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Aircraft Powerplant Technology
USU - Eastern
This program equips students with the necessary skills for a career in aviation maintenance. After completing this certificate, students will meet the Federal Aviation Administration requirements to take the General and Airframe tests required to earn their FAA Airframe license.
Program Objectives
- Perform aviation engine maintenance in alignment with FAA Standards.
- Prepare for FAA Licensing by fulfilling all prerequisites to sit for the Federal Aviation Administration General and Airframe licensing exams, qualifying for certification and practice in the field.
- Interpret diagnostic material for aviation maintenance and repair.
- Record maintenance logs and certify the airworthiness of aircraft.
CNC Machine Operator
Ogden-Weber - Main, Salt Lake - Main
The essential role of a machine operator is to operate Computer Numerical Control machines to fabricate parts under the supervision of a machinist. The technician loads parts in the machine, cycles machine and safely and accurately to pre-form a variety of functions.
Program Objectives
- Obtain general knowledge in manufacturing setting.
- Operate Computer Numerical Controlled lathe.
- Operate Computer Numerical Controlled vertical mill.
Commercial Driver’s License - Class A
Bridgerland - Main, Davis - Main, Dixie - Main, Mountainland - Main, Salt Lake - Main, Snow - Ephraim, Southwest - Main, Tooele - Main, Uintah Basin - Main, USU - Eastern
The Commercial Driver’s License - Class A (CDL) program prepares students with the skills and knowledge they need to join the professional driving industry. This course fulfills Entry Level Driver Training requirements for CDL training in accordance with Part 380 of the Federal Motor Carriers Safety Regulations.
Program Objectives
- Demonstrate basic truck operating procedures.
- Demonstrate safe operating procedures.
- Learn and practice advanced operating procedures.
- Practice vehicle inspections (pre/post-trip).
- Review non-driving activities.
Commercial Driver’s License - Class B
Dixie - Main, Tooele - Main, Uintah Basin - Main
The Commercial Driver’s License - Class B program prepares students with the skills and knowledge they need to join the professional driving industry. This course fulfills the Federal Entry Level Driver Training requirements found in Pt 380 of the Federal Code of Federal Regulations.
Program Objectives
- Demonstrate Basic Truck operation procedures and skills.
- Demonstrate safe operating procedures.
- Learn and Practice defensive driving techniques.
- Drive and control a class B truck on local, city, county, and interstate highways and roads.
- Practice vehicle inspections (pre/post-trip, enroute).
- Practice safe backing techniques.
- Review Non-driving activities (HOS, Cargo securement).
Cosmetology
Bridgerland - Main, Davis - Main, Mountainland - Main, Ogden-Weber - Main, Snow - Ephraim, Tooele - Main, USU - Eastern
The Cosmetology Program is designed to prepare students for employment in cosmetology, barbering, and hair design, as well as skin and nail care. This program prepares students for employment in a salon and/or to open a new salon or barbering business. Students in this program develop communication, professional behavior, and other core skills for working in this profession. Students work with guests in a well-equipped lab and perform these skills with the newest techniques, products, and equipment available in the industry. Students learn to communicate with customers, analyze skin, hair, and nails, and perform the duties of hair cutting, coloring, styling, chemical texture services, basic skin and nail care, and hair extension procedures.
Upon completion of the program, students are prepared to take the National Interstate Council of State Boards of Cosmetology/Barbering Licensure, and examination required for licensure.
Program Objectives
- Demonstrate principles and cosmetology/barbering skills: shampooing, arranging, dressing, curling, styling, men and women haircutting, straight razor shaving, hair extensions, chemical texture services, haircoloring, skin care, nail services, and other concepts essential to becoming a successful cosmetologist/barber.
- Demonstrate principles and practices related to nail technology skills, manicuring, pedicuring, gel, and acrylic application, manual and electric filing, polishing, nail removal, client consultation and other concepts essential to becoming a successful nail technician.
- Demonstrate principles and practices related to esthetics and facial treatments.
- Explain general sciences related to cosmetology/barbering such as anatomy, infection control, hair structure, skin and nail structure, diseases and disorders, chemistry and electricity.
- Demonstrate salon processes and etiquette with sanitation procedures necessary for the health and safety of clients and workers.
- Perform cosmetology/barbering services on mannequins and public guests.
- Communicate eff
Fabrication and Fitting
Mountainland - Main
In this Fabrication and Fitting program, students will learn the base principles and practices of metal fabrication across a wide variety of industrial standards. Students will learn how to read blueprints and assemble metal products according to engineered drawings. They will also learn fabrication skills, according to specific standards and codes set in place by major industrial organizations, such as the American Welding Society and the American Petroleum Institute.
Program Objectives
- Operate common fabrication equipment such as drill presses, brake presses, and overhead cranes in the safest manner possible.
- Sketch drawings of fabricated product based on the application, using fundamentals of design.
- Apply the mathematics of engineering to produce a blueprint or drawing.
- Operate common machinery found in a fabrication shop, including the pipe threader, CNC tables, and overhead cranes.
- Turn drawings into physical fabricated products, including steel pipe assemblies, structural components, and any other form of metal product that would require different skills to build.
- Operate basic welding equipment, thermal cutting equipment, and hand-tools to effectively fabricate a wide range of products.
Lineman Pre-Apprenticeship
Uintah Basin - Main
This program provides students with the essential knowledge and hands-on skills required for entry-level roles in the utility and electrical services industry. Through a combination of classroom instruction and practical training, students will gain a solid foundation in electrical theory, workplace safety, and field operations. The curriculum emphasizes real-world applications, including climbing techniques, rigging, electrical safety, and substation familiarity, preparing students for work in high-voltage environments and utility fieldwork.
Master Barber
Ogden-Weber - Main, Tooele - Main
This program is designed to prepare students to enter the world of professional barbering. Students can secure employment in a salon and/or prepare to open their own barber shop. Students will develop communication, professional behavior, and the core skills of working in a business. Students will work with salon guests in a well-equipped salon and will perform these skills with the newest techniques, products and equipment in the industry. Students learn to communicate with customers, analyze hair, perform the duties of hair cutting, coloring, styling, and chemical texture services.
Students are prepared to take the National Interstate Council (NIC) Hair Design Theory and Barber Styling Practical examinations required for licensure in the State of Utah.
Program Objectives
- Demonstrate principles and hair design/barbering skills; shampooing, styling, men and women haircutting, straight razor shaving, hair extensions, chemical texture services, haircoloring, and other concepts essential to becoming a successful hair designer and barber.
- Explain general sciences, related to hair design/barbering such as anatomy, infection control, hair structure, diseases and disorders, chemistry and electricity.
- Demonstrate salon processes and etiquette with sanitation procedures necessary for the health and safety of clients and self.
- Perform hair design/barbering services on mannequins and public guests.
- Communicate effectively with salon guests and coworkers.
- Demonstrate communication through electronic, verbal and written formats.
- Prepare for state board licensure examinations and licensing for the State of Utah
- Explain and practice first aid.
Master Hair Design and Master Barber
Mountainland - Main
This program is designed to prepare students to enter the world of hair design and barbering. Students can secure employment in a salon and/or prepare to open a new salon business. Students will develop communication, professional behavior, and the core skills of working in a salon business.
Students will work with salon guests in a well-equipped salon and will perform these skills with the newest techniques, products and equipment in the industry. Students learn to communicate with customers, analyze hair, perform the duties of hair cutting, coloring, styling, and chemical texture services.
Students are prepared to take the National Interstate Council (NIC) Hair Design Theory and Barber Styling Practical examinations required for licensure in the State of Utah.
Program Objectives
- Demonstrate principles and hair design/barbering skills; shampooing, styling, men and women haircutting, straight razor shaving, hair extensions, chemical texture services, haircoloring, and other concepts essential to becoming a successful hair designer and barber.
- Explain general sciences, related to hair design/barbering such as anatomy, infection control, hair structure, diseases and disorders, chemistry and electricity.
- Demonstrate salon processes and etiquette with sanitation procedures necessary for the health and safety of clients and self.
- Perform hair design/barbering services on Mannequins and public guests.
- Communicate effectively with salon guests and coworkers.
- Demonstrates communication through electronic, verbal and written formats.
- Prepare for state board licensure examinations and licensing for the State of Utah.
- Explain and practice first aid.
Medical Assistant
Bridgerland - Main, Davis - Main, Dixie - Main, Mountainland - Main, Mountainland - Payson, Ogden-Weber - Main, Salt Lake - Main, Snow - Ephraim, Southwest - Main, Tooele - Main, Uintah Basin - Main, USU - Eastern
Medical assistants are multi-skilled, allied health care professionals responsible for various clinical and/or administrative duties and are an essential part of a healthcare team. This program is designed to prepare students for entry-level positions that will allow them to learn and move into higher-level job opportunities by working with physicians and providers in office settings. Students in this program learn cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains by focusing on administrative and back office clinical skills. Upon successful completion of all required courses, students participate in an externship in a medical office. Graduates of the program are eligible to take a national certification exam.
Program Objectives
- Demonstrate competent patient care of a medical assistant in ambulatory healthcare facilities.
- Exhibit basic skills of a medical assistant including obtaining vital signs, phlebotomy, pharmacology, EKG, and assisting providers with specialty examinations.
- Perform accurate medical documentation, patient education instruction, communication, and apply critical thinking skills in both simulated and clinical settings.
- Describe the areas of general, clinical, and administrative medical assisting.
- Demonstrate competencies and skills in preparation for taking a medical assistant national certification examination.
Nail Technician
Davis - Main, Mountainland - Main, Ogden-Weber - Main, Snow - Ephraim, Tooele - Main, USU - Eastern
The Nail Technician program provides the skills needed to work in a beauty or nail salon performing services such as natural nail care, including manicures and pedicures, and nail enhancements. Instruction also includes sanitation, salon safety, nail and skin disorders, professional ethics and salon management, and licensing laws and rules. Upon completion of the program, students have the knowledge and skills needed to take the state written and practical examinations required for licensure.
Program Objectives
- Demonstrate client protection safety and infection control procedures, including first aid.
- Recognize various diseases and disorders of skin and nails.
- Demonstrate various nail enhancement techniques.
- Evaluate various professional behaviors within the beauty industry.
- Demonstrate safe use of industry equipment.
- Demonstrate competency to pass nail technology state examinations.
Non-Destructive Inspection
Ogden-Weber - Main
The Non-Destructive Inspection (NDI) program teaches the primary inspection and testing methods for a variety of materials and products. This program teaches theory and application as it pertains to detecting flaws, contamination, or defects without damaging or degrading items being inspected and tested. Students gain a solid understanding of NDI principles and primary NDI testing methods. Upon successful completion of the program, students are qualified as a trainee in accordance with American Society for Nondestructive Testing (ANST) Recommended Practice No. SNT-TC-1A (Personnel Qualification and Certification in Nondestructive Testing), CP189 and NAS-410. This is the first step toward certification by an employer.
Program Objectives
- Demonstrate safe practices when working in industry.
- Identify the five primary NDI testing methods.
- Describe the theory and physics behind each method.
- Demonstrate proper use of industry equipment.
- Recognize industry flaws and how they are created.
- Complete required training hours.
Pharmacy Technician
Bridgerland - Main, Davis - Main, Dixie - Main, Mountainland - Main, Mountainland - Payson, Ogden-Weber - Main, Salt Lake - Main, Southwest - Main, Tooele - Main, Uintah Basin - Main, USU - Eastern
The Pharmacy Technician program prepares students to support pharmacists by performing a wide range of practice-related duties for community, institutional, compounding, long-term care, mail-order, and other pharmaceutical settings. Students learn the most common medications, calculate dosages, process prescriptions, bill third-party insurance, learn aseptic techniques, and prepare sterile and non-sterile compounded medications. Students receive extensive hands-on training in the lab area using advanced pharmacy technology.
Program Objectives
- Practice personal and interpersonal skills needed in various pharmacy settings.
- Demonstrate the pharmacy technician's role in the medication-use process and wellness promotion.
- Recall the most utilized drugs by brand and generic name, indications, and interactions.
- Solve pharmacy mathematical calculations.
- Prepare sterile and non-sterile compounds.
Sterile Processing Technician
Mountainland - Main
This program prepares students to become Sterile Processing Technicians, essential members of the operating room team. Students will learn to clean, decontaminate, inspect, assemble, package, and sterilize surgical instruments, ensuring the success of surgical procedures. Emphasizing attention to detail, infection control, and effective communication with operating room staff, the program equips students with the skills needed to safeguard patients and healthcare professionals. Upon completion, students will be eligible to take the Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) certification exam through the Healthcare Sterile Processing Association (HSPA).
Program Objectives
- Identify the different instrumentation used in daily surgical procedures (scissors, forceps, clamps, needle holders, and retractors).
- Assemble surgical instrument trays and instruments designated for other departments (ED, Labor and Delivery, ICU, Cardiac Unit, Research).
- Demonstrate how to package single or paired instruments in paper/plastic pouches for sterilization. This packaging method is commonly known as the Peel Pack method.
- Demonstrate the different processes of sterilization methods such as high-temperature and low.
- Receive certification through the American Heart Association for Basic Life Support for the Healthcare Provider and First Aid.
- Apply safe practices regarding PPE, bloodborne pathogens, and distinguish between different levels of disinfection (High, Intermediate, Low).
Tower Technician
Uintah Basin - Main
The Tower Technician program will train students for entry level positions as tower technicians in the telecommunications infrastructure industry. Focused on safety, technical knowledge, and practical skills, this program equips students with the essential certifications and experience to work on communication towers.
Program Objectives
- Obtain industry-required certifications for safety and technical operations.
- Explain electrical grounding, microwave transmission, and cellular communication systems.
- Demonstrate tower climbing and rescue techniques necessary for real-world job performance.
Unmanned Aircraft Systems
USU - Eastern
The Unmanned Aircraft Systems program will prepare students to become FAA certificated as a remote pilot and gain introductory experience in flying and programming both fixed-wing and multirotor drones. Students will also gain introductory experience in maintaining and repairing aircraft, as well as collecting, analyzing, and reporting data and deliverables.
Program Objectives
- Apply factual knowledge of FAA requirements, regulations, and expectations in industry as well as for the Part 107 exam.
- Identify sUAS components, uses, designs, and applications related to industry.
- Perform basic skills in flight, repair, and construction techniques in both fixed-wing and multirotor drones.
- Utilize soft skills in documentation styles, reflection, in-class and online discussion, and analysis related to drone deliverables.
Web and Graphic Design
Davis - Main, Salt Lake - Main
The Web and Graphic Design program prepares students for entry-level employment in the diverse fields of web development, graphic design, and digital marketing. Students learn to develop websites using industry-standard programming languages, create both print and digital collateral using industry-standard visual design software, and implement effective marketing campaigns using industry best practices. Students create a diverse portfolio of work throughout the program that demonstrates their skills to potential employers.
Program Objectives
- Manipulate raster images.
- Create vector graphics and illustrations.
- Apply foundational principles and processes to all visual designs.
- Develop Responsive Websites (Mobile-First / Progressively Enhanced) using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript that will work on all devices and screen sizes.
- Demonstrate server-side and client-side scripting.
- Design dynamic User Interfaces and delightful User Experiences.
- Optimize websites to load quickly and rank highly in search engines.
- Develop custom themes for industry standard Content Management Systems (CMS).
- Establish an online Web and Graphic Design portfolio.