Education staff are listed by college on inside cover.) We also offer recreation and leisure learning classes! If you are more interested in taking classes for recreation or leisure learning, Lone Star College’s Community Education classes may be a better fit for you. To learn more about those classes, turn to page 81 to view the Community Education catalog or go to LoneStar.edu/Leisure. 3 JUNE 2014 JULY 2014 LONE STAR COLLEGE SMTWTFS SMTWTFS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 CTE/CE Calendar 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 General Information General SU 2014 • FA 2014 • SP 2015 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 29 30 27 28 29 30 31 AUGUST 2014 SEPTEMBER 2014 OCTOBER 2014 NOVEMBER 2014 SMTWTFS SMTWTFS SMTWTFS SMTWTFS 1 2 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 31 28 29 30 26 27 28 29 30 31 30 DECEMBER 2014 JANUARY 2015 FEBRUARY 2015 MARCH 2015 SMTWTFS SMTWTFS SMTWTFS SMTWTFS 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 28 29 30 31 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 29 30 31 APRIL 2015 MAY 2015 JUNE 2015 JULY 2015 SMTWTFS SMTWTFS SMTWTFS SMTWTFS 1 2 1 2 3 4 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 28 29 30 26 27 28 29 30 31 CTE/CE Semesters & Registration Holiday/No Class Continuing Education classes and registration is ongoing. Summer 2014 To view the current schedule online for class start dates, or Independence Day holiday (offi ces closed): July 3–6 to search and register for courses, go to LoneStar.edu/CE. For more information on registration, turn to page 6. Fall 2014 Labor Day Holiday (no classes): Aug 30–Sept 1 Thanksgiving Holidays (colleges close at 4:30 p.m. Nov 26): Nov 27–30 Winter Holidays (offi ces closed): Dec 22–Jan 4 Winter Holidays for Mini-Term: Dec 25 & Jan 1 Spring 2015 MLK Holiday (colleges closed): Jan 19 Mid-Semester Break (offi ces closed): March 9–15 Spring Holiday (offi ces closed): April 3–5 4 JUNE 2014 JULY 2014 TABLE OF CONTENTS LONE STAR COLLEGE SMTWTFS SMTWTFS General Information General 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 Campus Locations & Contact Information .....................2 CTE/CE Calendar 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Calendar ...........................................4 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 SU 2014 • FA 2014 • SP 2015 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 General Information 29 30 27 28 29 30 31 How to Read the Catalog ........................................6 Registering for Classes ..........................................6 AUGUST 2014 SEPTEMBER 2014 OCTOBER 2014 NOVEMBER 2014 Student Services...............................................7 Definition of Terms .............................................8 SMTWTFS SMTWTFS SMTWTFS SMTWTFS Policies . .8 1 2 1 Registration Form ..............................................9 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Professional Development Seminars ................................10 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Career & Technical Education Programs: Median Salaries ................11 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Programs of Study 31 28 29 30 26 27 28 29 30 31 30 Non-Credit Programs of Study ....................................16 Credit Programs of Study .......................................17 DECEMBER 2014 JANUARY 2015 FEBRUARY 2015 MARCH 2015 Career & Technical Education Program Listing .........................20 SMTWTFS SMTWTFS SMTWTFS SMTWTFS Career Cluster Programs Architecture & Construction ......................................28 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Arts, Audio/Visual Technology & Communication ......................30 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Business, Management & Administration.............................32 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Education & Training ..........................................41 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Energy & Manufacturing ........................................44 28 29 30 31 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 29 30 31 Finance....................................................50 Health Science...............................................52 APRIL 2015 MAY 2015 JUNE 2015 JULY 2015 Hospitality..................................................59 SMTWTFS SMTWTFS SMTWTFS SMTWTFS Information Technology.........................................61 1 2 Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security............................69 1 2 3 4 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics ......................71 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Transportation, Distribution & Logistics ..............................72 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Industry Certification & Exam Prep ........................