Accelerate your future by earning in-demand industry credentials during your senior year of high school.
Offered at a Butler Tech Adult Education Campus, Senior Only Programs provide the opportunity for all seniors who reside within Butler Tech’s Career-Technical Planning District (CTPD) to obtain industry credentials while they are still in high school to jump-start their future and increase their earning potential.
Program Overview:
- Courses are one year long, half-day instruction, five days per week
- There is no tuition cost for these programs
- Traditional school fees for supplies and uniforms apply
- Students must take their academic courses online or at their current high school
- Students must provide their own transportation and meals; food service is not provided
- Continuing education opportunities are available through Butler Tech’s Adult Education programming after graduation
- Any senior with good academic standing for graduation within Butler Tech’s Career-Technical Planning District (CTPD) may apply
- The student’s home school counselor must sign off on the student’s graduation plan
Earn an AWS 12-point credential
Senior Only Welding
Senior Only Welding offers twelfth graders, in good academic standing, the opportunity to explore the vast possibilities in the welding industry in this one-year, half-day program. With in-depth training using the latest technologies, the creative and literal sparks will fly as students gain hands-on experience for a lucrative career.
No matter how sophisticated technology becomes, welding continues to play a vital role in building and repairing, ships, cars, spacecraft, medical equipment, and thousands of other manufactured products.
Monday – Thursday: Lab Days
Friday – Personalized Learning Day
11:00 am – 2:05 pm – Half Day
Butler Tech LeSourdsville | Adult Education Campus
*Students will complete their academics at their home school. Counselor approval is required for high school graduation.
*SkillsUSA participation is optional.
Required Materials & Supplies:
- Computers are provided, as needed
- Program Kit Cost: Appx. $231
- To purchase your Program Kit contact: Mike Hanna | 513-563-9400
- This program may have dress code expectations.
Earn an EMT 12-point credential
Senior Only EMT and Beyond
Senior Only EMT and Beyond is designed to help you earn your Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Certification while also providing career exploration in other areas of Public Safety such as Firefighting, Paramedic, or Dispatch. During this half-day, one-year program, students will build a foundation in emergency response and receive guidance and support toward continuing education or a career. An EMT is one of the first responders on the scene who provides the first line of pre-hospital care.
Monday – Friday: Lab Days
7:40 am – 10:15 am – Half Day
Butler Tech Fairfield Twp. Campus
D. Russel Lee | High School
*Students will complete their academics at their home school. Counselor approval is required for high school graduation.
*SkillsUSA participation is optional.
Required Materials & Supplies:
- Computers are provided, as needed
- Polo shirt is required for clinicals/internships
- Influenza Vaccination is required to complete clinicals
- Required Text: Jones and Bartlett 12th Edition, Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured (appx: $125)
Earn First Responder Credentials
Senior Only Firefighting Levels I & II
Senior Only Firefighter Levels I & II offers twelfth graders, in good academic standing, the opportunity to explore the vast possibilities as a first responder in this one-year, half-day program. Learn skills for vehicle extrication and structural firefighting. Prepare for fire management and train in a controlled burn atmosphere. With training and credentials from Butler Tech’s Senior Only Firefighter Levels I & II, students graduate ready to enter into the recommended EMT program to become full-time firefighters.
Credentials Earned:
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
- Emergency Vehicles Operations Training (EVOC)
- Hazardous Materials Operational Level Training (HAZMAT)
- Level I & II Firefighter
- National Incident Management System (NIMS) 100, 200, 700, and 800
Schedule & Location
Monday – Friday
11:00 am – 2:05 pm – Half Day
Butler Tech Fairfield Township Campus
D. Russel Lee | High School
*Students will complete their academics at their home school. Counselor approval is required for high school graduation.
*SkillsUSA participation is optional.
Click to view the Senior Only Firefighter Levels I & II Flyer