Excel for Beginners A basic, useable knowledge of Excel, including designing, creating and editing a spreadsheet to analyze and display data used to make business and/or personal decisions. Methods will include creating formulas, functions and charts to analyze and present information. Use relative and absolute cell references to speed up your work. Must have some experience with Windows and keyboard. Flash drive required: Students must activate their My Northshore account prior to first class.

Basic Life Support: BLS As a public safety professional or healthcare provider, it is your duty to respond to cardiac or breathing emergencies until more advanced medical personnel can take over. Utilizing the most current guidelines, you will be taught basic life support skills for all ages of patients (infant, child, and adult) including rescue breathing, foreign body airway obstruction, 2-person CPR and AED use. Successful completion of all skill stations and the final exam earns a certificate from the American Heart Association for Professional Rescuer CPR, valid for two years. Attendance for the entire course is required for successful completion. Cost includes a textbook. Note:This course is the American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) and meets the CPR requirement for accepted Health Professions students at NSCC. The course reflects science and education from the 2025 American Heart Association Guidelines for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC)

Nurse Assistant/Home Health Aide Nurse Assistant training prepares you for an entry-level career in healthcare while preparing you for the Massachusetts State Board exam to become certified Nurse Assistant. Course also includes certifications in Home Health Aide, CPR, and CMS Hand in Hand Dementia Training, and a clinical experience in a local long-term care facility with a Registered Nurse Instructor. Skills are taught in our state-licensed lab and includes vital signs, moving and turning patients, personal care basics, bed-making, bed, bath and feeding, record keeping and responding to emergencies. Open to students 16 years of age and older. Students must take and pass the State Board examination to become a Certified Nurse Assistant in the state of Massachusetts and the exam fee is not included in the cost of the program. Textbook and workbook required: Textbook information https://a.co/d/33WJZa3 https://a.co/d/eGNxJPk Health Care Requirements for Non-Credit Health courses 1. Accuplacer Placement Exam: If you do not have previous college credits students are required to take the Math and Reading Assessment (Accuplacer) and meet or exceed required score. For testing information or to schedule an exam please visit the Testing Center Web Page: https://www.northshore.edu/cas/testing/index.html 2. A CORI Check. 3. Proof of immunizations, a negative TB test, a COVID-19 vaccine with a booster, or a drug screening may be required for certain healthcare classes. You will receive an email from jmccloud@northshore.edu before the first class, containing the student healthcare packet. This packet must be reviewed, electronically signed, and submitted prior to the start of class. If you have any questions, please call us at (978) 236-1200.

Italian 1 Vogliono Imparare I'italiano? Learn how to understand and carry on simple conversations in Italian. Explore cultural aspects along with various dialects spoken throughout Italy.

Social Media for Professional Success Discover how to harness the power of social media to grow your professional network, strengthen customer relationships, and deliver the right message to the right audience. This course covers essential platform know-how from content creation and audience targeting to proper etiquette and paid advertising strategies. You'll also learn how to leverage AI tools to enhance your brand and online presence. Platforms covered include Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, X (formerly Twitter), and more! Students must activate their My Northshore account prior to the first class.

QuickBooks for Small Business Success and Career Advancement This introductory course provides hands-on experience with the latest version of QuickBooks, focusing on essential skills for managing small business finances. Topics include setting up and managing a chart of accounts, creating and maintaining vendor, item, and customer lists, recording cash sales, invoicing, managing payments and deposits, performing bank reconciliations, and processing bill payments. You will also learn to generate reports and create graphs to visualize financial data. This course is ideal for those aiming to build foundational QuickBooks skills for professional or personal bookkeeping needs. Course Requirements: 1. Basic computer and Windows knowledge is required. 2. Flash drive. 3. Textbook: Please visit https://www.lablearning.com/QBO-Comp-2024-2025-Print.html to order textbook. 4. Students must activate their My Northshore account prior to the first class.

Bookkeeping and Accounting Skills for Business and Career Success This introductory course provides a foundational understanding of bookkeeping and accounting, focusing on the complete accounting cycle. You will learn how to analyze and record financial transactions using debits, credits, and T accounts. Key topics include posting transactions to the journal and ledger, preparing trial balances, making necessary adjustments, and generating financial statements. By the end of the course, you will have a working knowledge of essential accounting principles and be able to accurately track financial activities for a business. Instructor-led virtual or in-person classes are available. Please refer to the schedule for more details. Course Requirements: 1. Basic computer and Windows knowledge is required. 2. Flash drive. 3. Textbook: Please visit: https://shorturl.at/KV1x0 to order textbook. 4. Students must activate their My Northshore account prior to the first class.

Reiki Usui/Holy Fire III: Level 1 Learn about the concepts, energies, history, and lineages of Usui and Holy Fire III Reiki, a form of Reiki developed by the International Center for Reiki Training. It is a powerful yet gentle form of healing that provides purification, empowerment and guidance. Gain a general understanding of the concepts of chakras, auras and Reiki energy healing using scanning and traditional Reiki hand positions. Learn to give yourself, your friends, family, and even your pets Reiki. For beginners or for anyone interested in learning more about Holy Fire Reiki. Training consists of lecture and discussion, Holy Fire III Reiki placement/attunement, hands-on practice, as well as the Reiki Healing. Cost of class includes course manual and certificate of completion of Usui/Holy Fire III Reiki Level One.