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TechSkills is a nationally recognized innovator in education delivery, specializing in skills and certification training for careers in Information Technology, Healthcare Services and Business. it is a private, for-profit provider of career training for adult learners. The company operates 28 campuses in 17 states in the United States.

History

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TechSkills was founded in 1996 as AmeriTrain. Its first campus opened in Brookfield, Wisconsin in 1996. In 1999, the company was renamed TechSkills. Five new campuses were opened in 1999, with 12 campuses added in 2000, nine campuses in 2001, and one campus in 2002. TechSkills’ corporate headquarters was relocated to Austin, Texas in 2001. More than 40,000 students have graduated from their programs.[1]

Campus locations

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Arizona

Phoenix

Mesa

California

San Jose

Oakland

Colorado

Greenwood Village (Denver)

Florida

Maitland (Orlando)

Tampa

Indiana

Indianapolis

Kansas

Lenexa (Kansas City)

Minnesota

Bloomington (Minneapolis)

Missouri

St. Louis

Nevada

Las Vegas

North Carolina

Charlotte

High Point (Greensboro)

Raleigh

Ohio

Cincinnati

Independence (Cleveland)

Columbus

Oklahoma

Oklahoma City

Tennessee

Memphis

Nashville

Texas

Dallas

Fort Worth

Houston

San Antonio

Utah

Murray (Salt Lake City)

Wisconsin

Madison

Brookfield (Milwaukee)

Accreditation

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The following TechSkills campuses are nationally accredited by the Accrediting Council for Continuing Education & Training (ACCET)[2]: Charlotte, Greensboro, Raleigh, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Memphis, Nashville, Salt Lake City, Madison, Milwaukee, Phoenix and Mesa.

Courses of study

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TechSkills offers career education programs in Information Technology, Health Sciences, Accounting & Bookkeeping, and Project Management. TechSkills students may pursue industry certification through Information Technology vendors including Microsoft, Cisco, Oracle, CompTIA, Sun, Prosoft, (ISC)2, and Planet3 Wireless; and through Health Services associations including the National Healthcareer Association and the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board. Information Technology graduates may enter careers in IT engineering, network design, software development, database administration, IT security, web design or computer hardware. Health Services graduates may enter careers in medical coding, medical billing, medical transcription, medical office administration or pharmacy.


Learning model

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TechSkills utilizes blended learning to deliver its education programs, and emphasizes flexibility and preparation for employment.


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1. "Living By Their Mission Statement: TechSkills Thrives By Providing Life-Changing Education." Career Education Review, July 2007. pp. 18-23. http://www.workforce-com.com/cer/docs/summaries2007/CERfeatures7_07.pdf

2. Accrediting Council for Continuing Education & Training http://www.accet.org/

TechSkills website http://www.techskills.edu