With qualified skills training, we can help you land a manufacturing or trade career in plumbing and residential electical!

TRAINING

You'll attend training from Penn Foster, teaching you the skills you'll need to start a career in one of several trade careers. These careers are in high demand and have a huge potential for growth within their fields.

ADVANCEMENT POTENTIAL

Begin your growth-oriented career in the trades where you can become an Apprentice, Journeyman, Master, and Owner.

JOB TITLES

• Residential Electrician
• Plumber

If you're looking for an in-demand job that allows you to use your problem-solving and troubleshooting skills, our online Residential Electrician Career Diploma Program can help you prepare to take the first steps toward the career you want. In our online electrician courses, you'll cover fundamental electrical principles as well as become familiar with essential electrician knowledge, like the National Electrical Code® (NEC).

• Online courses cover essential skills for electricians such as electrical systems and fundamentals, reading electrical drawings, and electrical contracting.
• Courses can help students prepare to take the next steps in a variety of electrician careers such as electrical contractor, commercial electrician, or electrical lineman.
• Employment for electricians is in high-demand.
• Snap-on Tools discount.
• Our online programs are flexible enough for you to finish them at a pace that works for you, based on how much time you can dedicate to your coursework each week.

If you're interested in an in-demand career that allows you to use your troubleshooting skills while offering a valuable service, then our online Plumber Career Diploma can help you prepare to take the first steps. With flexible online classes, you can build industry knowledge at your own pace, right from home.

• Learn fundamental skills that are essential to becoming a plumber like pipefitting, reading blueprints, installing water heaters, and more.
• Prepares students for entry-level jobs like plumbing technician, pipefitter technician, steamfitter technician, and fire sprinkler installer.
• Your online program includes interactive study guides, how-to-videos, and animations that allow you to apply what you learn to real-world plumbing situations.
• Entry-level plumbers can earn an average salary of $59,880 per year.*
• Our online programs are flexible enough for you to finish them at a pace that works for you, based on how much time you can dedicate to your coursework each week.

If you're interested in an in-demand career that allows you to use your troubleshooting skills while offering a valuable service, then our online Plumber Career Diploma can help you prepare to take the first steps. With flexible online classes, you can build industry knowledge at your own pace, right from home.

• Learn fundamental skills that are essential to becoming a plumber like pipefitting, reading blueprints, installing water heaters, and more.
• Prepares students for entry-level jobs like plumbing technician, pipefitter technician, steamfitter technician, and fire sprinkler installer.
• Your online program includes interactive study guides, how-to-videos, and animations that allow you to apply what you learn to real-world plumbing situations.
• Entry-level plumbers can earn an average salary of $59,880 per year.*
• Our online programs are flexible enough for you to finish them at a pace that works for you, based on how much time you can dedicate to your coursework each week.

If you're interested in an in-demand career that allows you to use your troubleshooting skills while offering a valuable service, then our online Plumber Career Diploma can help you prepare to take the first steps. With flexible online classes, you can build industry knowledge at your own pace, right from home.

• Learn fundamental skills that are essential to becoming a plumber like pipefitting, reading blueprints, installing water heaters, and more.
• Prepares students for entry-level jobs like plumbing technician, pipefitter technician, steamfitter technician, and fire sprinkler installer.
• Your online program includes interactive study guides, how-to-videos, and animations that allow you to apply what you learn to real-world plumbing situations.
• Entry-level plumbers can earn an average salary of $59,880 per year.*
• Our online programs are flexible enough for you to finish them at a pace that works for you, based on how much time you can dedicate to your coursework each week.

• Our Medical Administrative Assistant Training helps prepare you for both the National Healthcare Association Certified Medical Administrative Assistant (CMAA) exam and Certified Electronic Health Records Specialist (CEHRS) exam. 
• Tuition includes a voucher to cover the cost of the CMAA Exam ($115 value).
• Program helps prepare you for a career working in doctor's offices, hospitals, insurance companies, and public health companies.
• Our online programs are flexible enough for you to finish them at a pace that works for you, based on how much time you can dedicate to your coursework each week.

If you want to work in an in-demand role in healthcare with the option to work from home, you can pursue that passion with Penn Foster’s online Medical Billing and Coding Career Diploma Program. Study with the support of helpful instructors and faculty, and enjoy a program that offers engaging visual learning aids and interactive assessments to help you practice as you go.

• Penn Foster’s Medical Billing and Coding Career Diploma Program helps you prepare to sit for the Certified Billing & Coding Specialist (CBCS) exam offered by the National Healthcareer Association (NHA)
• Penn Foster covers the cost of a graduate’s CBCS exam as well as a complete exam prep study package (a $115 value). The exam and study package are available to students who graduate from the program.
• Through this program, you’ll learn the skills that can help you take the next steps toward a successful new career as a medical billing and coding specialist, a medical claims specialist, or a medical biller or billing specialist.
• Medical billing and coding professionals can earn anywhere between $29,430 and $74,200 per year depending on their experience, education, credentials, and other factors.*
• On average, certified medical billing and coding professionals can earn up to 17.7% more** than those who aren’t certified. Generally, the highest paid medical coders hold one or more of the following certifications: CDEO, CPC, or COC.**
• Our online programs are flexible enough for you to finish them at a pace that works for you, based on how much time you can dedicate to your coursework each week.

If you're looking to turn your organization skills into a fulfilling career as an admin assistant, Penn Foster College's online Administrative Assistant Career Diploma Program can help you prepare to take the next steps toward the job you want. Through flexible, online classes you can build business and administrative skills from home, on your schedule.

• Our Administrative Assistant Training can prepare students for entry-level jobs in a variety of settings including corporate offices, law firms, banks, hospitals, and more.
• Online courses cover essential topics like standard office procedures, office management, and how to write for business.
• Our online programs are flexible enough for you to finish them at a pace that works for you, based on how much time you can dedicate to your coursework each week.

If you have a sharp eye for detail and enjoy thinking critically to solve problems, becoming a bookkeeper could be the perfect career for you. With Penn Foster College's online Bookkeeping classes, you can take the first steps toward a new job you enjoy while learning essential finance and accounting skills and exploring a career in business.

• Prepares students for jobs in finance in roles such as bookkeeper or accounting clerk.
• Curriculum covers essential knowledge from assets and liabilities to revenue and expenses, a comprehensive understanding of QuickBooks Online Plus™, and a special final project involving business ownership.
• Enrolled students receive a one year subscription to QuickBooks Online.
• Our online programs are flexible enough for you to finish them at a pace that works for you, based on how much time you can dedicate to your coursework each week.

If you have a sharp eye for detail and enjoy thinking critically to solve problems, becoming a bookkeeper could be the perfect career for you. With Penn Foster College's online Bookkeeping classes, you can take the first steps toward a new job you enjoy while learning essential finance and accounting skills and exploring a career in business.

• Prepares students for jobs in finance in roles such as bookkeeper or accounting clerk.
• Curriculum covers essential knowledge from assets and liabilities to revenue and expenses, a comprehensive understanding of QuickBooks Online Plus™, and a special final project involving business ownership.
• Enrolled students receive a one year subscription to QuickBooks Online.
• Our online programs are flexible enough for you to finish them at a pace that works for you, based on how much time you can dedicate to your coursework each week.

If you're someone who has always loved taking things apart and putting them back together again, Penn Foster College's Diesel Mechanics/Heavy Truck Maintenance Training Program can help you prepare for a career as a diesel mechanic or diesel service technician. Through flexible, online courses, you can build your industry knowledge and skills while preparing for the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) Certification Medium-Heavy Truck tests.

• Prepares students for jobs as diesel mechanics or service technicians in a variety of settings including automobile, truck, and bus servicing, industrial or government fleet servicing, manufacturers, and repair shops or service stations.  
• Covers fundamental topics such as basic diesel engine operations, troubleshooting, and repair. 
• Students enrolled in the program receive a discount for Snap-on tools.
• Prepares students to sit for the ASE Medium-Heavy Truck Certification tests. The ASE certification is a respected industry certification that can strengthen students' resumes as they explore career opportunities.
• Our online programs are flexible enough for you to finish them at a pace that works for you, based on how much time you can dedicate to your coursework each week.