Continuing Education and Off-Campus Programs

Continuing Education and Off-Campus Programs provides educational opportunities for students to get work and career ready to meet the workforce demands in our community. We offer comprehensive courses and programs to assist students with workforce and career development, opportunities to learn and enhance their skills, and support of economic development initiatives in the Coastal Bend with a work-ready workforce. Our variety of career training programs for high-demand occupations prepare the student for immediate employment and are offered with the student’s convenience in mind with day, evening, and online options.

Continuing Education

Continuing Education also provides educational courses to help expand an individual’s personal, professional, cultural, and recreational interests. Many courses offer Continuing Education Units (CEU), which may be used to meet state or professional requirements. Our courses are designed to promote lifelong learning.

Adult Basic Education

Basic Education
- Mathematics
  - Basic Mathematics
  - Technical Mathematics
  - Algebra 101
  - Geometry 101
- Reading and Comprehension
  - Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  - Writing and Compensation I
  - Writing and Compensation II
English as a Second Language
- Introduction to ESL
- Intermediate ESL
- Advanced ESL

Career and Industry Training

ATLAS Training
- Pressure Vessel Inspection (API 510)
- Pressure Piping Inspection (API 570)
- Corrosion and Materials (API 571)
- Welding Processes, Inspection, and Metallurgy (API 577)
- Risk Based Inspection (RBI) (API 580)
- Tank Repair & and Inspection Aboveground Storage Tanks (API 653)
- Pipeline Construction Inspector (API 1169)
- API Tank Entry Supervisor (TES)
- AWS CWI Part A – Fundamentals
- AWS CWI Part B – Practical
- AWS CWI Part C – Code (API 1104)
- AWS CWI Part C – Code (AWS D1.1)
- AWS D17.1
Computer Software Training
- Administrative Office Procedures
- AutoCAD
- Keyboarding
- Managing Microsoft Outlook Email
- MS Excel
- MS PowerPoint
- MS Word
- QuickBooks
Construction Skills Training
- Cabinetry
- Carpentry
- House Wiring
- Plumbing
- Print Reading
- Trim and Stairs
Entry-Level Electrical Lineworker
- Basic Electricity
- Basic Pole Climb
- Employability Skills
- Electrical Safety and Tools
- Digger Derrick/Pole Framing
- Safety Regulations
- Live Line Safety
- Transformers
- Distribution Operations
Legal Secretary
- Legal Office Procedures I
- Legal Terminology and the American Legal System
Pipeline Skills Training
- Introduction to Pipeline and Petrochemical Industry
- Pipeline Construction and Operations
- Corrosion Control and Regulatory Compliance
Real Estate
- Principles of Real Estate I (TREC #121)
- Principles of Real Estate II (TREC #122)
- Law of Agency (TREC #1151)
- Law of Contracts (TREC #1251)
- Promulgated Contract Forms (TREC #351)
- Real Estate Finance (TREC #451)
Texas Mutual Safety Grant
- Electrical Hazard and Arc Flashing
- Food Managers Certification
- Introduction to Boilermaker Operations Safety
- Lock Out/Tag Out
- Nondestructive Testing (NDT) 40-Hour Radiation Safety
- OSHA 10-Hour General Industry
- OSHA 30-Hour Construction Safety
- Process Safety Management
- Radiation Safety

Health Care Training

Certified Nurse Aide (CNA)
- Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) – Lecture
- Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) – Clinical
- Nurse Aide Skills Refresher
CPR Training
- CPR for Healthcare Providers
Electrocardiography (EKG) Technician
- Electrocardiography
Phlebotomy Technician
- Phlebotomy – Lecture and Lab Skills
- Phlebotomy – Clinical
Nurse Continuing Professional Development

Personal Enrichment

Personal Enrichment
- Arts and Crafts
- Creative Writing
- Event Planning
- Floral Design
- Foreign Languages
- Photography
- Physical Fitness
- Professional Development
- Recreation and Sports
- Seasonal Cooking Classes
- Technology Training
Senior Education
- Journaling
- Physical Fitness
- Software and Technology Training
Camps and Academies
- Corpus Christi PREP
- Music Camps
- Technology Youth Camp
- Viking Kids Summer Camp
- Youth Aquatics Program
Ed2Go Online Courses
- Arts and Design
- Business
- Computer Applications
- Computer Science
- Health and Fitness
- Language
- Math and Science
- Teacher Professional Development
- Writing

Workforce Skills Awards

Accounting Clerk (Bookkeeper)
Air Conditioning
Automotive
Billing and Coding
Building Maintenance
Electrical Helper
Instrumentation
Management: Supervision
Millwright
Welding

Continuing Education Unit (CEU)

Many courses offer Continuing Education Units (CEU) which may be used to meet state or professional requirements. A CEU is a reporting unit defined as ten contact hours of participation in an organized continuing education experience. A student may request a Continuing Education transcript for personal or professional use to demonstrate successful completion of a course, hours awarded, and CEUs earned.

Admission Requirements

Admission to most programs is open to anyone 17 years of age or older, regardless of educational background. A limited number of courses requires certain prerequisites. Completion of registration forms and payment of tuition and lab fees (where applicable) are required for admission.

Tuition/Fees

Tuition and fees are subject to changes that might be deemed advisable by the Board of Regents. See course schedule for current tuition/fees.

Tuition and fees are subject to changes that might be deemed advisable by the Board of Regents. See course schedule for current tuition/fees. Financial Aid for Continuing Education students at Del Mar College is funded with the Continuing Education Texas Public Educational Grant (CETPEG). CETPEG funding is available to eligible students, with demonstrated need, who enroll in state-funded classes. State-funded classes are usually career or occupational courses. For more information, please visit the Financial Aid Forms section of the Del Mar College website (https://delmar.edu/becoming-a-viking/afford/finaid-forms.html).

Refund Policy

Refunds of tuition and fees may be made under these conditions:

A 100% refund will be made automatically if the College exercises its right to cancel a class or if a class is full at the time your registration is received.
A 100% refund will be honored if requested by midnight of the first day of class.

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