Tallow Soap Making 60306100

Learn how to make tallow soap from scratch! This hands-on class will teach participants how to use fats and lye to make an all-natural soap. Participants will leave with a pre-cured bar of tallow soap, knowledge, and recipe to start making their own soaps at home! Soap recipe includes pasture raised tallow, coconut oil, olive oil, water and lye topped with lavender buds.

Watercolor Painting 60815102

This class will explore watercolor painting techniques and color application. Students will have hands-on experience in experimenting with pigments and masking methods.

Tallow Face Cream & Healthy Deodorant Making 60306101

Participants will receive a hands-on experience working with tallow to create nourishing creams and healthy, all natural deodorant. Each participant will leave with a 1oz container of their own whipped tallow cream and a 1 oz container of coconut-based deodorant, both crafted during the class. Feel free to bring your favorite essential oils to personalize your whipped tallow cream and deodorant for a unique touch! 

Diesel Preventative Maintenance 2 10412127

Focuses on the DOT's criteria for performing annual inspections. Also covers record-keeping requirements, liability concerns, and offers the opportunity to earn an annual inspection certificate upon successful completion of the test.

Laboratory Animal And Exotic Pet Medicine 10091199

Explore husbandry and care of exotic pets, pocket pets, birds and animals used for research. Topics covered include housing requirements, sanitation, nutrition, radiology, restraint and handling. Learners will practice hands on skills including administering medications, diagnostic sampling techniques and physical examinations of rats, mice, birds, rabbits, and other small mammals. This course may also work with reptiles. This course is only offered in fall semester.

Employer/Employee Relations 10091171

Introduces topics that relate to working in a farm environment. Topics include personality, family relationships, decision-making and social relations as they apply to everyday living and working in an ongoing family operation or entry into the non-family farm job market. Personnel management techniques include: development of goals, determining personnel needs, finding and recruiting the right people, performance appraisals, training, promotions and terminations.

Intro To Kiln Drying 10465181

Introduces participants to the fundamentals of kiln drying lumber. The basics of determining moisture content, preparing samples and operating a dry kiln will be covered as well as an overview of different types of dry kiln equipment.

Mill Operations Overview 10465186

Explores the hierarchy of the forest products industry structure as it relates to sawmill production facilities.  Learners will examine best practices and key performance indicators and apply these concepts in a live mill environment.  Topics that learners will focus on include lumber yield, grade proficiency, optimization of production flow, and downtime mitigation. 

CNC Router 1 10465188

Hardwood Lumber Grading And Merchandising 10465180

Expands of the skills previously introduced through the use of more advanced standard grade classifications and methods.  Learners build additional experience in the grading of hardwood lumber and logs and enhance their merchandising knowledge and understanding with emphasis on hands-on exercises and techniques.

Diesel Electrical Systems 1 10412118

Analyzes the fundamentals of electricity and electrical safety. Explores Ohm’s Law, use of a digital multimeter, wiring and components.

Diesel Electrical Systems 2 10412123

Expands on the principles of basic electricity and application. Wiring diagram interpretation and utilization are introduced and practiced. Learners will also begin to apply their knowledge on the battery and starting systems.

BLS (Basic Life Support) CPR Refresher 47531438

This American Heart Association approved course is a refresher for those already meeting requirements for CPR as a Healthcare Provider. Successful completion includes American Heart Association certification that is valid for two years. Textbook required, can be purchased at NTC's Campus Store.