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Featured Programs:

Start Your Career Today with Polaris Career Center

The Job & Career Training Programs at Polaris Career Center are full-time training programs, designed to start where you are, right now, regardless of where you are in your career. Our Job & Career Training programs are designed to help you gain access to the workforce or introduce you to a brand new career. Course offerings and content remain current with today’s changing technology and job market. Our Mission Statement reflects this goal.

Starting a new career is easier than ever at Polaris Career Center. No matter where you are in life – whether you are entering the workforce for the first time or looking to change careers – the first step begins here. Located in Middleburg Heights, Polaris Career Center's full-time adult job & career training programs help people throughout Northeast Ohio pursue their passions and achieve their career goals.

Our Adult Job & Career Training Programs
Polaris Career Center is proud to offer full-time training programs in 12 growing career fields. The coursework is designed to reflect today’s changing job market and equip students with the most current skills and technologies they need to make their resume stand out. All students receive employability training and financial aid is available, to those who qualify, for most programs. To learn more or to start the registration process, call 440.891.7600 or download our 2020 Polaris Spring JCT Catalog

COVID-19 Update:
Thank you for choosing Polaris Career Center. We are committed to the health and well-being of all students, faculty and staff. We have taken important safety and social distancing protocols that help ensure a safer learning environment. Please note that program start dates may be subject to change, due to additional COVID-19 social distancing requirements. We will keep you informed of any schedule changes.

Avocational programs/courses are neither accredited by the Council, nor qualify students to receive Title IV financial aid.

Adult Education at Polaris Career Center provides education and training programs that focus on personal and career success. Our courses are designed to help you upgrade your skill set, gain access to the workforce or introduce you to a brand new career. Course offerings and content remain current with today’s changing technology and job market. Our Mission Statement reflects this goal.

We offer Job & Career Training programs, Customized Training for employers as well as Continuing Education and Personal Enrichment classes, all for the adult learner. 

Graduates of Job & Career Training programs will receive the following during instruction or upon completion:

• Career Portfolio – documentation of your capabilities
• Certificate of Completion – 90% attendance and passing grades required
• Job Readiness Assistance – training in job-seeking skills, resumé writing and interviewing techniques
• Job Search Assistance
• College Credit – Polaris Career Center is a member of the University System of Ohio which is governed by the Ohio Department of Higher Education. Polaris Career Center Job & Career Training programs offer the opportunity to earn college credit through the Ohio Department of Higher Education and are listed individually stating the amount of potential college credit earned through either the One Year Option or CT2 programs. It is important to note that college credit is granted by the institution the student plans on attending. Polaris Career Center does not grant any college credit and each program has specific requirements a student is required to meet to be eligible to earn college credit. Feel free to contact the Adult Education Office if you have questions regarding pathways toward earning college credit through a Polaris Job & Career Training Program.

Call 440.891.7697 for additional details.

Discounts

• Residents and/or high school graduates from the following communities are given a $100 discount on any of the Job & Career Training Programs: Berea, Brook Park, Brooklyn, Fairview Park, Middleburg Heights, North Olmsted, Olmsted Falls, Olmsted Township and Strongsville.
• Polaris Career Center GED graduates are given a $100 tuition discount on any of the Job & Career Training Programs.

Academic Calendar

• 2019-2020 Adult Education calendar

Student Handbook

• Adult Education Student Policies and Financial Aid Consumer Handbook 2020-2021
• Adult Education Cosmetology Academy Addendum 2020-2021