Ashworth University Career School Online
Distance learning is a proven method of acquiring a comprehensive education. Millions of people enroll in distance education courses every year. The main reason? Convenience. You avoid the hassles of commuting to class, competing with other students and facing deadline pressures. Ashworth University offers distance education at its finest and most flexible. Our FasTrack™ Learning System puts you in control of your schooling right from the start. As a student you will
- Enroll quickly and start any time of the year
- Decide when and where you want to study - no rigid course or semester start or end dates
- Take online exams or upload assignments on your schedule
- Receive personal tutorial assistance online or by phone
- Be able to graduate in record time
- Ashworth University lets you continue working while you're learning. Study at home, at work, in the library or on the road.
College Prep Diploma
The College Preparatory Diploma Program is designed for students who want a more advanced level of study in both core academic and complementary subjects and who do plan to attend college. This program is also recommended for gifted students.
The self-paced, web-based online curriculum uses the power of the Internet to engage students through exciting interactive learning activities. It’s ideal if you are comfortable using the Internet and email and want to move ahead quickly.
General High School Diploma
The self-paced, web-based online curriculum uses the power of the Internet to engage students through exciting interactive learning activities. It’s ideal if you are comfortable using the Internet and email and want to move ahead quickly.
Learn Online With Certified Teacher Guidance
- Our Student Advisor will evaluate your transcripts for transferable credits and you will receive a personalized program of study.
- There’s no waiting for books or materials to arrive. You’ll gain online access to your first course, Introduction to Online Learning within hours of enrollment.
- Study is enhanced with video clips, animation and other rich content. Students may also be directed to supplemental websites for more in-depth exploration of key topics.
- Log on to each course and take exams when you’re ready. Assignments are uploaded online and may include PowerPoint presentations, visual displays and Internet research.
- Student progress and grades are securely maintained in the student’s individual gradebook, and may be accessed by the student and/or parent any time.
- Receive certified teacher guidance via email or IM.
- All courses are one credit each. Electives are not available in this curriculum but you have the option to supplement your curriculum with single courses.
- To earn your high school diploma from us, you must have 16 credits and earn at least four (4) credits from this curriculum.
Auto Mechanics
Learn to repair and maintain autos bumper to bumper. This comprehensive course covers the operation, components, performance standards and inspection procedures of every automobile system. Learn about the engine, drive train, transmission, fuel system, carburetor, starter, power system, exhaust, wheels, brakes, emissions, cooling, lubrication, electronics accessories and more.
Basic Accounting
This course gives you a comprehensive introduction to accounting procedures that are essential in any industry. You’ll learn how to debit and credit accounts, handle payroll, manage cash flow, journalize and post transactions, make bank reconciliations, prepare and analyze financial statements and much more. As a student you’ll produce a full set of books for one complete accounting cycle.
Basic Electronics
Do you enjoy working with your hands? Would you like to know how to fix a variety of electronics, from appliances to stereos to industrial robotics? With Ashworth Career School's convenient home study course, you can learn how it's done! You'll learn by doing, with projects you can do at your kitchen table. There are no educational prerequisites to enroll. However, you should be familiar with basic hand tools, and comfortable with fundamental math. Our distance learning course will teach you in-depth, detailed electronics techniques and procedures. Repair shops, service centers, and research labs across the U.S. and around the world would appreciate the kinds of skills we'll teach you. Enjoyable, practical home study training from Ashworth Career School makes learning electronics easy!
Bridal Consulting
This is where the bridal consultant comes in! Just imagine: as a trained, experienced bridal consultant with professional bridal consulting training, you could take the wedding planning process into your own hands. You could use your knowledge that you gained during bridal consulting training to create a wedding to be cherished forever. And you could provide professional services and valuable advice. The excitement starts here. The Bridal Consultant Training Program is a nationally accredited home study course. It will teach you essential tips and techniques that every bridal consultant should know. From picking the wedding date to coordinating ceremony seating arrangements; from choosing floral themes to selecting gifts for the maid of honor and best man. You'll learn all this and much, much more. Best of all, there are no prerequisites to enroll. Enjoyable, practical home study training from Ashworth Career School makes learning bridal consulting easy and fun. Choose our Correspondence (Print-based) study option if you don’t have a computer. Or choose our Online (Web-enhanced) study option for fast-track training at your PC. It’s the smart way to learn – and you’ll still receive reading assignments and study materials by mail!
Carpentry
Carpentry is a satisfying and creative career field. Imagine stepping out of your truck into the fresh outdoors each morning. Helping to build, repair, or renovate houses or commercial buildings. Enjoying relaxed friendships with other professional people who are very much like you. Taking pride in the craftsmanship of the work you do with your own hands. Our fascinating home study course will help prepare you for this outstanding career opportunity. And there are no educational prerequisites or experience requirements to enroll. Carpenters are vital to the construction industry. And you'll likely find carpenters staying busy wherever home remodeling and home construction are taking place. Enjoyable, practical home study training from Ashworth Career School makes learning carpentry easy and fun!
Child Care Career Skills
Imagine making a better future for children, and a brighter one for you, too. This comprehensive course shows you how to care for children in a home-based child care facility, play group or full service preschool. You’ll learn about educational games; child growth, development and behavior; scheduling; age-appropriate activities; nutrition; nurturing; socialization and much more.
Computer Accounting
This is a hands-on course that begins with a review of fundamental accounting concepts and procedures. Then, you’ll receive in-depth instruction in the popular Peachtree® Complete Accounting application. It encompasses accounts receivable, general ledger, accounts payable, inventory, payroll, bill payment, job costing, sales orders, fixed assets and more. And it easily integrates with Word and Excel.
Computer Network Security
Are you an experienced PC user who is familiar with Windows and anti-virus applications? Do you understand computer networking and related technology? If so, perhaps it’s time to take your knowledge to the next level. And your timing is excellent: computer network security is one of today’s hottest careers!
Our in-depth training introduces you to the techniques of installing and maintaining firewalls and intrusion detection systems (IDS). You’ll learn how to assess, analyze and respond to threats facing computer networks. And we’ll teach you to perform operating system hardening on network software to optimize security.
At graduation, you should be qualified to make informed decisions for planning, coordinating and implementing security measures in a variety of network environments. Our career-focused course is designed to prepare you for a respected, well-paying position in a wide range of businesses where computer network security expertise is in great demand.
Computer Networking
Do you have experience using PCs in a network environment? Are you confident in your ability to install computer software applications? If so, perhaps it’s time to take your knowledge to the next level. And your timing is excellent: computer network technology is one of today’s hottest careers!
Our in-depth, step-by-step training unravels the terminology, processes and techniques of installing, maintaining and monitoring networks. You’ll learn the professional-level, hands-on procedures used by database administrators and other high-tech gurus to advance their own careers.
At graduation, you should be qualified to take the Network+ Certification Exam and the Certified Wireless Network Administrator Exam – widely recognized as the industry standard for validating networking professionals. Our career-focused course is designed to prepare you for a respected, well-paying position in a corporate environment, where networking expertise is in great demand.
Computer Programming
Programming is a busy, active field. Nearly every type of business uses some type of computer program. There are specialized software programs for accounting, payroll, inventory, databases, marketing, sales, and more. But creating that software calls for specialized training. Step by step, we reveal the magic of writing programs in Visual Basic, the popular business programming language for Windows. Our course starts with the basics, such as operating systems, Windows, and running programs. You'll quickly start learning by doing, with exciting hands-on tutorials. Step by step, you'll bring each new phase of Visual Basic to life, learning its commands, calculations, and codes. Clear, easy-to-follow, and richly-illustrated instructions show you how to write practical software for the real world. To enroll, you'll need to have basic computer skills, with at least one year of experience using a PC, plus a background using Windows. Ashworth Career School makes learning programming easy and fun!
Conservation
This is an information-packed course designed to prepare you for a worthwhile career. Start with lessons in ecology, and how conservation affects food needs, crop management and soil. Subsequent lessons cover water conservation, forests, wildlife extinction, wildlife management, pesticides, waste management and more. A unique feature of the course is a series of environmental case studies, challenging you to examine how concepts apply in the ‘real’ world.
Dental Office Assisting
The health care field is booming right now. Medical assistants and dental assistants in medical and dental offices are staying busy because of it! With Ashworth Career School's convenient home study course in medical and dental office assisting, you can prepare for an exciting clerical or administrative career in a private medical or dental practice, hospital, or clinic. We'll give you solid, comprehensive training in medical assisting and dental assisting techniques. We'll show you how to schedule appointments, organize charts and records, complete insurance forms, interact with patients, and assist in medical treatments. Remember: there are no educational prerequisites or experience requirements to enroll. Enjoyable home study training from Ashworth Career School makes learning medical and dental office assisting easy and fun!
Electrician Training
Did you know that electricians have skills that are highly respected right now? With Ashworth Career School's convenient home study course, you can learn these skills! Our comprehensive lessons focus on teaching you how electrical power systems work, as well as installation techniques, circuitry, measuring current, wiring, safety, and repair. Lesson by lesson, project by project, we make the world of electricity come alive before your eyes. Diagrams, photographs, tables, and fascinating hands-on activities help you learn essential, fundamental power concepts, and then proceeding to specific wiring techniques. There are no educational prerequisites or experience requirements to enroll. If you enjoy using your hands, are comfortable with basic math, and if you are truly motivated to learn, our career-level training is designed to take care of the rest! Enjoyable home study training from Ashworth Career School makes learning the electrician profession easy and fun! Choose our Correspondence (Print-based) study option if you don’t have a computer. Or choose our Online (Web-enhanced) study option for fast-track training at your PC. It’s the smart way to learn – and you’ll still receive reading assignments and study materials by mail!
Fashion Retailing
Have you ever wondered why certain clothes show up in fashion advertising and still others never sell? Would you like to be able to plan and produce a successful fashion show? Do you want to know how consumer fashion trends are set? Are you interested in getting in on a fast-track field? If so, you've come to the right place!Ashworth Career School's convenient home study course will teach you all this, and much more. There are no educational prerequisites or experience requirements to enroll. We'll introduce you to the fascinating world of fashion buying and retailing. And teach you the kinds of skills used by fashion forecasters, fashion show coordinators, department managers, personal shoppers, and more. Enjoyable, practical home study training from Ashworth Career School makes learning fashion merchandising easy!
Financial Planning Specialist
Would you like to know how to save, spend, invest, and plan for the future wisely? Do you dream of some day helping others do the same? If so, you've come to the right place! With Ashworth Career School convenient home study course in financial planning, you'll get thorough, solid training in the financial planning field. Our approach is down to earth, yet geared to the professional level. Step by step, we'll show you what financial planning experts already know. And you could take your training as far as you want to go. The Professional Financial Planning Specialist Program is designed to help prepare students to do paraprofessional work in investment companies, banks, insurance companies, or corporations, or to be an assistant to Financial Planners. This course does not train for the specific career designation of Financial Planner. Enjoyable, practical career training makes learning financial planning easy and fun! And there are no educational prerequisites or experience requirements to enroll. You should do well if you are comfortable with basic math and are motivated to learn.
Fitness and Excercise
This in-depth home study course is for aspiring fitness professionals. We'll give you a broad background in the fundamentals of staying in shape, and keeping others fit and healthy as well. We'll teach you the kind of knowledge and skills used by health club managers, aerobics instructors, corporate wellness directors, personal trainers, and other professionals in fitness careers. There are no educational prerequisites or experience requirements to enroll. Soon, you could be preparing for a challenging, respected new career that could keep you "on your toes." Enjoyable, practical home study training from Ashworth Career School makes learning the fitness field easy.
Floral Design
Floral design is a multi-billion dollar industry. Imagine learning how to create gorgeous flower arrangements for parties, receptions, weddings, gifts, and more. Craft designs that please the eye and lighten the heart. And pursuing satisfying career opportunities! Our practical, professional-level home study course in floral design could make it happen for you. Our distance learning course is designed to help prepare you for an exciting new career in floral design. There are no educational prerequisites or experience requirements to enroll. We'll teach you the specialized techniques and hands-on procedures that any floral designer should know. Enjoyable, practical home study training from Ashworth Career School makes learning floral design easy and fun!
Forensic Science
This fascinating online distance learning course shows you how to identify, collect and analyze evidence and use it to locate criminal perpetrators. We'll take you from the crime scene to the laboratory to the courtroom. You'll learn the step by step procedures for analyzing hair, fiber, fingerprints, chemicals and blood stains; testing for drugs and alcohol; examining DNA samples; and much more. You'll also learn how to use specialized forensic equipment, reconstruct a crime scene and prepare a lab report for presentation in court. There are no educational prerequisites or experience requirements to enroll. If you're interested in what goes on "behind the scenes" of crime investigation – or if you're in law enforcement or investigation and need to learn professional forensic science skills – this course is for you! Ashworth Career School puts you on the path to success in the most convenient way possible. You'll enjoy an interactive, web-based curriculum that enhances the quality of instruction and adds quality and depth to the learning process. Tuition includes a beautifully illustrated textbook; medical dictionary; a workbook with reading assignments; and a career search manual – all yours to keep. Complete the course at your own comfortable pace. It's easy! All you need is an e-mail address and you're on your way. Choose our Correspondence (Print-based) study option if you don’t have a computer. Or choose our Online (Web-enhanced) study option for fast-track training at your PC. It’s the smart way to learn - and you’ll still receive reading assignments and study materials by mail!
Gunsmithing
Millions of Americans own firearms of all kinds. No wonder trained, experienced experts are keeping busy repairing, reconditioning, and improving them. Our comprehensive home study course in gunsmithing should help prepare you to start working on the guns of your friends and neighbors. And give you the skills needed to start building a business of your own. We'll teach you about cleaning, maintaining, and servicing handguns, rifles and shotguns. We'll show you how to install and replace components, and keep guns in top condition. Enjoyable home study training from Ashworth Career School makes learning gunsmithing easy! Soon, you could be preparing for the exciting new career of your dreams.
Graphic Design
Graphic design is a profession offering a variety of opportunities in just about every industry. Companies and organizations of all kinds need skilled graphic designers for their advertising and marketing departments. In addition, many graphic designers are self-employed and enjoy the freedom to work from home.
We’ll teach you how to use color, select type, work with artistic images, manage the design process, collaborate with clients and take advantage of the enhanced capabilities of three of today’s most popular graphic software applications – Adobe® Photoshop®, Adobe® Illustrator® and InDesign®. You’ll download these programs to your own PC, and learn ‘hands-on’ with our comprehensive instruction.
Health Care Management
Our comprehensive curriculum begins with courses in business principles, business communications, psychology, and medical office management. Then, you'll learn about medical terminology, human anatomy and physiology, managing health records, medical billing and coding procedures, basic accounting, personnel management, Microsoft Office XP applications, and much more. At graduation, you should have the skills necessary to coordinate the activities of an entire medical office, work closely with both physicians and patients, and make important decisions that contribute in a big way to the quality of care received by people in need. Excellent preparation for professional career opportunities in doctors' offices, hospitals, clinics, convalescent centers. They need trained professionals to manage billing, patient services, personnel, records, and operations. Our nationally accredited program will show you the way.
Health Records Management
Train for this fast-growing career. Start with medical terminology, then move on to organizing the patient chart, complying with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), working with health insurance carriers and claims and using electronic medical records systems in hospitals and physician offices. Then discover how to collect, assemble and file the contents of the medical record; analyze records for proper physician notations and more.
Heating and Air Conditioning
Become fluent in the mechanical and electrical processes of most common types of HVAC equipment. This in-depth course starts with the fundamentals: system components, tools, brazing and soldering techniques and more. Then you’ll learn how to install and troubleshoot valves, compressors, water chillers, thermostats and heat pumps; fix defective connections, controls and switches; adjust refrigerant levels and work with gas, oil and electric heat.
Home Inspection
This is a basement-to-attic course that shows you how to speak the language of home construction. Lessons on exteriors cover landscaping and grading, foundations, walls, roofs, chimneys, driveways and other paved areas, lot improvements, windows, doors, garages, wood-destroying insects and more. Lessons on interiors cover rooms, attics, basements, finish and trim work, insulation, utilities, leakage, AC, heating, plumbing, electrical and much more.
Hotel/Restaurant Management
The hospitality industry is filled with exciting opportunities for the right people. And professional home study schooling like ours could be a tremendous boost to your career. There are no educational prerequisites or experience requirements to enroll. Our distance learning course in hotel management and restaurant management is designed to help you start, grow, and succeed. Perhaps you'll pursue opportunities in food service management, at a resort or hotel, on a cruise ship, or as a franchise manager. Trained, experienced hospitality professionals could be eligible for free or discounted dining, lodging, and travel for themselves and their families! Enjoyable, practical home study training from Ashworth Career School makes learning hotel and restaurant management easy and fun!
Interior Decorating
Transform your design talent into professional-level skills. Learn different styles – from traditional to contemporary, European to Asian. Discover the secrets of developing lovely color schemes and elegant, harmonious layouts; selecting exquisite furniture, rugs, fabrics, drapes, wallpapers and accessories; choosing between gleaming chrome or mellow wood tones, tile or carpet, formal or casual motifs and coordinating sculpture, paintings, plants and antiques into uniquely beautiful arrangements.
Internet Marketing
Internet marketers coordinate the efforts of programmers, advertisers, marketing and sales staff to ensure that an organization’s products and services are promoted effectively and creatively to website visitors and email recipients. Our comprehensive course begins with basic marketing and advertising principles. Next you’ll learn about targeting specific consumer audiences, building an e-business, online promotional strategies, website navigation, using technology to maintain customer services, security issues and much more.
Jewelry Design and Repair
Would you like to learn how to design and craft beautiful, custom jewelry pieces? Would you like to know how to repair and properly size rings and more? Do you want to develop your ability to work with all kinds of metals, gems, stones, and watches? If so, you've come to the right place! Ashworth Career School's convenient home study course in jewelry design and jewelry repair will give you thorough, practical training in this exciting, creative field. We'll teach you professional level skills and techniques. Step by step, we'll show you how to perform basic jewelry repairs and create unique designs. And you'll practice what you learn through challenging “hands-on” projects. Included in the course is a set of fine professional jewelry tools. We'll show how to use them as part of the course. Enjoyable home study training from Ashworth Career School makes learning jewelry repair and design easy and fun!
Landscape Design
Imagine having specialized landscape design skills. And imagine turning your love of plants into a satisfying business! You could start preparing now, with Ashworth Career School's convenient home study course in landscape design. Use our distance learning course to learn solid, professional-level career knowledge. This course will nurture your creativity by teaching you practical design techniques. You'll also learn how to select, grow, and maintain flowers, trees, shrubs, and ground covers. When you graduate, you could be ready to work for a full-service landscape company. Plant nursery. Gardening shop. Or, open your own home-based landscape design service. Enjoyable, practical home study training from Ashworth Career School makes learning landscape design easy and fun!
Locksmithing
Locksmithing is a very useful skill. With Ashworth Career School's convenient home study course in professional locksmithing, you'll have the chance to learn how it's done. We'll help prepare you to pursue opportunities for an independent career. And to earn respect for your special skills. You'll learn about a broad range of locks, keys, alarms, and security systems. Type by type, brand by brand, you'll learn how they work and how to troubleshoot and repair them. Our distance learning course in locksmithing is designed to teach you the knowledge and skills that many people only learn through hands-on experience. And remember: there are no educational prerequisites or experience requirements to enroll. Enjoyable home study training from Ashworth Career School makes learning locksmithing easy and fun!
Marketing Communications
Marketing is a fast-paced creative profession that encompasses sales, advertising, sales promotion, customer service and more. In this exciting course you’ll gain a theoretical foundation and learn the procedures for building a brand, applying consumer buying behavior to promotional campaigns, analyzing population segments, developing effective ad campaigns, selecting appropriate media, managing customer relationships, organizing public relations and more.
Massage Techniques
Massage is one of the most popular of the natural healing arts. It is used worldwide to promote and restore health. The stresses of emand for massage to relieve aches and pains, alleviate stress, promote relaxation and restore the body to optimal function. This gives you fully illustrated, hands-on instruction in today’s most popular massage style with the help of a demonstration on CD-ROM.
Massage Techniques
Massage is one of the most popular of the natural healing arts. It is used worldwide to promote and restore health. The stresses of emand for massage to relieve aches and pains, alleviate stress, promote relaxation and restore the body to optimal function. This gives you fully illustrated, hands-on instruction in today’s most popular massage style with the help of a demonstration on CD-ROM.
Medical Billing/Claims
The practical way to gain the power to succeed! In today's competitive job market, getting ahead means getting a good education. But busy personal schedules don't leave much time to go to school. Now, with self-paced home study from Ashworth Career School, you can prepare for the career of your dreams without stepping foot in a classroom. Or, earn your college degree or high school diploma… all in the comfort of home. The Ashworth Career School Advantage:
* Choose from more than 50 career-focused programs
* Learn in your spare time
* No commuting, no campus attendance, no pressure!
* Self-paced, open-book exams
* Nationally accredited by the Distance Education and Training Council
* Affordable, interest-free tuition
There's no waiting for a new semester or class to begin. School starts when YOU do! Our career diploma courses are designed to be completed in as little as six months. You may earn your associate's degree or finish a year of high school in as little as six months, or earn a master's degree in as little as one year. Take the next step to a better life. Request your FREE LITERATURE now!
Medical Office Assisting
If you enjoy helping others and want to train for a high-growth career in a booming field, this course is for you. You’ll learn how to assist doctors, dentists and nurses with a variety of tests, procedures and treatments; greet and direct patients; schedule and manage appointments; prepare and update charts and handle other important administrative duties. You’ll also acquire broad knowledge of human anatomy and physiology, including terminology for parts of the body, treatments, diagnoses and prescriptions.
Medical Transcription
In The School of Medical Transcription, you'll ‘learn by listening.’ First, we'll teach you basic medical procedures and terminology. You'll come to understand the human body, how it works, its disorders and how it is examined and treated. Next, you'll get started on Ashworth Career School’s unique ‘learning through listening’ instruction process. Using the CD-ROMs that we supply, you'll prepare medical reports from realistic audio notes of actual patient cases. These cases give you a real-world look at the reporting of diagnoses, treatments, prescriptions and other aspects of care for a variety of medical situations. You'll learn the transcription techniques that are applicable in doctors’ and dentists’ offices, clinics, hospitals and transcription services. Ashworth Career School puts you on the path to success in the most convenient way possible. You'll enjoy an interactive, web-based curriculum that enhances the quality of instruction and adds quality and depth to the learning process. Tuition includes a beautifully illustrated textbook; learning guides; and a career search manual – all yours to keep. Complete the course at your own comfortable pace. There are no educational prerequisites and no experience requirements to enroll. It's easy! All you need is an e-mail address and you're on your way. Choose our Correspondence (Print-based) study option . Or choose our Online (Web-enhanced) study option for fast-track training at your PC. It’s the smart way to learn – and you’ll still receive reading assignments and study materials by mail!
Motorcycle Mechanics
Hundreds of thousands of motorcycles are on the roads today. With Ashworth Career School's convenient home study course in motorcycle repair, you can learn how to maintain and troubleshoot them! Our unique "systems approach" is the smart way to learn today's new and sophisticated motorcycle technology. There are no educational prerequisites or experience requirements to enroll. Our distance learning course will teach you system by system and part by part, so you'll understand clearly how the entire motorcycle works. Someday, perhaps you'll be ready to put your motorcycle repair skills to use. Perhaps you'll pursue an exciting career in a repair shop, dealership, or parts and accessories store. In perhaps a matter of months, our home study training will teach you professional-level skills and knowledge. When you graduate, you'll have a handsome, nationally accredited diploma, too!
Nutrition, Diet and Health Science
Are you tired of food fads? Would you like to know the what, the how, and the why of eating and preparing foods for a more energetic, less illness-prone lifestyle? Are you interested in helping others lead longer, healthier lives? If so, our home study course in nutrition is right for you! The Professional Nutrition Specialist Program is designed to give you the information you need. We'll give you thorough, solid training in nutrition with a scientific approach. In fascinating detail, you'll explore the food pyramid, diet planning, the digestive system, and how nutrients affect energy, wellness, and disease. We're sure you can use what you learn in our distance learning course right away, in the real world. Help yourself, your friends, your family, and others achieve better health! Remember; there are no educational prerequisites and no experience requirements to enroll. Enjoyable home study training from Ashworth Career School makes learning nutrition easy and fun!
Paralegal Studies
Get ready to work closely with attorneys! Become a paralegal. Start with our Foundation Course which covers how the legal system works, the litigation process, tort law, contracts, legal research, interviewing, how paralegals and attorneys work together and more. Next choose an Advanced Specialty Course in one of these five major legal specialties: litigation, real estate law, corporations law, estates/wills/trusts and criminal law. The first Specialty Course is yours at no extra cost. You may further enrich your learning with our Honors option. Training includes professional legal texts.
PCs for Beginners
Do you wish you could use a personal computer to be more productive at work, school, or home? Ashworth Career School's convenient home study course in personal computers will show you how! Learn to use Microsoft Works, one of today's most popular integrated software packages for Windows. In fact, you'll receive Microsoft Works along with your course, ready to install! Just follow the simple instructions, and use your own computer to complete our hands-on tutorials. This convenient distance learning course is designed to improve your ability to use computers, whether for personal use or in your career. There are no educational prerequisites or experience requirements to enroll. Enjoyable, practical home study training from Ashworth Career School makes personal computer training easy and fun!
Pharmacy Technology
This is a comprehensive course that teaches prospective pharmacy technicians all about the indications, side effects, dosage calculations and administration methods of the major classes of drugs. You’ll also learn about the techniques for weighing, measuring, compounding, reducing and blending ingredients accurately; sterilization procedures; preparing infusions and solutions; using ratios, fractions and proportions and much, much more.
This is your chance to join a respected profession that is growing quickly along with the boom in the health care industry in general.
Physical Therapy Aide
Do you know how to steer a wheelchair up a curb? Could you safely transfer a patient from wheelchair to bed? Can you predict how osteoarthritis of the hip affects gait? How does an ultrasound machine work? Would you recommend using cold or heat therapy to reduce swelling and inflammation? This course will give you the answers to these and much more, in step-by-step detail. We’ll show you how to assist patients with a variety of problems, from minor sprains or strains to auto accident injuries or arthritis requiring lengthy rehabilitation.
Physical therapy is among the fastest growing of the health care professions. This is your chance to get in on it! You’ll work under the supervision of a physical therapist doing important work that’s meaningful and worthwhile.
Physical Therapy Aide
Do you know how to steer a wheelchair up a curb? Could you safely transfer a patient from wheelchair to bed? Can you predict how osteoarthritis of the hip affects gait? How does an ultrasound machine work? Would you recommend using cold or heat therapy to reduce swelling and inflammation? This course will give you the answers to these and much more, in step-by-step detail. We’ll show you how to assist patients with a variety of problems, from minor sprains or strains to auto accident injuries or arthritis requiring lengthy rehabilitation.
Physical therapy is among the fastest growing of the health care professions. This is your chance to get in on it! You’ll work under the supervision of a physical therapist doing important work that’s meaningful and worthwhile.
Plumbing
Plumbing is among the most specialized and respected skills in the building trades. At some time or another, the plumbing in apartments, homes, and commercial buildings may need repair. And as home remodeling and home construction continues, knowing how to install, maintain, specify, and troubleshoot plumbing fixtures and systems could be very valuable to you. With Ashworth Career School's convenient home study course, you can learn how it's done! From bathroom rough-ins to icemaker installations, from kitchen renovations to sprinkler repair, plumbers may be needed in almost every corner of a house. Plumbers help make sure water runs cleanly, reliably, and at the right temperature. Toilets flush, waste water is treated, and pipes stay secure with plumbers’ help. And when pipes burst, freeze, or leak, a plumber is usually the only one who can fix it! Remember: there are no educational prerequisites or experience requirements to enroll in our home study course. If you can use simple tools, enjoy working with your hands, and are motivated to succeed, you should do well in our course. Enjoyable, home study training from Ashworth Career School makes learning plumbing easy and fun!
Private Investigation
Do you love adventure? Would you like to be able to locate lawbreakers, find missing persons, catch cheats, protect VIP's, engage in surveillance and more? Are you interested in a serious profession that rewards initiative and skill? If so, Ashworth Career School's convenient home study course in private investigation is for you! Private investigators enjoy exciting and worthwhile careers. In our distance learning course, we'll teach you the knowledge and techniques used by real-world detectives, private investigators, security guards, and other investigative professionals. The only prerequisite is your high school diploma. Enjoyable, practical home study training from Ashworth Career School ;makes learning private investigation easy and fun!
Property Management
Imagine being able to offer professional services to property owners and management companies. Having the skills that could be used to improve the value of your own property investments. With Ashworth Career School's convenient home study course in property management, you can prepare for it all now! We'll teach you fundamental principles that you should be able to apply equally to private investments as well as corporate property management careers. You'll learn how to evaluate and select investment properties, set up favorable leasing terms and conditions, maximize tax advantages while you minimize expense and turnover, manage day-to-day operations, maintain and improve your property, and put it to the highest and best use. Our solid, career level distance learning course is designed to give you comprehensive, in-depth, practical training. And remember: there are no educational prerequisites or experience requirements to enroll. Enjoyable home study training from Ashworth Career School makes learning property management easy and fun!
Real Estate Appraisal
Gain in-depth knowledge of the appraisal process – your first step toward getting the training and experience required for professional certification. Learn about market analysis, zoning principles, property inspections, estimating value, choosing comparables, using documentation and starting and marketing a private appraisal business. Hands-on projects let you learn by doing. A key lesson involves an actual on-site appraisal, following the nationally recognized format of the Uniform Residential Appraisal Report.
Writing Children's Books
Imagine using your talent and reaching your full creative potential as a children's writer. Imagine being able to work flexible hours, at home. And imagine doing something you really love! This is what your life could be like as a freelance writer. And with our convenient home study course in children's book writing, you can start making it happen! There are no educational prerequisites or experience requirements to enroll in our children's writing course. Our comprehensive distance learning course will give you comprehensive, detailed instruction. The professional instructors of this course are all experienced, published authors. They'll show you how to avoid common pitfalls that cause many budding writers to give up and never pursue their dream. Most important, they'll guide you "hands-on," by giving you personal critiques of your writing. You'll learn proven techniques that people with successful writing careers already know. Your instruction also includes useful tips on preparing a manuscript for publication, and marketing your work to editors. Enjoyable, practical home study training from Ashworth Career School makes learning children's writing easy and fun!
Retail Management
If you’re looking for a fast-paced, exciting career, you’ve found it in retail management. Small boutiques, independent specialty shops, department stores and large franchise operations all need trained, smart professionals to handle the many challenging details of retailing. Whether you aspire to manage a small department, a whole store or work at the headquarters office, our comprehensive training program will prepare you for success. Or, perhaps you dream of opening your own retail outlet, blazing new trails as an entrepreneur. We'll show you how it's done! You’ll start by learning the fundamentals: staffing, organizational structure, store set-up and working with vendors. Next, you’ll learn how to develop customer service strategies, plan for growth, make buying decisions, and select sites. Then, we’ll teach you how to: manage human resources, use information systems, select merchandise assortments, create branding strategies, price merchandise, implementing marketing strategies, control costs, track inventory and much more. There are no educational prerequisites or experience requirements to enroll. Soon, you could be making a good living, working closely with others in a never-a-dull-moment profession. Enjoyable, practical home study training from Ashworth Career School makes learning retail management easy and fun.
Retail Management
If you’re looking for a fast-paced, exciting career, you’ve found it in retail management. Small boutiques, independent specialty shops, department stores and large franchise operations all need trained, smart professionals to handle the many challenging details of retailing. Whether you aspire to manage a small department, a whole store or work at the headquarters office, our comprehensive training program will prepare you for success. Or, perhaps you dream of opening your own retail outlet, blazing new trails as an entrepreneur. We'll show you how it's done! You’ll start by learning the fundamentals: staffing, organizational structure, store set-up and working with vendors. Next, you’ll learn how to develop customer service strategies, plan for growth, make buying decisions, and select sites. Then, we’ll teach you how to: manage human resources, use information systems, select merchandise assortments, create branding strategies, price merchandise, implementing marketing strategies, control costs, track inventory and much more. There are no educational prerequisites or experience requirements to enroll. Soon, you could be making a good living, working closely with others in a never-a-dull-moment profession. Enjoyable, practical home study training from Ashworth Career School makes learning retail management easy and fun.
Security Specialist
Security and the threat of terrorism are of vital concern to people everywhere. This course teaches the latest approaches to preserving corporate assets and protecting people from the threat of crime. You’ll learn how to interface with law enforcement, assess risk, implement internal and external access controls, prepare for disasters, handle emergencies and much more.
Small Business Management
Want to start a new venture or manage an existing one? We’ll show you how. Learn how to find the right location, hire and motivate employees, prepare advertising, manage cash flow, analyze financial statements, improve productivity, increase efficiency, organize for expansion and much more. We’ll even show you how to write a business plan. Our team of business experts will critique your plan as part of the course.
Sports Psychology for Peak Performance
Our comprehensive curriculum begins with courses in leadership, human relations and personnel issues, conflict resolution, inter-personal and marketing communications, and more. Then, you'll learn about personality development, behavioral problems, abnormal behavior, socialization, psychometric testing and evaluation, genetic influences, approaches to mental therapy, treatment methods, and much more. You'll get an in-depth look at the causes and therapy methods for emotional disturbances, mental illness, deviancy and other disorders. Excellent preparation for psychology-related careers in such fields as social service, healthcare, human resources, sales, community action, research, sales, education, and more. Our nationally accredited program will show you the way.
Sports Psychology for Peak Performance
Our comprehensive curriculum begins with courses in leadership, human relations and personnel issues, conflict resolution, inter-personal and marketing communications, and more. Then, you'll learn about personality development, behavioral problems, abnormal behavior, socialization, psychometric testing and evaluation, genetic influences, approaches to mental therapy, treatment methods, and much more. You'll get an in-depth look at the causes and therapy methods for emotional disturbances, mental illness, deviancy and other disorders. Excellent preparation for psychology-related careers in such fields as social service, healthcare, human resources, sales, community action, research, sales, education, and more. Our nationally accredited program will show you the way.
Teacher Assisting
Train for a rewarding career and make a difference in the classroom. This course covers physical, mental and moral development in infants, toddlers and preschoolers; speech development; managing children with disabilities and behavior disorders; age-appropriate learning activities; motivation; discipline and classroom layout. You’ll also learn how to plan and schedule lessons, relate to teachers and parents, promote health and safety and more.
Tax Preparation
Millions of Americans pay professionals to prepare their taxes and file their tax returns each year. It's a huge market! With Ashworth Career School's convenient home study course, you can learn tax preparation. Our practical, in-depth distance learning course is designed to help prepare you to enter this busy, worthwhile field as a professional tax preparer. With our training, your skill, and professional experience, you may have what it takes to start your own tax preparation business. In fact, many tax preparers work at home! There are no educational prerequisites or experience requirements to enroll. If you can manage simple math (with a calculator), and if you are truly motivated to learn, our career-level tax preparation training is designed to take care of the rest! Enjoyable home study training from Ashworth Career School makes learning tax preparation easy and fun!
Travel Agent
Train for an exciting travel career. This course covers national and worldwide air travel, domestic and international cruises, rail and bus travel, lodging and accommodations, car rentals, tour packages, visas and passports, corporate travel, fare and reservation structures, ticketing procedures and more. You’ll also learn how to create an itinerary that satisfies individual client preferences, honor special requests for airline passengers, plan incentive travel and much more.
Veterinary Assisting
If you’re interested in the health and welfare of dogs, cats, horses and other creatures, and if you want to gain a scientific understanding of animal care, this course is for you. You’ll learn about animal physiology, pharmacology, behavioral issues and more. We’ll teach you how to assist in emergency care and physical exams, perform lab tests, prevent and treat common diseases and disorders, administer medications, nurse orphaned and wild animals and more.
Website Design
Would you like to know how to create your own Web page? Do you have the ambition to some day become a professional Web site designer? If so, Ashworth Career School's convenient home study course in Web site design is right for you! Eighteen clear, easy-to-follow lessons will arrive at your home. You'll start with the basics of Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), the special language of the Web. Then we'll teach you how to organize and plan Web content, develop color schemes, create graphic elements, work with frames, and many other essential techniques of Web site design. Next, we'll show you how to add links between documents, use JavaScript, insert multi-media elements, work with forms, create structures, and much more. Throughout your training, hands-on activities will challenge you to learn by doing. Sooner than you might think, you could have your own Web page up and running! If you're computer literate, know Windows, and are familiar with the Internet, you're ready to enroll. You need no prior design or programming experience to join us. Enjoyable home study training from Ashworth Career School makes learning Web site design easy and fun!