Galveston College Massage Therapy program starts in August
Galveston College will begin the next class of its popular Massage Therapy program in August.
The courses, which are offered through the college’s Continuing Education department, begin Aug. 30 and continue through Dec. 16.
Classes are offered Mondays through Thursdays from 6 to 10 p.m. at the Charlie Thomas Family Applied Technology Center, 7626 Broadway St., Galveston, Texas.
Fall semester courses include Health and Hygiene, Massage Fundamentals I, Kinesiology, Pathology for Massage, and Reflexology and Chair Massage.
Spring semester courses include Massage Fundamentals II, Anatomy and Physiology for Massage, Therapeutic Modalities, and Business Practices and Ethics.
Students must also enroll in a summer internship program in June or July.
Upon completion of the three-semester program, students will be eligible to take the state board exam.
Download an application for the Massage Therapy program at //gc.edu/massage, or visit the Continuing Education department on the first floor of Moody Hall on the Galveston College campus, 4015 Avenue Q, Galveston.
For more information, call (409) 944-1344 or write to [email protected].
Registration open for free Quickstart+ training programs
Registration is open for Galveston College’s free Quickstart+ training programs in heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) and electrical technology, beginning July 6.
Funded with a Foundational Skills for Construction Career Pathways Grant, the Quickstart+ programs are designed to help individuals find entry-level jobs in the fast-growing HVAC and electrical industries.
In the eight-week Quickstart+ HVAC Helper and Electrical Helper programs, students will be presented with the basics of a trade, including safety procedures, proper tool usage, regulations, codes and more. They also will receive career counseling and job placement assistance.
Tuition is free for those accepted into the programs. However, students must purchase their own steel-toed boots and personal protective equipment.
An individual applying to a Quickstart+ program must
-be age 18 or older. (Proof of age is required such as driver’s license or birth certificate.)
-be a United States citizen or certified to work in the United States. (A Social Security
card or original I-9 documentation is required.)
-meet United States military Selective Service registration requirements, if male.
(Student must present Registration Acknowledgment Card at the time of enrollment.)
-have access to a working computer and the internet.
-have steel-toed boots and personal protective equipment (mask or face covering).
Following acceptance into the program, the applicant must meet with the job placement navigator and bring required documents.
For more information, please visit https://gc.edu/continuing-education/quickstartplus/ and contact Sharon Pagan at (409) 944-1410 or [email protected].
All 10 Spring Grads of Quickstart+ HVAC Helper Program Pass EPA Section 608 Universal Exam
Under the instructional leadership of Karen Alsept, all 10 graduates of the Galveston College Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Quickstart+ Helper program passed their EPA Section 608 Universal certification exam at the completion of their training on April 9.
Those receiving their certifications include Andrew Quintana, Alex Neal, Efrain Garza, Yulianna Perez, Ramses Flores Demetrio, Andre Perry, Joshua Marshall, Ronald Cokins, Zachary Folse and Leonardo Morales.
Sharon Pagan, grant manager, said graduate Ronald Cokins was employed by SCR Services, and Flores Demetrio was hired by Miles Cooling and Heating of Pasadena. Efrain Garza is currently completing a five-week paid internship with Waffle House Restaurants, and Andre Perry was employed by R and L Remodeling in La Marque.
Funded with a Foundational Skills for Construction Career Pathways Grant. the Quickstart+ programs are designed to help individuals find entry-level jobs in the fast-growing HVAC and electrical industries.
In the eight-week programs, students will be presented with the basics of a trade, including safety procedures, proper tool usage, regulations, codes and more. They also will receive career counseling and job placement assistance.
Tuition is free for those accepted into the programs. However, students must purchase their own steel-toed boots and personal protective equipment.
An individual applying to a Quickstart program must
• be age 18 or older. (Proof of age is required such as driver’s license or birth
certificate.)
• be a United States citizen or certified to work in the United States. (A Social
Security card or original I-9 documentation is required.)
• meet United States Military Selective Service registration requirements, if male.
(Student must present Registration Acknowledgment Card at the time of enrollment.)
• have a working computer and internet access.
• have steel-toed boots and personal protective equipment (mask or face covering).
Following acceptance into the program, the applicant must meet with the job placement navigator and bring required documents.
For more information, please visit https://gc.edu/continuing-education/quickstartplus/ and contact Sharon Pagan at [email protected].
Above: Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration (HVAC-R) instructor Karen Alsept stands proudly with her 10 Quickstart+ HVAC Helper students who all passed their EPA Section 608 Universal certification exam at the completion of their training on April 9. Pictured left to right are Andrew Quintana, instructor Karen Alsept, Alex Neal, Efrain Garza, Yulianna Perez, Ramses Flores Demetrio, Andre Perry, Joshua Marshall, Ronald Cokins, Zachary Folse and Leonardo Morales.
Register now for Quickstart+ training in HVAC and Electrical Tech at Galveston College
Registration is now open for Galveston College’s free Quickstart+ training programs in Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) and Electrical Technology, beginning Feb. 1.
Funded with a Foundational Skills for Construction Career Pathways Grant, the Quickstart+ programs are designed to help individuals find entry-level jobs in the fast-growing HVAC and electrical industries.
In the eight-week programs, students will be presented with the basics of a trade, including safety procedures, proper tool usage, regulations, codes and more. They also will receive career counseling and job placement assistance.
Tuition is free for those accepted into the programs. However, students must purchase their own steel-toed boots and personal protective equipment.
An individual applying to a Quickstart+ program must
- be age 18 or older. (Proof of age is required such as driver’s license or birth certificate.)
- be a United States citizen or certified to work in the United States. (A Social Security card or original I-9 documentation is required.)
- meet United States military Selective Service registration requirements, if male. (Student must present Registration Acknowledgment Card at the time of enrollment.)
- have a working computer and internet access.
- have steel-toed boots and personal protective equipment (mask or face covering).
Following acceptance into the program, the applicant must meet with the job placement navigator and bring required documents. For more information, please visit https://gc.edu/continuing-education/quickstartplus/ and contact Quickstart+ Navigator Sharon Pagan at (409) 944-1410 or [email protected].
New Quickstart+ programs set to launch this fall
Galveston College has received a grant from the Texas Workforce Commission to offer new Quickstart+ training programs in Electrical Technology and Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC). The first cohort of the Electrical Helper program will begin Sept. 21.
Career Navigator Sharon Levy Pagan will be moving to the Continuing Education department to coordinate and serve as job placement navigator for the program. Her office will remain at the Charlie Thomas Family Applied Technology Center.
Funded with a Foundational Skills for Construction Career Pathways Grant. the Quickstart+ programs are designed to help individuals find entry-level jobs in the fast-growing HVAC and electrical industries.
In the eight-week programs, students will be presented with the basics of a trade, including safety procedures, proper tool usage, regulations, codes and more. They also will receive career counseling and job placement assistance.
Tuition is free for those accepted into the programs. However, students must purchase their own steel-toed boots and personal protective equipment.
An individual applying to a Quickstart program must
• be age 18 or older. (Proof of age is required such as driver’s license or birth
certificate.)
• be a United States citizen or certified to work in the United States. (A Social
Security card or original I-9 documentation is required.)
• meet United States Military Selective Service registration requirements, if male.
(Student must present Registration Acknowledgment Card at the time of enrollment.)
• have a working computer and internet access.
• have steel-toed boots and personal protective equipment (mask or face covering).
Following acceptance into the program, the applicant must meet with the job placement navigator and bring required documents.
For more information, please visit https://gc.edu/continuing-education/quickstartplus/
and contact Job Placement Navigator Sharon Pagan at (409) 944-1410 or [email protected].
Galveston College VP graduates from Leadership Galveston
Dr. Charles P. Mouton of UTMB Health, Leadership Galveston class president, gave an inspiring message to the graduates as they recounted their journeys through the program and explained how UTMB is working to treat and contain COVID-19.
“Leadership Galveston is an essential experience for anyone who is or could be a potential leader,” said Dr. Mouton. “It provides you with the skills and insight to make a meaningful contribution to the greater Galveston community. It also gives you the connections and relationships to ensure that the work you do builds a bright future for our beloved island.”
Founded in 1984, Leadership Galveston is a dynamic and interactive eight-month experience designed to provide the community with an enduring source of leaders who are prepared and committed to serving their region.
In 2018, the Chamber’s Leadership Advisory Board, comprised of the program’s pivotal partner, the Moody Foundation, as well as, representatives from UTMB Health, Galveston College and other consultants, worked diligently to structure the class curriculum to include an in-depth look at the critical issues and opportunities within the community. The program is overseen by Lorraine Grubbs, director of membership of the Galveston Regional Chamber of Commerce and Carrie Davis, stage manager of The Grand 1894 Opera House.
Galveston College offers free training for Texas businesses in response to COVID-19
Funds are available for training and retraining existing full-time employees, as well as furloughed and laid-off employees and new hires.
Examples of training that can be provided to large and small businesses include digital marketing and web design, sales and marketing in a digital world, health and safety in the workplace, software skills for new technology, customized training to aid with job reassignments, and more.
Galveston College Continuing Education staff will work with employers to evaluate their specific needs and develop a customized training plan to put them on the path to recovery.
For more information, contact Rick Segura in the Galveston College Continuing Education department at (409) 944-1292 or [email protected].
Galveston College Quickstart program ignites student’s passion for electrical engineering
Then she heard about Continuing Education’s Quickstart Electrical Helper classes, enrolled, and was accepted. Until the last two weeks of class, she had no car. She walked or took the bus from 53rd Street and Avenue S to class at the Charlie Thomas Family Applied Technology Center four times each week and walked home each night.
Leaving class at 10:30 p.m. and walking home in January and February was really cold, she recalls, but even after the first night, “I had something to hope for, something I could use the next day. It was hard, but it was my piece of peace.”
Within about six weeks she developed enough electrical skills to get a part-time job at a hotel, bought a $500 car and finished the eight-week program. It also gave her direction in life. She realized that she wanted to work in the electrical field and eventually she decided on her career goal: to become an electrical engineer.
“Electricity is like me,” she says. “You look at a wire or a switch and think you know what it is, but you don’t really understand it until you sit down and really study it. People think they understand me by looking at me, but until they see what’s inside and analyze what they learn about me, they don’t really know me.”
She continued to work at the hotel and got promoted to head of maintenance, but she wasn’t quite ready mentally or financially to continue her studies in the Electrical and Electronics Technology degree program following a violent assault.
Now, stabilized at the Resource and Crisis Shelter of Galveston County, she finds that she cannot wallow in pain and is now completing the enrollment process.
“I had to get going to school. I need to support my children’s stability, no matter how down I am. If I give up, I provide ammunition to the children to give up. I can never give up. School is my safe haven. You can turn lemons into lemonade.”
Alexandria hopes to finish her Associate of Applied Science degree within a year and transfer to the University of Houston-Clear Lake, where she will finish her Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering by 2022.
Start a family holiday tradition with Making Gingerbread Houses
The Galveston College Culinary Arts program will host Making Gingerbread Houses on Monday through Thursday, Dec. 2-5, from 6-8 p.m. Start a fun family holiday tradition with the skills you’ll learn.
Instructor Chef Mirta Salinas will offer tips and tricks on making a great gingerbread house from scratch, complete with all of the festive decorations and gingerbread people.
Each participant will make and decorate his or her own gingerbread house. The class is open to students of all ages. Students under 16 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
The cost for the class is $29 per person. Space is limited and preregistration is required.
To reserve a spot and for registration information, call Linda Jenko in Galveston College Continuing Education at (409) 944-1344.
Galveston College Continuing Education Fall 2019 Schedule now online
The Galveston College Continuing Education Fall 2019 Schedule is now online!
Click here to browse the wide variety of skilled trades, allied health, IT training, online learning, first responder training, personal enrichment, and food, fun and fitness classes offered at Galveston College.
Due to campus construction, the Continuing Education department has temporarily moved to the Cheney Student Center on the Galveston College main campus, 4015 Avenue Q, Galveston, Texas.
Register for classes in person or by phone from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday. (The college is closed on Fridays through Aug. 9.) Or click here to register online.
For more information, email [email protected] or call (409) 944-1344.