Trades and Careers Course
PCDI is a respected home study career school offering practical, professional-level career courses to students worldwide. When we opened our doors in 1987, we offered just one career training course: our Professional Real Estate Appraisal Program. Interest quickly grew, and we gradually expanded our course offerings. Today, you can choose from nearly fifty career training programs. In our James Madison High School, you may complete your high school education and earn your high school diploma. In our Ashworth College division, you may pursue your associate's degree in a variety of specialized career fields.
Tens of thousands of students, from coast to coast and around the world, have enrolled in and graduated from our fine, nationally accredited distance education programs. No matter where you live, you can benefit from our training. In the comfort of your home, you can learn a new career. Develop valuable technical skills. Gain the solid knowledge you need to start a home-based business. And lay the foundation for the future of your dreams.But, you may ask, why choose PCDI? What makes PCDI so special? We can answer that now:1. Our instruction is so personal, it's as if you're in a "classroom of one." 2. We've enrolled over 1,200,000 students in the U.S. and in 100 countries worldwide. 3. Distance education lets you study and submit your open-book exams without disrupting your current job, leisure activities, or family life. 4. Our experienced, professional faculty boasts excellent teaching credentials and extensive, practical experience in their fields. 5. We regularly update our course materials to reflect new technical advances and research. 6. On our affordable, no-interest monthly tuition plan, you'll never pay a penny in finance charges.Accreditation
PCDI is an Accredited Member of the Distance Education and Training Council. The Accrediting Commission of the Distance Education and Training Council is listed by the U.S. Department of Education as a nationally recognized accrediting agency, for distance learning schools. As such, our diploma programs and administrative policies are frequently reviewed to ensure that we continue to meet the DETC's exacting standards of excellence.
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Animal Care Specialist Online Program
Soon, you could be joining the exciting field of veterinary assisting. As a student in our convenient online home study course, you'll learn the principles, practices and techniques of animal science, preparing you for a respected career in a veterinary practice, animal hospital, animal shelter, pet store, horse farm, ranch, wildlife or livestock program or zoo.
Animal Care Specialist Program
Soon, you could be training to learn the exciting skills of veterinary assistants. PCDI's convenient home study course in animal science is designed to help prepare you for a career in a veterinarian's practice, animal hospital, animal shelter, pet store, horse farm, ranch, wildlife or livestock program, or zoo. And there are no educational or experience prerequisites to enroll.
Auto Mechanics Online Program
If you like working with your hands, enjoy 'tinkering' with cars and want to learn professional-level auto repair techniques, this course is for you. Our in-depth training will teach you the fundamentals of automobile components and how they work, system by system and bumper to bumper. Demand for trained, skilled auto repair experts is high. And so is the pay! Our online distance learning course...
Auto Mechanics Program
If you like working with your hands, enjoy 'tinkering' with cars, and would like to learn professional-level auto repair techniques, this course is for you. There are no educational or experience prerequisites. Our in-depth training will teach you the fundamentals of automobile components and how they work; system by system, and bumper to bumper.
Carpentry Program
Carpentry is a satisfying and creative career field. Imagine stepping out of your truck into the fresh outdoors each morning. Helping to build, repair, or renovate houses or commercial buildings. Enjoying relaxed friendships with other professional people who are very much like you. Taking pride in the craftsmanship of the work you do with your own hands.
Child Day Care Program
Imagine making a better future for children, and a brighter one for you, too! Our home study course in child day care will show you how to care for children in a home based child care facility, play group, or full service preschool.
Electrician Program
Did you know that electricians have skills that are highly respected right now? With PCDI's convenient home study course, you can learn these skills! Our comprehensive lessons focus on teaching you how electrical power systems work, as well as installation techniques, circuitry, measuring current, wiring, safety, and repair.
Electronics Specialist Program
Do you enjoy working with your hands? Would you like to know how to fix a variety of electronics, from appliances to stereos to industrial robotics? With PCDI's convenient home study course, you can learn how it's done! You'll learn by doing, with projects you can do at your kitchen table.
Fitness Specialist Program
This in-depth home study course is for aspiring fitness professionals. We'll give you a broad background in the fundamentals of staying in shape, and keeping others fit and healthy as well. We'll teach you the kind of knowledge and skills used by health club managers, aerobics instructors, corporate wellness directors, personal trainers, and other professionals in fitness careers.
Forestry and Wildlife Conservation Program
Conservation careers are meaningful and worthwhile. But if you want to dedicate your life to improving our environment, you'll need professional level knowledge. As a graduate of PCDI's convenient home study course, you could be ready to pursue a variety of conservation careers. Perhaps you'd like to become a forest ranger. An environmental lobbyist. A conservation educator. A campground manager....