Welcome to the NWACC Accelerated Skills Online Instruction Center. We offer a wide range of highly interactive courses that you can take entirely over the Internet. All of our courses are led by expert instructors, many of whom are nationally known authors. Our online courses are affordable, fun, fast, convenient, and geared just for you. Ready to explore our catalog? Browse our catalog or check out our Popular, New, and Featured Courses.
NOTE: Upon enrollment, all NWACC students are required to complete a no-fee NWACC Accelerated Skills Application in order to receive transcripts and a certificate of completion. Non-credit courses are for professional skill development only and are non-transferable.
Learn to use the basic features of Microsoft Word 2016, Microsoft Excel 2016, and Microsoft PowerPoint 2016, three of the most fundamental software programs used in educational and professional settings.
Whether you're new to managing employees or are a seasoned pro, these courses will help you brush up on your leadership and interpersonal communication skills, to help you lead your team to success.
If you're interested in increasing your financial awareness while also gaining a marketable skill, this series of courses is perfect for you. You will learn the basics of double-entry bookkeeping, while also learning how to analyze and record financial transactions, as well as prepare various financial reports at the end of the fiscal period.
Create your own webpages and websites after learning everything from web design layout to CSS3/HTML5 and JavaScript.
Learn to use basic, intermediate, and advanced features of Microsoft Excel 2016.
With the Speed Spanish course, you will immediately start creating sentences and conversations in Spanish. Each lesson will introduce new techniques to increase your fluency quickly and allow you to start speaking Spanish right away.
Gain a marketable new skill by learning the basics of double-entry bookkeeping, financial reporting, and more.
If you work with data of any kind, knowing how to create a spreadsheet is key to effectively managing and organizing information. This course will introduce you to Microsoft Excel 2019 and teach you how to use this powerful software.
Learn to use QuickBooks Online to record income and expenses; enter checks and credit card payments; track your payables, inventory, and receivables; and much more.
(10 contact hours) Foundations 2 explores Ayurvedic and traditional Chinese medicine, spirituality, and meditation, blending ancient healing with modern practices.
(9.5 contact hours) Foundations 3 includes humor, music, sound, energy healing, and therapeutic massage, merging creative and energetic healing with conventional medicine.
(14.5 contact hours) Foundations 1 covers stress management, physical activity, nutrition, and healing environments, integrating traditional healing with modern healthcare.
Learn how to make a mask in Photoshop and use the selections features to enhance your creative works.
This course will provide you with a close look at the scientific investigation process as you work to plan for lab activities in your classroom. You will learn how to construct pre- and post-lab activities that align well with a lab experiment that follows the scientific method.