Kishwaukee College will offer four Fast-Track training programs during the Summer 2025 semester. Kish Fast-Track programs provide students with the expertise needed to meet local workforce demands. The programs range from 11-15 weeks, allowing students to start a career immediately or build upon skills with additional training.
Summer 2025 classes are available online, in-person and in hybrid formats. Participants need internet access to participate in programs with an online component. Some programs include an externship/clinical.
The Fast-Track training programs offered in Summer 2025 are:
Dental Assistant: May 5-Aug. 1 (Online Lecture/In-Person Practice)
Dental assistants are health care professionals who work closely with dentists and dental hygienists to provide preventive and corrective dental care and administrative support in dental offices. Online instruction is delivered in an asynchronous format. In-person practice is from 6-9 pm on four Tuesdays in a local dental office.
Pharmacy Technician: May 5-Aug. 15 (Online)
Pharmacy technicians assist pharmacists with dispensing prescription medication while performing various other duties in a pharmacy setting. Online instruction is delivered in an asynchronous format. Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) funding is available to those who qualify.
Phlebotomy Technician: June 2-Aug. 15 (In-Person)
Phlebotomists are health care professionals trained to collect, transport, handle and process blood and other specimens for laboratory analysis using venipuncture and micro-collection techniques. Instruction and in-person practice are from 10 am-12 pm on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays (June 2-July 24) at Kishwaukee College. A clinical experience will be offered in a local hospital from July 28-Aug. 15.
Sterile Processing Technician: May 5-Aug. 8 (Online)
Sterile processing technicians support patient services in a health care facility. Technicians help decontaminate, clean, process, assemble, sterilize, store and distribute medical devices and supplies needed in patient care, especially during surgery. Online instruction is delivered in an asynchronous format.
Summer 2025 registration is open. Learn more or register for Kishwaukee College Fast-Track programs at kish.edu/fasttrack.