Advance Your Career with Professional Development Courses at MCC

At Middlesex Community College, professional development courses and certificates prepare employees to advance in or jumpstart their dream careers. Through the college’s Community Education and Training (CET) division, these offerings help develop marketable skills that are relevant to today’s workforce.

“MCC’s Community Education and Training division works with local industry partners to create and implement courses that meet the workforce’s needs,” said Caitlin Campopiano, MCC’s Director of Workforce Programs and Professional Education. “Employees advance in their careers, start on new paths, and enrich their lives with new experiences. Employers are set-up with knowledgeable and highly skilled employees who fill in-demand roles. It’s a win-win opportunity for all involved.”

MCC’s CET division works with industries to design programs with the most up-to-date knowledge and skills. Subjects include Information Technology (IT), computer applications, healthcare, management, business and communications.

Students looking to update their IT and computer application skills can engage in a suite of classes to be prepared to start entry level jobs in these fields. MCC’s Fall classes include Google IT Support Professional Certificate/Comp TIA A+ Exam, Comp TIA Fundamentals (ITF+) Certification Training, Microsoft Excel Certificate, and the Business Computer Applications Certificate.

MCC’s healthcare courses prepare students to sit for certification exams and enter the workforce in entry level roles with hands-on practice and training. Courses in the Fall semester include Phlebotomy for Healthcare Professionals, Dental Office Administration, Medical Terminology for Everyone, and Local Anesthesia courses among others.

For students looking to grow into a management role, Middlesex courses highlight knowledge of key concepts that are adaptable for students to work in management in a wide range of industries. MCC’s Fall 2023 offerings include the award-winning SHRM Essentials of Human Resources class, as well as a Management Certificate with courses on Workplace Communication, Understanding Motivation, Speaking with Confidence, Performance Management, and Introduction to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI).

During the Fall, Middlesex will also offer courses for employees to enter careers in entry-level business and communications fields. Courses include Accounting/Bookkeeping Fundamentals, Technical Writing, and Nonprofit Management and Grant Writing.

“One of the best ways to start or proceed in your career is by taking continuing education courses,” Campopiano said. “At Middlesex, we have professional development and personal enrichment classes that are flexible, affordable and relevant to a variety of needs.”