Fast-Track to Employment Certificates
Looking to Train for a New Industry?
The Fast-Track program focuses on in-demand fields such as business, computer and information technology, healthcare and manufacturing – well-paying industries with projected job growth in the coming years. You can quickly retrain for a new career, earn a short-term certificate and make important connections with employers looking to hire – all in as soon as 16 short weeks and at no cost to you. Over the course of the past year, more than 800 people earned credentials through the Fast-Track program.
- Earn industry-recognized credentials
- Certificates can be earned in as soon as 16 weeks or less
- Work with a dedicated academic & career coach
- Gain hands-on experience
- Career and Interview Coaching and Job and Employer Connections
To be eligible for the Fast-Track program, you must:
- Must be 18 years old or older
- Have a high school diploma or GED
- Complete 2023-2024 FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid)
- Must be an Ohio resident for at least 12 months
Get Started Today
Contact Enrollment Services at (440) 366-4032 or lcccadvising@lorainccc.edu to learn more.

A brighter future
LCCC’s Fast-Track certification program helped Simone Yalanty of Lorain turn a COVID-19 layoff into a career change. She is now working towards a short-term certificate in Computer Information Systems – Software Development.
Fast-Track 16-Week Programs
Business and Entrepreneurship
Credit Programs
- Accounting Clerk with QuickBooks Online
- Customer Service
- Guest Services in Hospitality
- Insurance Fast-Track
- Pre-License Real Estate Sales Agent
Non-Credit Programs
Computers and IT
- Business IT Fundamentals Online
- Computer Diagnostics and CompTIA A+ Cert Prep
- Computer Networking and CompTIA
- Information Security for Business Online
- Network Infrastructure Technology/CCNA Online
- Software Development Fundamentals Online
- Software Development Introduction Online
- Web Design Fundamentals Online
- Web Programming Fundamentals Online
Engineering and Manufacturing
We are proud partners of the Lorain County Manufacturing Sector Partnership. Learn more about manufacturing careers at MakingOhio.com.
- Electronics Fabrication
- Industrial Safety Technology/Technician – General Safety
- Machining Technician
- Mechatronics Technology – Micro-Electromechanical Systems
- Manufacturing Foundations
- Robotics Operator
- Welding Technology and AWS-3F Certification
- Welding Technology – Basic Welding
- Welding Technology – Welding and Visual Inspection
Non-Credit Programs
Health and Wellness
- Emergency Medical Services (EMT)
- Healthcare Technology
- Medical Coding Online
- State Tested Nurse Aide (STNA)
Fast-Track Two-Semester Programs
Business and Entrepreneurship
Credit Programs
- Accounting – Bookkeeper I Online
- Accounting Bookkeeper II Online
- Accounting – Payroll Clerk Online
- General Business Administration Online
- Government/Not-for-Profit Accounting Specialist Online
- Real Estate Online
- Tax Specialist Online
Computers and IT
- Computer Maintenance & Networking
- Cyber Security Bootcamp I – Cyber Security Specialist Online
- Digital Forensics and CompTia+ Security Certification Preparation
- Network Administration Online
- Network Security Foundations Online
Education
Engineering and Manufacturing
- Computer Aided Design
- Computer-Aided Machining/Manufacturing Processes
- Construction and Renovation Tradesman
- Entry-level Machining Technician
- Environmental Safety
- General Technician
- Industrial Electrical Technician
- Industrial Internet of Things
- Industrial Mechanical Technician
- Maintenance Technician
- Manufacturing Foundations
- Right Skills Now
- Welding Technology – Advanced Welding
- Welding Technology – Gas Metal Arc Welding
- Welding Technology – Welding
Health and Wellness
Human/Social Services and Public Safety
Science and Mathematics
Get Started today
Contact Enrollment Services at (440) 366-4032 or lcccadvising@lorainccc.edu to learn more.
More Short-Term Training Programs
Are you unemployed or under-employed?
Contact OhioMeansJobs Lorain County at (440) 324-5244 to express interest in the Fast-Track to Employment Certificate programs. A Workforce Development Specialist will work with you to review if you may be eligible for services and potential funding.