Orange Technical College - Westside Campus

Certifications earned through registered apprenticeship programs are recognized nationwide. Apprentices who complete registered apprenticeship programs are accepted by the industry as journeymen.

The mission of the Heating, Ventilation, Air-Conditioning/Refrigeration (HVAC/R) 1 program is to prepare students for employment as heating, air conditioning, ventilation and refrigeration technicians and to provide advanced training in the industry.

Training focuses on all aspects of the HVACR industry including planning, management, technical and production skills, underlying principles, entry level engineering design of HVACR technology, labor and community issues, and health, safety and environmental issues.

Certifications earned through registered apprenticeship programs are recognized nationwide. Apprentices who complete registered apprenticeship programs are accepted by the industry as journeymen.

The Electricity program stresses the understanding of all aspects of the electricity industry, and prepares students with skills, knowledge and attitudes necessary to succeed in the residential and commercial fields. The training includes assembly, installation, operation, maintenance, and repair of electrical equipment used in these fields.

Certifications earned through registered apprenticeship programs are recognized nationwide. Apprentices who complete registered apprenticeship programs are accepted by the industry as journeymen.

The training includes the use of blueprints and/ or shop drawings, use of gases and/or welding processes according to diagram, blueprints or written specifications. Lab activities include various processes and techniques of oxyacetylene cutting (OFC), Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW), Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW), Flux Cored Arc Welding (FCAW), Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW).

The Digital Media/Multimedia Design program encompasses related career-technical disciplines in five general areas: Graphic Design (Digital Design), Photography, Web Design, Animation, Video and Audio Editing. From day one students are immersed in the creation of real-world projects. Upon successful program completion students are capable designers able to turn any idea into professional designs incorporating images, vectors, motion graphics, vide and sound.

The Fundamental Foodservice Skills program offers a sequence of courses that provides coherent and relevant commercial foodservice knowledge and skills needed to prepare students for further education or careers in the hospitality & tourism industry. The content includes occupation-specific hands on technical training and employability skills. Upon successful completion of the program, students will be prepared for the following entry-level positions such as: steward, prep cook, pantry cook, fry cook, banquet cook, retail and cafeteria line cook.

Training includes learning how to assist with patient examinations, treatments, medications, monitoring, basic lab tests, phlebotomy, electrocardiography, emergency procedures, administering medical insurance/finance procedures, office management software and receptionist duties, and employability skills. An unpaid externship/ practicum at a physician’s office or health care clinic is required to complete the program. This program is offered in traditional classroom instruction.

Training includes, but is not limited to, introduction to medical terminology, pharmacology, medical drugs, pharmacy law, pharmaceutical compounding, sterile techniques, IV and chemotherapy preparation, medical delivery systems, unit dose packaging, patient record systems, processing prescriptions, pharmacy math, medication purchasing, receiving and inventory systems, pharmaceutical automation, computer applications in pharmacy practice, employability and leadership skills, human relations as they relate to pharmacy and first aid, CPR and AIDS.

The mission of the Veterinary Assisting program is to prepare students for employment and/or advanced training to enhance their skills and preparedness for a career in the veterinarian and animal care taker industry. This program also provides supplemental training for persons previously or currently employed as animal care givers or kennel technicians.