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Kankakee Community College, in partnership with ed2go, offers online open enrollment programs designed to provide the skills necessary to acquire professional level positions for many in-demand occupations. The programs are designed by a team of professionals from each respective field, providing you with effective web-based learning programs. Instructors/mentors are actively involved in your online learning experience, responding to any questions or concerns, as well as encouraging and motivating you to succeed.

Featured Courses GED Test Preparation - Online Course 08/18/21 - 10/08/21 09/15/21 - 11/05/21 10/13/21 - 12/03/21 Discover the areas you need to work on in order to pass the GED Test. This course will help you analyze your strengths and weaknesses in all four areas of the GED, so that you can focus your studying on the areas you need most. SAT/ACT Prep - Part 1- English and Science - Online Course 08/18/21 - 10/08/21 09/15/21 - 11/05/21 10/13/21 - 12/03/21 Enhancing your performance on both the SAT/ACT is instrumental in determining your choice of college. This course will prepare you for specific types of questions in Reading, English and Science and give you pointers on time management, anxiety relief, scoring and general standardize test-taking. SAT/ACT Prep - Part 2 - Math - Online Course 08/18/21 - 10/08/21 09/15/21 - 11/05/21 10/13/21 - 12/03/21 Gain all the information you need to do well on the math portion of the ACT and new SAT. This course will provide you with a complete review of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, and basic math skills, and teach useful tips to manage your time wisely. TEAS Prep 2 - Online Course This course contains no sessions Click here to be notified about the next scheduled program. The path to becoming a nurse starts with nursing school. Admission to nursing school depends on several factors, including your score on the standardized Test of Essential Academic Skills (TEAS). This course will prepare you for the Mathematics and Science portion of the TEAS exam. You will learn to analyze and solve mathematical and scientific question types, similar to those you will encounter on the exam. Upon course completion, you will be ready to sit for and pass the TEAS Mathematics and Science section. Grammar Refresher Part 1 - Online Course 08/18/21 - 10/08/21 09/15/21 - 11/05/21 10/13/21 - 12/03/21 Develop your English grammar skills and take your writing and speaking to the next level of excellence in this course. This course explores the eight parts of speech, punctuation and mechanics, and foundational sentence construction. Grammar for ESL - Online Course 08/18/21 - 10/08/21 09/15/21 - 11/05/21 10/13/21 - 12/03/21 Prepare for mainstream English classes as a non-native speaker. This course is designed as an in-depth analysis of English grammar for intermediate to advanced English as Second Language college students. Writing for ESL - Online Course 08/18/21 - 10/08/21 09/15/21 - 11/05/21 10/13/21 - 12/03/21 Learn to write in English more effectively so you can achieve your goals and dreams. This course will teach you how to write clearly, logically, and cohesively in any academic or work setting. Introduction to Statistics - Online Course 08/18/21 - 10/08/21 09/15/21 - 11/05/21 10/13/21 - 12/03/21 Improve your understanding of data and learn how to develop graphs and charts. With real-world applications and easy-to-understand examples drawn from business, health care, sports, education, and politics, this course provides the skills and knowledge you need to start analyzing data. Explore a Career as a Pharmacy Technician - Online Course 08/18/21 - 10/08/21 09/15/21 - 11/05/21 10/13/21 - 12/03/21 Take a look at the many job settings and career paths open to you if you become a pharmacy technician. This course will help you master the skills that will prepare you for and entry-level position as a pharmacy tech or clerk, and the steps you can take to become certified. In addition, you'll learn about the important laws and regulations that govern pharmacies. Become a Veterinary Assistant - Online Course 08/18/21 - 10/08/21 09/15/21 - 11/05/21 10/13/21 - 12/03/21 Are you considering a career as a veterinary assistant? This course will answer all of your questions and more as you learn about pet nutrition, preventing parasites, health and safety issues, reasons for and against spaying and neutering, and how to best assist owners in times of need. Become a Veterinary Assistant II: Canine Reproduction - Online Course 08/18/21 - 10/08/21 09/15/21 - 11/05/21 10/13/21 - 12/03/21 Learn the principles of sound dog breeding from a practicing veterinarian. This course will provide you with the essential facts of the entire canine breeding cycle, from assessing the health of parents to puppy care. Become a Veterinary Assistant III: Practical Skills - Online Course 08/18/21 - 10/08/21 09/15/21 - 11/05/21 10/13/21 - 12/03/21 Learn the practical skills you need to become a successful veterinary assistant. This course provides detailed videos and cutting-edge graphics to demonstrate procedures and techniques you'll use on the job. Become an Optical Assistant - Online Course 08/18/21 - 10/08/21 09/15/21 - 11/05/21 10/13/21 - 12/03/21 Learn why optical assisting is such as interesting job and how rewarding it can be to help people solve their vision problems. This course is a great way to start your career as it will help you better understand everything that's involved in the job and how you can become certified and licensed optical assistant. Explore a Career as a Clinical Medical Assistant - Online Course 08/18/21 - 10/08/21 09/15/21 - 11/05/21 10/13/21 - 12/03/21 Learn what it takes to have a successful career as a clinical medical assistant in the exciting and high-demand world of healthcare. Medical Terminology: A Word Association Approach - Online Course This course contains no sessions Click here to be notified about the next scheduled program. If you have ever had trouble memorizing medical terms, this course (and word association approach) is for you. You'll learn medical terminology from an anatomical approach by looking at each root term, its origin, a combined form, and an example of non-medical everyday usage. Medical Terminology II: A Focus on Human Disease - Online Course 08/18/21 - 10/08/21 09/15/21 - 11/05/21 10/13/21 - 12/03/21 Learn medical terminology related to all 11 of the body's organ systems, and review different diagnostic and treatment procedures for each system. This course includes lessons and activities designed to help you understand and remember the medical terminology you learn. Wow, What a Great Event! - Online Course 08/18/21 - 10/08/21 09/15/21 - 11/05/21 10/13/21 - 12/03/21 Learn proven techniques for planning successful events from a master event planner. This course will teach you how to develop the skills, find the resources, and gain the confidence to plan any event. Introduction to PC Security - Online Course 08/18/21 - 10/08/21 09/15/21 - 11/05/21 10/13/21 - 12/03/21 Learn why you're at risk and what you can do to protect your precious personal and business data from the outside world. In this course, a security expert will teach you the fundamentals of PC and network security as you learn to install and configure a firewall to build an impenetrable moat around your computer or network. Advanced PC Security - Online Course 08/18/21 - 10/08/21 09/15/21 - 11/05/21 10/13/21 - 12/03/21 You can become a hacker, legally and ethically. This course will teach you to think like a hacker as you master the use of hacking tools and techniques to better secure your network and keep your private information private. Introduction to SQL - Online Course 08/18/21 - 10/08/21 09/15/21 - 11/05/21 10/13/21 - 12/03/21 Gain a solid working knowledge of the most powerful and widely used database programming language. This course will provide you the skills to write SQL queries to create tables, retrieve data from single or multiple tables, manipulate data in a database, and gather statistics from data stored in a database. Intermediate SQL - Online Course 08/18/21 - 10/08/21 09/15/21 - 11/05/21 10/13/21 - 12/03/21 Gain confidence using a wide range of advanced SQL techniques. This course will expand your SQL knowledge and provide skills for writing powerful queries that perform complicated searches and sorts of data. Introduction to JavaScript - Online Course 08/18/21 - 10/08/21 09/15/21 - 11/05/21 10/13/21 - 12/03/21 Build on your knowledge of HTML and CCS by adding interactivity to your web pages with JavaScript. This course provides hands-on practice as you start with the basics and move on to more advanced topics to master not just JavaScript but jQuery as well. Introduction to Mobile Security - Online Course This course contains no sessions Click here to be notified about the next scheduled program. In this course learn to defend mobile devices that are vulnerable to cyber attacks. This course not only defends the fundamentals of mobile security but also provides hands-on experience through the use of live virtual machine labs , lab simulations and case projects. Basic CompTIA A+ Certification Prep - Online Course 08/18/21 - 10/08/21 09/15/21 - 11/05/21 10/13/21 - 12/03/21 Learn to work on common computer hardware and showcase your skills with a Basic CompTIA A+ Certification. This course teaches the inner workings of the computer as well as how to configure and troubleshoot in real-world environments with hands-on practice. Intermediate Comp TIA A+ Certification Prep - Online Course 08/18/21 - 10/08/21 09/15/21 - 11/05/21 10/13/21 - 12/03/21 Take the second step toward becoming a CompTIA A+ certified tech by mastering virtualization, multifunction devices, three flavors of Windows, plus macOS and Linux operating systems. CompTIA® Network and Certification Prep - Online Course 08/18/21 - 10/08/21 09/15/21 - 11/05/21 10/13/21 - 12/03/21 This course will help you gain skills and confidence in your ability to build and service networks as you prepare for CompTIA Network +Certification. This course will teach you everything that you need to take and successfully pass the CompTIA Network + Certification exam (N10-007). CompTIA Security+ Certification Prep - Online Course 08/18/21 - 10/08/21 09/15/21 - 11/05/21 10/13/21 - 12/03/21 Gain the skills you need to work in the fast-growing computer security field. This preparation course covers key terminology and concepts you need to know and includes study tools, practice questions, and games to help you successfully pass the challenging CompTIA Security+ certification exam (SYO-501). Creating Web Pages - Online Course 08/18/21 - 10/08/21 09/15/21 - 11/05/21 10/13/21 - 12/03/21 Learn the basics of HTML so you can design, create, and post your very own website. This course will help you plan content, structure and layout of your website, create neatly formatted text, build links, and add color, graphics and tables, as well as understand no-cost web marketing strategies and SEO. Creating WordPress Websites - Online Course 08/18/21 - 10/08/21 09/15/21 - 11/05/21 10/13/21 - 12/03/21 Create attractive, sophisticated blogs and websites without any coding! This course provides hands-on experience creating web pages and posts, adding images and videos, changing a site's look and feel, and working with user-friendly features. Intermediate WordPress Websites - Online Course 08/18/21 - 10/08/21 09/15/21 - 11/05/21 10/13/21 - 12/03/21 Discover how to add features to and customize websites built with WordPress, the world's most popular website building platform. This course will help you build interactive sites where visitors can comment on your articles, fill out forms and applications, buy your products, and even make appointments. Write Effective Web Content - Online Course 08/18/21 - 10/08/21 09/15/21 - 11/05/21 10/13/21 - 12/03/21 Learn the skills and techniques you will need to make your website or blog a must-visit site on the Internet. This course will teach you how to write web content and produce multimedia that speaks to viewers in an engaging, clear, and interactive way. Introduction to Google Analytics - Online Course 08/18/21 - 10/08/21 09/15/21 - 11/05/21 10/13/21 - 12/03/21 Learn to use Google Analytics to make the most of your online traffic. This course guides you step-by-step, report-by-report, through the major parts of the Google Analytics interface including how to track visits, determine your best content, understand demographics, recognize patterns of use, and more. How to Get Started in Game Development - Online Course 08/18/21 - 10/08/21 09/15/21 - 11/05/21 10/13/21 - 12/03/21 Prepare to start developing your own games. This course provides the fundamentals of game development, tools and techniques for better game design decisions, and ways to position your games for success.

Featured Courses

GED Test Preparation - Online Course 08/18/21 - 10/08/21 09/15/21 - 11/05/21 10/13/21 - 12/03/21 Discover the areas you need to work on in order to pass the GED Test. This course will help you analyze your strengths and weaknesses in all four areas of the GED, so that you can focus your studying on the areas you need most.

SAT/ACT Prep - Part 1- English and Science - Online Course 08/18/21 - 10/08/21 09/15/21 - 11/05/21 10/13/21 - 12/03/21 Enhancing your performance on both the SAT/ACT is instrumental in determining your choice of college. This course will prepare you for specific types of questions in Reading, English and Science and give you pointers on time management, anxiety relief, scoring and general standardize test-taking.

SAT/ACT Prep - Part 2 - Math - Online Course 08/18/21 - 10/08/21 09/15/21 - 11/05/21 10/13/21 - 12/03/21 Gain all the information you need to do well on the math portion of the ACT and new SAT. This course will provide you with a complete review of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, and basic math skills, and teach useful tips to manage your time wisely.

TEAS Prep 2 - Online Course This course contains no sessions Click here to be notified about the next scheduled program. The path to becoming a nurse starts with nursing school. Admission to nursing school depends on several factors, including your score on the standardized Test of Essential Academic Skills (TEAS). This course will prepare you for the Mathematics and Science portion of the TEAS exam. You will learn to analyze and solve mathematical and scientific question types, similar to those you will encounter on the exam. Upon course completion, you will be ready to sit for and pass the TEAS Mathematics and Science section.

Grammar Refresher Part 1 - Online Course 08/18/21 - 10/08/21 09/15/21 - 11/05/21 10/13/21 - 12/03/21 Develop your English grammar skills and take your writing and speaking to the next level of excellence in this course. This course explores the eight parts of speech, punctuation and mechanics, and foundational sentence construction.

Grammar for ESL - Online Course 08/18/21 - 10/08/21 09/15/21 - 11/05/21 10/13/21 - 12/03/21 Prepare for mainstream English classes as a non-native speaker. This course is designed as an in-depth analysis of English grammar for intermediate to advanced English as Second Language college students.

Writing for ESL - Online Course 08/18/21 - 10/08/21 09/15/21 - 11/05/21 10/13/21 - 12/03/21 Learn to write in English more effectively so you can achieve your goals and dreams. This course will teach you how to write clearly, logically, and cohesively in any academic or work setting.

Introduction to Statistics - Online Course 08/18/21 - 10/08/21 09/15/21 - 11/05/21 10/13/21 - 12/03/21 Improve your understanding of data and learn how to develop graphs and charts. With real-world applications and easy-to-understand examples drawn from business, health care, sports, education, and politics, this course provides the skills and knowledge you need to start analyzing data.

Explore a Career as a Pharmacy Technician - Online Course 08/18/21 - 10/08/21 09/15/21 - 11/05/21 10/13/21 - 12/03/21 Take a look at the many job settings and career paths open to you if you become a pharmacy technician. This course will help you master the skills that will prepare you for and entry-level position as a pharmacy tech or clerk, and the steps you can take to become certified. In addition, you'll learn about the important laws and regulations that govern pharmacies.

Become a Veterinary Assistant - Online Course 08/18/21 - 10/08/21 09/15/21 - 11/05/21 10/13/21 - 12/03/21 Are you considering a career as a veterinary assistant? This course will answer all of your questions and more as you learn about pet nutrition, preventing parasites, health and safety issues, reasons for and against spaying and neutering, and how to best assist owners in times of need.

Become a Veterinary Assistant II: Canine Reproduction - Online Course 08/18/21 - 10/08/21 09/15/21 - 11/05/21 10/13/21 - 12/03/21 Learn the principles of sound dog breeding from a practicing veterinarian. This course will provide you with the essential facts of the entire canine breeding cycle, from assessing the health of parents to puppy care.

Become a Veterinary Assistant III: Practical Skills - Online Course 08/18/21 - 10/08/21 09/15/21 - 11/05/21 10/13/21 - 12/03/21 Learn the practical skills you need to become a successful veterinary assistant. This course provides detailed videos and cutting-edge graphics to demonstrate procedures and techniques you'll use on the job.

Become an Optical Assistant - Online Course 08/18/21 - 10/08/21 09/15/21 - 11/05/21 10/13/21 - 12/03/21 Learn why optical assisting is such as interesting job and how rewarding it can be to help people solve their vision problems. This course is a great way to start your career as it will help you better understand everything that's involved in the job and how you can become certified and licensed optical assistant.

Explore a Career as a Clinical Medical Assistant - Online Course 08/18/21 - 10/08/21 09/15/21 - 11/05/21 10/13/21 - 12/03/21 Learn what it takes to have a successful career as a clinical medical assistant in the exciting and high-demand world of healthcare.

Medical Terminology: A Word Association Approach - Online Course This course contains no sessions Click here to be notified about the next scheduled program. If you have ever had trouble memorizing medical terms, this course (and word association approach) is for you. You'll learn medical terminology from an anatomical approach by looking at each root term, its origin, a combined form, and an example of non-medical everyday usage.

Medical Terminology II: A Focus on Human Disease - Online Course 08/18/21 - 10/08/21 09/15/21 - 11/05/21 10/13/21 - 12/03/21 Learn medical terminology related to all 11 of the body's organ systems, and review different diagnostic and treatment procedures for each system. This course includes lessons and activities designed to help you understand and remember the medical terminology you learn.

Wow, What a Great Event! - Online Course 08/18/21 - 10/08/21 09/15/21 - 11/05/21 10/13/21 - 12/03/21 Learn proven techniques for planning successful events from a master event planner. This course will teach you how to develop the skills, find the resources, and gain the confidence to plan any event.

Introduction to PC Security - Online Course 08/18/21 - 10/08/21 09/15/21 - 11/05/21 10/13/21 - 12/03/21 Learn why you're at risk and what you can do to protect your precious personal and business data from the outside world. In this course, a security expert will teach you the fundamentals of PC and network security as you learn to install and configure a firewall to build an impenetrable moat around your computer or network.

Advanced PC Security - Online Course 08/18/21 - 10/08/21 09/15/21 - 11/05/21 10/13/21 - 12/03/21 You can become a hacker, legally and ethically. This course will teach you to think like a hacker as you master the use of hacking tools and techniques to better secure your network and keep your private information private.

Introduction to SQL - Online Course 08/18/21 - 10/08/21 09/15/21 - 11/05/21 10/13/21 - 12/03/21 Gain a solid working knowledge of the most powerful and widely used database programming language. This course will provide you the skills to write SQL queries to create tables, retrieve data from single or multiple tables, manipulate data in a database, and gather statistics from data stored in a database.

Intermediate SQL - Online Course 08/18/21 - 10/08/21 09/15/21 - 11/05/21 10/13/21 - 12/03/21 Gain confidence using a wide range of advanced SQL techniques. This course will expand your SQL knowledge and provide skills for writing powerful queries that perform complicated searches and sorts of data.

Introduction to JavaScript - Online Course 08/18/21 - 10/08/21 09/15/21 - 11/05/21 10/13/21 - 12/03/21 Build on your knowledge of HTML and CCS by adding interactivity to your web pages with JavaScript. This course provides hands-on practice as you start with the basics and move on to more advanced topics to master not just JavaScript but jQuery as well.

Introduction to Mobile Security - Online Course This course contains no sessions Click here to be notified about the next scheduled program. In this course learn to defend mobile devices that are vulnerable to cyber attacks. This course not only defends the fundamentals of mobile security but also provides hands-on experience through the use of live virtual machine labs , lab simulations and case projects.

Basic CompTIA A+ Certification Prep - Online Course 08/18/21 - 10/08/21 09/15/21 - 11/05/21 10/13/21 - 12/03/21 Learn to work on common computer hardware and showcase your skills with a Basic CompTIA A+ Certification. This course teaches the inner workings of the computer as well as how to configure and troubleshoot in real-world environments with hands-on practice.

Intermediate Comp TIA A+ Certification Prep - Online Course 08/18/21 - 10/08/21 09/15/21 - 11/05/21 10/13/21 - 12/03/21 Take the second step toward becoming a CompTIA A+ certified tech by mastering virtualization, multifunction devices, three flavors of Windows, plus macOS and Linux operating systems.

CompTIA® Network and Certification Prep - Online Course 08/18/21 - 10/08/21 09/15/21 - 11/05/21 10/13/21 - 12/03/21 This course will help you gain skills and confidence in your ability to build and service networks as you prepare for CompTIA Network +Certification. This course will teach you everything that you need to take and successfully pass the CompTIA Network + Certification exam (N10-007).

CompTIA Security+ Certification Prep - Online Course 08/18/21 - 10/08/21 09/15/21 - 11/05/21 10/13/21 - 12/03/21 Gain the skills you need to work in the fast-growing computer security field. This preparation course covers key terminology and concepts you need to know and includes study tools, practice questions, and games to help you successfully pass the challenging CompTIA Security+ certification exam (SYO-501).

Creating Web Pages - Online Course 08/18/21 - 10/08/21 09/15/21 - 11/05/21 10/13/21 - 12/03/21 Learn the basics of HTML so you can design, create, and post your very own website. This course will help you plan content, structure and layout of your website, create neatly formatted text, build links, and add color, graphics and tables, as well as understand no-cost web marketing strategies and SEO.

Creating WordPress Websites - Online Course 08/18/21 - 10/08/21 09/15/21 - 11/05/21 10/13/21 - 12/03/21 Create attractive, sophisticated blogs and websites without any coding! This course provides hands-on experience creating web pages and posts, adding images and videos, changing a site's look and feel, and working with user-friendly features.

Intermediate WordPress Websites - Online Course 08/18/21 - 10/08/21 09/15/21 - 11/05/21 10/13/21 - 12/03/21 Discover how to add features to and customize websites built with WordPress, the world's most popular website building platform. This course will help you build interactive sites where visitors can comment on your articles, fill out forms and applications, buy your products, and even make appointments.

Write Effective Web Content - Online Course 08/18/21 - 10/08/21 09/15/21 - 11/05/21 10/13/21 - 12/03/21 Learn the skills and techniques you will need to make your website or blog a must-visit site on the Internet. This course will teach you how to write web content and produce multimedia that speaks to viewers in an engaging, clear, and interactive way.

Introduction to Google Analytics - Online Course 08/18/21 - 10/08/21 09/15/21 - 11/05/21 10/13/21 - 12/03/21 Learn to use Google Analytics to make the most of your online traffic. This course guides you step-by-step, report-by-report, through the major parts of the Google Analytics interface including how to track visits, determine your best content, understand demographics, recognize patterns of use, and more.

How to Get Started in Game Development - Online Course 08/18/21 - 10/08/21 09/15/21 - 11/05/21 10/13/21 - 12/03/21 Prepare to start developing your own games. This course provides the fundamentals of game development, tools and techniques for better game design decisions, and ways to position your games for success.