Featured Courses CPR Health Care Provider 11/07/26 - 11/07/26 12/02/26 - 12/02/26 01/12/27 - 01/12/27 02/02/27 - 02/02/27 03/02/27 - 03/02/27 04/05/27 - 04/05/27 05/01/27 - 05/01/27 Learn to recognize several life-threatening emergencies, give high-quality chest compressions, deliver appropriate ventilations, and provide early use of an AED. This course provides the information, training, demonstration and practice necessary to pass the CPR Health Care Provider. Design with Canva for Business or Social 11/09/26 - 11/09/26 Canva is a brilliant and easy way to create your own beautiful designs and graphics without any graphic design experience. Whether you have a business or social need, there is no one better to learn from than Carla Gentle, Professional and Certified Writer and Marketer with Marketing the Write Way, who uses Canva regularly for her own business needs. From presentations, social media, and newsletters, to logos, flyers, or just an image to use as you please, Canva has taken the graphics world by storm. In this class, learn the basic skills required to create and manage your own graphic design projects using powerful, built-in Canva tools, and more. Food Safety Manager Certification: ServSafe Course & Exam 11/17/26 - 11/17/26 12/16/26 - 12/16/26 02/15/27 - 02/15/27 03/23/27 - 03/23/27 04/21/27 - 04/21/27 05/19/27 - 05/19/27 Illinois regulations require food establishments to have at least one certified food protection manager (CFPM) on staff. This course uses the ServSafe program developed by the National Restaurant Association. Let Them Be Little: Understanding Kindergarten Readiness 11/19/26 - 11/19/26 Kindergarten readiness has become a major focus in early childhood education, but readiness is about more than early academics. This training examines how unrealistic expectations can unintentionally place pressure on young children and educators. Participants will explore developmentally appropriate expectations, the value of play, and the foundational skills children truly need before entering kindergarten. Through reflection and discussion, educators willconsider how to create environments that support confidence, independence, emotional regulation, communication, and curiosity while still honoring childhood. This session encourages professionals to see readiness as a process of healthy development rather than a race to the next stage. Be a Better Writer: 10 Easy Tips to Improve Your Writing Click the register link to see available sessions We write everyday: emails, social media posts, work projects, and even non-fiction or creative writing. Improving is just a matter of knowing some simple tricks to make your writing more impactful and readable. It may help you get a promotion at work or avoid rejection from a publisher. In this hands-on session, there will be writing/editing examples and exercises so you can see in real time how to make sentences flow properly while still maintaining reader interest. A workbook full of writing tips and tricks will be given to each participant. Advanced Drinking Water Class A and B Click the register link to see available sessions KCC, in partnership with Black Hawk College is offering this course. This course covers a majority of the significant procedures and concepts related to the operation and maintenance of Illinois Class A and Class B public water supply operations and will prepare students for the Class A and Class B water operators' IL EPA exam and certification. Students must meet specific experience, education, and examination requirements in order to qualify for certification. Advanced Wastewater Treatment Class 1 and 2 Click the register link to see available sessions KCC, in partnership with Black Hawk College offers this course to help prepare you for the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Class 1 and 2 Wastewater Operator Exam. Beginning Drinking Water Class C and D Click the register link to see available sessions KCC, in partnership with Black Hawk College is offering this course for those beginning a career in the water field. This course will prepare you for certification testing as a Class C and D Public Water Supply Operator. It will also serve as continuing education credits for Class A and B certificate holders. Beginning Wastewater Treatment Class 3 and 4 Click the register link to see available sessions KCC, in partnership with Black Hawk College offers this course to help prepare you for the Class 3 and Class 4 wastewater operators' state exam and IL EPA certification. Applicants must meet specific experience, education, and examination requirements in order to qualify for certification. You will earn three months of on-the-job credit by completing this class and gain confidence in your abilities as you take this first step in moving up in this vital water field. Precision Cutting: Clean Lines - Workshop for Hair Professionals Click the register link to see available sessions Take your cutting skills to the next level with this hands-on continuing education workshop focused on precision one-length cutting. Learn techniques for creating clean, polished lines on both straight and textured hair. Designed for licensed cosmetologists and hair professionals looking to refine their skills, improve precision, and expand their cutting techniques. Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Training Click the register link to see available sessions Click here to be notified about the next scheduled program. This course offered in partnership with Harbor House and Clove Alliance, provides an overview of sexual assault and domestic violence, including common forms of abuse, the dynamics of power and control, and the impact these experiences can have on individuals, families, and communities. Participants will explore how to respond when someone discloses an experience of abuse, identify ways to provide appropriate support, and learn about local resources available to survivors. The course emphasizes that abuse can affect anyone, regardless of age, gender, relationship, or circumstances, and highlights community resources. Beyond Clean-Up: Easier, Meaningful Transitions Click the register link to see available sessions Transitions can be challenging for young children and educators alike. Explore practical, developmentally appropriate strategies to make everyday transitions smoother, reduce stress, and build connection. Discover how routines, movement, songs, and visual supports can turn transitions into meaningful learning opportunities. Together, we will move beyond simply getting children from one activity to another and focus on creating transitions that support children's developmental needs and strengthen relationships. Beyond What Color Is It? Meaningful Conversations in Early Childhood Click the register link to see available sessions Are we having conversations with children or simply quizzing them? Explore how everyday interactions can become meaningful opportunities to build language, encourage curiosity, support critical thinking, and strengthen relationships. Participants will discover practical strategies for moving beyond questions with one right answer to creating rich, engaging conversations that follow children's interests and support learning through connection. Spanish Interpretation: Legal Interpreting Click the register link to see available sessions Court interpreters provide accurate interpretation and translation for witnesses and parties in courtrooms and other legal proceedings where legal terminology is used, and knowledge of legal procedures and processes is essential. This legal interpretation course allows the interpreter to practice through role playing the skills taught in class for a real world experience. Strategic Management Click the register link to see available sessions Strategy guides leaders to operate in ways that help them gain a sustainable advantage over their competitors. Simply stated, it reflects how the business, for profit or non-profit, competes in the markets and industries in which they are engaged. Achieving business alignment requires aligning the Strategy with their Vision and Mission. When a business's operational environment changes (and it always does!),these three elements must be reviewed for relevance, one against the other. This is especially true of the Strategy with its direct link to how and with whom the business competes. As industry competitors change their business models and/or new competitors arrive in the marketplace (and they always do!), the business Strategy must change, or it quickly becomes irrelevant in today's fast moving business environment.

Featured Courses

CPR Health Care Provider 11/07/26 - 11/07/26 12/02/26 - 12/02/26 01/12/27 - 01/12/27 02/02/27 - 02/02/27 03/02/27 - 03/02/27 04/05/27 - 04/05/27 05/01/27 - 05/01/27 Learn to recognize several life-threatening emergencies, give high-quality chest compressions, deliver appropriate ventilations, and provide early use of an AED. This course provides the information, training, demonstration and practice necessary to pass the CPR Health Care Provider.

Design with Canva for Business or Social 11/09/26 - 11/09/26 Canva is a brilliant and easy way to create your own beautiful designs and graphics without any graphic design experience. Whether you have a business or social need, there is no one better to learn from than Carla Gentle, Professional and Certified Writer and Marketer with Marketing the Write Way, who uses Canva regularly for her own business needs. From presentations, social media, and newsletters, to logos, flyers, or just an image to use as you please, Canva has taken the graphics world by storm. In this class, learn the basic skills required to create and manage your own graphic design projects using powerful, built-in Canva tools, and more.

Food Safety Manager Certification: ServSafe Course & Exam 11/17/26 - 11/17/26 12/16/26 - 12/16/26 02/15/27 - 02/15/27 03/23/27 - 03/23/27 04/21/27 - 04/21/27 05/19/27 - 05/19/27 Illinois regulations require food establishments to have at least one certified food protection manager (CFPM) on staff. This course uses the ServSafe program developed by the National Restaurant Association.

Let Them Be Little: Understanding Kindergarten Readiness 11/19/26 - 11/19/26 Kindergarten readiness has become a major focus in early childhood education, but readiness is about more than early academics. This training examines how unrealistic expectations can unintentionally place pressure on young children and educators. Participants will explore developmentally appropriate expectations, the value of play, and the foundational skills children truly need before entering kindergarten. Through reflection and discussion, educators willconsider how to create environments that support confidence, independence, emotional regulation, communication, and curiosity while still honoring childhood. This session encourages professionals to see readiness as a process of healthy development rather than a race to the next stage.

Be a Better Writer: 10 Easy Tips to Improve Your Writing Click the register link to see available sessions We write everyday: emails, social media posts, work projects, and even non-fiction or creative writing. Improving is just a matter of knowing some simple tricks to make your writing more impactful and readable. It may help you get a promotion at work or avoid rejection from a publisher. In this hands-on session, there will be writing/editing examples and exercises so you can see in real time how to make sentences flow properly while still maintaining reader interest. A workbook full of writing tips and tricks will be given to each participant.

Advanced Drinking Water Class A and B Click the register link to see available sessions KCC, in partnership with Black Hawk College is offering this course. This course covers a majority of the significant procedures and concepts related to the operation and maintenance of Illinois Class A and Class B public water supply operations and will prepare students for the Class A and Class B water operators' IL EPA exam and certification. Students must meet specific experience, education, and examination requirements in order to qualify for certification.

Advanced Wastewater Treatment Class 1 and 2 Click the register link to see available sessions KCC, in partnership with Black Hawk College offers this course to help prepare you for the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Class 1 and 2 Wastewater Operator Exam.

Beginning Drinking Water Class C and D Click the register link to see available sessions KCC, in partnership with Black Hawk College is offering this course for those beginning a career in the water field. This course will prepare you for certification testing as a Class C and D Public Water Supply Operator. It will also serve as continuing education credits for Class A and B certificate holders.

Beginning Wastewater Treatment Class 3 and 4 Click the register link to see available sessions KCC, in partnership with Black Hawk College offers this course to help prepare you for the Class 3 and Class 4 wastewater operators' state exam and IL EPA certification. Applicants must meet specific experience, education, and examination requirements in order to qualify for certification. You will earn three months of on-the-job credit by completing this class and gain confidence in your abilities as you take this first step in moving up in this vital water field.

Precision Cutting: Clean Lines - Workshop for Hair Professionals Click the register link to see available sessions Take your cutting skills to the next level with this hands-on continuing education workshop focused on precision one-length cutting. Learn techniques for creating clean, polished lines on both straight and textured hair. Designed for licensed cosmetologists and hair professionals looking to refine their skills, improve precision, and expand their cutting techniques.

Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Training Click the register link to see available sessions Click here to be notified about the next scheduled program. This course offered in partnership with Harbor House and Clove Alliance, provides an overview of sexual assault and domestic violence, including common forms of abuse, the dynamics of power and control, and the impact these experiences can have on individuals, families, and communities. Participants will explore how to respond when someone discloses an experience of abuse, identify ways to provide appropriate support, and learn about local resources available to survivors. The course emphasizes that abuse can affect anyone, regardless of age, gender, relationship, or circumstances, and highlights community resources.

Beyond Clean-Up: Easier, Meaningful Transitions Click the register link to see available sessions Transitions can be challenging for young children and educators alike. Explore practical, developmentally appropriate strategies to make everyday transitions smoother, reduce stress, and build connection. Discover how routines, movement, songs, and visual supports can turn transitions into meaningful learning opportunities. Together, we will move beyond simply getting children from one activity to another and focus on creating transitions that support children's developmental needs and strengthen relationships.

Beyond What Color Is It? Meaningful Conversations in Early Childhood Click the register link to see available sessions Are we having conversations with children or simply quizzing them? Explore how everyday interactions can become meaningful opportunities to build language, encourage curiosity, support critical thinking, and strengthen relationships. Participants will discover practical strategies for moving beyond questions with one right answer to creating rich, engaging conversations that follow children's interests and support learning through connection.

Spanish Interpretation: Legal Interpreting Click the register link to see available sessions Court interpreters provide accurate interpretation and translation for witnesses and parties in courtrooms and other legal proceedings where legal terminology is used, and knowledge of legal procedures and processes is essential. This legal interpretation course allows the interpreter to practice through role playing the skills taught in class for a real world experience.

Strategic Management Click the register link to see available sessions Strategy guides leaders to operate in ways that help them gain a sustainable advantage over their competitors. Simply stated, it reflects how the business, for profit or non-profit, competes in the markets and industries in which they are engaged. Achieving business alignment requires aligning the Strategy with their Vision and Mission. When a business's operational environment changes (and it always does!),these three elements must be reviewed for relevance, one against the other. This is especially true of the Strategy with its direct link to how and with whom the business competes. As industry competitors change their business models and/or new competitors arrive in the marketplace (and they always do!), the business Strategy must change, or it quickly becomes irrelevant in today's fast moving business environment.