Career & Technology Half-Day Program

If you have a passion for helping others, enjoy multitasking, have a caring personality and work well under pressure, you might want to consider a career in the medical field. 

Students in STISD CNA program gain an overview of the health care field, including body mechanics, infection control and blood borne pathogens, legal issues and communication, therapeutic nutrition, personal care, wellness and disease process, phlebotomy, and advanced nursing skills. With this cross training of skills, students have the opportunity to work as an entry-level caregiver in a variety of health care settings including hospitals.

Successful students receive the training required by the State of Texas for State Certified Nurse’s Assistant, as well as American Heart Association (AHA) certifications in First Aid and CPR. Students will have the opportunity to participate in learning environments at nursing homes and hospitals.

As our student, you will learn the duties of a Certified Nursing Assistant and have the opportunity to perform skills learned as you deliver quality resident care while at our clinical affiliations at a local long term care facility and local community hospital. You will learn the importance of commitment to other members of the health care team. Preparation is primarily in a simulated work environment combined with clinical application.  

The skills that you will be taught in the Certified Nursing Program will be used on a daily basis. You will have the opportunity to earn a Nursing Assistant Certification, which is valuable whether you choose to enter the work force immediately after graduation or further your education.

Course Sequence: Nursing Assistant  

Are you creative? Do you enjoy cooking? Do you thrive in a team environment? If so, Culinary Arts might be your recipe for success. The restaurant and foodservice industry is looking for the country’s best young people to be its future stars. Restaurant and foodservice, a $580-billion industry, creates hundreds of thousands of new jobs each year with enormous advancement opportunity and earning potential for those who have the right skills and attitude.

The STISD Culinary Arts Program will provide you with the skills and experience needed to prepare for an entry-level position in the Food Service industry.
Some of the skills you will learn include:
• Basic operation of a restaurant
• Food preparation
• Safety and Sanitation
• Operation and maintenance of restaurant tools and equipment
• Creating and planning of menus for restaurant and catering functions
• Cooking & Baking
• Customer service including; hosting, serving, and bussing of tables.

As our student, you will have the opportunity to learn the skills necessary to work in a variety of food service positions. Your educational experience in this program will prepare you for a career in the food service industry and provide you with the prerequisites to continue your education at a post-secondary school or college in a food-related field. You will have an opportunity to work towards earning your ServSafe Certification; a recognized industry certification increasing your employability. 

If you possess a desire to learn and an interest in a career in the food service industry, the program may be for you. 

Course Sequence: Culinary Arts

If you have a passion for helping others, enjoy multitasking, have a caring personality and work well under pressure, you might want to consider a career in the medical field. 

Students in our program gain an overview of the health care field, including body mechanics, infection control and blood borne pathogens, legal issues and communication, therapeutic nutrition, personal care, wellness and disease process, phlebotomy, and advanced nursing skills. With this cross training of skills, students have the opportunity to work as an entry-level caregiver in a variety of health care settings including hospitals.

Successful students receive the training required by the State of Texas for Certified Patient Care Assistant, as well as American Heart Association (AHA) certifications in First Aid and CPR. Options are available to participate in work based learning environment at nursing homes and hospitals.

As our student, you will learn the duties of a Certified Patient Care Assistant and have the opportunity to perform skills learned as you deliver quality resident care while at our clinical affiliations at a local long term care facility and local community hospital. You will learn the importance of commitment to other members of the health care team. Preparation is primarily in a simulated work environment combined with clinical application.  

The skills that you will be taught in the Patient Care Assistant Program will be used on a daily basis. You will have the opportunity to earn a Patient Care Assistant Certification, which is valuable whether you choose to enter the work force immediately after graduation or further your education. 

Course Sequence: Patient Care Assistant 

Hybrids, electric engines, and satellite navigation…the automotive profession is changing rapidly – the average car has six to thirty-six computers managing everything from traction control to the anti-lock braking system (ABS). In STISD Automotive Technology Program, you will learn the skills needed to diagnose, repair and maintain all types of automobiles, trucks and SUVs.

This program integrates hands-on training with the latest equipment. Students of this program may earn ASE (Automotive Service Excellence) certifications, S/P 2 safety certifications, and Valvoline Vo-Tech Motor Oil Certification. 

Students are given the opportunity to learn the necessary skills and competencies to maintain, diagnose, and repair the advanced systems on modern automobiles. You can learn to use basic hand tools as well as power tools such as impact wrenches, grinders, drills, tire machines and automotive lifts. You will also be using state-of-the-art equipment such as electronic engine analyzers, oscilloscopes, scan tools and internet-based information systems.

If you possess a desire to learn with a strong work ethic and you want to learn by actively participating in live work and structured shop projects, this may be the program for you.
• Consists of 90% hands-on automotive technology courses from experienced professionals 
• Offers flexible scheduling with morning or afternoon sessions

Course Sequence: Automotive Technology

Nothing sparks the imagination like a welding torch. The pulse of welding beats strongly in the 21st century according to the American Welding Society. Welding is used to construct and repair parts of ships, automobiles, spacecraft, and thousands of other manufactured products. It is also used to join beams when constructing buildings, bridges, and other structures.

The STISD Welding Technology program will teach you the fundamentals of welding, the most common way of permanently joining metal parts, and the processes used to fabricate metal. You will receive training in gas, arc, fluxcore, and MIG and TIG welding. Along with blueprint reading and welding symbols, you will also learn how to use a grinder, drill, plasma arc cutter, burning torch, arc welding machines, and more.

Our program starts with safety procedures and hands-on welding classes. It’s an exciting training program that will prepare you to jump-start your welding career. You’ll be trained on structural welding, fluxcore welding, pipe welding along with instruction focused on career and welding certification preparation.

Professional welders work almost everywhere – automotive, aerospace & aviation industries; bridges & bikes; shipyards, shops & skyscrapers – wherever metal needs adhering, a welder is needed. This training program teaches you skills that can be used worldwide, so almost anywhere you want to go, your welding training can take you there.
• Consists of 90% hands-on welding courses from experienced professionals 
• Offers flexible scheduling with morning or afternoon

Course Sequence: Welding