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3-D Animation Modeling, Texturing and Lighting - 3ds max 2008® 
Certificate of Completion Description: The 3-D Animation certificate of completion program is designed to show how to create 3-D generated models, texture and animate them, render them to various output formats, digitally composite, and finally edit them into a finished piece. Individuals will be given a broader understanding of the basic concepts of 3-D animation and how they can be applied to various 3-D applications.

Area of Concentration: Autodesk 3ds Max™ 8, course content is designed around practical workplace applications. The goal is to provide a firm foundation of knowledge and skill together with performance standards of current industry practices and applications.
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3-D Animation Modeling, Texturing and Lighting - Maya 2008® 
Certificate of Completion Description: The Maya modeling, texturing & lighting certificate of completion program is designed to learn 3-D modeling, texturing and lighting while using Maya®. Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to complete an entire modeling, texturing & lighting project while using Maya®. Though this particular certificate program is based around the use of Alias Maya® each individual will be given a broader understanding of the basic concepts of modeling, texturing & lighting and how they can be applied in various 3-D applications.

Area of Concentration: Maya 2008®, course content is designed around practical workplace applications. The goal is to provide a firm foundation of knowledge and skill together with performance standards of current industry practices and applications.
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Advanced Blind Tasting 
Blind tasting involves tasting and evaluating wines without any knowledge of their identities. This is done because knowing the identity of a wine prejudices the evaluator for or against a wine because of its geographic origin, price, reputation, or some other considerations.

There is an art and science to tasting a wine blind and then deciphering what it is. Like any query there is a set way to solving the problem. Think of a glass of wine as a jigsaw puzzle with the label of the wine the finished product. The sight, smell and taste of the wine are pieces of the puzzle to ultimately determine what it is in the glass.

Tasting a wine blind is one of the best ways to establish an unbiased opinion about the wine. Any knowledge that you have about a wine can cloud your judgment or influence your assessment. To be a wine expert you must develop objectivity in wine evaluation. Therefore, the best way to make an objective (honest?) assessment is to know nothing at all before performing an evaluation and making a determination as to the quality and value of a wine.

Tasting a wine blind compels the taster to concentrate on every aspect (large or small) of the wine. Most wine professionals taste in either a single-blind (where you may know a piece of information such as the country of origin or grape varietal) or double-blind. Double-blind means that the taster knows absolutely nothing about the wine before it is poured. This is a very good tool to use in honing your tasting skills. This course trains you for double-blind evaluations.

This course is a required course for Level III Certification and is used as a preparation course for the 5-wine double-blind Master Candidate exam.

The Advanced Blind Tasting course covers:

1. Study and analysis of grape varietals

2. Study of climate characteristics that impact wine character

3. Soil and geology characteristics that impact wine character

4. Growing area differentiation in wine

5. Production techniques impacts

6. Mechanics of tasting – developing your personal tasting style

7. Technical and cosmetic defects, and additives in wine

8. One or two double-blind tasting (of up to 5 wines) each class

9. Master Candidate double-blind exam at end of course

10. Diploma

11. Plus 500+ pages of course material specifically developed for this course, and approximately 100 wines to taste
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Advanced Flash CS3® 
The Advanced Flash CS3® course is devoted exclusively to ActionScripting. Students are expected to have a working knowledge of basic Flash animation and navigation. Alternately, they should have prior experience regarding HTML and basic web site construction.

The Advanced Flash MX course will explore how to build more complex Flash animations, interfaces and standalone applications using ActionScript. Topics covered will include: object-oriented programming, instances, classes, variables, methods, functions, listeners, logic operators, arrays, events, dynamic content, script-based animation, and creating modular code.

Areas of concentration: Adobe Flash 8® and Action Scripting. Course content is designed around practical workplace applications. The goal is to provide a firm foundation of knowledge and skill together with performance standards of current industry practices and applications.
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Advanced Regional: France 
For those who are looking for a more in-depth college level course on the wine regions of one country we offer a series of Advanced Regional Courses on France, Italy and the New World. Have a favorite wine region that you want to learn more about? The Advanced Regional Courses are intermediate level wine classes that present, in detail, all of the key wine regions of a country.

This is your opportunity to develop in-depth knowledge and tasting skills while studying the grapes, growing areas and wines of your favorite country. These Advanced Regional Courses are open to all enthusiast and professionals.

There’s lots more to learning about wine from a specific growing place than tasting a few bottles of wine! This is where you begin to learn some of those things that are often only hinted at in most books and magazines. Learn terroir, how to use vintage data, climate analysis, and much more.

Each Advanced Regional Course includes:

1. The history of each region studied

2. Climate evaluation

3. Soils and geology

4. Viticulture practices

5. Vintage data for the past 50 years

6. Descriptive, Comparative, Blind and Technical Wine Evaluation

7. Diploma

8. Plus 600+ pages of course material specifically developed for each course, and

approximately 60-80 wines to taste, including older vintages.

Advanced Regional Course: France

This course covers the following regions in France:.

1. The Loire Valley

2. Champagne

3. Alsace

4. Burgundy

5. The Rhône Valley

6. Bordeaux
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Advanced Regional: Italy 
For those who are looking for a more in-depth college level course on the wine regions of one country we offer a series of Advanced Regional Courses on France, Italy and the New World. Have a favorite wine region that you want to learn more about? The Advanced Regional Courses are intermediate level wine classes that present, in detail, all of the key wine regions of a country.

This is your opportunity to develop in-depth knowledge and tasting skills while studying the grapes, growing areas and wines of your favorite country. These Advanced Regional Courses are open to all enthusiast and professionals.

There’s lots more to learning about wine from a specific growing place than tasting a few bottles of wine! This is where you begin to learn some of those things that are often only hinted at in most books and magazines. Learn terroir, how to use vintage data, climate analysis, and much more.

Each Advanced Regional Course includes:

1. The history of each region studied

2. Climate evaluation

3. Soils and geology

4. Viticulture practices

5. Vintage data for the past 50 years

6. Descriptive, Comparative, Blind and Technical Wine Evaluation

7. Diploma

8. Plus 600+ pages of course material specifically developed for each course, and

approximately 60-80 wines to taste, including older vintages.

Advanced Regional Course: Italy

This course covers the following regions in Italy.

1. NE Italy (4 regions)

2. NW Italy (4 regions)

3. Central Italy (7 regions)

4. Southern Italy & Islands (5 regions)
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Advanced Regional: New World 
For those who are looking for a more in-depth college level course on the wine regions of one country we offer a series of Advanced Regional Courses on France, Italy and the New World.

Have a favorite wine region that you want to learn more about? The Advanced Regional Courses are intermediate level wine classes that present, in detail, all of the key wine regions of a country.

This is your opportunity to develop in-depth knowledge and tasting skills while studying the grapes, growing areas and wines of your favorite country. These Advanced Regional Courses are open to all enthusiast and professionals.

There’s lots more to learning about wine from a specific growing place than tasting a few bottles of wine! This is where you begin to learn some of those things that are often only hinted at in most books and magazines. Learn terroir, how to use vintage data, climate analysis, and much more.

Each Advanced Regional Course includes:

1. The history of each region studied

2. Climate evaluation

3. Soils and geology

4. Viticulture practices

5. Vintage data for the past 50 years

6. Descriptive, Comparative, Blind and Technical Wine Evaluation

7. Diploma

8. Plus 600+ pages of course material specifically developed for each course, and approximately 60-80 wines to taste, including older vintages.

Advanced Regional Course: New World

This course covers the following regions in New World.

1. United States

2. Canada

3. Australia

4. New Zealand

5. Chile

6. Argentina

7. Uruguay

8. South Africa
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Advanced Wine and Food Pairing 
A combination of lectures, tasting and wine and food pairing exercises will be used to develop an understanding of how to pair wines with food at an advanced level.

The Advanced Wine and Food Pairing course includes:

1. European and American Dining

2. Food and Wine Planning

3. Wine and Food Evaluation Techniques

4. Sauces and Spices

5. Cooking Techniques

6. Cheeses

7. Fish and Shellfish

8. Poultry and Game Birds

9. Meat and Game

10. Vegetables, Mushrooms, Grains and Legumes (Vegetarian)

11. Appetizers, Cold Foods and Leftovers

12. Cross-Cultural Pairing (e.g.: Chinese food and wine)

13. Desserts

14. Plus - 300 pages of course material specifically developed for this course, and approximately 50 wines to taste.
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Advanced Wine Course 
The Advanced Wine Course includes:

1. Component Tasting

2. French Wine

3. Italian Wine

4. German and Austrian Wine

5. Spanish and Portuguese Wine

6. Greek Wine

7. North American Wine

8. Australia and New Zealand Wine

9. South American Wine

10. South African Wine

11. Fine Spirits

12. Event Planning

13. Wine List Development

14. Advanced Sommelier Service

15. Descriptive, Comparative and Technical Wine Evaluation

16. Diploma, Guild pin and membership card

17. Plus – 600+ pages of course material specifically developed for this course, and approximately 100 wines to taste.
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Bake Shop 
Baking - Students are introduced to the fundamental concepts, skills, and techniques of baking. Students study ingredient functions, product identification, and weight measures as they apply to baking. Through lecture, demonstrations, tasting and testing, students learn to identify and select quality grains, dairy products, baking spices, flours, chocolates, fats, and oils used in the baking field. Baking Science and Theory will also introduce to functions of baking ingredients (such as yeast, flour, and shortening). Students also learn yeast-raised dough-mixing methods, straight dough-mixing methods, sponge dough-mixing methods, and rolled-in doughs. Special emphasis will be placed on lean dough production and ways to enrich a dough.

Pastry - Students prepare creams, custards, puddings, and related sauces. Students also learn to prepare cakes and icings, properly handle chocolates, and apply a variety of decorating styles and techniques.

Plated Desserts - Students prepare a variety of desserts, including crepes, cobblers, souffles, ice creams, and sorbets. Students concentrate on the proper use of chocolates and learn decorating techniques and traditional and modern plate, table, and buffet presentations.
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Broadcast Video Design - Adobe 
The Broadcast Video Design certificate program focuses on the fundamentals of video production from concept to completion using digital video production tools such as Premiere Pro®, After Effects 6.5® and Encore DVD ®. Students will explore effective, time saving video production techniques including hands on training with the latest digital cameras to produce professional quality video for broadcast and corporate production. This program was created to serve the corporate video markets as well as supplement training to existing broadcast video professionals in television and production studios.

Area of concentration: Premiere Pro®, After Effects 6.5® and Encore DVD ®, digital video camera work and blue screen capture. Course content is designed around practical workplace applications. The goal is to provide a firm foundation of knowledge and skill together with performance standards of current industry practices and applications.
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Broadcast Video Design - Apple Final Cut Studio 2 
The Broadcast Video Design certificate program focuses on the fundamentals of video production from concept to completion using digital video production tools such as Final Cut Pro 6, Motion 3, and DVD Studio Pro 4. Students will explore effective, time saving video production techniques including hands on training with the latest digital cameras to produce professional quality video for broadcast and corporate production. This program was created to serve the corporate video markets, as well as, supplement training to existing broadcast video professionals in television and production studios.

Area of concentration: Apple Final Cut Pro 6®, DVD Studio Pro 4®, Motion 3® and digital video camera work. Course content is designed around practical workplace applications. The goal is to provide a firm foundation of knowledge and skill together with performance standards of current industry practices and applications.
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Designing with Adobe Photoshop CS3® 
Certificate of Completion Description: This certificate of completion program will introduce students to the fundamental principles of using Photoshop ® and provide them with the skills to retouch and edit images, create special effects and restore damaged originals. Students will explore the tools and palettes in-depth. Students will examine scanning, photo retouching, image manipulation, color correction, masking, and preparation for a variety of outputs. They will discover how to produce professional images and digital montages using their own original artwork. Emphasis will be placed on real-world techniques, troubleshooting problem situations and good work habits.

Area of Concentration: Adobe Photoshop CS3®, course content is designed around practical workplace applications.

The goal is to provide a firm foundation of knowledge and skill together with performance standards of current industry practices and applications.
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Designing with AutoCAD® 
Certificate of Completion Description: This AutoCAD certificate of completion is designed for individuals who need to update their skills, as well, as the person who wants to add to their repertoire of skills. The objective of this class is to learn to use AutoCAD® in various industries using real applications. Each section of the class will conclude with a completed project showing the different applications of computer-aided drafting.

Area of Concentration: Autodesk AutoCAD®, course content is designed around practical workplace applications. The goal is to provide a firm foundation of knowledge and skill together with performance standards of current industry practices and applications.
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Digital Graphic Design 
Certificate of Completion Description: This certificate of completion program will introduce the fundamental design principles needed for effective communication through visual elements. It will explore visual problem-solving techniques and the development of informational organization through the use of color, typography, placement and visual relationships.

Area of concentration: Adobe Photoshop CS3® and Illustrator CS3® and InDesign CS3®. Course content is designed around practical workplace applications. The goal is to provide a firm foundation of knowledge and skill together with performance standards of current industry practices and applications.
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Digital Photography - Processes and Techniques 
Certificate of Completion Description: This certificate of completion introduces students to the fundamental concepts and techniques of digital photography. It combines basic photographic principles of composition, and lighting with digital concepts such as exposure evaluation and file formats. Students will learn options for image transfer from cameras to computers and importing them into various programs. This is not a Photoshop class, however, it integrates the finer techniques of Photoshop as a critical skill set in digital photography.

Areas of Concentration: Equipment, shooting, lighting and production. The goal is to provide a firm foundation of knowledge and skill together with performance standards of current industry practices and applications.
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Essential Culinary Skills 
Application and Use of Culinary Equipment - An overview of the proper identification, use, cleaning, safety, handling and care procedures for a variety of culinary tools, including refrigeration and cooking equipment, hand tools and appliances. Students concentrate on knife skills and handling applications.

Basic Culinary Skills - Fundamental concepts, skills, and techniques involved in basic cookery. Students focus on the study of ingredients and the preparation of stocks, broths, glazes, soups and sauces, learning basic cooking techniques for vegetables, starches, meats, fish and poultry.

Introduction to Cooking Techniques - An introduction to various cooking techniques encountered in most hotels, restaurants and food service operations. Students are exposed to a variety of product-identification classes that enable them to identify most poultry, pork, beef and fish items commonly used in the industry, plus fabrication techniques of those items.
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Guild Certification Seminar 
The basic certification seminar is an introductory course of study designed for individuals who desire to learn about wine. The focus is to develop a basic knowledge of wine, wine evaluation, wine description and wine and food pairing. Depending upon your background and professional needs, the Guild offers the option of earning one of five different certificates upon successful completion of the certification seminar. These are:

• Certified Wine Sommelier

• Certified Wine Merchant

• Certified Chef of Wine Arts

• Certified Wine Manager

• Certified Cellar Manager

Professional programs of the International Wine Guild are approved and regulated by the Colorado Department of Higher Education, Private Occupational School Board. The certification seminar has also been approved by the ACFEI (American Culinary Federation Education Institute) for 4 continuing education units. In the certification seminar, you will:

• Taste at least 24 wines from three continents.

• Receive 125 pages of handout material prepared specifically for the certification seminar.

• Learn about old world wines, new world wines and fortified wines.

• Learn about wine and food pairing.

• All classes are taught or led by a Master of Wine Arts or a Master Wine Educator.

• Have a great experience!

• Receive a diploma, membership card and membership pin.
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Landscape Design 
Landscape Design is structured as an introductory course for students who are interested in the natural and built environment. Its objective is to provide a comprehensive understanding of landscape design concepts and principles. The coursework is theory and project based and its outcome is a residential project based on actual environmental, social, cultural, and economic factors. Students will prepare rendered boards for presentation.
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