8-Week Advantage

8-Week Advantage programs are designed with your success in mind. You can complete these programs in 8 week parts of term. Meaning you can take less courses in a term, finish faster and start working in a high-demand field!

Why take an 8-Week Advantage programs?

You're more likely to:

Fast-track your path to graduation.
Build stronger connections with classmates and faculty.
Save time and money – funding is available based on eligibility!
Stay motivated with shorter course lengths.

8-Week Advantage Programs

Below are suggested course sequences. These courses are subject to availability. To search for classes, visit tri-c.edu/schedule.

Semester 1

Session A (First 8 Weeks)
ISET 1101 Welding Blueprint Reading
ISET 2131 Oxy Fuel/Plasma Processes
ISET 2120 Shielded Metal Arc Welding (Stick)

Session B (Second 8 Weeks)
ISET 2100 Gas Metal Arc Welding (MIG)
ISET 2110 Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (TIG)

Learn more about Introductory Welding.

Semester 1

Session A (First 8 Weeks)
HOSP 1031 Fundamentals of Culinary Arts
HOSP 1552 Introduction to Baking
HOSP 1020 Food Safety and Sanitation

Session B (Second 8 Weeks)
HOSP 1010 Introduction to the Hospitality Industry
HOSP 1040 Customer Service
HOSP 1451 Contemporary Cuisine

Semester 2

Session J (First 5 Weeks)
HOSP 1020 Food Safety and Sanitation
HOSP 1552 Introduction to Baking

Session L (8 Weeks)
HOSP 1031 Fundamentals of Culinary Arts
HOSP 1451 Contemporary Cuisine

Session K (Second 5 Weeks)
HOSP 1010 Introduction to Hospitality
HOSP 1040 Customer Service

Semester 3

Session A (First 8 Weeks)
HOSP 1031 Fundamentals of Culinary Arts
HOSP 1552 Introduction to Baking
HOSP 1020 Food Safety and Sanitation

Session B (Second 8 Weeks)
HOSP 1010 Introduction to the Hospitality Industry
HOSP 1040 Customer Service
HOSP 1451 Contemporary Cuisine

Learn more about our Culinarian/Cook Short-Term Certificate.

Semester 1
Courses taken in short, flexible scheduled terms

HIM 2500 Intro to Cancer Registry Structure and Management
HIM 2510 Cancer Registry Operations
HIM 2520 Cancer Disease Coding and Staging

Semester 2

Session J (First 5 Weeks)
HIM 2530 Oncology Treatment and Coding

Session K (Second 5 Weeks)
HIM 2540 Abstracting Principles and Methodologies

Semester 3
Courses taken in short, flexible scheduled terms

HIM 2550 Database Analytics, Data Quality and Tracking
HIM 2560 Oncology Databases
HIM 2870 Clinical Professional Practice Experience

Learn more about our Cancer Registrar Post-Degree Certificate.

Semester 1

Session A (First 8 Weeks)

MARK 1080 Social Media Marketing

MARK 2270 Principles of Advertising

Session B (Second 8 Weeks)

MARK 2081 Social Media Content Strategy

MARK 2261 Promotional Strategies

MARK 2090 Digital Marketing Design

Learn more about our Social Media Marketing Short-Term Certificate.

(BSW pathway to Cleveland State)

This coursework is subject-specific and would complement the other courses need to obtain an Associate of Arts degree.

Semester 1

Session A or B
SOC 1010 Introductory Sociology

Semester 2

Session A (First 8 Weeks)
SOC 2040 Intro to Social Work

Session B (Second 8 Weeks)
SOC 2051 Intro to Social Welfare

Semester 3

Session L (8 Weeks)
SOC 2550 Race and Ethnic
SOC 2020 Sociology of Family

Semester 4 (Fall)

Session B (Second 8 Weeks)
SOC 2010 Social Problem

Learn more about Associate of Arts/Transfer.

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