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Build skills for today’s agricultural operations with courses in farm business, management, and horsemanship. Designed for practical, real-world training.
Apprenticeship
Train for in-demand skilled trades with apprenticeship programs that build hands-on experience and career-ready skills for long-term success.
Business
Develop business skills in management, leadership, marketing, finance, and communication. Courses help professionals grow, lead teams, and succeed at work.
Computer Classes
Build computer skills with training in Microsoft Office, web development, CAD, and more. Courses support beginners and professionals learning data, design, security, and digital tools.
Conf. & Workshops
Explore conferences and workshops designed to build practical skills through interactive learning and hands-on experiences for real-world success.
Culinary Arts
Develop culinary skills through hands-on training that builds confidence and creativity in the kitchen while supporting healthy and diverse cooking.
Digital Arts / Web
Build digital design skills through hands-on training in visual, web, and media creation. Learn practical techniques to create, edit, and present content for today’s digital world.
Health and Wellness
Build skills for healthcare careers and personal well-being through hands-on and online training in patient care, safety, and health services.
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Build skills in industrial maintenance through hands-on training in automation, electronics, and new technologies. Gain practical knowledge for safe, reliable operations.
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Explore enriching courses designed for personal growth, creativity, and lifelong learning. Enjoy engaging experiences that build skills, knowledge, and connections.
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Fit classes into your schedule—not the other way around. Web courses and webinars cover a variety of topics and are available whenever you are.
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Build skills for personal and professional growth through engaging learning experiences that enhance creativity, confidence, and life skills.
Trades
Build skills for in-demand trades through hands-on, safety-focused training. Prepare for careers in construction, manufacturing, and technical fields.
Course Catalog
Phyllo - Baklava & Spanikopita
In this class, Gretchen will demo putting together a dish called Spanakopita (Greek spinach pie) that uses Phyllo dough. While that is baking, students will be put in pairs, and the class will make 5 pans of Baklava to be donated to the Festival of Trees the following week! Baklava is a layered pastry dessert made with phyllo dough pastry basted with butter, filled with chopped nuts, and sweetened with sugar covered in a honey syrup. There will be a $5 fee for this class. All supplies will be provided and students will get to taste the Spanakopita and Baklava! A copy of both recipes will be provided via email before the class.
Strictly Sourdough Starter
Come learn about and enjoy the wonderful world of sourdough. This class is for the novice. A sourdough starter is simple and is not as much work as you might think. We'll discuss the care and feeding of a sourdough start and make one. Sourdough culture can be used in many recipes. Come begin a wonderful tasty journey!
Smart Nutrition for the Season
A practical and engaging nutrition course focused on making healthy choices during the busy holiday season. Participants will learn strategies for navigating holiday meals, parties, travel, and stress eating while enjoying favorite traditions. This course emphasizes balance over restriction and helps participants build sustainable habits that support health, energy, and enjoyment.
AHA BLS Provider CPR
This class teaches everything necessary to administer CPR in healthcare settings such as assessment of breathing and cardiac emergencies in adults, infants, and children with one-and-two rescuer CPR; adult and pediatric obstructed airway management; AED; and mouth-to-mouth ventilation. Approved by the American Heart Association (AHA) and taught by AHA certified instructors. This class does not offer First Aid training. If you are interested in First Aid training click here. Click here to view our blended learning BLS Provider CPR for additional date options. Note: If the course has listed Pharmacy, OTA, ISU Dental Program, EMT, or other departments it is for their departments only. Please do not register for any of these sections.
Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) - Web Supplemented
Do you want to take a CNA class but would rather take a portion of it online? This web-supplemented course reduces face-to-face time by almost half. Prepare yourself for employment opportunities as a nursing assistant in extended care facilities, hospitals, home health and hospice situations. This course meets the requirements for Idaho certification of nursing assistants. Clinical hours may be outside normal class hours, but students will be provided clinical dates at least one month in advance. This is a time intensive course. Please consider other commitments and use discretion before registering for the course. Face-to-Face dates will be provided the first day of class. Quizzes and lectures will be done online and skills will be covered during lab date. In alignment with state requirements, students are required to attend 100% of the course to complete the program successfully. Clinical facilities may require proof of COVID vaccinations prior to clinical rotations. Note: BACKGROUND CHECK/Drug Screening ISU does not generally perform background checks or drug screening in the CNA program, except in our State Hospital South Course, where both are required. If you have a criminal history that will prevent you from passing a background check you may want to reconsider taking this course as you will not be able to work as a CNA. Please refer to the Idaho Criminal History Unit website at https://healthandwelfare.idaho.gov/bcu. See ‘denials.’ Once course has begun, you will be ineligible for reimbursement or transfer of course fees. If we are informed of a past crime or positive drug screen during the course, we must inform the clinical agency and allow them to decide if the student can rotate. If denied clinical, the student will be unable to finish the course. This course meets the following requirements for Idaho registration of nursing assistants: 1) 88 hours of classroom instruction (including discussion, videos, hands-on lab experiences) 2) 32 hours clinical experience in health care facilities 3) Guidance preparing for manual skills testing and written exam as required by the State of Idaho for placement on state registry. Additional costs include: Textbooks, BLS Healthcare Provider CPR training, clinical attire, clinical tools and immunizations. Clinical hours may be outside normal class hours, but student will be provided clinical dates at least one month in advance. In alignment with state requirements, students are required to attend 100% of the course to complete the program successfully. Please see registration handout for more information. Accreditation: Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, Idaho Board of Nursing, Idaho Division of Career Technical Education Computer requirements: A computer and hard drive with adequate memory, high-speed Internet access, up-to-date internet browser, basic Microsoft package (Word), Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Certified Family Home Basic Medication Awareness and Infection Control
The purpose of this course is to educate Certified Family Home (CFH) providers and substitute caregivers regarding medication safety and infection control. Participants will gain a basic understanding of medications including storing and caring for medications, six rights of medication oversight, medication side effects and warning signs, infection control, maintaining medication records and more. This course satisfies the requirements of IDAPA 16.03.19.400.05: “Each staff assisting with resident medications will have successfully completed a medication training under Section 100 of these rules.” That section states under IDAPA 16.03.19.100.03.e: “Unless a licensed practical nurse, registered nurse, physician’s assistant, or medical doctor, completion of a Department-approved medications course through an Idaho technical college.”Successful completion of this course will consist of an open-book written test with a passing rate of 80% or greater and participation in the skills demonstration and testing. (Beginning July 7, 2025 this 5 hour course will be in-person.) Successful completion of this course will consist of an open book written test with a passing rate of 80% or greater and participation in the skills demonstration and testing. Spanish course available. Please call 208-282-3372 for details.
Snow Crystals Fused Glass
Choose glass from a variety of shapes and colors that you arrange on a grid to create a beautiful geometric snow crystal a max of 8 inches in diameter. Follow a pattern or create your own design to make a unique crystal to hang in a window or on a tree. The project design will be completed during class, fused by the instructor and ready for pick-up one week later.
Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)
Prepare yourself for employment opportunities as a nursing assistant in extended care facilities, hospitals, home health and hospice situations. This course meets the requirements for Idaho certification of nursing assistants. Clinical hours may be outside normal class hours, but students will be provided clinical dates at least one month in advance. This is a time intensive course. Please consider other commitments and use discretion before registering for the course. In alignment with state requirements, students are required to attend 100% of the course to complete the program successfully. Clinical facilities may require proof of COVID vaccinations prior to clinical rotations. CNA courses are available with several options: 12 Week–Daytime class: meets 6 hours/session; twice/week14 Week–Evening class: meets 5 hours/session; twice/week16 Week– Web Supplemented Daytime class: meets 6 hours/ skills session; meets every other week20 Week–Daytime class meets 3 hours/session; twice/week;(allows student more time for learning and skill mastery.) Note: BACKGROUND CHECK/Drug Screening ISU does not generally perform background checks or drug screening in the CNA program, except in our State Hospital South Course, where both are required. If you have a criminal history that will prevent you from passing a background check you may want to reconsider taking this course as you will not be able to work as a CNA. Please refer to the Idaho Criminal History Unit website at https://healthandwelfare.idaho.gov/bcu. See ‘denials.’ Once course has begun, you will be ineligible for reimbursement or transfer of course fees. If we are informed of a past crime or positive drug screen during the course, we must inform the clinical agency and allow them to decide if the student can rotate. If denied clinical, the student will be unable to finish the course. This course meets the following requirements for Idaho registration of nursing assistants: 1) 88 hours of classroom instruction (including discussion, videos, hands-on lab experiences) 2) 32 hours clinical experience in health care facilities 3) Guidance preparing for manual skills testing and written exam as required by the State of Idaho for placement on state registry. Additional costs include: Textbooks, BLS Healthcare Provider CPR training, clinical attire, clinical tools and immunizations. Clinical hours may be outside normal class hours, but student will be provided clinical dates at least one month in advance. In alignment with state requirements, students are required to attend 100% of the course to complete the program successfully. Please see registration handout for more information. Accreditation: Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, Idaho Board of Nursing, Idaho Division of Career Technical Education Computer requirements: A computer and hard drive with adequate memory, high-speed Internet access, up-to-date internet browser, basic Microsoft package (Word), Adobe Acrobat Reader.
American Politics and Human Rights
This talk will explore the current state of human rights across a broad spectrum to include other world views and progress. The United States is only one of eight countries, and the only Western democracy, that has not ratified the 1979 Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). Is American Politics in 2026 moving the human rights forum forward, backward, or bother directions in different aspects?