The Knox County Career Center has added a new building for the Adult Education Department. The building opened its doors to the students in mid October of 2003.

The new building also has a conference center for meetings and demonstrations. The Computerized Office Technologies class has new desks where the computer monitor sits down in the desk.

Knox County Career Center Adult Workforce Education building has a lot to offer. Here is a list of some classes it offers:

• Computerized Office Technologies
• Massage Therapy
• Medical Assisting
• Medical Insurance Billing
• Practical Nursing
• GED Testing
• Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Certification Center
• Truck Driver Training
• Ohio Archaeology
• Fife
• Learn to Play a Guitar
• Women's Self-Defense
• Beginning Dog Obedience Training
• Aviation Ground School
• Basic Sign Language
• Introduction to Scrapbooking
• Cake Decorating
• Living Debt Free
• Self Esteem---Your Most Valuable Resource
• Stock Market Investing
• Yoga
• Medical Transcription 1 & 2
• Fire Fighter Training 1-A
• QuickBooks Pro 2003
• Marketing Education
• Computer Keyboarding/Typing 1
• Introduction to the Internet
• Speek Like A Pro
• Publicity For Writers/Speakers
• Introduction to Personal Computers & Windows
• Advanced Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Microsoft Publisher
• PC Troubleshooting--Operating Basics and More!
• Intermediate HTML
• Advanced HTML
• Introduction to Web Page Design (HTML)
• Macromedia Dreamweaver
• And much much more

The office hours are from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Friday hours are 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Gift Certificates are available for purchase during office hours. The gift certificates may be purchased in any amount for partial or full payment toward a class.

The Knox County Educational Service Center now has a new location. The office is located in the new Knox County Career Center Adult Education building. They share the building with the adult students.

The office hours are Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time.

Address is:

308 Martinsburg Road                                                                  Mount Vernon, OH 43050

Phone Number:

740-393-6767

Fax:

740-393-6812

Some of the services the Knox County Educational Service Center offers are:

• Special Education Programs for:
• Severe behavior handicapped
• Multi-handicapped
• Psychological Testing and Evaluation
• Public Preschool
• Special Needs Preschool
• Gifted and Talented
• Alternative Center
• Social Work
• Speech and Language

Consultant Services to Administrators and Teachers

• Assist teachers in the improvement of instruction
• Serve as resource person to teachers and administrators
• Provide leadership in textbook selection and adoption
• Assist in curriculum development
• Conduct inservice and workshop presentations
• Perform classroom observations
• Assist in grant preparation
• Provide technology assistance

The Location of the New Career Center

The Adult Workforce Office is located in the new Adult Workforce Education building behind the Knox County Career Center (High School Student building).

Some of the classes will be held in the Career Center (front building). The classes that will be in the Adult Workforce building will be noted as such.

The entrance to the new education building is the same as the other Career Center entrance. You will go passed the High School Career Center on the right. Next, go passed the Mount Vernon High School and Middle School on the left. Then at the back of the Knox County Career Center (High School) turn right into the parking lot. As your going toward the back of the building you will be able to see the new Adult Education building. The parking lots have yellow painted arrows to tell you which way to turn. Just follow the arrows to the back building. The front entrance has an arch shape front to it. That is where you will enter the building.  

A New Address and Phone Number

The Knox County Career Center Adult Workforce Education building has a new phone number. The phone number is:

•  740-393-2933.