Corporate College

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Elevate Your Workforce with Corporate College

Looking to upskill your employees, boost productivity, and stay ahead in today’s competitive market? Corporate College at Delaware County Community College is your go-to partner for turnkey and customized training solutions designed to meet the needs of businesses in Delaware and Chester Counties.

From workforce development and leadership training to cutting-edge courses in technology and advanced manufacturing, we deliver high-impact learning experiences where and how you need them—on campus, onsite at your location, or online.

When you invest in Corporate College, you’re not just training employees—you’re fueling business growth, strengthening the local workforce, and contributing to our community’s economic success.

Why Choose Corporate College?

Dedicated Project Manager – We handle curriculum development, scheduling, and invoicing so you can focus on your business.
Top Industry Experts – Access to a vast network of subject-matter professionals.
Flexible Learning Options – Training can be delivered onsite, online, or at one of our campuses.
Engaging, Interactive Sessions – Designed for both small teams and large groups.
High-Quality, Affordable Training – Competitive pricing with customized content to fit your evolving business needs.
Funding Assistance – Ask about training grants to offset costs!

Join the many local businesses already benefiting from Corporate College. Let’s build a stronger workforce—together.

Customized Training Solutions

Developing Problem Solvers (8 hours)

Online/Remote Instruction Available
This class is meant to assist supervisors, or aspiring supervisors, to work with others to create a mindset that desires to be part of solutions and not exacerbate problems. The nature of any work presents daily challenges. How a person approaches these challenges ultimately defines the success of the employee and the organization.

Building Communication and Leadership Skills for Supervisors (48 hours)

Online/Remote Instruction Available
More than 10,000 baby boomers are retiring a day, a trend that is expected to continue for the foreseeable future. This departure from the workforce has created a leadership gap for many companies across all industries. This course is designed for businesses that have a need to train current, oftentimes younger, employees that have little leadership or supervisory experience.

Delaware County Community College employs instructors with real-world leadership experience, especially in the manufacturing, technical and skilled trade areas. The College will match instructors that are a good fit for your business and assist with goals and deliverables.

This 48-hour course can be customized to fit any schedule, including evenings and weekends. Training can take place at your business or at one of our Delaware or Chester County locations.

TOPICS INCLUDE:

Communication Skills for Successful Supervising
Concept of Lean
Dealing with Difficult People: Setting Expectations and Managing Performance
Email Etiquette
Fundamentals of Supervising
John Maxwell Leadership Gold Principles
Role-Playing Exercises

Public Speaking for Professionals (8 hours)

Online/Remote Instruction Available
This course is designed to equip you with knowledge of the principles necessary for formal public speaking with an emphasis on organization, evidence, language use, strategy, delivery and business ethics.

To schedule a class, please contact us at training@dccc.edu. Dates and times are flexible to meet your needs.

Successful Supervising (8 hours)

Online/Remote Instruction Available
This class examines techniques utilized by successful supervisors across industries and provides tips for your own effective leadership.

Supervisory Workshop (30 hours, 5 modules)

Online/Remote Instruction Available
Without the necessary character to lead others, a workplace culture can take a nosedive very quickly. After we define character, this class delves into five main skills of a superior supervisor or leader. They are:

Skill 1: Communicating Effectively
Skill 2: Setting Expectations
Skill 3: Delegating and Developing
Skill 4: Empowering and Motivating
Skill 5: Evaluating and Discipline

Effective Communication Skills (10 hours)

Online/Remote Instruction Available
Without effective communication, any workplace will struggle to be productive. This class teaches a supervisor how to remove barriers, build credibility, package messages diplomatically and form new and effective behavior.

Managing Conflict in the Workplace (6 hours)

Online/Remote Instruction Available
Oftentimes, when people of different backgrounds are placed together, disagreements and conflict can arise. This class provides a strategy to defuse these incidents and work toward positive outcomes.

Time Management Skills (6 hours)

Online/Remote Instruction Available
This course covers tips and the importance of prioritization and timeliness at work and in life in general.

To schedule a class, please contact us at training@dccc.edu. Dates and times are flexible to meet your needs.

Shop Math Refresher (12-30 hours)

Most of the skilled, manufacturing and advanced technology occupations require a strong base in basic mathematical knowledge. This class will focus on the areas of need after an evaluation is made by College which will determine content and length. Areas of remediation may include, but are not limited to, the following: fractions, basic geometry, the Pythagorean Theorem, algebra and basic division and multiplication.

Print Reading and Shop Math for Fabricators (45 hours)

This course will demonstrate how to locate, interpret and utilize welding symbols, measurements, lines and other information found on working drawings, blueprints and technical documents. Students will be able to interpret technical drawings, sketches, blueprints as well as make measurements and calculations and then use those figures to accomplish fabrication requirements.

Intro to Welding Processes (45 hours)

This course provides trainees with relevant theory in oxy-fuel welding and cutting, shielded metallic arc welding and their applications. Also discussed is proper selection of power sources and settings, welding electrodes, shielding gases, joint configuration and safety and welding procedures. This course includes a lecture period, followed by a practical application or lab exercise that demonstrates the topics presented.

Welding Codes & Specifications (45 hours)

Learn welding codes and their applications. Upon successful completion, students should be able to explain codes and their function, use welding specifications and apply proper use of API, AWS and AME codes.

Intro to Oxy-Fuel Welding & Cutting (45 hours)

Emphasis on fuel gases, welding and cutting equipment. Covers advantages and disadvantages of fuel gases; maintenance of oxy-fuel welding set; demonstrates lighting, adjusting and extinguishing an oxy-fuel flare; and using an oxy-fuel cutting torch.

CNC/Metalworking Basics (40 hours)

This hands-on program will focus on a series of single skill sets that are stackable for career success. You will prepare to sit for the National Institute for Metalworking Skills certification test. The program will cover these key skill areas: CNC mill, lathe and grinder set up and operation; tool identification, set-up, use and maintenance; machine process; statistical process control; quality and cycle optimization; CNC program operation; fixture set up and operation; and CNC troubleshooting.

PLC Basics (40 hours)

Programmable Logic Controls (PCL) are an integral part of many devices, large and small. By the end of this course, the student will be able to create a PLC program from scratch. Students will learn the difference between digital and analog signals and how to bring them into a PLC, process them and send them back out. Students will also become familiar with a sufficient variety of ladder logic instructions.

Process Control for Operators (320 hours)

At Delaware County Community College, we’re prepared to train you for one of these jobs. Our Process Operator Academy is 320 hours and can be completed in less than eight weeks. The program will help you transition or advance seamlessly into a career as a process operator or technician in automated manufacturing and production facilities.

The program provides students with an introduction to the concepts, theories, principles, technical demands, hazards and accident-prevention aspects associated with the operation of processing equipment.

Responsibilities of a Process Control Technician Include:

Monitor control room functions of the delivery of products in an automated workflow
Maintain equipment, including valves, fittings and pressure and measurement equipment
Oversee the calibration of the equipment
Ensure that the facility complies with state and EPA regulations
Monitor the safety aspects of the equipment

Program Topics:

Pump Operations
Plant Equipment
Role of Process Technicians and Operators
Safety, Health and Environmental Regulations, Standards and laws
Emergency Response, Rescue and Warning Systems
Input/Output Devices in a Process Environment
Industrial Control Circuitry
Safety/Rescue Training
Processing Unit Operation

To schedule a class, please contact us at training@dccc.edu. Dates and times are flexible to meet your needs. Contact us for custom training opportunities at training@dccc.edu.

Dealing with Difficult People (6 hours)

Learn the art of dealing with people with problematic personalities. This class gives specific strategies to handle negativity and satisfy even the most difficult coworker, customer or manager.

Effective Customer Service with Role Play (16 hours)

This highly interactive class outlines the dos and don’ts of effective customer service. This class focusses on the importance of listening, speaking and acting professionally. Role play is an integral part of this class so that students can put what they have learned into action and carry the skills forward on their next work day.

Phone Skills and Email Etiquette (10 hours) or Email Etiquette (5 hours)

The two most popular and effective media for communication for vendors, customers and prospective clients are the telephone and email. There certainly are effective techniques as far as use of the telephone, and this course will provide students with an overview of those skills. Email has become an integral part of our business and non-business culture. However, more and more, email has devolved to a place where professionalism and basic grammar and spelling have been compromised. This class will show students the importance of being professional and provide helpful tips for staying that way.

Introduction to Outlook (10 hours)

Learn how to best use Outlook, Microsoft’s email, contact and calendar management program. Topics include creating, sending and managing messages; working with email attachments; and creating contacts and groups, tasks, appointments, events and meetings.

Excel Introduction (8 hours)

Learn to create, save, format, edit and print spreadsheets. Course topics include Excel environment, entering and editing data, modifying a worksheet, using functions, formatting worksheets and printing and creating charts.

Excel for the Workplace (20 hours)

Learn basics to intermediate concepts of spreadsheets. Topics include formatting, formulas, functions, charts, printing spreadsheets and working with multiple worksheets.

Excel Intermediate (12 hours)

Enhance a spreadsheet and use more advanced Excel techniques. Topics include working with multiple worksheets, customizing Excel, advanced charting and pivot tables, advanced formatting and validation, list management, auditing, templates and hyperlinks.

Word for the Workplace (20 hours)

This course will cover basic to intermediate topics including creating documents, editing, formatting, tables and printing. Creating and performing a mail merge is also covered in this class.

PowerPoint for the Workplace (20 hours)

Learn to create dynamic presentations. Topics include overview of the PowerPoint environment; using animation, charts and clipart; auto shapes and images; multimedia; customizing presentations; and Pack and Go and Web features.

Introduction to Photoshop (8 hours)

Learn this image-editing program used by the pros. Course topics include cropping and resizing images; selecting image areas; layers; composting; adjusting color and lighting; retouching; adding text; and preparing images for print and the web.

To schedule a class, please contact us at training@dccc.edu. Dates and times are flexible to meet your needs.

Understanding Buying Habits: Baby Boomers to Millennials (8 hours)

Each generation, from baby boomers to millennials, has a unique set of personalities and traits that affects buying habits. Gain some insights into the generations to help plan future business strategies.

Dealing with Rejection and Getting in the Door (8 hours)

No matter what one might be trying to sell, dealing with rejection is a real part of the sales process. This course trains an individual to understand that sales goals are vital and clients must be nurtured over time. This class will also provide helpful tips for getting face time with decision makers.

Creating Your Own Personal Elevator Pitch (6 hours)

The number one accomplishment for any sales professional is the ability to successfully sell themselves. Opportunities to make a great first impression come quickly so having the ability to do so effectively comes with creating your own personal “60 second” elevator pitch. This course will assist in you in creating your pitch as well as provide an opportunity for you to practice and refine it.

Social Media Marketing for Small Business (12 hours)

Social media marketing is an effective and often underutilized sales and marketing tool for small business. This course will provide knowledge on how to establish your own Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages as well as teach you how to navigate all three platforms.

Social Media Marketing for Sales Professionals (12 hours)

It is a reality today that prospective employers and clients will research you before establishing an official relationship. This class assists you with your own personal branding so people see you for your unique skills and professionalism.

Branding Basics (12 hours)

Whether for a business or a specific product, branding effectively is the difference between success and failure. This class will provide the basic axioms needed in order to establish a positive brand in the marketplace.

To schedule a class, please contact us at training@dccc.edu. Dates and times are flexible to meet your needs.

Coaching and Developing Employees (20 hours)

This course teaches managers to harness the power of coaching in the workplace. Learn the benefits of developing your team and assist employees in growing their skills in ways that transform and empower them to be more productive while also improving their own leadership capability.

Managing Diversity (16 hours)

This course offers a conceptual framework for understanding diversity and its effects on organizational behavior. Effective management tools will be provided as well as a practical overview of laws that govern diversity in the workplace.

Organizational Learning and Development (16 hours)

In order to attract and retain talent, organizations need to provide employees with opportunities to grow and learn in their careers. As a result, learning and development programs have become a critical talent management tool. This course will introduce managers and human resource directors to processes that other successful organizations utilize for success and discuss them in order to create takeaways for immediate application.